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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2008
Motoyuki Katsumata, Kanagawa, JP;
Akira Miyazaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Motoyuki Katsumata, Kanagawa, JP;
Akira Miyazaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a plurality of programs to be utilized via corresponding display screens, a screen structure information managing part to manage screen structure information of the display screens, and a customizing information managing part to manage customizing information which records customizing contents with respect to the display screens. The image forming apparatus further includes a screen generating part to generate each display screen corresponding to the plurality of programs, based on the screen structure information and the customizing information related to each display screen.