Patent ID: 9696952
Date: 2017-07-04
CPC Classifications: G06F,H04N

Claim:
1. A method of providing a screen for manipulating execution of an application of an image forming apparatus, the method comprising: generating a first image signal indicating a first user interface for setting options to be applied to the execution of the application, and a second image signal indicating a second user interface comprising at least a first virtual button for controlling an operation of the image forming apparatus and a second virtual button for controlling another operation of the image forming apparatus, wherein at least one of a function and an appearance of the first virtual button is maintained identical regardless of the application whose options are set by the first user interface while at least one of a function and an appearance of the second virtual button is changed according to the application whose options are set by the first user interface; receiving a setting of a disappearance adjustment configuration for the second user interface; and displaying, based on the first image signal and the second image signal, the first user interface and the second user interface on the screen, wherein the displaying of the second user interface is at least partly based on the disappearance adjustment configuration, wherein the setting of a disappearance adjustment configuration includes a predetermined time, set by a user, in which the second user interface becomes transparent and then completely disappears during the predetermined time.