Image forming apparatus to set wallpaper and method thereof

• US 9,030,716 B2
• Filed: 08/26/2008
• Issued: 05/12/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 10/17/2007
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Kim, Ji-hyun
• Primary Examiner(s): Mushambo, Martin
• Application Number:
  US12/198,364
• Publication Number:
  US 20090103144A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,450 Days
• Field of Search: 715/762, 715/765, 715/805, 358/474
• US Class Current: 358/474
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/14 Digital output to display device ; Cooperation and interconnection of the display device with other functional units
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/14 Solving problems related to the presentation of information to be displayed
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/14 Display of multiple viewports
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00236 using an image reading or reproducing device, e.g. a facsimile reader or printer, as a local input to or local output from a computer image input to or image output from a computer via a network H04N1/00209
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00241 using an image reading device as a local input to a computer input via network, e.g. network scanners H04N1/00225
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00421 using drop-down menus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00424 using a list of graphical elements, e.g. icons or icon bar
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00432 using tabs
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/0044 for image preview or review, e.g. to help the user position a sheet
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00501 Tailoring a user interface [UI] to specific requirements
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0094 Multifunctional device, i.e. a device capable of all of reading, reproducing, copying, facsimile transception, file transception

Abstract

An image forming apparatus to set a wallpaper includes providing a user interface (UI) for wallpaper editing of each program, and changing and displaying a wallpaper of a respective program according to items selected from the UI. Accordingly, a user-desired wallpaper is applied to each widget program used according to a user'"'"'s purpose.

Claims

1. A method of setting a wallpaper of an image forming apparatus, the method comprising:

providing a user interface (UI) having one or more selectable items, the UI to edit the wallpaper of each of a plurality of programs on a desktop, the plurality of programs being set with respective wallpapers, the UI including main menus to represent respective programs of the plurality programs to select the wallpaper display area corresponding to a selected program;

determining the wallpaper corresponding to a respective program of the plurality of programs according to items selected from the UI; and

setting the respective program to be displayed with the wallpaper corresponding to the respective program when the respective program is executed.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining the corresponding wallpaper further comprises:

selecting an area corresponding to a UI selection to set the wallpaper and an image to be applied as the wallpaper through the UI.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

applying the image on the selected area to set the wallpaper; and

providing a preview.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the area to set the wallpaper is at least one of the area displaying icons corresponding to the respective program and the area to execute the respective program.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein at least one of a default image, a scanned image, and a pre-stored image is selected.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

activating a scanning function, if the scanned image is selected.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the UI is provided through a display of the image forming apparatus or a host device.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the respective program is a widget program.

9. An image forming apparatus, comprising:

a display; and

a controller to provide a user interface (UI) to edit the wallpaper of each of a plurality of programs on a desktop through the display, the plurality of programs being set with respective wallpapers, to determine the wallpaper corresponding to a respective program of the plurality of programs according to items selected from the UI, and to set the respective program to be displayed on top of the wallpaper corresponding to the respective program when the respective program is executed.

10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the controller selects an area corresponding to a UI selection to set the wallpaper and an image to be applied as the wallpaper through the UI.

11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the controller applies the image on the selected area to set the wallpaper and provides a preview.

12. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the area to set the wallpaper is at least one of the area to display icons corresponding to the respective program and the area to execute the respective program.

13. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the controller selects at least one of a default image, a scanned image, and a pre-stored image.

14. The apparatus of claim 13, further comprising:

a scanning unit to scan an image, and

wherein if the scanned image is selected, the controller activates the scanning unit.

15. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the controller displays the UI on a host device.

16. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the respective program is a widget program.

17. An image forming apparatus, comprising:

a display unit; and

a controller to display a user interface (UI) on the display unit to edit a wallpaper of each of a plurality of utility programs on a desktop, the UI comprising;

a first area to select a wallpaper display area to display wallpaper;

a second area to select an image to be displayed on the wallpaper display area; and

a third area to display setting information,

wherein the first area comprises;

main menus to represent respective utility programs to select the wallpaper display area corresponding to a selected utility program; and

sub menus to provide a first option to display the wallpaper on an icon area with an icon corresponding to the selected utility program and a second option to display the wallpaper on an executing area of the selected utility program when the selected utility program is executed, the sub menus being used to select one of the first and second options.

18. The image forming apparatus of claim 17, wherein the second area comprises:

selections including at least one of a default image selection to correspond with each utility program, a scan image selection to correspond with an uploaded scanned image by a user, and a pre-stored image selection to correspond with a pre-stored image.

19. A wallpaper selection method of an image forming apparatus, the method comprising:

selecting in a first area a wallpaper display area to display wallpaper;

selecting in a second area an image to be displayed on the wallpaper display area; and

displaying in a third area setting information,

wherein the first area comprises;

main menus to represent respective utility programs to select the wallpaper display area corresponding to a selected utility program to be displayed on a desktop; and

sub menus to provide a first option to display the wallpaper on an icon area with an icon corresponding to the selected utility program and a second option to display the wallpaper on an executing area of the selected utility program when the selected utility program is executed, the sub menus being used to select one of the first and second options.

20. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having embodied thereon a computer program to execute a method, wherein the method comprises:

selecting a wallpaper display area to display wallpaper;

selecting an image to be displayed on the wallpaper display area; and

displaying in a third area setting information,

wherein the first area comprises;

main menus to represent respective utility programs to select the wallpaper display area corresponding to a selected utility program to be displayed on a desktop; and

sub menus to provide a first option to display the wallpaper on an icon area with an icon corresponding to the selected utility program and a second option to display the wallpaper on an executing area of the selected utility program when the selected utility program is executed, the sub menus being used to select one of the first and second options.

21. A method of setting a wallpaper, comprising:

selecting a program from a plurality of programs on a desktop, the plurality of programs being set with respective wallpaper images;

determining a wallpaper image corresponding to the selected program; and

displaying a representation of the selected program on top of the selected wallpaper image corresponding to the selected program when the selected program is executed.

22. The method of claim 21, wherein the representation is an icon of the selected program.

23. The method of claim 21, wherein the representation is an executing area displaying an executed program.

24. The method of claim 21, wherein the wallpaper is larger than the representation.