Print control apparatus, program and method of displaying print setting screen

US8994986B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8994986-B2
Application numberUS-201113048451-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMar 15, 2011
Priority dateMar 17, 2010
Publication dateMar 31, 2015
Grant dateMar 31, 2015

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A print control apparatus, a program, a method of displaying a print setting screen are provided. The print control apparatus includes a display device, an acquisition unit configured to acquire a size of a displayable area of the display device, a changing unit configured to change a size of a print setting screen related to a print setting according to the size of the displayable area, and a screen displaying unit configured to display the print setting screen changed by the changing unit on the display device.

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What is claimed is: 1. A print control apparatus comprising: a display device; a processor; and memory storing computer readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the print control apparatus to: determine a first size of a displayable print setting screen related to a print setting, the print setting screen including a first page comprising a plurality of operation items; acquire a size of a displayable area of the display device; determine a manne…

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What does patent US8994986B2 cover?
A print control apparatus, a program, a method of displaying a print setting screen are provided. The print control apparatus includes a display device, an acquisition unit configured to acquire a size of a displayable area of the display device, a changing unit configured to change a size of a print setting screen related to a print setting according to the size of the displayable area, and a …
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Yamada Kazutaka, Brother Ind Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06F9/4443. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 31 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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