Patent ID: 8730505
Filing Date: 2014-05-20
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus, comprising: an operation unit including a display unit for displaying various setting screens used to set and input execution conditions of various functions executable in the image forming apparatus and adapted to receive the execution conditions set and input on the setting screens displayed on the display unit; a document box for storing the input data to be processed by the execution conditions of the function as box data; a program storage for storing a program with at least one function setting as a combination of various setting items of the function and set values for the setting items in correspondence with the document box; a program receiver for receiving a program selected and input on a program selection screen which is one of the setting screens and used to select and input the program stored in the program storage; a box data receiver for receiving box data selected and input on a box data selection screen which is one of the setting screens and used to select and input the box data stored in the document box; a display controller for causing the display unit to display the various setting screens; and an execution controller for causing the image forming apparatus to operate the function with the function settings provided in the program; wherein the execution controller: causes the display controller to display the box data stored in the document box related to the received program on the box data selection screen when the program is received by the program receiver; and completes the setting of the execution conditions, in a format that is no longer modifiable, by handling the received box data as the input data to be processed by the execution of the function at the same time as the box data selected and input on the displayed box data selection screen is received by the box data receiver and operates the function to be operated with the function settings provided in the received program.