Patent ID: 8405855
Filing Date: 2013-03-26
Classification: G03G,H04N

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus having a plurality of functions pertaining to image formation, comprising: a display unit for displaying a screen corresponding to each of the functions; a storage unit for storing a plurality of screens to be selected and displayed as an initial screen on the display unit, and start-up factor information for a plurality of start-up factors of the image forming apparatus, each of the plurality of screens stored corresponding to one or more of the plurality of start-up factors; an information obtaining unit for obtaining the start-up factor information; and a control unit for causing the image forming apparatus to start up when the start-up factor information is input from the information obtaining unit in a state where the image forming apparatus is not in operation, for selecting the initial screen from the plurality of screens stored in the storage unit corresponding to the input start-up factor information, and for causing the display unit to display the selected initial screen at a time of starting up the image forming apparatus.