Patent ID: 8390828
Filing Date: 2013-03-05
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus, comprising: a support function key by which operable operational conditions are displayed; a reading unit for reading a document; an image forming unit for forming an image on the basis of the document that is read by the reading unit; an operating unit for setting an operational condition in forming an image by the image forming unit; an input unit for receiving user input information about an intended use of a product to be formed by said image forming apparatus; a determination unit to determine whether said support function key is pressed; and a display unit on the operating unit for displaying an operable operational condition in forming an image on the operating unit in turn for each operational condition in accordance with a determination result made by the determination unit, a reading result of the document read by the reading unit and the input information about the intended use received by the input unit; wherein the image forming unit has one or more predetermined operational conditions; the operating unit displays the one or more predetermined operational conditions; and the display unit displays the operable operational condition in forming an image with a first brightness among the one or more predetermined operational conditions and displays an inoperable operational condition with a second brightness that is dimmer than the first brightness.