Patent ID: 8984426
Filing Date: 2015-03-17
Classification: G06F,H04N

Abstract:
1. A screen editing apparatus for editing contents of an operating page to be displayed on a display device, comprising: an attribute storing part configured to store, wherein the display attribute is a value indicating whether to display an operating part corresponding to each option of the selection operating part, and wherein the modification is carried out while the operating page is displayed in order to eliminate a contradiction between display contents of the operating page displayed on the display device and the setting of the function actually made in the display device; a selection state switching part configured to switch, in response to a user's operation, between a selected state and a non-selected state of an operating part corresponding to each option of the selection operating part disposed on the operating page; a display attribute changing part configured to change, in response to a user's operation, a value of the display attribute stored by the attribute storing part; a priority setting information registering part configured to determine, when a display attribute of an option of a selection operating part is changed in the operating page displayed on the display device, whether it is necessary to add new priority setting information indicating contents of the modification of the setting of the function of the display device corresponding to the option in order to eliminate a contradiction between the display contents of the changed operating page and the setting of the function of the option actually made in the display device based on a value of the type attribute of the selection operating part of the option, and a selected or non-selected state of the option, and to add the new priority setting information to the priority setting information in the attribute storing part only when it is determined to be necessary to add the new priority setting information; and a type attribute changing part configured to change, when a display attribute of an option of a selection operating part is changed in the operating page displayed on the display device, the type attribute of the selection operating part based on information stored in the attribute storing part.