Image forming apparatus that changes the form of the display in an overlapping manner based on the selection of either a one-sided image forming mode or a dual-sided image forming mode
First Claim
1. An image forming apparatus configured to finish recording mediums with images formed thereon as a hard copy, the image forming apparatus comprising:
- an input unit configured to acquire image data;
an image forming portion configured to form images on recording mediums based on the image data input through the input unit; and
,an image display operating device including a display portion configured to display a preview image based on the image data and a display controller that has a function of presenting plural pages of document images in preview representation on the display portion, whereinthe image forming portion includes;
a one-sided image forming mode for forming images on one side of the recording mediums only, anda dual-sided image forming mode for forming images on both sides of the recording mediums,the display controller includes;
a finished state preview display controller configured to display on the display portion, as a preview image, the finished state of the hard copy that the image forming apparatus can form, anda confirmatory display controller configured to turn and display the preview image displayed on the display portion for each page for confirmation, andthe display portion includes;
a preview display region for displaying the preview image,a first display area for displaying the finished state of the hard copies,a second display area for displaying an image for each page associated with the finished states that has been displayed in the first display area, while turning the page in turn, anda third display area for three-dimensionally displaying images of the pages that have been turned in the second display area with the pages stacked in turned order, andthe second display area displays an image of a next page once the next page is turned, andthe display portion further includes;
a display position switching controller configured to switch, between the one-sided image forming mode and the dual-sided image forming mode, the positions of the images displayed in the third display area after being turned in the second display area, whereinthe display position switching controller is further configured to display an image of a page to be turned in the second display area in an overlapping manner behind images displayed three-dimensionally in the third display area, so that a portion of the image of the page to be turned in the second display area is displayed, in the one-sided image forming mode,the display position switching controller is further configured to display the image of the page to be turned in the second display area in an overlapping manner in front of the images displayed three-dimensionally in the third display area, so that a portion of the images displayed three-dimensionally in the third display area are displayed, in the dual-sided image forming mode,the display position switching controller is further configured to display the image of the page to be turned in the second display area in an overlapping manner behind the images displayed three-dimensionally in the third display area, so that the front and the back of the page to be turned in the second display area is not inverted, in the one-sided image forming mode, andthe display position switching controller is further configured to display the image of the page to be turned in the second display area in an overlapping manner in front of the images displayed three-dimensionally in the third display area, so that the front and the back of the page to be turned in the second display area is inverted, in the dual-sided image forming mode.
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Abstract
In an image forming apparatus including a control unit made of a display panel and a touch panel display and having one-sided image forming mode and dual-sided image forming mode, the touch panel display includes: a finished state preview controller for displaying the finished state of a hard copy; and a confirmatory display controller. The display panel includes a first display area, a second display area and a third display area. The image forming apparatus includes a display position switching controller that switches the position of the image of the page to be turned to be displayed in the third display area, depending on the image forming mode.
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1. An image forming apparatus configured to finish recording mediums with images formed thereon as a hard copy, the image forming apparatus comprising:
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an input unit configured to acquire image data; an image forming portion configured to form images on recording mediums based on the image data input through the input unit; and
,an image display operating device including a display portion configured to display a preview image based on the image data and a display controller that has a function of presenting plural pages of document images in preview representation on the display portion, wherein the image forming portion includes; a one-sided image forming mode for forming images on one side of the recording mediums only, and a dual-sided image forming mode for forming images on both sides of the recording mediums, the display controller includes; a finished state preview display controller configured to display on the display portion, as a preview image, the finished state of the hard copy that the image forming apparatus can form, and a confirmatory display controller configured to turn and display the preview image displayed on the display portion for each page for confirmation, and the display portion includes; a preview display region for displaying the preview image, a first display area for displaying the finished state of the hard copies, a second display area for displaying an image for each page associated with the finished states that has been displayed in the first display area, while turning the page in turn, and a third display area for three-dimensionally displaying images of the pages that have been turned in the second display area with the pages stacked in turned order, and the second display area displays an image of a next page once the next page is turned, and the display portion further includes; a display position switching controller configured to switch, between the one-sided image forming mode and the dual-sided image forming mode, the positions of the images displayed in the third display area after being turned in the second display area, wherein the display position switching controller is further configured to display an image of a page to be turned in the second display area in an overlapping manner behind images displayed three-dimensionally in the third display area, so that a portion of the image of the page to be turned in the second display area is displayed, in the one-sided image forming mode, the display position switching controller is further configured to display the image of the page to be turned in the second display area in an overlapping manner in front of the images displayed three-dimensionally in the third display area, so that a portion of the images displayed three-dimensionally in the third display area are displayed, in the dual-sided image forming mode, the display position switching controller is further configured to display the image of the page to be turned in the second display area in an overlapping manner behind the images displayed three-dimensionally in the third display area, so that the front and the back of the page to be turned in the second display area is not inverted, in the one-sided image forming mode, and the display position switching controller is further configured to display the image of the page to be turned in the second display area in an overlapping manner in front of the images displayed three-dimensionally in the third display area, so that the front and the back of the page to be turned in the second display area is inverted, in the dual-sided image forming mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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