Unified Interface for Network Device Software Deployment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current information processing systems lack an efficient method to manage and install application software across multiple devices connected via a network, requiring manual intervention and lacking a unified interface for device and software information management.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus connected to multiple devices and a server via a network, featuring an acquiring unit, a display controller, and a commanding unit, which acquires, displays, and installs application software while grouping devices by attributes, allowing users to manage software and device information on a single screen.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If application software is installed on multiple devices individually, then each device can run the software, but the management and installation process becomes complex and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple device management operations into a single unified interface. The information processing apparatus aggregates device information from multiple devices and presents them together on one screen, allowing simultaneous selection and software installation across multiple devices through a single operation, thereby reducing management complexity while maintaining deployment efficiency
Solution Approach 2:
The information processing apparatus serves multiple functions: it acts as a central control unit for device information aggregation, a software distribution server, and a unified management interface. This multi-functional design allows single-point control over multiple devices, improving productivity without increasing management complexity
2Ease of operation
If device information from multiple devices is displayed separately, then each device's information is clear, but the overall management interface becomes scattered and difficult to navigate
Solution Approach 1:
The display control unit merges information from multiple devices into a single unified screen display. Device information is aggregated and presented together with application software information in one view, eliminating the need to switch between multiple screens or interfaces, thus improving ease of operation while preventing information fragmentation
Solution Approach 2:
While merging information on a single screen, the interface is segmented into distinct sections: a device information display area showing grouped device details, and an application software display area showing available software. This segmentation organizes information logically within the unified interface, maintaining clarity while preventing information loss
3Productivity
If manual installation is performed on each device, then installation accuracy is high, but the time required for deployment increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-aggregating device information and pre-presenting available application software on the unified interface before actual installation begins. Users can review all devices and software options in advance, make selections, and initiate bulk installation with a single command, significantly reducing deployment time while maintaining installation accuracy through confirmed user selections
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AI summary
An information processing apparatus connected to multiple devices and a server via a network includes an acquiring unit, a display controller, and a commanding unit. The acquiring unit acquires information about application software from the server. The display controller performs control so as to display an application software display section and a device display section on a single screen. The application software display section displays the information about the application software acquired from the acquiring unit. The device display section displays information obtained by grouping the devices in accordance with attributes of the devices. The commanding unit commands at least one of the grouped and displayed devices to install the application software acquired by the acquiring unit in accordance with an operation performed by a user via the screen displayed by the display controller.