Controlling method for image forming apparatus
US7424236B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 7, 2005 |
| Grant date | Sep 9, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 25, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/1264
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A controlling method for controlling an image forming apparatus has a step of displaying a printing paper illustration representing printing paper on an operating screen and a step of displaying at least one icon related to a process function of the image forming apparatus. The controlling method further has a step of selecting a process function that corresponds to the specified icon and a step of determining the location to which the selected process function is applied upon receiving an instruction for a position on the printing paper illustration.
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