US 2018/0324314 A1 · IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF

Abstract

An image forming apparatus includes an operation display unit, a display range registration unit, an icon registration unit, and a display control unit. In the operation display unit, an icon for selecting an image forming apparatus operation is displayed. In the display range registration unit, information on a display range of the icons displayed on the operation display unit is registered. In the icon registration unit, information on a display position of the icon on the operation display unit is registered. In the display control unit, a movement button for moving the icon based on the information on the display range which is registered in the display range registration unit is displayed when the icon is selected. In the display control unit, the information on the display position which is registered in the icon registration unit is updated when the movement button is pressed.

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An image forming apparatus comprising:

an operation display panel configured to display a plurality of icons for selecting an operation of the image forming apparatus;
and
a display control unit configured to:
store
display position information that indicates a plurality of display positions on the operation display panel for displaying the icons and
icon registration information that associates the display positions with the icons;
when one of the icons is selected, display a plurality of movement buttons on the operation display panel depending on the display position of the selected icon;
when one of the movement buttons is pressed, display the selected icon at a new display position and update the icon registration information so that the selected icon is associated with the new display position;
and
update the display of the movement buttons on the operation display panel depending on the updated display position of the selected icon.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Image forming apparatus and control method thereof

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