Image formation apparatus, control method of operation screen display, and control program of operation screen display

• US 20060093389A1
• Filed: 05/05/2005
• Published: 05/04/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 11/04/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fujifilm Business Innovation Corp. (Fujifilm Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Fuji Xerox Company Limited (Xerox Holdings Corp.)
• Inventors: Tose, Masahiro
• Granted Patent: US 7,447,457 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 399/81
• CPC Class Codes: G03G 15/5016 User-machine interface; Display panels; Control console
• CPC Class Codes: G03G 15/502 relating to the structure of the control menu, e.g. pop-up menus, help screens
• CPC Class Codes: G03G 15/5087 for receiving image data
• CPC Class Codes: G03G 2215/00109 Remote control of apparatus, e.g. by a host

Abstract

An image formation apparatus has a timer, a reset unit and a controller. The timer measures time for a non-operation state of an operation screen. The reset unit initializes a setting of the operation screen when the non-operation state of the operation screen continues for a predetermined period. The controller inhibits the reset unit from executing the initialization when an execution file which cooperates with an external device is executed or data are exchanged with the external device, even if the non-operation state of the operation screen continues for the predetermined period.

Claims

1. An image formation apparatus comprising:

a timer that measures time for a non-operation state of an operation screen;

a reset unit that initializes a setting of the operation screen when the non-operation state of the operation screen continues for a predetermined period; and

a controller that inhibits the reset unit from executing the initialization when an execution file which cooperates with an external device is executed or data are exchanged with the external device, even if the non-operation state of the operation screen continues for the predetermined period.

2. The image formation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the execution file is obtained from the external device and the operation screen is displayed based on the execution file.

3. The image formation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the controller inhibits the reset unit from executing the initialization until data are acquired from the external device completely based on the execution file.

4. The image formation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the reset unit executes a process of initializing the settings and/or a display state of the operation screen or the reset unit executes a power save which stops supply of power to the operation screen in addition to the initialization process, when the non-operation state of the operation screen continues for the predetermined period.

5. A control method for an image formation apparatus comprising:

measuring time for a non-operation state of an operation screen of the image formation apparatus;

initializing a setting of the operation screen when the non-operation state continues for a predetermined period; and

inhibiting the initialization process when an execution file which cooperates with an external device is executed or data are exchanged with the external device, even if the non-operation state continues for the predetermined period.

6. The control method according to claim 5, wherein the execution file is obtained from the external device and the operation screen is controlled based on the execution file.

7. The control method according to claim 5, wherein the initializing process initializes the setting until data are acquired from the external device completely based on the execution file.

8. A storage medium readable by a computer, the storage medium storing a program of instructions executable by the computer to perform a function for controlling an image formation apparatus, the function comprising:

measuring time for a non-operation state of an operation screen the image formation apparatus;

initializing a setting of the operation screen when the non-operation state continues for a predetermined period; and

inhibiting the initialization process when an execution file which cooperates with an external device is executed or data are exchanged with the external device, even if the non-operation state continues for the predetermined period.

9. The storage medium according to claim 8, wherein the execution file is obtained from the external device and the image formation apparatus is controlled based on the execution file.

10. The storage medium according to claim 8, wherein

the initializing process initializes the setting until data are acquired from the external device completely based on the execution file.

11. An image formation apparatus comprising:

a timer that measures time for a non-operation state of the image formation apparatus;

a reset unit that initializes a setting of the image formation apparatus when the non-operation state continues for a predetermined period; and

a controller that inhibits the reset unit from executing the initialization when the image formation apparatus communicates with an external device, even if the non-operation state continues for the predetermined period.