Image forming apparatus capable of setting initial display screen, method of controlling the same, and storage medium

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9374489-B2
Application number	US-201414497724-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 26, 2014
Priority date	Oct 1, 2013
Publication date	Jun 21, 2016
Grant date	Jun 21, 2016

Abstract

An image forming apparatus equipped with a customization function and a resume function, which is capable of enabling a user to select one of these functions and thereby displaying an initial display screen intended by the user. A user is prompted to make a selection as to whether to display a user-customized screen or to display a screen displayed at logout time, as an initial screen to be displayed after start or reactivation of the image forming apparatus. The display of the initial screen after the start or reactivation of the image forming apparatus is controlled based on the selection made by the user.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An image forming apparatus comprising:
a storage device; and
a processor configured to execute computer executable instructions recorded on the storage device, the computer executable instructions including instructions, that when executed by the processor, cause the image forming apparatus to:
display an initial display screen-setting dialog that prompts a user to select a type of screen, from among a plurality of types of screens displayed as part of the initial display screen-setting dialog, corresponding to an initial screen to be displayed after start or reactivation of the image forming apparatus, the selection made by the user being received via the initial display screen-setting dialog and before the start or reactivation of the image forming apparatus, and the plurality of types of screens including at least one user-customizable type screen and a timing type screen; and
display the initial screen after the start or reactivation of the image forming apparatus, based on the selection made by the user via the initial display screen-setting dialog.

2. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the computer executable instructions further include instructions, that when executed by the processor, cause the image forming apparatus to store, when the display of the user-customizable type screen is selected, information on the user-customizable type screen in a storage unit medium, and to store, when the display of the timing type screen is selected, information on a screen displayed when the user logs out in the storage medium according to logout of the user.

3. The image forming apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the image forming apparatus is caused to display the initial screen based on the information stored in the storage medium.

4. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the user-customizable type screen is a menu screen or a copy screen.

5. The image forming apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the computer executable instructions further include instructions, that when executed by the processor, cause the image forming apparatus to acquire authentication information by performing user authentication, and
wherein the information stored in the storage medium is associated with the acquired authentication information.

6. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the computer executable instructions further include instructions, that when executed by the processor, cause the image forming apparatus to further prompt the user to select whether to use setting values registered by the user or setting values at logout time, as initial setting values to be set for the initial screen.

7. A method of controlling an image forming apparatus comprising:
displaying an initial display screen-setting dialog that prompts a user to select a type of screen, from among a plurality of types of screens displayed as part of the initial display screen-setting dialog, corresponding to an initial screen to be displayed after start or reactivation of the image forming apparatus, the selection made by the user being received via the initial display screen-setting dialog and before the start or reactivation of the image forming apparatus, and the plurality of types of screens including at least one user-customizable type screen and a timing type screen; and
displaying the initial screen after the start or reactivation of the image forming apparatus, based on the selection made by the user via the initial display screen-setting dialog.

8. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a computer-executable program for executing a method of controlling an image forming apparatus,
wherein the method comprises:
displaying an initial display screen-setting dialog that prompts a user to select a type of screen, from among a plurality of types of screens displayed as part of the initial display screen-setting dialog, corresponding to an initial screen to be displayed after start or reactivation of the image forming apparatus, the selection made by the user being received via the initial display screen-setting dialog and before the start or reactivation of the image forming apparatus, and the plurality of types of screens including at least one user-customizable type screen and a timing type screen; and
displaying the initial screen after the start or reactivation of the image forming apparatus, based on the selection made by the user via the initial display screen-setting dialog.

9. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a storage medium configured to store initial-display-screen information corresponding to the selection made by the user,
wherein in response to the user logging out, the image forming apparatus is caused to determine whether the initial-display-screen information corresponds to the timing type screen.

10. The image forming apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the computer executable instructions further include instructions, that when executed by the processor, cause the image forming apparatus to store, in response to a determination that the initial-display-screen information corresponds to the timing type screen, setting information corresponding to a screen being displayed at the time of the user logging out.

Assignees

• Canon Kk

Inventors

• Ishii Yoko

Classifications

• H04N1/00962

  Input arrangements for operating instructions or parameters, e.g. updating internal software (program loading in general G06F9/445; network-specific protocols involving the movement of software or configuration parameters H04L67/34) · CPC title

• H04N1/0097 Primary

  Storage of instructions or parameters, e.g. customised instructions or different parameters for different user IDs · CPC title

• H04N1/00509

  Personalising for a particular user or group of users, e.g. a workgroup or company · CPC title

• H04N1/00928

  Initialisation or control of normal start-up or shut-down, i.e. non failure or error related · CPC title