Image forming apparatus, method for controlling the same, and non-transitory computer-readable data recording medium having control program stored thereon
US10116812B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 16, 2015 |
| Grant date | Oct 30, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 16, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N1/00435
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
There is provided an image forming apparatus capable of improving the operability at the time of transition from a currently-displayed image to another image as compared with the conventional technique. The image forming apparatus includes: a display unit; an operation accepting unit for accepting an operation indicating that display of an image currently displayed on the display unit is unnecessary; a generating unit for generating, based on the operation, a menu showing image candidates to which transition from the currently-displayed image can be made; a menu display unit for displaying the menu on the currently-displayed image; a selection accepting unit for accepting an operation for selecting a particular image from the candidates; and an image display unit for displaying the particular image on the display unit based on the operation for selecting.
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