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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2012
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/048 (2013.01); H04N 5/232 (2006.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/0487 (2013.01); G06F 3/0489 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/23216 (2013.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/0487 (2013.01); G06F 3/0489 (2013.01);
Abstract
Processing for pressing a shortcut key to close a menu and processing for pressing the same shortcut key to enter a specific menu are made compatible. A specific menu among hierarchical menus including a plurality of menus for making a setting or an operation instruction about a display control apparatus is assigned to a specific operation unit. If the specific operation unit is operated when the specific menu is displayed, display of the menu is cleared. If the specific operation unit is operated when a menu different from the specific menu and a menu one level above the specific menu is displayed, the specific menu is displayed.