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Image forming apparatus, setting method, and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium encoded with setting program

US9058557B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 28, 2012
Grant dateJun 16, 2015
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Expiry dateAug 24, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06K15/408
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An image forming apparatus includes a setting screen displaying portion to display a setting screen on a display portion, an input screen displaying portion to display an input screen including input keys on the display portion, a position detecting portion to detect a position designated by a user on a display surface of the display portion, an item selecting portion to select one of a plurality of setting items on the setting screen, a setting value accepting portion to accept a value determined by the input key designated by the user as a setting value for the setting item being selected, and a designation accepting portion, provided independently of the position detecting portion, to accept a user's designation. The input screen displaying portion displays the input screen on the display portion when the designation accepting portion accepts a first designation in the state where the setting screen is being displayed.

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