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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 11, 2014
Konica Minolta, Inc., Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Yuji Uchida, Tachikawa, JP;
KONICA MINOLTA, INC., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Disclosed is an image forming apparatus, which makes it possible to easily control various kinds of functions. The apparatus is provided with an apparatus controlling firmware that controls a default display screen, and a Web display screen application program that controls a customizable display screen according to a process being separate from another process for the apparatus controlling firmware. The Web display screen application program has a function for calling one of default display screens as a designated default display screen, while the apparatus controlling firmware has a function for accepting a screen calling instruction. When the Web display screen application program instructs the apparatus controlling firmware to conduct the screen calling operation in a state that the Web display screen application program displays the customizable display screen onto the display section, the apparatus controlling firmware conducts controlling operations for displaying the designated default display screen onto the display section.