Wireless Terminal Setting Screen for Accurate MFP Connection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing techniques for sending print data from portable terminals to multifunction peripherals (MFPs) do not consider user-inputted setting information, leading to potential misprints due to the use of default settings during Wi-Fi connection establishment.
Innovation Solution
A terminal device is programmed to display a setting screen for user input of specific function settings before establishing a wireless connection, ensuring that the communication interface is instructed to send a polling signal and establish a connection only after valid settings are inputted, allowing for accurate execution of print or scan functions based on user-defined parameters.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Speed
If the WFD connection is established before the setting information is inputted by the user, then the connection establishment speed is improved, but the printing accuracy deteriorates due to use of default setting information
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by requiring the user to input setting information (paper size, color/monochrome, etc.) before the WFD connection is established. The terminal device displays a setting screen that must be completed prior to connection, ensuring that accurate printing parameters are prepared in advance. This prevents the use of default settings and ensures printing accuracy is maintained while still achieving relatively fast connection establishment once settings are provided.
2Manufacturing precision
If the setting screen is displayed and user input is required before connection, then the printing accuracy is improved, but the overall operation time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies partial action by implementing a streamlined setting screen that presents only the essential printing parameters (paper size, color/monochrome) that users most commonly need to adjust. This selective approach to setting collection minimizes the time required for user input while still ensuring critical printing accuracy parameters are captured, rather than requiring comprehensive configuration of all possible print settings.
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AI summary
A terminal device may display a setting screen for inputting setting information; after the setting information is inputted in the setting screen, supply a communication executing instruction to an OS program. The OS program may supply a signal sending instruction to a first wireless interface. The first wireless interface may start sending a polling signal, establish a first wireless connection with a function executing device, and communicate connection information with the function executing device by using the first wireless connection. The OS program may establish, by using the connection information, a second wireless connection for communicating with the function executing device via a second wireless interface. In a case where the second wireless connection is established, the terminal device may send a function executing request to the function executing device via the second wireless interface by using the second wireless connection.