Patent ID: 8860966
Filing Date: 2014-10-14
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. An operation apparatus comprising: a touch panel that can display a plurality of kinds of window including an operation window displaying a HELP key for guiding input of a setting condition of a predetermined setting item, such that an input operation, including an operation on a plurality of software keys including the HELP key, can be detected; a help unit that switches, either directly or via another window, the display window that is displayed on the touch panel from the operation window to a setting condition input window in which the setting condition of a predetermined setting item among a plurality of setting items can be input, upon detection of the operation on the HELP key displayed on the operation window by the touch panel; a shortcut inquiry unit that inquires about whether registration of a shortcut key used for directly switching to the setting condition input window corresponding to the setting item is desired or not, upon detection by the touch panel of an input operation of the setting condition in a state in which the settin condition in s ut window havin been switched by the help unit is being displayed, and that accepts the registration of the shortcut key if the input operation for registration of the shortcut key is accepted by way of the touch panel; and a shortcut acceptance unit that displays the shortcut key on the operation window on the touch panel such that an operation on the shortcut key can be detected, if the shortcut key is registerd by the shortcut inquiry unit, wherein: the operation apparatus has a predetermined processing unit or the operation apparatus is connected to the predetermined processing unit; and the shortcut inquiry unit displays a registration prompt window for prompting the registration of the shortcut key on the touch panel in a case in which a predetermined process is in progress in the predetermined processing unit based on the setting condition thus input.