Patent ID: 7991317
Filing Date: 2011-08-02
Classification: G03G,G06F

Abstract:
1. An automatic job template generating apparatus, comprising: an operation history acquisition unit configured to acquire an operation history of a multi function peripherals by a user in a correspondence with the user; an operation frequency analysis unit configured to analyze an operation frequency at specific timing according to the operation history acquired by the operation history acquisition unit; a job template generation unit configured to automatically and newly generate a job template having a high operation frequency on an operation screen as a job template button according to an analysis result by the operation frequency analysis unit, without acquiring an operation input for generating a new job template by a user; an image history save unit configured to save an image of an executed job as an image history; a time interval determination unit configured to determine whether a time interval between continuous two images saved in the image history save unit is shorter than a specific threshold value; a same image determination unit configured to determine, when the time interval determination unit determines that the time interval is shorter than the specific threshold value, whether the two images are a same image; and a multi-job template button generation unit configured to generate a job template button of multiple jobs by integrating two or more operations in the operation history acquired by the operation history acquisition unit when the same image determination unit determines that the two images are the same image.