Patent ID: 8607164
Filing Date: 2013-12-10
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An image processing apparatus comprising: a display; a controller that displays or hides a function button for use of a function on a display screen on the display according to display information indicating whether to display or hide the function button on the display screen; a firmware updater that updates old firmware of the image processing apparatus with new firmware; and a comparator that compares the old and new firmware in terms of the functions installed thereon, and wherein: if the comparison result drawn by the comparator indicates that a new function is added due to the firmware update, the controller displays or hides a first function button for use of the new function according to: (1) display information for a second function button for use of a function on a higher layer than the new function, the new function being subordinate to the higher-layer function, or (2) display information for a group including the second function button, and the second function button identifies a function included in the old firmware of the image processing apparatus.