Image forming apparatus for displaying appropriate objects on screen
US12238250B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 28, 2024 |
| Grant date | Feb 25, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 28, 2044 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N1/00511
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a controller configured to, when a first user is logging in to the image forming apparatus, display a plurality of first icons to be arranged in a particular form of a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns within a particular area on a standby screen. The plurality of first icons include an icon associated with the image scanning processing, an icon associated with the copy processing, and one or more icons not associated with image processing. The controller is further configured to, in said displaying the plurality of first icons, display, as the plurality of first icons, one or more icons associated with the first user, and one or more icons not associated with a second user, without displaying any icons associated with the second user, and display information other than the plurality of first icons outside the particular area.
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