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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2006
Takeshi Morikawa, Takarazuka, JP;
Minako Kobayashi, Ikeda, JP;
Kei Shigehisa, Amagasaki, JP;
Nobuo Kamei, Amagasaki, JP;
Takeshi Morikawa, Takarazuka, JP;
Minako Kobayashi, Ikeda, JP;
Kei Shigehisa, Amagasaki, JP;
Nobuo Kamei, Amagasaki, JP;
Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The image forming apparatus of the present invention includes a storage unit storing therein a database that contains a plurality of setting value strings of executed jobs. Here, each setting value string (i) indicates a setting condition used in a corresponding executed job, and (ii) includes setting values, each of which is associated with a different one of setting items and indicates a setting mode of the associated setting item. When a reception unit receives a setting value for a new job from a user, a search unit searches the database for a setting value string related to the received setting value. A display control unit displays the setting value string found by the search unit on a screen.