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Image forming apparatus and display console displaying preview image

  • US 8,610,745 B2
  • Filed: 05/16/2011
  • Issued: 12/17/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/17/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A display console, comprising:

  • a display device having an image displaying function; and

    a dividing unit for controlling said display device to divide a display screen of said display device into an image preview area and another area;

    whereinsaid dividing unit includesa switching unit switching, in accordance with a user instruction, between a first display mode in which area ratio between said preview area and said another area has a first value and a second display mode in which size of said another area is made smaller and size of said preview area is made larger than in said first display mode;

    said another area includesa task trigger area in which an element instructing execution of a prescribed task on document data having its preview image displayed is arranged, anda function selecting area in which an element for selecting a function of setting one or both of data conversion and condition for executing said task, on the document data having its preview image displayed, is arranged; and

    said dividing unit includesa reducing unit displaying, in accordance with a user instruction, at least said function selecting area in reduced size in said second display mode,a changing unit changing said function selecting area between a size in said first display mode and a size in said second display mode in accordance with a user operation of switching said first display mode and said second display mode,a text display unit for displaying functions of said function selecting area in said first display mode in text, andan icon display unit for displaying functions of said function selecting area with icons, with the text display of each function erased, in said second display mode.

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