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US 12,182,459 B2Granted
Image forming apparatus and display control method
AssigneeSharp Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorKumiko Ogino
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Abstract
An image forming apparatus according to an embodiment includes: a display which displays an information screen on which operation statuses of the apparatus are aggregated; and one or more processors which execute display control on the display, in which the one or more processors execute display control of an apparatus configuration diagram depicting an outer appearance of the apparatus on the information screen, on the basis of a detection result of execution of a job related to image formation.
Claims8
An image forming apparatus comprising:
- a display which displays an information screen on which operation statuses of the apparatus are aggregated;
- and
- one or more processors which control a display on the display, wherein
- the one or more processors are configured to:
- control a display of an apparatus configuration diagram depicting an outer appearance of the apparatus on the information screen based on a detection result of an execution of a job related to an image formation,
- restrict the display of the apparatus configuration diagram and display an apparatus setting icon corresponding to an apparatus setting item when:
- a display of the apparatus setting item, which receives an input of an apparatus setting, is validated on a basic screen which receives a selection of an execution mode of the job, and
- the execution of the job related to the image formation is not detected;
- and
- display the apparatus configuration diagram at a display position of the apparatus setting icon, when:
- the display of the apparatus setting item is validated on the basic screen, and
- the execution of the job related to the image formation is detected.
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A display control method comprising:
- displaying, on a display device, an information screen on which operation statuses of an apparatus are aggregated;
- controlling a display on the display device, wherein controlling the display comprises:
- controlling a display of an apparatus configuration diagram depicting an outer appearance of the apparatus on the information screen based on a detection result of an execution of a job related to an image formation;
- restricting the display of the apparatus configuration diagram and displaying an apparatus setting icon corresponding to the apparatus setting item when:
- a display of the apparatus setting item, which receives an input of an apparatus setting, is validated on a basic screen which receives a selection of an execution mode of the job, and
- the execution of the job related to the image formation is not detected;
- and
- display the apparatus configuration diagram at a display position of the apparatus setting icon, when:
- the display of the apparatus setting item is validated on the basic screen, and
- the execution of the job related to the image formation is detected.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.