Transmission Execution Screen With Keyboard-Free Destination Selection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing image forming apparatuses face operability issues when users have not performed display settings, as the keyboard hides part of the destination buttons, making it impossible to designate a transmission function destination without manually removing the keyboard from the display.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus that displays destination buttons on the execution screen without the keyboard when display settings are unset and the designation function is enabled, allowing users to designate destinations directly from the buttons.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the keyboard is selected at the default setting in display setting, then the receiving unit is displayed on the execution screen, but the keyboard hides at least part of the buttons for the designation function
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by making the display configuration adaptive rather than static. The processor dynamically determines whether to display the keyboard based on the display setting state and automatically switches between two display configurations: one with the keyboard when display setting is performed, and one without the keyboard when display setting is not performed. This dynamic adaptation resolves the contradiction by allowing the interface to change its behavior based on user interaction state, ensuring buttons remain accessible while maintaining keyboard functionality when needed.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the keyboard is displayed on the execution screen, then input of characters for designating destination is enabled, but it is not possible to designate a destination from among all buttons displayed on the execution screen
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies inversion by reversing the conventional approach. Instead of having the keyboard displayed by default and requiring users to hide it to access buttons, the system inverts the logic: when display setting is not performed, the keyboard is not displayed and buttons are fully accessible. When display setting is performed, the keyboard is displayed. This inverted approach ensures that the default state prioritizes button accessibility, while still providing keyboard input capability when users have configured their display preferences.
3Quantity of substance
If the keyboard hides the buttons, then the receiving unit can receive character input, but additional operations are required to hide the keyboard to access buttons
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-determining the display configuration based on whether display setting has been performed. The system proactively configures the interface before the user encounters the problem of hidden buttons. When display setting is not performed, the system preemptively chooses the display configuration without the keyboard, ensuring buttons are immediately accessible. This eliminates the need for users to perform additional operations to hide the keyboard, as the correct configuration is already in place based on the user's interaction history.
Data Source
AI summary
An information processing apparatus includes: a processor configured to: in a case where a receiving unit is selected and a designation function is enabled, cause the receiving unit and an operator having received an operation by a user to be displayed on an execution screen displayed on a display in executing a transmission function for transmitting information, the receiving unit receiving input of a character for designating a destination for the transmission function in display setting regarding how the execution screen is displayed, the designation function designating, as the destination for the transmission function, a destination corresponding to the operator; and in a case where the display setting has not been performed and the designation function is enabled, cause the operator to be displayed on the execution screen without the receiving unit being displayed.