IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS

• US 20080079659A1
• Filed: 10/02/2007
• Published: 04/03/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 10/03/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: YAKUSHIJI, Koji, KUNITA, Atsuko
• Granted Patent: US 8,136,049 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/4
• 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 15/5079 for maintenance
• CPC Class Codes: G03G 2215/00109 Remote control of apparatus, e.g. by a host
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/36 using liquid crystals
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00408 Display of information to the user, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00411 the display also being used for user input, e.g. touch screen
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00416 Multi-level menus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00472 using a pop-up window
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00474 outputting a plurality of functional options, e.g. scan, copy or print
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00501 Tailoring a user interface [UI] to specific requirements
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0094 Multifunctional device, i.e. a device capable of all of reading, reproducing, copying, facsimile transception, file transception

Abstract

The present invention provides an image processing apparatus which improves processing efficiency by allowing display of a message according to a usage status of a user and also has good operability. The image processing apparatus includes a setting section 9a for setting a display form of a message 13c. The user sets a display form, that is, display or nondisplay, display time, a color of a display pane, a shape of the display and a display position of the message 13c, to be more precise, from a setting screen capable of setting each kind of message 13c. In the case where “Nondisplay” is selected in selecting display or nondisplay of the message 13c, no setting thereafter is performed. In the case where “Display” is selected, the setting is performed as to all the items, such as the display time, color of the display pane, shape of the display and display position.

Claims

1. An image processing apparatus comprising:

an operation panel including a display screen;

a display section for displaying a main screen and a sub screen on the display screen; and

a setting section capable of setting a different display form according to each kind of the sub screen,

wherein the display section displays the sub screen in the display form set by the setting section.

2. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein:

the sub screen is for a message; and

the display section superimposingly displays the message on the main screen.

3. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the setting section determines whether to permit or inhibit the change in the display form of the message according to the kind of message.

4. The image processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the messages are classified into at least two classes of a trouble code, a confirmation, an error, an inhibition and a caution;

and

the setting section inhibits the change in the display form of the message classified into the trouble code.

5. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the setting section changes display time of the message.

6. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the setting section determines whether to permit or inhibit the change in the display form of the message according to importance of the message.

7. The image processing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the setting section inhibits the change in the display form in the case where the importance is high, permits the change in the display form only to a specific user in the case where the importance is medium, and permits the change in the display form in the case where the importance is low.

8. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the setting section changes a display shape, a size, a color and a position of the message.

9. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein:

the setting section changes display or nondisplay of the message; and

the display section displays the message based on the display or nondisplay which has been changed.

10. The image processing apparatus according to claim 9, wherein, even if the message is nondisplay, the display section displays only the message of high importance out of the kinds of messages.

11. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, when changing a specific section in the display form, the setting section permits only a change from a specific user.

12. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

a communication section for communicating with an external terminal,

wherein, in the case where the display form is set from the external terminal via the communication section, the setting section permits the setting.