Adaptive user interface for image processing apparatus
AssigneeBrother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorKazutaka Yamada
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Abstract
An image processer executes image processing. An interface unit provides a user interface which receives an operation relating to the image processing from users. A receiver receives user information by an input method selected by the user among a plurality of input methods that are different from each other. A controller executes, when the receiver receives an input of the user information, making at least one of a first determination of whether the user interface is to be provided and a second determination of which one of a plurality of user interfaces is to be provided, depending on the input method when the receiver receives the user information. The controller executes controlling the interface unit according to one of a result of the first determination and a result of the second determination.
Claims15
An image processing apparatus comprising:
- an image processor configured to execute image processing;
- a display unit configured to provide a screen;
- a reader configured to read user information by reading a medium having the user information in a contactless manner or a contact manner;
- an operation unit configured to receive the user information by operation of the operation unit;
- a processor;
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- a memory storing instructions, the instructions, when executed by the processor, causing the processor to perform:
- when at least one of the reader and the operation unit receives the user information, determining an input method from a first input method in which the reader is used exclusively, a second input method in which both the reader and the operation unit are used exclusively, and a third input method in which the operation unit is used exclusively;
- based on the determined input method and a predetermined correspondence relationship, determining a screen providing method from a first screen providing method of providing no input screen for inputting information, a second screen providing method of providing a screen in which a first number of setting items is provided, and a third screen providing method of providing a screen in which a second number of setting items is provided, the second number being larger than the first number, the correspondence relationship being such that the first input method corresponds to the first screen providing method, the second input method corresponds to the second screen providing method, and the third input method corresponds to the third screen providing method;
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- controlling the display unit to provide or not to provide the input screen based on the determined screen providing method.
A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a set of program instructions that, when executed by a processor of an information processing apparatus capable of communicating with an image processing apparatus, cause the information processing apparatus to execute:
- displaying an input-method setting screen that is used by a user to select an input method out of a plurality of input methods for inputting user information to the image processing apparatus;
- the image processing apparatus having a reader configured to read user information by reading a medium having the user information in a contactless manner or a contact manner, and an operation unit configured to receive the user information by operation of the operation unit,
- the plurality of input methods including a first input method in which the reader is exclusively used, a second input method in which both the reader and the operation unit are exclusively used, and a third input method in which the operation unit is exclusively used,
- a plurality of screen providing methods including a first screen providing method of providing no input screen for inputting information, a second screen providing method of providing a screen in which a first number of setting items is provided, and a third screen providing method of providing a screen in which a second number of setting items is provided, the second number being larger than the first number, a predetermined correspondence relationship being such that the first input method corresponds to the first screen providing method, the second input method corresponds to the second screen providing method, and the third input method corresponds to the third screen providing method;
- receiving the input method selected via the input-method setting screen;
- adding the input method to an image to be processed by the image processing apparatus;
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- transmitting the input method added to the image to the image processing apparatus.
A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a set of program instructions executable on an image processing apparatus having:
- a display unit configured to read user information by reading a medium having the user information in a contactless manner or a contact manner;
- and an operation unit configured to receive the user information by operation of the operation unit, the set of program instructions comprising:
- when at least one of the reader and the operation unit receives the user information, determining an input method from a first input method in which the reader is exclusively used, a second input method in which both the reader and the operation unit are exclusively used, and a third input method in which the operation unit is exclusively used;
- based on the determined input method and a predetermined correspondence relationship, determining a screen providing method from a first screen providing method of providing no input screen for inputting information, a second screen providing method of providing a screen in which a first number of setting items is provided, and a third screen providing method of providing a screen in which a second number of setting items is provided, the second number being larger than the first number, the correspondence relationship being such that the first input method corresponds to the first screen providing method, the second input method corresponds to the second screen providing method, and the third input method corresponds to the third screen providing method;
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- controlling the display unit to provide or not to provide the input screen based on the determined screen providing method.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.