Image formation apparatus, control method, and storage medium
An image formation apparatus, a control method, and a storage medium that can suppress the decrease in the convenience are provided. To this end, each setting of an operation mode is activated with a user selecting a custom home screen from a default home screen in accordance with a usage scene.
1 . An image formation apparatus, comprising:
a display control unit that is capable of switching and displaying, on a display unit, a plurality of home screens at least including a plurality of custom home screens which correspond to a plurality of respective scenes including at least a work scene and on which a plurality of software buttons for executing an image processing function designated by a user are displayed; and
a changing unit that changes, based on one home screen of the plurality of home screens being displayed on the display unit by the display control unit based on a user operation for switching the plurality of home screens, an operation mode of the image formation apparatus to an operation mode corresponding to the one home screen displayed on the display unit based on the user operation for switching the plurality of home screens, wherein
in a case where the display control unit displays a custom home screen corresponding to the work scene, the changing unit changes the operation mode of the image formation apparatus to an operation mode for double-side printing in which a double-side printing setting is automatically activated, a silent mode setting to suppress operating noise of the image formation apparatus is activated, and automatic power-off setting to automatically power off the image formation apparatus is deactivated.
2 . The image formation apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the operation modes include at least one of a silent mode to suppress operating noise, a low cost mode to suppress consumption of a running cost, and an energy saving mode to suppress power consumption.
3 . The image formation apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the plurality of custom home screens correspond to a plurality of respective usage scenes, and each usage scene has a corresponding operation mode.
4 . The image formation apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein
the plurality of the custom home screens at least correspond to a work scene, a study scene, and a life scene.
5 . The image formation apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein
the changing unit performs switching to the custom home screen selected by a user from the plurality of the custom home screens corresponding to the usage scenes.
6 . The image formation apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein
the image formation apparatus has an operation mode to switch expression of a description in the custom home screen in accordance with the usage scene of the selected custom home screen.
7 . The image formation apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein
the image formation apparatus has an operation mode to omit a setting item in the custom home screen in accordance with the usage scene of the selected custom home screen.
8 . The image formation apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a color switching unit that switches an LED color.
9 . The image formation apparatus according to claim 3 , further comprising:
a lock unit that locks a custom home screen to prevent display of that custom home screen.
10 . The image formation apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein
if a password inputted by a user matches a registered password while the custom home screen is locked by the lock unit, the custom home screen is displayed.
11 . A method of controlling an image formation apparatus that includes:
a display control unit that is capable of switching and displaying, on a display unit, a plurality of home screens at least including a plurality of custom home screens which correspond to a plurality of respective scenes including at least a work scene and on which a plurality of software buttons for executing an image processing function designated by a user are displayed; and
a changing unit that changes, based on one home screen of the plurality of home screens being displayed on the display unit by the display control unit based on a user operation for switching the plurality of home screens, an operation mode of the image formation apparatus to an operation mode corresponding to the one home screen displayed on the display unit based on the user operation for switching the plurality of home screens, wherein
in a case where the display control unit displays a custom home screen corresponding to the work scene, the changing unit changes the operation mode of the image formation apparatus to an operation mode for double-side printing in which a double-side printing setting is automatically activated, a silent mode setting to suppress operating noise of the image formation apparatus is activated, and automatic power-off setting to automatically power off the image formation apparatus is deactivated.
12 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program causing a computer to execute a method of controlling an image formation apparatus that includes:
a display control unit that is capable of switching and displaying, on a display unit, a plurality of home screens at least including a plurality of custom home screens which correspond to a plurality of respective scenes including at least a work scene and on which a plurality of software buttons for executing an image processing function designated by a user are displayed; and
a changing unit that changes, based on one home screen of the plurality of home screens being displayed on the display unit by the display control unit based on a user operation for switching the plurality of home screens, an operation mode of the image formation apparatus to an operation mode corresponding to the one home screen displayed on the display unit based on the user operation for switching the plurality of home screens, wherein
in a case where the display control unit displays a custom home screen corresponding to the work scene, the changing unit changes the operation mode of the image formation apparatus to an operation mode for double-side printing in which a double-side printing setting is automatically activated, a silent mode setting to suppress operating noise of the image formation apparatus is activated, and automatic power-off setting to automatically power off the image formation apparatus is deactivated.
13 . The image formation apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the image formation apparatus is capable of executing a plurality of functions including at least a print function to print image data on a printing medium and a reading function to read an original document.
14 . The image formation apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the custom home screens each include at least one of a software key to execute a print function to print image data on a printing medium and a software key to execute a reading function to read an original document.
15 . The image formation apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the image formation apparatus is a printer.
16 . The image formation apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the image formation apparatus is an inkjet printer.
17 . The image formation apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a lock unit configured to lock display of the custom home screen,
wherein in a case where the display control unit displays the custom home screen corresponding to the work scene, the changing unit changes the operation mode of the image formation apparatus to an operation mode in which the double-side printing setting is automatically activated, the silent mode setting to suppress operating noise of the image formation apparatus is activated, the automatic power-off setting to automatically power off the image formation apparatus is deactivated, and time of a lock timer for which the custom home screen corresponding to the work scene is locked by the lock unit is set shorter than time of lock timers for a custom home screen corresponding to a study scene and a custom home screen corresponding to a life scene.
18 . The image formation apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
in a case where the display control unit displays a custom home screen corresponding to a study scene, the changing unit changes the operation mode of the image formation apparatus to an operation mode in which silent mode setting to suppress operating noise of the image formation apparatus is activated.
19 . The image formation apparatus according to claim 18 , wherein
in a case where the display control unit displays the custom home screen corresponding to the study scene, the changing unit changes the operation mode of the image formation apparatus to an operation mode in which the silent mode setting to suppress operating noise of the image formation apparatus is activated and automatic power-off setting to automatically power off the image formation apparatus is deactivated.
20 . The image formation apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
operation modes corresponding to the plurality of custom home screens are not operation modes associated by the user, but operation modes associated in advance with the plurality of custom home screens, respectively.
21 . The image formation apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
operation modes corresponding to the plurality of custom home screens are operation modes associated with the plurality of custom home screens, respectively, by the user.
22 . The image formation apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the plurality of home screens further comprise a default home screen which is not associated with any operation mode, and the display control unit switches between displaying the plurality of custom home screens and the default home screen.
23 . The image formation apparatus according to claim 22 , wherein
the display control unit displays, on the display unit, a plurality of tabs corresponding to the plurality of home screens including the default home screen and the plurality of custom home screens and in a case where any one of the plurality of tabs is selected, displays a home screen corresponding to the selected tab.
24 . The image formation apparatus according to claim 22 , wherein
in a case where the display control unit displays the default home screen, the changing unit does not change the operation mode of the image formation apparatus.
25 . The image formation apparatus according to claim 23 , wherein
the default home screen includes a child mode to switch expression of a description displayed on the screen between kanji and hiragana, and in a case where a tab corresponding to the child mode is selected, the changing unit changes the operation mode of the image formation apparatus to the child mode.
26 . The image formation apparatus according to claim 25 , wherein
the default home screen further comprises an easy mode in which a setting item is omitted, and in a case where a tab corresponding to the easy mode is selected, the changing unit changes the operation mode of the image formation apparatus to the easy mode.