Kyocera Mita Corporation

Kyocera Document Solutions Inc.

Kyocera Documents Solutions Inc.

Tetsuya Maeda

Hiromi Sakata

Dai Shigenobu

Toru Yasui

Kensaku Sugimoto

Yoshiyuki Fujiwara

Tetsuya Yoshioka

Miki Teshima

Takushi Dandoko

Hiroshi Furutani

Wataru Tsukuda

Chigusa Mochizuki

Yasuhiko Kida

Takanori Miyamoto

Ryota Maeda

Keiko Morita

Michiko Tashiro

Yasuhiro Sekiguchi

Shinobu Yoshioku

Hideki Tennichi

Chigusa Tanaka

Nobuyasu Mori

Yasuhiro Fukui

A target selection portion selects one target attachment portion out of a plurality of attachment portions, and selects, when a detection state regarding a target storage unit attached to the target attachment portion out of a plurality of developer storage units changes from a developer-remaining state to a developer-empty state, a new target attachment portion as the target attachment portion. A notification processing portion executes, when a first notification mode is selected, empty state notification processing for outputting information representing the developer-empty state to a notification destination every time the developer-empty state of the target storage unit is detected. The notification processing portion executes, when a second notification mode is selected, the empty state notification processing when the developer-empty states of some of the plurality of developer storage units are detected.

Image forming apparatus

An image forming apparatus detects that the paper sheet cassette has been drawn out and that the paper sheet cassette has been housed, and upon detecting either that the paper sheet cassette has been drawn out or that the paper sheet cassette has been housed, detects that a reference operation has been performed. When the reference operation has been performed in a time period other than while a printing job is being executed, the control portion performs control so that the screen related to paper sheet setting is displayed, and when the reference operation has been performed while the printing job is being executed, the control portion performs control so that the screen related to paper sheet setting is not displayed.

Image forming apparatus and method for controlling image forming apparatus

An image reading apparatus includes a read size determination circuit. The read size determination circuit has a plurality of operation mode including a first mode and a second mode. The first mode determines the size of the document detected by the first document reading unit as a first read size and determines a read size of the document set in advance as a second read size. The first read size is the read size of the document when the first document reading unit reads the document. The second mode determines the size of the document detected by the first document reading unit as the first read size. If the second document reading unit reads the document, the second mode determines the read size of the document set in the setting screen as the second read size when a start instruction of a reading job is entered using the operation circuit.

Image reading apparatus that reads by intended read size and image processing apparatus

A multi function peripheral is provided with a display controller for causing a display section to display reception screens for respective settings on functions executable in the electrical apparatus, an instruction receiver for receiving an instruction to designate a content of each setting from the user, a display format receiver for receiving an instruction to select any one of a wizard display format, a list display format and a menu display format from the user, and a storage for storing the display format received by the display format receiver while relating it to the contents of the respective settings received by the instruction receiver.

Operating device and image forming apparatus with display format receiver for receiving instructions from a user for selecting a display format

In an information processing apparatus, if a setting content of a preset second setting item of a plurality of setting items included in pre-registration information selected by a selection portion is outside a range of use authority, a change portion changes the setting content of the second setting item to a content within the range of the use authority. In addition, a sequential display portion sequentially displays a setting screen for setting the setting content of the second setting item, in accordance with a setting operation on the setting screen. Furthermore, a second display control portion displays an authentication screen if the setting content of the second setting item is set on the setting screen so as to be outside the range of the use authority.

Information processing apparatus and method for job setting within or outside range of use authority of users

In an image forming apparatus, a page data generation unit is configured to generate page data of a job list screen that includes a link to the page data of a detailed information screen on an uncompleted job. The detailed information screen is a screen that displays the status of one job determined by a job status management unit. The page data generation is further configured to (A) generate the page data of a job request screen, and (B) if the job receipt unit receives a job that is requested based on the page data of the job request screen, generate the page data of a receipt-confirmation screen that includes a link to the page data of the detailed information screen on the received job.

