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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2010
Atsushi Tomita, Toyohashi, JP;
Kenichi Sawada, Toyohashi, JP;
Takeshi Hibino, Toyokawa, JP;
Takuya Okada, Toyokawa, JP;
Atsushi Tomita, Toyohashi, JP;
Kenichi Sawada, Toyohashi, JP;
Takeshi Hibino, Toyokawa, JP;
Takuya Okada, Toyokawa, JP;
Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc., Chiyod-Ku, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image processing apparatus has a display. A plurality of icons that correspond to a plurality of function buttons to set the functions installed on an image processing apparatus are displayed in the icon display area on the display, organized in groups by function attribute. When a position in the icon display area is arbitrarily specified by a user, then function buttons that correspond to icons lying at the user specified position, are displayed in the function button display area on the display.