Patent ID: 8970856
Filing Date: 2015-03-03
Classification: G03G,G06F,G06K,G06T,G09G,H04N

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus, comprising: an image display operation device comprising: wherein the function selecting portion comprises: a first function selecting portion in which selectable function items are displayed in accordance with an operation mode selected in the image forming apparatus; and a second function selecting portion in which other function items that are simultaneously selectable are displayed, except for functions according to the first function selecting portion, and wherein the display control portion includes a function of simultaneously displaying the first function selecting portion and the second function selecting portion on the display portion, the image display operation device simultaneously make functions selectable, the functions that the first function selecting portion and the second function selecting portion can select, the first function selecting portion further comprises a detail setting portion associated with functions related to respective functions of the first function selecting portion so as to be executable, when a specific function is selected in the first function selecting portion, the display control portion displays the detail setting portion associated with the specific function of the display portion, the second function selecting portion further comprises a related function selecting portion associated with functions related to respective functions of the detail setting portion so as to be executable, and when a specific function is selected in the detail setting portion, the display control portion switches the second function selecting portion to the related function selecting portion associated with the specific function for displaying.