Display controlling device, display controlling method, and computer readable medium therefor

• US 9,075,512 B2
• Filed: 03/29/2013
• Issued: 07/07/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/30/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
• Original Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
• Inventors: Takahashi, Yusaku
• Primary Examiner(s): PHANTANA ANGKOOL, DAVID
• Application Number:
  US13/853,184
• Publication Number:
  US 20130263046A1
• Time in Patent Office: 830 Days
• Field of Search: 715/788
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00411 the display also being used for user input, e.g. touch screen
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00435 arranged in a predetermined sequence, e.g. using next and previous buttons
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/0048 Indicating an illegal or impossible operation or selection to the user
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00482 outputting a plurality of job set-up options, e.g. number of copies, paper size or resolution
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0094 Multifunctional device, i.e. a device capable of all of reading, reproducing, copying, facsimile transception, file transception

Abstract

A display controlling device, including a setting window displaying unit to control a display device to display a setting window with a plurality of display areas, an input receiving unit to receive input of a setting value for the setting item, and a display controlling unit to display one of the display areas in a distinguishable appearance, in which the one of the display areas is presented to be distinguishable from the remainder of the display areas, is provided. The display controlling unit switches the distinguishable appearance of the display areas in accordance with a predetermined switching manner each time the input of the setting value for the setting item displayed in one of the display areas being displayed in the distinguishable appearance is received.

Claims

1. A display controlling device, comprising:

a setting window displaying unit configured to control a display device to display a setting window, in which a plurality of display areas are arranged, each of the display areas being configured to display a different setting item;

an input receiving unit configured to receive input of a setting value for the setting item; and

a display controlling unit configured to display one of the display areas in a distinguishable appearance, in which the one of the display areas is presented to be distinguishable from the remainder of the display areas, while the remainder of the display areas is displayed in a regular appearance,

wherein the display controlling unit switches the one of the display areas being displayed in the distinguishable appearance to be displayed in the regular appearance and another one of the display areas being displayed in the regular appearance to be displayed in the distinguishable appearance in accordance with a predetermined switching manner each time the input of the setting value for the setting item displayed in the one of the display areas being displayed in the distinguishable appearance is received.

2. The display controlling device according to claim 1,

wherein the display controlling unit switches the distinguishable appearance from the one of the display areas to the another one of the display areas sequentially in accordance with a predetermined order each time the input of the setting value for the setting item displayed in the one of the display areas in the distinguishable appearance is received.

3. The display controlling device according to claim 1, further comprising:

an arbitrary designation accepting unit configured to accept arbitrary designation to the another one of the display areas;

wherein the display controlling unit switches the distinguishable appearance of the display areas from the one of the display areas being displayed in the distinguishable appearance to the designated another one of the display areas when arbitrary designation to the another one of the display areas is accepted by the arbitrary designation accepting unit.

4. The display controlling device according to claim 3,

wherein the display controlling unit switches the distinguishable appearance of the display areas from the designated another one of the display areas to the one of the display areas, which had been displayed in the distinguishable appearance previously and is currently displayed in the regular appearance, when the input of the setting value for the setting item displayed in the designated another one of the display areas currently being displayed in the distinguishable appearance is received.

5. The display controlling device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a conflict judging unit configured to judge whether the setting value for the setting item currently received by the input receiving unit and any other setting values having been set formerly for the other setting items are in conflict, in which the currently-received and formerly-set setting values cannot be set simultaneously; and

a conflict informing unit configured to inform a user of the conflict when the conflict judging unit judges that the setting value for the setting item currently received by the input receiving unit and any other setting values having been set formerly for the other setting items are in conflict.

6. The display controlling device according to claim 5,

wherein the conflict informing unit informs the user of the conflict by controlling the display device to display information indicating the setting items, of which setting values are in conflict.

7. The display controlling device according to claim 5,

wherein, when the conflict judging unit judges that the setting value for the setting item currently received by the input receiving unit and any other setting values having been set formerly for the other setting items are in conflict, the display areas displaying the setting items, of which setting values are in conflict, are placed in exclusive condition to exclude the remainder of the display areas with non-conflicting parameters from being displayed in the distinguishable appearance;

and

wherein the display controlling unit displays one of the display areas placed in the exclusive condition in the distinguishable appearance when the conflict judging unit judges that the setting value received by the input receiving unit and any other setting values having been set for the other setting items are in conflict.

