IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
First Claim
1. An image forming apparatus having a plurality of functions and executing a function designated from said plurality of functions, comprising:
- a display device displaying a function selection image allowing a user to designate any of said plurality of functions, said display device displaying a first group of functions of which frequency of use is higher than a prescribed threshold value, and a second group of functions of which frequency of use is not higher than said threshold value, on mutually different function selection images, with a display item indicating that functions are displayed distinguished from each other;
a designating device, connected to said display device, for receiving a user input designating any of the plurality of functions displayed by said display device;
an extracting unit for extracting, from the first group of functions, a function in the first group of functions to be moved to the second group of functions, while maintaining a function saved in the second group of functions prior to the extraction, in the second group of functions, when a predetermined condition is met; and
an image forming unit, connected to said designating device, for executing the function designated by the input received by said designating device.
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Abstract
An image forming apparatus having a plurality of functions and executing a function designated from the plurality of functions includes a display device for displaying a function selection image allowing a user to designate any of the plurality of functions. The display device displays a first group of functions of which frequency of use is higher than a prescribed threshold value, and a second group of functions of which frequency of use is not higher than the threshold value, on mutually different function selection images, with a display item indicating that functions are displayed distinguished from each other. The image forming apparatus further includes: a designating device receiving a user input designating any of the plurality of functions displayed by the display device; and an image forming unit executing the function designated by the input received by the designating device.
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21 Claims
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1. An image forming apparatus having a plurality of functions and executing a function designated from said plurality of functions, comprising:
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a display device displaying a function selection image allowing a user to designate any of said plurality of functions, said display device displaying a first group of functions of which frequency of use is higher than a prescribed threshold value, and a second group of functions of which frequency of use is not higher than said threshold value, on mutually different function selection images, with a display item indicating that functions are displayed distinguished from each other; a designating device, connected to said display device, for receiving a user input designating any of the plurality of functions displayed by said display device; an extracting unit for extracting, from the first group of functions, a function in the first group of functions to be moved to the second group of functions, while maintaining a function saved in the second group of functions prior to the extraction, in the second group of functions, when a predetermined condition is met; and an image forming unit, connected to said designating device, for executing the function designated by the input received by said designating device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. In an image forming apparatus having a plurality of functions and executing a function designated from said plurality of functions, a method of displaying a function selection image, comprising the steps of:
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displaying a function selection image allowing a user to designate any of said plurality of functions, said display step displaying a first group of functions of which frequency of use is higher than a prescribed threshold value, and a second group of functions of which frequency of use is not higher than said threshold value, on mutually different function selection images, with a display item indicating that functions are displayed distinguished from each other; receiving a user input designating any of the plurality of functions displayed at said display step; extracting, from the first group of functions, a function to be moved to the second group of functions, while maintaining a function saved in the second group of functions prior to the extraction, in the second group of functions, when a predetermined condition is met; and executing the function designated by the input received at said receiving step and forming an image on a recording medium. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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