Transmission Destination Retention with Confirmation Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional data and image transmission apparatuses require users to repeatedly specify transmission destinations, leading to potential erroneous data transmission and increased operational trouble, especially when transmitting data to the same destination repeatedly.
Innovation Solution
A data transmission apparatus that holds the specified transmission destination information after initial data transmission, allowing subsequent data to be sent to the same destination without re-specifying, while incorporating controls to prevent erroneous transmissions by confirming the destination settings.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the apparatus holds the previous transmission destination after disconnection to enable subsequent transmission without re-specification, then ease of operation is improved, but the risk of erroneous data transmission increases
Solution Approach 1:
The control portion provides feedback to the user by displaying the held transmission destination information and confirming whether to use it for subsequent transmission. This feedback mechanism allows the user to verify the destination before transmission, preventing erroneous transmissions while maintaining the convenience of automatic destination retention.
Solution Approach 2:
The apparatus performs preliminary action by holding the transmission destination information in the holding portion after initial transmission. This preliminary retention of destination data eliminates the need for re-specification in subsequent transmissions to the same destination, improving ease of operation while the confirmation process ensures reliability.
2Reliability
If the apparatus requires user confirmation before using held transmission destination information, then reliability is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The confirmation process is implemented as a simple display and selection action rather than a complex verification procedure. The user only needs to confirm or cancel the use of held destination information, which is a minimal additional action that ensures reliability without significantly burdening ease of operation.
3Productivity
If the apparatus automatically transmits data to the held destination without confirmation, then productivity is improved, but the risk of erroneous transmission increases
Solution Approach 1:
The control portion displays feedback information showing the held transmission destination and awaits user confirmation before proceeding with transmission. This feedback loop ensures reliability by preventing automatic transmission to potentially incorrect destinations, while the streamlined confirmation process minimizes impact on productivity.
Data Source
AI summary
A data transmission apparatus includes a holding portion that holds specified transmission destination information, and a control portion that controls the holding portion to keep holding the transmission destination information even after completion of data transmission based on the transmission destination information and stand by in a state of being capable of subsequently transmitting different data to the same transmission destination. The control portion permits or forbids holding of the transmission destination information based on the contents of data transmission. An image data transmission apparatus determines the presence or absence of a possibility that a set transmission destination is an erroneously set transmission destination. The image data transmission apparatus, after the start of image reading, requires a user to make a confirmation of correct setting of the transmission destination only when the possibility is present, and transmits stored image data to the transmission destination after the confirmation.