Sharp Kabishiki Kaisha

Koki Fukuda

Koji Katamoto

Yasuji Nakahama

Akihiko Ito

An apparatus for setting image forming conditions includes: a display section having a display screen; a transparent touch-sensitive panel having a plurality of touch-sensitive keys and provided on the display screen for inputting the image forming conditions; and a display control section for controlling the display section and the touch-sensitive panel; wherein the display control section controls the display section to display a plurality of item selection keys in an item selection key area on the display screen for selection of condition items for setting the image forming conditions, to display a plurality of condition setting keys in a condition setting key area on the display screen for selection of options for a selected condition item, to display text information on current settings of the image forming conditions in a condition display area on the display screen, and to display an icon indicative of the current settings of the image forming conditions in an icon display area on the display screen; wherein the condition setting key area appears in response to selection of the condition item by operating in any of the item selection keys.

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Nara, Japan

Koki Fukuda