Image forming system and operation unit
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorKenji Fukushi
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Abstract
Information to be displayed (display information) on a display of an operation unit for use in operating of an image forming apparatus corresponds to each user. Based on a first instruction from the operation unit, the operation unit reads out the display information stored in a second memory provided in the image forming apparatus and stores the display information into a first memory. Based on a second instruction from the operation unit, the display information is transmitted from the operation unit to the image forming apparatus and is stored in the second memory provided in the image forming apparatus.
Claims20
An image forming system comprising:
- an image forming apparatus including:
- an image forming engine configured to perform image forming to a sheet;
- and
- a second memory;
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- an operation unit communicable with the image forming apparatus, the operation unit being operable to issue an instruction for causing the image forming unit to perform the image forming, the operation unit including:
- a display configured to display information;
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- a first memory storing display information regarding a display mode for the display, the display information corresponding to user information regarding a user having logged in,
- wherein the second memory stores the display information,
- wherein, based on a first instruction from the operation unit, the operation unit reads the display information stored in the second memory and stores the display information into the first memory, and
- wherein, based on a second instruction from the operation unit, the display information stored in the first memory is transmitted from the operation unit to the image forming apparatus and is stored into the second memory.
An operation unit for use in operating of an image forming apparatus including an image forming engine configured to perform image forming to a sheet, and a second memory, the operation unit being communicable with the image forming apparatus and comprising:
- a user interface configured to receive an operation for transmitting, to the image forming apparatus, an instruction for causing the image forming unit to perform the image forming;
- a display configured to display an operation screen for the operation;
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- a first memory storing display information regarding a display mode for the display, the display information corresponding to user information regarding a user having logged in,
- wherein, based on a first instruction, the display information stored in the second memory of the image forming apparatus is read and is stored into the first memory, and
- wherein, based on a second instruction, the display information stored in the first memory is transmitted to the image forming apparatus and is stored into the second memory.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.