DISPLAY INPUT DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND DISPLAY METHOD OF THE DISPLAY INPUT DEVICE

• US 20110205577A1
• Filed: 01/12/2011
• Published: 08/25/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 02/19/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions, Inc. (Kyocera Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Kyocera MITA Corporation (Kyocera Corporation)
• Inventors: MORI, Nobuyasu, SHIGENOBU, Dai
• Granted Patent: US 8,724,145 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 358/1.15
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00413 using menus, i.e. presenting the user with a plurality of selectable options H04N1/00464 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00474 outputting a plurality of functional options, e.g. scan, copy or print
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00477 Indicating status, e.g. of a job for control or supervision between transmitter and receiver or between image input and image output device H04N2201/3219
• 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 1/00503 Customising to a particular machine or model, machine function or application
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00917 Resuming after an intentional interruption, e.g. resetting parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00949 Combining applications, e.g. to create workflows allocation of computer machine resources considering the execution order of a plurality of tasks G06F9/5038
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00957 Compiling jobs, e.g. for batch processing H04N1/3208 takes precedence; program code compilation G06F8/41
• 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 input device includes a display unit which displays a plurality of types of functions as set items, a program which is called to control the display unit to display a screen for setting set items selected and registered in advance, a storage unit which stores information about whether or not to display a set item when the program is called as contents of the program, an input unit which accepts an input about whether or not to display the set items when the program is called, and a display control unit which controls the display unit not to display a set item that is determined to be no display.

Claims

1. A display input device comprising:

a display unit which displays a plurality of types of executable functions as set items;

a storage unit which stores a program for controlling the display unit to display a screen that is a combination of set items selected from a plurality of set items and registered in advance and is called for setting a set item selected and registered in advance, and stores information about whether or not to display a set item included in the program when the program is called as contents of the program;

an input unit which accepts an input for selecting a set item to be included in the program when the program is created and registered, and accepts an input about whether or not to display a set item to be included in the program when the program is called; and

a display control unit which controls displays on the display unit, and recognizes an input performed by the input unit, so as to control the display unit not to display a set item that is determined to be no display when the program is called.

2. A display input device according to claim 1, wherein

the input unit accepts an input for setting a default set value in a selected set item to be included in the program when the program is created and registered, and accepts an input about whether or not to allow a change of a default set value of a set item included in the program when the program is called,

the storage unit stores information about whether or not to allow a change of a default set value of a set item included in the program when the program is called as contents of the program, and

the display control unit does not recognize an input for changing a default set value whose change has been inhibited when the program is called.

3. A display input device according to claim 2, wherein when the program is called, the display control unit controls the display unit to display set values except a default set value whose change has been inhibited in the set screen of a set item in a non-selectable manner or controls the display unit not to display the same.

4. A display input device according to claim 1, wherein

when the program is created and registered, the input unit accepts an input for determining a selectable set value in the called program among a plurality of set values in a set item selected to be included in the program;

the storage unit stores a selectable set value among set items included in the program when the program is called as contents of the program, and

the display control unit accepts an input for setting only a set value to be selectable when the program is called.

5. A display input device according to claim 4, wherein when the program is called, the display control unit controls the display unit to display set values except a set value that is set to be selectable in a non-selectable manner in the set screen of a set item, or controls the display unit not to display set values except a set value that is set to be selectable.

6. A display input device according to claim 1, wherein when the program is called, the display unit adopts any one of display formats, including a wizard display format in which set items included in the program are displayed sequentially in an interactive manner, a list display format in which set items included in the program are arranged and displayed in a list, and a menu display format in which images indicating set items included in the program are displayed.

7. A display input device according to claim 6, wherein

when the program is created and registered, the input unit accepts an input for selecting a display format when the program is called from at least two of the wizard display format, the list display format, and the menu display format,

the storage unit stores the display format when the program is called as contents of the program, and

the display control unit controls the display unit to display the program in the selected display format when the program is called.

8. An image forming apparatus comprising the display input device according to claim 1.

9. A displaying method of a display input device, comprising the steps of:

displaying a plurality of types of executable functions as set items;

storing a program which controls the display unit to display a screen that is a combination of set items selected from a plurality of set items and registered in advance and is called for setting a set item selected and registered in advance;

storing information about whether or not to display a set item included in the program when the program is called as contents of the program;

accepting an input for selecting a set item to be included in the program when the program is created and registered;

accepting an input about whether or not to display a set item to be included in the program when the program is called; and

controlling not to display a set item that is determined to be no display when the program is called.

10. A displaying method of a display input device according to claim 9, further comprising the steps of:

accepting an input for setting a default set value in a selected set item to be included in the program when the program is created and registered;

accepting an input about whether or not to recognize a change of a default set value of a set item included in the program when the program is called;

storing information about whether or not to recognize a change of a default set value of a set item included in the program when the program is called as contents of the program; and

controlling not to recognize an input for changing a default set value whose change has been inhibited when the program is called.

11. A displaying method of a display input device according to claim 10, further comprising the step of controlling to display set values except a default set value whose change has been inhibited in a non-selectable manner or not to display the same.

12. A displaying method of a display input device according to claim 9, further comprising the steps of:

accepting an input for determining a set value that is selectable in the call program among a plurality of set values in a selected set item to be included in the program, when the program is created and registered;

storing a selectable set value among set items included in the program when the program is called as contents of the program; and

recognizing an input for setting only a set value that is determined to be selectable when the program is called.

13. A displaying method of a display input device according to claim 12, further comprising the step of controlling to display set values except a set value determined to be selectable in a non-selectable manner in the set screen of a set item when the program is called, or not to display set values except a set value determined to be selectable.

14. A displaying method of a display input device according to claim 9, further comprising the step of controlling to display in any one of a wizard display format in which set items included in the program are displayed sequentially in an interactive manner, a list display format in which set items included in the program are arranged and displayed in a list, and a menu display format in which images indicating set items included in the program are displayed, when the program is called.

15. A displaying method of a display input device according to claim 14, further comprising the steps of:

accepting an input for selecting a display format when the program is called from at least two of the wizard display format, the list display format, and the menu display format, when the program is created and registered;

storing a display format when the program is called as contents of the program; and

controlling to display the program in a selected display format when the program is called.