Synchronizing User Group and Destination Table Names
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing information processing apparatuses require users to individually set and manage names for user groups and group destination tables, leading to decreased convenience when handling them with the same name.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus with a selection unit to choose a user group associated with a predetermined group destination table, a receiving unit to input a new name, and a setting unit to synchronize the new name with the group destination table, allowing users to easily change and match names between user groups and group destination tables.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If user groups and group destination tables are managed with independent name settings, then flexibility in naming is improved, but user convenience deteriorates when handling them with the same name
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the name setting operations for user groups and group destination tables into a single unified operation. When a user inputs a name for a user group, the system automatically applies the same name to the associated group destination table, eliminating the need for separate name setting operations and improving user convenience while maintaining naming flexibility
2Adaptability or versatility
If separate name settings are required for user groups and group destination tables, then independent management is improved, but operational complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent establishes a preliminary association between user groups and group destination tables in the system configuration. This pre-established link enables the system to automatically synchronize name changes between the two entities, reducing operational complexity while preserving the ability to manage them independently when needed
Data Source
AI summary
An information processing apparatus which is capable of improving convenience for users in changing names of a user group and a group destination table. An HDD stores a user group including at least one user ID, and a group destination table associated with the user group and including at least one address. A user is prompted to select a user group stored in the HDD and associated with a predetermined group destination table. When a new name for the selected user group is received, the received new name is set as a name of the predetermined group destination table.