Unified Display Control Interface for Multifunction Device Settings
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users of multifunction devices face difficulties in setting or changing settings due to the presence of multiple setters, each with different software implementations, requiring them to understand and memorize various functions and configurations across different interfaces.
Innovation Solution
A display control system that integrates multiple setting interfaces, allowing users to select and set settings from a unified screen, which can switch between panel and web-based settings, using a processor to display and manage setting items and screens for both types of software.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple setters with different software implementations are provided, then the device can support diverse setting methods and interfaces, but the user complexity increases and users must understand and memorize various functions and configurations across different interfaces
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a unified setting interface that can present different setting items based on the user's selection, allowing a single interface to handle multiple setting methods (panel and web-based). The setting item display unit dynamically determines which settings are available based on user choices, making the interface universal rather than requiring separate interfaces for different software implementations.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments setting items into different categories (first setting items for panel software, second setting items for web-based software) and presents them selectively based on user selections. This segmentation allows the system to maintain multiple software implementations while presenting a unified, simplified interface that adapts to user needs.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple setters are available, then more setting options are provided, but users are required to understand the functions and configurations provided by these setters and also to memorize them
Solution Approach 1:
The unified setting interface automatically determines which setting items to present based on the user's selections, eliminating the need for users to manually navigate different software interfaces. The system serves itself by dynamically configuring the display based on user input, making the operation simpler while maintaining all setting options.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary action by pre-determining which setting items should be displayed based on user selections before the user needs to configure anything. This preliminary configuration of the interface reduces the cognitive load on users by presenting only relevant settings in the appropriate order.
3Reliability
If different types of setters are developed for different purposes, then each setter can be optimized for its specific function, but the setters are not integrated into each other and users must use both types of setters to set all setting items
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the panel-based setter and web-based setter into a single unified setting interface. Both software implementations are integrated through the setting item display unit, which presents settings from both sources in a coordinated manner. This integration allows users to access all setting items through one interface while maintaining the optimization benefits of both original setters.
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AI summary
A display control system includes at least one processor configured to: display for a user plural setting items including a setting item for which first software is able to set a setting and a setting item for which second software is able to set a setting in a mode in which the user is able to select a setting item from the plural setting items, the first software and the second software being different from each other; receive selecting of a setting item from the displayed setting items from the user; and display, between a first setting screen and a second setting screen, a setting screen that is able to set a setting for the setting item selected by the user, the first setting screen being used for setting a setting with the first software, the second setting screen being used for setting a setting with the second software.