DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM

• US 20100309512A1
• Filed: 05/12/2010
• Published: 12/09/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 06/09/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Ricoh Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Ricoh Company Limited
• Inventors: ONODA, Atsushi
• Application Number:
  US12/778,403
• Publication Number:
  US 20100309512A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 358/1.15
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0486 Drag-and-drop
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1205 resulting in increased flexibility in print job configuration, e.g. job settings, print requirements, job tickets
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1257 by using pre-stored settings, e.g. job templates, presets, print styles
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1285 Remote printer device, e.g. being remote from client or server
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00204 with a digital computer or a digital computer system, e.g. an internet server programmed control between transmitter and receiver or between image input and image output device H04N1/32561
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00424 using a list of graphical elements, e.g. icons or icon bar
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00474 outputting a plurality of functional options, e.g. scan, copy or print
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00482 outputting a plurality of job set-up options, e.g. number of copies, paper size or resolution
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00496 Constructional details of the interface or console not otherwise provided for, e.g. rotating or tilting means
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0094 Multifunctional device, i.e. a device capable of all of reading, reproducing, copying, facsimile transception, file transception

Abstract

A display control apparatus includes a display control unit configured to cause a display device to display a setting screen page to which a setting information item of a predetermined process is input, and to hide the setting screen page in response to an indication position of a pointing device moving out of a display region of the setting screen page.

Claims

1. A display control apparatus comprising:

a display control unit configured to cause a display device to display a setting screen page to which a setting information item of a predetermined process is input, and to hide the setting screen page in response to an indication position of a pointing device moving out of a display region of the setting screen page.

2. The display control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the display control unit gradually hides the setting screen page over a predetermined time period in response to the indication position moving out of the display region of the setting screen page, and displays the setting screen page once again in response to the indication position moving into the display region within the predetermined time period.

3. A display control apparatus comprising:

a display control unit configured to cause a display device to display a second image used for moving a first image expressing a predetermined program, the display device being caused to display the second image in response to an indication position of a pointing device moving into a display region of the first image; and

a movement control unit configured to move a display position of the first image in response to the pointing device executing an operation on the second image.

4. The display control apparatus according to claim 3, wherein

the display control unit causes the display device to display a predetermined screen page in response to the pointing device executing a single click on the first image.

5. The display control apparatus according to claim 4, wherein

the movement control unit moves the display position of the first image in response to the pointing device executing an operation on a part of the predetermined screen page.

6. An information processing system comprising:

an image forming apparatus and

a program product, wherein the program product causes a computer connected to the image forming apparatus to execute

a display control step of causing a display device to display a setting screen page to which a setting information item of a predetermined process is input, and to hide the setting screen page in response to an indication position of a pointing device moving out of a display region of the setting screen page; and

a process request step of sending, to the image forming apparatus, a request to perform a process relevant to the predetermined process, in accordance with the setting information item.