ELECTRONIC DEVICE, COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, AND HELP DISPLAY METHOD
First Claim
1. An electronic device, comprising:
- a display unit configured to display a setting menu;
an operation unit configured to receive an operation from a user;
an operation detection unit configured to detect the operation received by the operation unit;
a timer unit configured to measure an elapsed time that has elapsed since a first start operation relating to a setting of a given function received by the operation unit is detected by the operation detection unit; and
a help display processing unit configured to cause the display unit to display help information thereon when an end operation relating to the given function has not been detected by the operation detection unit before the elapsed time measured by the timer unit reaches a predetermined time.
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Abstract
An electronic device comprising: a display unit configured to display a setting menu; an operation unit configured to receive an operation from a user; an operation detection unit configured to detects the operation received by the operation unit; a timer unit configured to measure an elapsed time that has elapsed since a start operation relating to a setting of a given function received by the operation unit is detected by the operation detection unit; and a help display processing unit configured to cause the display unit to display help information thereon when an end operation relating to the given function to the operation unit has not been detected by the operation detection unit before the elapsed time measured by the timer unit reaches a predetermined time.
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13 Claims
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1. An electronic device, comprising:
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a display unit configured to display a setting menu; an operation unit configured to receive an operation from a user; an operation detection unit configured to detect the operation received by the operation unit; a timer unit configured to measure an elapsed time that has elapsed since a first start operation relating to a setting of a given function received by the operation unit is detected by the operation detection unit; and a help display processing unit configured to cause the display unit to display help information thereon when an end operation relating to the given function has not been detected by the operation detection unit before the elapsed time measured by the timer unit reaches a predetermined time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer readable medium recording a help display program configured to cause a computer built into an electronic device to function as:
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a display unit configured to display a setting menu; an operation unit configured to receive an operation from a user; an operation detection unit configured to detect the operation received by the operation unit; a timer unit configured to measure an elapsed time that has elapsed since a start operation relating to a setting of a given function received by the operation unit is detected by the operation detection unit; and a help display processing unit configured to cause the display unit to display help information thereon when an end operation relating to the given function has not been detected before the time measured by the elapsed timer unit reaches a predetermined time.
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13. A help display method comprising:
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detecting an operation input by a user into an operation unit; measuring an elapsed time that has elapsed since detection of a start operation relating to a setting of a given function received by the operation unit; and causing the display unit to display help information thereon when an end operation relating to the given function has not been detected before the elapsed time reaches a predetermined time.
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