Patent ID: 6978095
Filing Date: 2005-12-20
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. A multifunction processing apparatus comprising: a control panel which performs operations to realize various functions of said multifunction processing apparatus; an operation log storage unit which stores information concerning logs of a plurality of sequential operations performed on keys of said control panel; and a display controller which assigns the sequential operations stored in said operation log storage unit to each of job icons of said control panel, and changes the display contents of job templates indicated by the job icons of said control panel, on the basis of frequency of the operations performed on the keys of said control panel, using the information stored in said log storage unit, wherein said display controller changes the display contents such that operations frequently used by the user are displayed in a window closer to an initial window than other operations so as to reduce the number of operations by the user, and changes the display contents such that operations not frequently used by the user are displayed in a window farther from the initial window than other operations so as to increase the number of operations by the user.