Patent ID: 8817284
Filing Date: 2014-08-26
Classification: G03G,H04N

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus, comprising: a display device configured to display various images; and a coordinate detecting portion configured to detect a directed coordinate in a display area of the display device, the image forming apparatus configured to execute processing based on the directed coordinate detected by the coordinate detecting portion, wherein there are defined, in the display area of the display device, a first area in which a hierarchy image is displayed and a second area, the hierarchy image having a hierarchical structure and including: a plurality of uppermost-level images each of which is an uppermost level in the hierarchical structure and which are images for displaying respective different information; and lower-level images each of which is a lower level in the hierarchical structure lower than the uppermost-level images and each of which is an image for displaying at least one of: (a) information for setting parameters for utilizing a function of the image forming apparatus; and (b) information for executing the function of the image forming apparatus according to the parameters, wherein the image forming apparatus further comprises: a first display control section configured to control the display device to display one of the plurality of uppermost-level images in the first area; a second display control section configured to control the display device to display, in the second area, at least one first button image by which is displayed a lower-level image corresponding to a certain function among functions of the image forming apparatus; and a third display control section configured to control the display device to display a lower-level image, wherein the plurality of uppermost-level images include: wherein, where the directed coordinate detected by the coordinate detecting portion is any one of a coordinate corresponding to the first button image, a coordinate corresponding to the second button image, and a coordinate corresponding to the third button image, the third display control section controls the display device to display a lower-level image corresponding to a button image corresponding to the directed coordinate detected by the coordinate detecting portion, and wherein the first display control section is configured to execute processing to display, in the first area, the one of the plurality of uppermost-level images such that the one of the plurality of uppermost-level images is changed.