3D Touch Interface Thumbnail Document Selection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face a time-consuming and complex process when accessing, selecting, and processing electronic documents on portable devices, especially when multiple users share multifunction peripherals and interact with documents stored on networked devices or personal data devices.
Innovation Solution
A system utilizing a three-dimensional touch interface that generates thumbnail image data and processes user input based on detectable pressure levels to streamline document selection and processing, integrating with multifunction peripherals for efficient document rendering and management.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If users access electronic documents through traditional methods on portable devices, then document access is possible, but the process is time-consuming and complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates thumbnail copies of electronic documents that can be quickly viewed and selected. Instead of opening full documents to identify them, users see compressed visual representations (thumbnails) that enable rapid scanning and selection, dramatically reducing the time to locate desired documents
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments documents into thumbnail representations that can be displayed in grid layouts. This segmentation allows multiple documents to be viewed simultaneously in a compact space, enabling users to scan and select documents much faster than scrolling through individual full-size documents
2Adaptability or versatility
If users interact with multifunction peripherals from fixed locations, then device monitoring and operation is stable, but user mobility is restricted
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a portable device (smartphone, tablet, or notebook) as an intermediary between the user and the multifunction peripheral. The portable device runs a client application that communicates with the MFP over the network, allowing users to access and control documents from any location while maintaining connection through the portable device as a stable interface
3Productivity
If multiple users share a multifunction peripheral, then device utilization is optimized, but document selection and processing becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The system creates visual thumbnail copies of all documents in the queue and recently processed documents, allowing users to quickly identify and select documents without dealing with complex queue management interfaces. The thumbnail-based interface simplifies document selection regardless of how many users are sharing the system
Data Source
AI summary
A system and method for document processing includes a three-dimensional touch interface, a processor and associated memory. The processor generates thumbnail image data from received electronic document data and document format data corresponding to the electronic document data and the thumbnail image data. The memory stores associatively the electronic document data, the thumbnail image data and the document format data. The touch interface displays a thumbnail image from the thumbnail image data and generates user input data in accordance with application of one of a plurality of detectable pressure levels to the thumbnail image. The processor commences a document processing operation in accordance with the user input data and the document format data.