Image forming apparatus and display control method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12515906-B2
Application number	US-202318509786-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 15, 2023
Priority date	Dec 16, 2022
Publication date	Jan 6, 2026
Grant date	Jan 6, 2026

Abstract

An image forming apparatus includes: an image former, a paper feed tray that feeds a sheet to the image former; a display that displays a list of tray information on the paper feed tray, based on a mounting order with respect to an apparatus; and a controller that controls display of the display. The controller changes a display order of a list of the tray information according to a display priority based on an image forming operation.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An image forming apparatus comprising:
an image former; at least one paper feed tray that feeds a sheet to the image former; a display that displays a list of tray information on the at least one paper feed tray based on a mounting order with respect to an apparatus; and a controller that controls display of the display, wherein the controller changes a display order of the list of the tray information according to a display priority based on an image forming operation, and the controller causes the display to display the tray information of any one of paper feed trays at an uppermost position in the list in a case that a remaining amount of recording media, stored in a paper feed tray that is in operation, in a paper feed tray that is scheduled to be operated in a job following another job in execution, or in a paper feed tray that is scheduled to be operated in a next image forming operation, is less than a predetermined remaining amount.

2 . The image forming apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the controller further causes the display to display the tray information on a paper feed tray a display order of which is to be changed in a display mode different from display of the tray information on another paper feed tray.

3 . An image forming apparatus comprising:
an image former; at least one paper feed tray that feeds a sheet to the image former; a display that displays a list of tray information on the at least one paper feed tray based on a mounting order with respect to an apparatus; and a controller that controls display of the display, wherein the controller determines the tray information to be displayed, and when the tray information determined to be displayed is not included in the tray information displayed in the list based on the mounting order, the controller causes the display to display the determined tray information so as to be superimposed on the tray information displayed in the list.

4 . The image forming apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein
the controller determines, as a display target, a paper feed tray to be operated in association with an image forming operation, or a paper feed tray that is scheduled to be operated in a next image forming operation.

5 . The image forming apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein
the controller scrolls a screen displaying the list to a display position of the tray information on a paper feed tray that is in operation.

6 . The image forming apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein
the controller further causes the display to display the tray information on a paper feed tray that is in operation by increasing a number of display rows in the list.

7 . A display control method of controlling display of tray information on at least one paper feed tray that feeds a sheet to an image former, the display control method comprising:
displaying a list of the tray information based on a mounting order with respect to an apparatus; changing a display order of the list of the tray information according to a display priority based on an image forming operation; and displaying the tray information of any one of paper feed trays at an uppermost position in the list in a case that a remaining amount of recording media, stored in a paper feed tray that is in operation, in a paper feed tray that is scheduled to be operated in a job following another job in execution, or in a paper feed tray that is scheduled to be operated in a next image forming operation, is less than a predetermined remaining amount.

Assignees

• Sharp Kk

Inventors

• Yoshida Mayuko

Classifications

• B41J11/485

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• G06F3/1205

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• B65H3/44

  Simultaneously, alternately, or selectively separating articles from two or more piles · CPC title

• B65H2551/18

  Graphical interactive displays; Mouses; Touchscreens · CPC title

• B65H2551/21

  Monitors; Displays · CPC title