Image forming apparatus and image forming method

US9769339B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9769339-B2
Application numberUS-201615159915-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMay 20, 2016
Priority dateJun 9, 2015
Publication dateSep 19, 2017
Grant dateSep 19, 2017

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An image forming apparatus includes: an operation unit that includes a display unit where a screen is displayed and a first operating system, and accepts an operation; and a main body unit that includes a second operating system, and acts according to an operation accepted by the operation unit, wherein the operation unit includes: an operation accepting unit that accepts, when an always-displayed screen for using a specific function is pressed, activation of a first application running on the first operating system to use the specific function associated with the screen; a synchronization processing unit that performs synchronization between a second application running on the first operating system and a third application running on the second operating system; an app-activation control unit that activates the first application after performing the synchronization; and a display control unit that displays an operation accepting screen of the first application on the display unit.

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What is claimed is: 1. An image forming apparatus comprising: a first processor configured to control a display unit and configured to implement a first operating system, the display unit being configured to display a screen, the first processor being further configured to accept an operation; and a second processor configured to implement a second operating system, the second processor being configured to act according to an operation accepted by the first processor, wherein…

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What does patent US9769339B2 cover?
An image forming apparatus includes: an operation unit that includes a display unit where a screen is displayed and a first operating system, and accepts an operation; and a main body unit that includes a second operating system, and acts according to an operation accepted by the operation unit, wherein the operation unit includes: an operation accepting unit that accepts, when an always-displa…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Ono Zentaroh, Ricoh Co Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04N1/00474. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Sep 19 2017 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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We list 6 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).