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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Kyocera Mita Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 2/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 2/100 ;
Abstract
An image reading device and image forming device has an operation device provided with keys for reducing the number of operations. A shortcut key display screen having a shortcut key to which an arbitrary function among a plurality of functions may be allocated thereto is displayable on a display unit. At least one function setting screen has an allocation instruction key for allocating a function to the shortcut key. When the allocation instruction key is selected, a series of functions set, before the function setting screen having the allocation instruction key is displayed on the display screen, is allocated to the shortcut key.