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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2002
Kyocera Mita Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
This image forming device is arranged such that desired functions and their respective setting details can be allocated to shortcut keys, and titles and icons representing the functions allocated to the shortcut keys can also be designated for the shortcut keys and displayed on the shortcut keys. Accordingly, when executing a function allocated to a shortcut key, the operator can select the desired function according to the indication on the shortcut key without having to refer to the operations manual or the like. Also, the operator can start the image forming operation for executing the function together with its setting details only by a pressing operation on the shortcut key, being spared operations for setting such details of the selected function. As a result, the number of times of key operations by the operator is reduced, thereby improving the operability.