Image forming system and image forming apparatus with improved error reporting status

A display device includes: an operation display part having a touch panel part displaying on a screen a plurality of input keys and accepting key operation, the operation display part displaying a list with an array of a plurality of items; a key operation detection part detecting operation on the input key; and a control part specifying the operated input key based on information from the key operation detection part, and displaying, at the operation display part in two rows or two columns, an array of: a plurality of first input keys arrayed for narrowing down the items to be displayed on the list; and a plurality of second input keys displayed as a result of operation of the first input key and arrayed for further narrowing down the items to be displayed on the list.

Display device, and image forming apparatus and electronic device loaded therewith

In an information processing apparatus, if the number of specific items of a plurality of setting items included in pre-registration information selected by a selection portion is equal to or less than a threshold, a change portion changes a setting content of the specific item to a content within a range of use authority. A setting screen display portion displays a setting screen for setting the specific item whose setting content has been changed by the change portion. A second display control portion displays an authentication screen if the setting content of the specific item is set on the setting screen so as to be outside the range of the use authority.

Information processing apparatus and job setting method

An image forming apparatus includes a control unit, a login information storage, a login information receiver, a login authenticator, a target function setter, an authorization information storage, an alternative function information storage and a target function changer. The target function changer sets a user alternative function matching a user authorized function related to an authenticated user as a target function out of functions alternative to a user prohibited function and determined by alternative function information instead of the user prohibited function different from the user authorized function related to the authenticated user out of target functions when the authenticated user is set in a login state.

An image forming apparatus that is connected to a network includes a web server, a setting item management unit, and a web server management unit. The setting item management unit is configured to select, when the web server receives a request for job execution screen data from a terminal apparatus that is connected to the network, a job setting item in association with at least one of the terminal apparatus and a user at the terminal apparatus from among all job setting items. The web server management unit is configured to generate the job execution screen data that includes the job setting item selected by the setting item management unit and transmit the job execution screen data to the terminal apparatus via the web server.

Image forming apparatus, image forming system, and image forming method that cause a job execution screen to be displayed on a display of a terminal apparatus

A non-transitory computer readable medium stores a driver program for an image forming apparatus. The driver program causes the computer to perform the steps of: (a) causing a display device of the computer to display a driver screen that transmits a job request to the image forming apparatus in accordance with a user operation of a user; and (b) if a predetermined user interface element in the driver screen is operated, causing the image forming apparatus to transmit user setting information on the user to the computer and causing the display device of the computer to display a user setting information page that includes the user setting information.

Driver program

An image forming apparatus includes an execution controller for operating a function to be operated with function settings provided in a program. When a program is received by a program receiver, the execution controller causes a display controller to display box data stored in a document box related to the received program on a box data selection screen. Subsequently, after the box data selected and input on the displayed box data selection screen is received by a box data receiver, the execution controller handles the received box data as input data and operates the function to be operated with the function settings provided in the received program.

Image forming apparatus with document box for storing input data relating to execution conditions of functions executable by the image forming apparatus

To provide enhanced operability to users incapable of setting complicated operations such as handicapped people, children, and old people. An operation panel section displays a plurality of settable functions to receive an input of the plurality of the settable functions. An input controller switches an input mode through an operation panel section between a standard mode in which any function can be set and a universal mode in which limited functions can be set with visibility higher than the standard mode.

Image forming apparatus and input operating device for use in the same having a universal mode in which limited functions can be set with recognition higher than in a standard mode

An image forming apparatus includes a display unit, a login information storage unit, a login information reception unit, a login authentication unit, an authorization limitation information storage unit, an execution instruction reception unit, a control unit and an execution permission determination unit. The authorization limitation information storage unit stores functions permitted to be executed by the logged-in user and a default user, who is a non-logged-in user. The control unit executes a function in accordance with an execution instruction received by the execution instruction reception unit. The execution permission determination unit determines whether the function indicated in the received execution instruction is a default function that is permitted to be executed by the default user, causes the control unit to execute the function if the function is the default function, and displays the login screen on the display unit if the function is not the default function.

Image forming apparatus and control method for image forming apparatus

An image forming apparatus is provided with a display device for displaying an operation guide to an operator, and a display controller for causing the display device to display an operation procedure comprised of a plurality of operations as the operation guide while automatically switching the respective operations in rotation.

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Osaka, Japan

Tetsuya Maeda