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Image forming apparatus and control method thereof

  • US 10,061,248 B2
  • Filed: 10/18/2011
  • Issued: 08/28/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/18/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An image forming apparatus comprising:

  • a display that displays an information input screen image allowing input of information, and an input panel that is arranged on said display and detects that a designated position on said information input screen image is pressed, anda trial copy function of producing a trial copy or a set of trial copies to allow a user to confirm that the trial copy or the set of trial copies are satisfactory in response to an instruction to produce multiple sets of copies of a one- or multi-page document, the instruction being given in response to a designated position corresponding to one or a plurality of copy start keys displayed on said information input screen image being pressed;

    whereinif said trial copy function is set and the designated position corresponding to said one or said plurality of copy start keys displayed on said information input screen image is pressed, the trial copy or the set of trial copies of said document are produced, and thereafter, said display erases said one or said plurality of copy start keys from said information input screen image, and displays on said information input screen image a first key that, when pressed, generates an additional trial copy or an additional set of trial copies of said document and a second key that, when pressed, produces copies of a remaining number of a set number of copies;

    the additional trial copy or the additional set of trial copies are generated using settings that are the same as settings used to produce the trial copy or the set of trial copies;

    if said trial copy function is not set and the designated position corresponding to said one or said plurality of copy start keys displayed on said information input screen image is pressed, all of said multiple sets of copies are produced; and

    said one or said plurality of copy start keys function as one or a plurality of keys that produce the trial copy or the set of trial copies of said document if said trial copy function is set, and function as said one or said plurality of keys that produce all of said multiple sets of copies if said trial copy function is not set.

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