8. The display controlling unit according to claim 7,

wherein, while the display controlling unit switches the distinguishable appearance of the display areas sequentially in accordance with the predetermined switching manner, based on a first judgment made by the conflict judging unit that the setting value received by the input receiving unit and any other setting values having been set for the other setting items are in conflict, the display controlling unit interrupts the sequence and displays the one of the display areas in the exclusive condition in the distinguishable appearance;

and

wherein, when a second judgment that the conflict is cleared is made by the conflict judging unit, the display controlling unit resumes the sequence in accordance with the predetermined switching manner and switches the distinguishable appearance of the display areas from the one of the display areas in the exclusive condition to the display area having been displayed in the distinguishable appearance at the time when the interruption was made based on the first judgment.

9. The display controlling unit according to claim 7,

wherein, while the display controlling unit switches the distinguishable appearance of the display areas sequentially in accordance with the predetermined switching manner, based on a first judgment made by the conflict judging unit that the setting value received by the input receiving unit and any other setting values having been set for the other setting items are in conflict, the display controlling unit interrupts the sequence and displays the one of the display areas in the exclusive condition in the distinguishable appearance;

and

wherein, when a second judgment that the conflict is cleared is made by the conflict judging unit, the display controlling unit resumes the sequence in accordance with the predetermined switching manner and switches the distinguishable appearance of the display areas from the one of the display areas in the exclusive condition to the display area, which was to be displayed in the distinguishable appearance following the display area having been displayed in the distinguishable appearance at the time when the interruption was made based on the first judgment.

10. A method for controlling displays in a display device, comprising:

controlling the display device to display a setting window, in which a plurality of display areas are arranged, each of the display areas being configured to display a different setting item;

receiving input of a setting value for the setting item; and

displaying one of the display areas in a distinguishable appearance, in which the one of the display areas is presented to be distinguishable from the remainder of the display areas, and displaying the remainder of the display areas in a regular appearance,

wherein the distinguishable appearance of the display areas is switched so that the one of the display areas being displayed in the distinguishable appearance is displayed in the regular appearance and another one of the display areas being displayed in the regular appearance is displayed in the distinguishable appearance in accordance with a predetermined switching manner each time the input of the setting value for the setting item displayed in the one of the display areas being displayed in the distinguishable appearance is received.

11. A non-transitory computer usable medium containing computer readable instructions to control a computer to function as:

a setting window displaying unit configured to control a display device to display a setting window, in which a plurality of display areas are arranged, each of the display areas being configured to display a different setting item;

an input receiving unit configured to receive input of a setting value for the setting item; and

a display controlling unit configured to display one of the display areas in a distinguishable appearance, in which the one of the display areas is presented to be distinguishable from the remainder of the display areas, while the remainder of the display areas is displayed in a regular appearance,

wherein the display controlling unit switches the one of the display areas being displayed in the distinguishable appearance to be displayed in the regular appearance and another one of the display areas being displayed in the regular appearance to be displayed in the distinguishable appearance in accordance with a predetermined switching manner each time the input of the setting value for the setting item displayed in the one of the display areas being displayed in the distinguishable appearance is received.

12. A display controlling device, comprising:

a display unit configured to display information;

an input unit configured to input a setting value for a setting item; and

a control device configured to;

control the display device to display a setting window, in which a plurality of display areas are arranged, each of the display areas being configured to display a different setting item;

receive the setting value for the setting item inputted by the input unit; and

display one of the display areas in a distinguishable appearance, in which the one of the display areas is presented to be distinguishable from the remainder of the display areas, while the remainder of the display areas is displayed in a regular appearance,

wherein the distinguishable appearance of the display areas is switched so that the one of the display areas being displayed in the distinguishable appearance is displayed in the regular appearance and another one of the display areas being displayed in the regular appearance is displayed in the distinguishable appearance in accordance with a predetermined switching manner each time the input of the setting value for the setting item displayed in the one of the display areas being displayed in the distinguishable appearance is received.