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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2015
Kyocera Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Dai Shigenobu, Concord, CA (US);
Mrinalini Chakravarty, Concord, CA (US);
Damion Gordon, Concord, CA (US);
Chris Holmes, Concord, CA (US);
Abstract
Example methods and systems may include displaying a primary screen having a plurality of function menus corresponding to multifunction printer functions, wherein each function menu includes a function icon, one or more major-setting icons, an execution icon, and an expansion icon. The example methods and systems may include, responsive to the selection of a major-setting icon, modifying a corresponding primary setting; responsive to the selection of an execution icon, causing a multifunction printing device to carry out a function; responsive to the selection of an expansion icon, displaying the function menu as a selected menu, wherein the selected menu is larger and includes more major-setting icons; and, responsive to the selection of a function icon, displaying a secondary screen, wherein the secondary screen includes one or more major-setting icons corresponding to one or more primary settings, and one or more minor-setting icons corresponding to one or more secondary settings.