Multifunction peripheral with template registration and template registration method
AssigneesKabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsYuko Kimoto, Naoki Hoshino
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Abstract
In a display unit, a setting check key for checking present set contents is displayed together with a setting screen such as a basic screen for performing various basic settings. In a case where a user indicates a setting check key displayed in the setting screen, the display unit displays a template registration key for registering the present set contents as a template together with a setting check screen displaying the present set contents. In a case where the template registration key is indicated, processing is executed to register the present set contents as the template.
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A multifunction peripheral to perform various types of processing based on set contents, the peripheral comprising:
- a display unit which displays a screen;
- an operation unit which inputs information;
- a memory which stores information indicating the set contents as a template;
- a first display control unit which displays various setting screens in the display unit;
- a setting unit which performs setting based on setting information input by the operation unit, in a state in which the setting screen is displayed by the first display control unit;
- a second display control unit which displays, in the display unit, a template registration key to register the set contents as the template together with a setting check screen displaying the set contents input by the operation unit;
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- a template registration unit which registers the set contents displayed in the setting check screen as the template in the memory, in a case where the second display control unit indicates the template registration key in the setting check screen displayed in the display unit,
- wherein the first display control unit displays, in the display unit, a setting check key to check present set contents together with the setting screen to input various set contents, and
- the second display control unit displays the setting check screen and the template registration key in the display unit, in a case where the first display control unit inputs the setting check key displayed in the display unit.
A multifunction peripheral having a display unit, an operation unit, and a memory, the peripheral comprising:
- first display control means for displaying various setting screens in the display unit;
- setting means for performing setting based on setting information input by the operation unit in a state in which the setting screen is displayed by the first display control means;
- second display control means for displaying, in the display unit, a template registration key to store present set contents as a template together with a setting check screen displaying the present set contents;
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- template registration means for storing the set contents of the setting check screen displayed in the display unit as the template in the memory, in a case where the second display control means indicates the template registration key displayed by the display unit,
- wherein the first display control means displays, in the display unit, a setting check key to check the present set contents together with the setting screen to input various settings, and
- the second display control means displays the setting check screen and the template registration key in the display unit, in a case where the first display control means inputs the setting check key displayed in the display unit.
A method of registering a template for use in a multifunction peripheral having a display unit, an operation unit, and a memory, the method comprising:
- displaying various setting screens in the display unit;
- performing setting based on setting information input by the operation unit in a state in which the setting screen is displayed by the display unit;
- displaying, in the display unit, a template registration key to store present set contents as a template in the memory together with a setting check screen displaying the present set contents;
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- storing the set contents of the setting check screen displayed in the display unit as the template in the memory, in a case where the template registration key is indicated,
- wherein the displaying of the setting screen comprises displaying, in the display unit, a setting check key to check the present set contents together with the setting screen to input various settings, and
- the displaying of the template registration key comprises displaying the setting check screen and the template registration key in the display unit, in a case where there is input the setting check key displayed together with the setting screen in the display unit.
An image forming apparatus having configurable settings that can be set by a user and registered as a template, comprising:
- an operation panel having a touch panel;
- a non-volatile memory;
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- a template registration unit configured to display on the touch panel a first user interface that displays all of the configurable settings of the image forming apparatus as set by the user and a template registration key, and a second user interface that includes icons representing storage locations in the non-volatile memory in any one of which the configurable settings of the image forming apparatus as set by the user can be stored,
- wherein the template registration unit is configured to detect a selection of one of the icons and to store the configurable settings of the image forming apparatus as set by the user as a template in a storage location in the non-volatile memory corresponding to the selected icon.
In an image forming apparatus having configurable settings that can be set by a user and stored as a template, a method of registering a template to be used in operating the image forming apparatus, the method comprising the steps of:
- storing configurable settings of the image forming apparatus as they are changed in accordance with user selections;
- displaying all of the configurable settings of the image forming apparatus as set by the user and a template registration key;
- displaying storage locations in any one of which the configurable settings of the image forming apparatus as set by the user can be stored;
- receiving a selection of one of the storage locations;
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- storing the configurable settings of the image forming apparatus as set by the user in the selected storage location.
A method of managing a template for an image forming apparatus having a touch panel, a volatile memory unit, a non-volatile memory unit, and configurable settings that can be set by a user and stored as a template in the non-volatile memory unit, the method comprising the steps of:
- setting the configurable settings of the image forming apparatus to operate in a certain manner, all of the configurable settings of the image forming apparatus as set being stored in the volatile memory unit and being displayed on the touch panel with a template registration key;
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- touching the template registration key that is displayed on the display unit with all of the configurable settings of the image forming apparatus as set and selecting a storage location in the non-volatile memory unit, to store the configurable settings of the image forming apparatus in the selected storage location in the non-volatile memory unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.