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Image forming apparatus having display screen with position configurable icons, information processing method, and computer-readable recording medium

  • US 10,129,426 B2
  • Filed: 04/19/2016
  • Issued: 11/13/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/24/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An image forming apparatus, comprising:

  • a display in the image forming apparatus having a home screen divided into a matrix of cells into which displayed icons may be positioned;

    a main body of image forming apparatus that supplies power to an operation hardware of the image forming apparatus, whereinthe main body of the image forming apparatus includes a first memory storing computer-readable instructions and device information on the image forming apparatus including at least model identification information of the image forming apparatus; and

    one or more processors configured to execute the computer-readable instructions such that the one or more processors are configured to perform operations including notifying the operation hardware of the device information acquired from the main body on startup of the image forming apparatus, andthe operation hardware of the image forming apparatus includes a second memory storing computer-readable instructions and placement information, which is information indicating placement positions of icons on the home screen in a particular cell, and correspondence information in which the device information is associated with the placement information; and

    one or more processors configured to execute the computer-readable instructions such that the one or more processors are configured to perform operations including,acquiring the device information from the main body;

    selecting placement information corresponding to the acquired device information from pieces of placement information stored in the second memory;

    checking whether an application of placement display information, which is a piece of display information placed based on the selected placement information, has been installed on the image forming apparatus;

    placing, when the application of the placement display information has been installed, the icons in accordance with the placement display information and the device information on a display information screen, which is a screen on which one or more pieces of display information are displayed, based on the selected placement information; and

    displaying the display information screen with the icons arranged in accordance with the placement display information and the device information placed on the display, whereinthe device information includes destination information, which indicates a location where the image forming apparatus is used, and a model name of the image forming apparatus.

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