Voice-Controlled Printing System for List Retrieval
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Users face difficulty in retrieving types and names of numerous printable content items, even with voice control devices that have display units, due to limited screen area, and existing systems do not efficiently facilitate the retrieval of printable content by voice instructions.
Innovation Solution
A printing system that includes a server connected to a printing device via a network, featuring a print instruction acquisition unit for voice input and a transmitter that sends print data for printing content, including a list print instruction to print a list of printable content, allowing users to easily retrieve and print content through voice commands.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If printable content items increase, then content variety is improved, but user retrieval difficulty increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the large set of printable content into categorized groups (e.g., documents, images, audio, video) with representative items displayed for each category. This segmentation allows users to easily navigate and retrieve content without being overwhelmed by the total quantity, resolving the contradiction between content variety and retrieval difficulty.
2Area of moving object
If display unit area is limited, then device portability is improved, but content visibility is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts and displays only representative items from each content category on the limited display screen, rather than attempting to show all printable content. This extraction approach maximizes the effective use of limited display area while still providing users with sufficient information to make selection decisions.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from a two-dimensional screen display to a three-dimensional printing output by generating physical lists that users can hold and browse. This dimensionality change allows much larger amounts of content information to be displayed without constraining the display unit's screen area, effectively resolving the contradiction between limited display area and content visibility.
3Ease of operation
If voice control is implemented, then ease of operation is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a voice mediation device as an intermediary between the user and the printing system. This intermediary handles the complex voice recognition and interpretation tasks, allowing the core printing system to remain relatively simple while still providing sophisticated voice-controlled functionality. The mediator translates natural language voice commands into structured control signals that the printing system can process.
Data Source
AI summary
A printing system includes: a printing device; and a server connected to the printing device via a network. The server includes a print instruction acquisition unit that acquires a print instruction by voice from a voice mediation device and a transmitter that transmits to the printing device print data for printing content based on the print instruction among printable content. The printing device receives the print data, and performs printing in accordance with the print data. The print instruction includes a list print instruction for printing a list of at least part of the printable content. When the list print instruction is acquired, the transmitter transmits list data for printing the list to the printing device. The printing device receives the list data, and prints the list in accordance with the list data.