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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2016
Applicant:
Konica Minolta, Inc., Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Mitsutaka Morita, Hachioji, JP;
Katsutoshi Sawada, Hino, JP;
Assignee:
Konica Minolta, Inc., Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/12 (2006.01); H04N 1/32 (2006.01); H04N 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/32101 (2013.01); G06F 3/1204 (2013.01); G06F 3/1226 (2013.01); G06F 3/1232 (2013.01); G06F 3/1292 (2013.01); H04N 1/00307 (2013.01); H04N 1/00315 (2013.01); H04N 1/00344 (2013.01); H04N 1/00347 (2013.01); H04N 1/00466 (2013.01); H04N 1/00482 (2013.01); H04N 2201/0094 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed is an image forming apparatus including: a hardware processor configured to: recognize a plurality of functions of the image forming apparatus, and determine a priority function to be preferentially introduced to a user among the plurality of functions recognized; and a first transmitting unit configured to transmit function introducing information indicating the functions of the image forming apparatus, which are recognized by the hardware processor, and the priority function, to a terminal device.