PARAMETER SETTING ASSISTING SYSTEM, PARAMETER SETTING ASSISTING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM

• US 20150095772A1
• Filed: 09/29/2014
• Published: 04/02/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Fujifilm Corporation (Fujifilm Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Fujifilm Corporation (Fujifilm Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: KURANOSHITA, Masashi
• Application Number:
  US14/499,554
• Publication Number:
  US 20150095772A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/273
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1204 resulting in reduced user or operator actions, e.g. presetting, automatic actions, using hardware token storing data
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1257 by using pre-stored settings, e.g. job templates, presets, print styles
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1285 Remote printer device, e.g. being remote from client or server
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/106 Display of layout of documents; Previewing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/186 Templates

Abstract

A statistical process is performed on a plurality of differential data between a collection of finalized values of parameters, which have been set a plurality of times in the past (finalized value data), and a collection of initial values represented by a data template. In addition, a result image, which indicates the results of the statistical process, is generated. In a case where a user interface calls up a new data template and displays a collection of initial values therefor, the user interface simultaneously displays the result image.

Claims

1. A parameter setting assisting system comprising:

a template acquirer configured to acquire a data template that represents a collection of initial values of parameters concerning printing;

a user interface configured to call up the data template acquired by the template acquirer and display the collection of initial values, and to vary the values of the parameters;

a differential statistics processor configured to perform a statistical process on a plurality of differential data between a collection of finalized values of the parameters, which have been set a plurality of times in past through the user interface, and the collection of initial values represented by the data template; and

a result image generator configured to generate a result image indicating the results of the statistical process performed by the differential statistics processor,

wherein, in a case where a new data template is called up and a collection of initial values of parameters therefor is displayed, the user interface simultaneously displays the result image generated by the result image generator.

2. The parameter setting assisting system according to claim 1, wherein, in response to an action of pointing to the result image, the user interface calls up and displays user controls for changing the values of the parameters that are processed by the statistical process.

3. The parameter setting assisting system according to claim 1, wherein the user interface displays the result image simultaneously with user controls for changing the values of the parameters that are processed by the statistical process.

4. The parameter setting assisting system according to claim 1, wherein the result image generator generates the result image, which is represented by a histogram or a bar graph, for each of the parameters.

5. The parameter setting assisting system according to claim 1, wherein the result image generator generates the result image, which is represented by a plurality of parameters sorted in a descending or an ascending order of frequencies, at which the finalized values differ from the initial values.

6. A parameter setting assisting method to be carried out by a system having a user interface for varying values of parameters concerning printing, comprising the steps of:

acquiring a data template that represents a collection of initial values of the parameters;

calling up the acquired data template and displaying the collection of initial values on the user interface;

performing a statistical process on a plurality of differential data between a collection of finalized values of the parameters, which have been set a plurality of times in past, and the collection of initial values represented by the data template; and

generating a result image indicating the results of the statistical process,

wherein, in a case where a new data template is called up and a collection of initial values of parameters therefor is displayed, the step of displaying the collection of initial values further comprises simultaneously displaying the generated result image.

7. A non-transitory storage medium for storing a program to be executed by a system having a user interface for varying values of parameters concerning printing, the program causing the system to carry out the steps of:

acquiring a data template that represents a collection of initial values of the parameters;

calling up the acquired data template and displaying the collection of initial values on the user interface;

performing a statistical process on a plurality of differential data between a collection of finalized values of the parameters, which have been set a plurality of times in past, and the collection of initial values represented by the data template; and

generating a result image indicating the results of the statistical process,

wherein, in a case where a new data template is called up and a collection of initial values of parameters therefor is displayed, the step of displaying the collection of initial values further comprises simultaneously displaying the generated result image.