Display input device capable of setting display order of operation buttons and image forming apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2025337851-A1
Application number	US-202519186988-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Apr 23, 2025
Priority date	Apr 24, 2024
Publication date	Oct 30, 2025
Grant date	—

Abstract

In an image forming apparatus, a controller allows a display device to display operation buttons and executes either one of: a user-specific display mode in which, for each individual one of users, respective user-specific numbers of operations on the operation buttons made by the individual user are measured and, in use by the individual user, an order of display of the operation buttons on the display device for the individual user is set based on the respective user-specific numbers of operations on the operation buttons; and a cross-user display mode in which respective total numbers of operations on the operation buttons made by all the users are measured and, in use by any one of the users, an order of display of the operation buttons on the display device is set based on the respective total numbers of operations on the operation buttons.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A display input device comprising:
a display device that displays a plurality of operation buttons associated with different functions; an input device that is capable of being operated by a plurality of users and accepts an input of an instruction associated with each of the operation buttons displayed on the display device; and a controller that, upon input of the instruction associated with the operation button to the input device, executes the function associated with the operation button, wherein the controller controls display of the display device in either one of: a user-specific display mode in which, for each individual one of the users, respective user-specific numbers of operations on the operation buttons made by the individual user are measured and an order of display of the operation buttons on the display device for the individual user is set based on the measured respective user-specific numbers of operations on the operation buttons; and a cross-user display mode in which respective total numbers of operations on the operation buttons made by all the users are measured and an order of display of the operation buttons on the display device is set as a common order of display among all the users based on the measured respective total numbers of operations on the operation buttons.

2 . The display input device according to claim 1 , wherein in controlling the display in the cross-user display mode, the controller excludes the operation button specified by a button place fixing instruction to fix a place of the button in the order of display, the instruction having been input to the input device, from a scope of processing for setting the order of display of the operation buttons based on the numbers of operations and allows the display device to display the specified operation button to fix the specified operation button in a place in the order of display as the specified operation button has been displayed at a time of input of the button place fixing instruction.

3 . The display input device according to claim 2 , wherein while the controller allows the display device to display the operation button specified by the button place fixing instruction to fix the operation button in the place in the order of display as the operation button has been displayed at the time of input of the button place fixing instruction, the controller allows the display device to display, on the operation button displayed in the fixed place, a predetermined image representing that the operation button is displayed according to the fixed place.

4 . The display input device according to claim 1 , wherein in controlling the display in the user-specific display mode, the controller excludes the operation button specified by a button place fixing instruction to fix a place of the button in the order of display, the instruction having been input to the input device, from a scope of processing for setting the order of display of the operation buttons based on the numbers of operations and allows the display device to display the specified operation button to fix the specified operation button in a place in the order of display as the specified operation button has been displayed at a time of input of the button place fixing instruction.

5 . The display input device according to claim 1 , wherein
when the instruction associated with the operation button is input to the input device, the controller allows the display device to display a plurality of sub-operation buttons subordinated to the operation button, when an instruction associated with one of the sub-operation buttons is input to the input device, the controller executes a function associated with the sub-operation button, and the controller controls the display of the display device in either one of: a user-specific display mode in which, for each individual one of the users, respective user-specific numbers of operations on the sub-operation buttons made by the individual user are measured and an order of display of the sub-operation buttons on the display device for the individual user is set based on the measured respective user-specific numbers of operations on the sub-operation buttons; and a cross-user display mode in which respective total numbers of operations on the sub-operation buttons made by all the users are measured and an order of display of the sub-operation buttons on the display device is set as a common order of display among all the users based on the measured respective total numbers of operations on the sub-operation buttons.

6 . The display input device according to claim 1 , wherein the controller calculates the total number of operations on each of the operation buttons made by all the users, based on the respective user-specific numbers of operations on the operation button measured on a basis of individual users.

7 . A display input device comprising:
a display device that displays a plurality of operation buttons associated with different functions; an input device that is capable of being operated by a plurality of users and accepts an input of an instruction associated with each of the operation buttons displayed on the display device; and a controller that, upon input of the instruction associated with the operation button to the input device, executes the function associated with the operation button, wherein the controller controls display of the display device in a cross-user display mode in which respective total numbers of operations on the operation buttons made by all the users are measured and an order of display of the operation buttons on the display device is set as a common order of display among all the users based on the measured respective total numbers of operations on the operation buttons, and in controlling the display in the cross-user display mode, the controller excludes the operation button specified by a button place fixing instruction to fix a place of the button in the order of display, the instruction having been input to the input device, from a scope of processing for setting the order of display of the operation buttons based on the numbers of operations and allows the display device to display the specified operation button to fix the specified operation button in a place in the order of display as the specified operation button has been displayed at a time of input of the button place fixing instruction.

8 . An image forming apparatus comprising:
the display input device according to claim 1 ; and an image forming device that forms an image on a recording paper sheet.

Assignees

• Kyocera Document Solutions Inc

Inventors

• Watanabe Toshihiko
• HIRABE Masato
• Nakagawa Hiroshi
• Miyai Toshiya

Classifications

• H04N1/00474

  outputting a plurality of functional options, e.g. scan, copy or print · CPC title

• H04N1/00511

  for a group of users, e.g. a workgroup, company, or a service provider · CPC title

• H04N1/00514

  for individual users · CPC title

• H04N1/00421

  using drop-down menus · CPC title

• G03G15/502

  relating to the structure of the control menu, e.g. pop-up menus, help screens · CPC title