Voice-Activated Document Element Printing via Feedback Analysis
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users cannot designate and print specific elements of a document when making a printing request by spoken voice, as they are unaware of which parts of the document include the desired elements.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus that receives a printing request based on spoken voice, performs page analysis to identify document elements, and controls the printing of specific elements or parts, using a smart speaker, server, and printing apparatus to facilitate voice-activated printing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a user makes a printing request by spoken voice, then the ease of operation is improved, but the user cannot designate specific elements of the document because they are unaware of which parts include the desired elements
Solution Approach 1:
The system provides feedback by outputting information about the document contents through voice or display, allowing the user to understand what elements are present in the document. This feedback loop enables the user to make informed decisions about which specific elements to print, resolving the information loss problem while maintaining voice-based ease of operation
Solution Approach 2:
The system acts as an intermediary between the user's voice request and the printing action. It receives the voice input, analyzes the document to identify elements, provides feedback about available elements, and then executes the printing of designated elements. This intermediary role bridges the gap between simple voice input and precise document element selection
2Reliability
If the system prints the entire document, then all elements are printed, but this increases the loss of substance by printing unwanted content
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts only the specific elements that the user wants to print from the entire document. By analyzing the document structure and using the feedback mechanism to identify user preferences, it separates and prints only the relevant portions, avoiding the waste of printing unwanted content while ensuring reliable printing of desired elements
Data Source
AI summary
An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to receive a printing request for a document that is based on a spoken voice of a user and includes a designation of a specific element among plural elements constituting the document, and perform a control for printing a part including the specific element of the document.