IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS TO SET WALLPAPER AND METHOD THEREOF

• US 20090103144A1
• Filed: 08/26/2008
• Published: 04/23/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 10/17/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: KIM, Ji-hyun
• Granted Patent: US 9,030,716 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 358/474
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/14 Digital output to display device ; Cooperation and interconnection of the display device with other functional units
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/14 Solving problems related to the presentation of information to be displayed
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/14 Display of multiple viewports
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00236 using an image reading or reproducing device, e.g. a facsimile reader or printer, as a local input to or local output from a computer image input to or image output from a computer via a network H04N1/00209
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00241 using an image reading device as a local input to a computer input via network, e.g. network scanners H04N1/00225
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00421 using drop-down menus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00424 using a list of graphical elements, e.g. icons or icon bar
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00432 using tabs
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/0044 for image preview or review, e.g. to help the user position a sheet
• 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

An image forming apparatus to set a wallpaper includes providing a user interface (UI) for wallpaper editing of each program, and changing and displaying a wallpaper of a respective program according to items selected from the UI. Accordingly, a user-desired wallpaper is applied to each widget program used according to a user'"'"'s purpose.

Claims

1. A method of setting a wallpaper of an image forming apparatus, the method comprising:

providing a user interface (UI) for wallpaper editing of each program; and

changing and displaying a wallpaper of a respective program according to items selected from the UI.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the changing and displaying further comprises:

selecting an area corresponding to a UI selection to set a wallpaper and an image to be applied as the wallpaper through the UI.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

applying the image on the selected area to set the wallpaper; and

providing a preview.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the area to set the wallpaper is at least one of an area displaying icons corresponding to the respective program and an area to execute the respective program.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein at least one of a default image, a scanned image, and a pre-stored image is selected.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

activating a scanning function, if the scanned image is selected,

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the UI is provided through a display of the image forming apparatus or a host device.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the respective program is a widget program.

9. An image forming apparatus, comprising:

a display; and

a controller to provide a user interface (UI) for wallpaper editing of each program through the display, and to change and display a wallpaper of a respective program according to items selected from the UI.

10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the controller selects an area corresponding to a UI selection to set a wallpaper and an image to be applied as the wallpaper through the UI.

11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the controller applies the image on the selected area to set the wallpaper and provides a preview.

12. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the area to set the wallpaper is at least one of an area to display icons corresponding to the respective program and an area to execute the respective program.

13. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the controller selects at least one of a default image, a scanned image, and a pre-stored image.

14. The apparatus of claim 13, further comprising:

a scanning unit to scan an image, and

wherein if the scanned image is selected, the controller activates the scanning unit.

15. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the controller displays the UI on a host device.

16. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the respective program is a widget program.

17. A user interface (UI) usable with an image forming apparatus, the UI comprising:

a first area to select a wall paper display area to display wall paper;

a second area to select an image to be displayed on the wall paper display area; and

a third area to display setting information,

wherein the first area comprises;

main menus to represent respective utility programs; and

sub menus to select whether to display the wallpaper on an icon area or on an executing area of the selected utility program.

18. The UI of claim 17, wherein the second area comprises:

selections including at least one of a default image selection to correspond with each utility program, a scan image selection to correspond with an uploaded scanned image by a user, and a pre-stored image selection to correspond with a pre-stored image.

19. A wall paper selection method of an image forming apparatus, the method comprising:

selecting in a first area a wall paper display area to display wall paper;

selecting in a second area an image to be displayed on the wall paper display area; and

displaying in a third area setting information,

wherein the first area comprises;

main menus to represent respective utility programs; and

sub menus to select whether to display the wallpaper on an icon area or on an executing area of the selected utility program.

20. A computer-readable recording medium having embodied thereon a computer program to execute a method, wherein the method comprises:

selecting a wall paper display area to display wall paper;

selecting an image to be displayed on the wall paper display area; and

displaying in a third area setting information,

wherein the first area comprises;

main menus to represent respective utility programs; and

sub menus to select whether to display the wallpaper on an icon area or on an executing area of the selected utility program.