IP Library Granted Patent US 11,729,326
Granted Patent B2
US 11,729,326 · App. 17/685,979 · Granted Aug 15, 2023

Image forming apparatus and control method

Inventor: Hideki Seto (Sakai, JP)
Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
H04N1/00506H04N1/00408H04N1/00477H04N1/00514
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Patent No.
US 11,729,326
App. No.
17/685,979
Granted
Aug 15, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

An image forming apparatus includes a displayer that displays a display screen corresponding to a mode, an obtainer that obtains content of a notification corresponding to the mode, and a controller that controls display of the content of the notification that is obtained together with display content of the mode, on the display screen.

Claims (14)

1. An image forming apparatus comprising:

a displayer that displays a display screen corresponding to a mode;

an obtainer that obtains content of a notification corresponding to the mode; and

a controller that sets a whole display area on the display screen as a first area for displaying content of the mode when the content of the notification is not to be displayed on the display screen, and divides the display area into the first area and a second area for displaying the content of the mode in the first area and the content of the notification in the second area when the content of the notification is to be displayed on the display screen.

2. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the controller displays the content of the notification in place of some of the content of the mode, and controls the display of some of the content of the mode on a basis of an operation of a user.

3. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the mode includes a mode of displaying a home screen and a mode of displaying a screen of an operation mode corresponding to a function selected from the home screen.

4. The image forming apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the controller displays at least some of the content of the notification that is displayed in the mode of displaying the home screen in the mode of displaying the screen of the operation mode.

5. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the controller authenticates a user and displays the content of the notification related to the authenticated user in the second display area out of the content of the notification that is obtained.

6. The image forming apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein when controlling a display of a screen for authenticating the user, the controller obtains all the content of the notification and controls a display of some or all of the content of the notification that is obtained.

7. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the controller displays the content of the notification on top of the content of the mode.

8. A control method for an image forming apparatus including a displayer that displays a display screen corresponding to a mode, the control method comprising:

obtaining content of a notification corresponding to the mode;

setting a whole display area on the display screen as a first area for displaying content of the mode when the content of the notification is not to be displayed on the display screen; and

dividing the display area into the first area and a second area for displaying the content of the mode in the first area and the content of the notification in the second area when the content of the notification is to be displayed on the display screen.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 3, 2022
From: SETO, HIDEKI
To: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 059162/0101 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2021-037445 · Mar 9, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220294919A1 · Sep 15, 2022