Image forming device
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1. An image forming device comprising:
- a display section for displaying a plurality of functions that can be set according to need arising in image forming operation, the display section being capable of switching at least between a first screen and a second screen;
function selecting means for selecting at least one desired function to be displayed in the first screen from among the plurality of functions; and
display control means for making the first screen display a function thus selected from among the plurality of functions and making the second screen display a function included in the plurality of functions that has not been selected, whereby any function displayed in the first screen or the second screen can be selected by a user for image forming operation.
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Abstract
An image forming device according to the present invention includes a display section 2 which can be switched between a first screen and a second screen, and allows the first screen to display functions selected by the user from among a plurality of basic functions. Functions that have not been selected by the user are displayed on the second screen or other screens. By selecting functions that the user often uses, the user can have such frequently used functions always displayed on the first screen. Accordingly, the image forming device allows easy function setting, and therefore is user-friendly.
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1. An image forming device comprising:
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a display section for displaying a plurality of functions that can be set according to need arising in image forming operation, the display section being capable of switching at least between a first screen and a second screen;
function selecting means for selecting at least one desired function to be displayed in the first screen from among the plurality of functions; and
display control means for making the first screen display a function thus selected from among the plurality of functions and making the second screen display a function included in the plurality of functions that has not been selected, whereby any function displayed in the first screen or the second screen can be selected by a user for image forming operation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
the plurality of functions are divided into a plurality of predetermined basic functions with high frequency of use and functions other than the basic functions, and the display control means make the first screen display a function selected from among the basic functions, and make the second screen display a function included in the basic functions that has not been selected. -
3. The image forming device according to claim 2, wherein the display control means make the second screen display a function other than the basic functions in addition to the function included in the basic functions that has not been selected.
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4. The image forming device according to claim 2, wherein
the display section is capable of further switching to a third screen, and the display control means make the third screen display all the functions.
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5. An image forming device comprising:
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a display section for displaying a plurality of functions that can be set according to need arising in image forming operation, the display section being capable of switching at least between a first screen and a second screen;
function execution counting means for counting the number of times that each of the plurality of functions is executed along with execution of the image forming operation; and
display control means for making the first screen display a frequently used function, which is determined based on the count of each of the functions that has been counted by the function execution counting means, and making the second screen or another screen thereafter display a function that has not been selected for the first screen. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
the function execution counting means count the number of times that the basic functions are executed. -
7. The image forming device according to claim 5, wherein the display control means make the first screen display a frequently used function on condition that the count of the function counted by the function execution counting means exceeds a prescribed minimum count value, and make the second screen or another screen thereafter display a function that has not been selected for the first screen.
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8. The image forming device according to claim 5, wherein the function execution counting means reset the count after the display control means make the first screen display a frequently used function.
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9. An image forming device comprising:
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a display section for displaying a direct set-value designating button for designating a set value which is previously allocated to a specific item of a specific function according to need arising in image forming operation;
set-value designation counting means for counting the number of times that the image forming operation is executed with the set value being designated by the direct set-value designating button; and
set-value control means for varying the set value to be allocated to the direct set-value designating button based on the number of times counted with the set value being designated. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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