Information Processing Apparatus URL Generation for Device Settings
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users find it difficult to access the correct webpage for setting functions on devices like multifunction peripherals, as they need to know the URL or navigate through multiple links, which can be cumbersome, especially for those unfamiliar with web browser operations.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus with a display control unit, generation unit, and notification unit that displays available devices, generates a URL for the desired setting webpage, and notifies the web browser, allowing users to access the webpage directly without prior knowledge of the URL.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If users access webpages for device setting via web browser using conventional techniques, then users can perform initialization and setting for device functions, but users need to know the URL or navigate through multiple links which increases operation complexity
Solution Approach 1:
The information processing apparatus performs preliminary actions by automatically generating the URL for the setting webpage and notifying the web browser before the user needs to access it. This eliminates the need for users to manually search for or navigate to the correct webpage, directly resolving the contradiction by making access simple while the system handles the complexity in advance.
2Ease of operation
If users manually search for setting webpages using URL or links, then users can reach the desired webpage, but users unfamiliar with web browser operation find it difficult to use
Solution Approach 1:
The information processing apparatus acts as an intermediary between the user and the web browser. It generates the URL and notifies the web browser automatically, serving as a mediator that translates user intent into actionable browser commands without requiring the user to understand URLs or browser operations. This resolves the contradiction by enabling unfamiliar users to access setting webpages easily while the system manages the technical information requirements.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the system provides separate webpages for different functions, then users can access specific function settings, but users cannot easily find the webpage when they don't know what initialization is required
Solution Approach 1:
The information processing apparatus uses feedback by detecting which function the user wants to use and automatically generating the corresponding URL for that specific function's setting webpage. This feedback mechanism allows the system to adapt to user needs dynamically, providing access to the correct webpage without requiring users to know in advance what initialization is needed or how to search for it among multiple separate webpages.
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AI summary
An information processing apparatus includes a display control unit, a generation unit, and a notification unit. The display control unit displays a device for executing a particular function on a display device. The displayed device includes separate webpages and the separate webpages include a webpage for setting to make the particular function usable. In response to a user selecting the device displayed on the display device, the generation unit generates a uniform resource locator (URL). The generated URL represents the webpage for setting to make the particular function usable. The notification unit notifies the URL generated by the generation unit to a web browser included in the information processing apparatus.