Voice-Activated Printing System with History-Based Content Selection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current printing systems require manual button presses for issuing print instructions, which can be cumbersome and do not leverage user history for personalized printing content selection.
Innovation Solution
A system comprising a server and a printing apparatus that uses speech recognition to manage and select printing content based on user history, allowing users to issue voice commands for printing and automatically selecting subsequent content based on previous print instructions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If manual button pressing is used to issue print instructions, then the printing system can operate with simple hardware, but the ease of operation deteriorates due to cumbersome input requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual button pressing (mechanical input) with voice-based speech recognition input. The printing apparatus includes a speech recognition unit that captures and processes voice commands, allowing users to issue print instructions through speech rather than physical button presses, thereby improving ease of operation without significantly increasing device complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a speech recognition unit as an intermediary between the user and the printing system. This intermediary component translates voice commands into print instructions, reducing the direct interaction complexity between user and device while maintaining system functionality
2Ease of operation
If speech recognition is implemented for print instructions, then ease of operation improves through voice commands, but device complexity increases due to additional processing requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The printing apparatus integrates multiple functions including speech recognition, history management, and printing capabilities within a single device. The control unit handles both speech processing and print job management, reducing the need for separate dedicated components and minimizing overall device complexity despite the added speech recognition functionality
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines the speech recognition unit, history management unit, and printing control unit into a unified printing apparatus. By merging these functions into one integrated system rather than separate devices, the patent reduces overall system complexity while maintaining the benefits of voice-activated printing with history-based content selection
3Productivity
If printing content is selected based on user history, then productivity improves through automated content selection, but device complexity increases due to history management requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The printing apparatus stores printing history information in advance, recording previous print jobs and their associated content. When a new print instruction is received, the system refers to this pre-stored history to automatically select appropriate content, eliminating the need for manual content selection and improving productivity without requiring complex real-time processing
Solution Approach 2:
The system automatically manages printing history and uses it to select printing content without requiring user intervention. The history management unit and selection unit work autonomously to retrieve past printing information and apply it to current printing tasks, reducing the operational burden on users while maintaining system simplicity
Data Source
AI summary
A system includes a server and a printing apparatus. The server manages a first printing content and a second printing content as a predetermined printing target. When an instruction user issues a speech instruction for printing the predetermined printing target to an audio control device as an n-th speech print instruction, the server selects the first printing content associated with the predetermined printing target.