Patent ID: 7466432
Filing Date: 2008-12-16
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method of configuring an image forming apparatus, comprising: setting a first imaging option, from a first group of imaging options, based on information provided by a user; determining a default setting for a second imaging option from a second group of imaging options, the default setting for the second imaging option being associated with the set first imaging option; setting, based on information provided by the user, the second imaging option from the second group of imaging options; and selectively updating the default setting for the second imaging option based on the set first imaging option and the set second imaging option, wherein updating the default setting for the second imaging option comprises updating a history table having a predetermined number of entries of imaging options provided by the user, and wherein determining the default setting for the second imaging option comprises determining which second imaging option in the history table is most often provided by the user in combination with the set first imaging option wherein determining the default setting for the second imaging option further comprises determining a correspondence frequency of the second imaging option in the history table most often provided by the user in combination with the set first imaging option, and wherein updating the default setting for the second imaging option comprises changing the default setting for the second imaging option only if the correspondence frequency is greater than or equal to a predetermined value.