Patent ID: 8171409

Claim:
An interface for displaying setup items used to enter print control information for print control of a printer on a screen and for entering the print control information via the setup items, the interface comprising: a storage means for storing display forms of the setup items separately for a plurality of levels corresponding to a user's level of comprehension and frequency of use of the display forms; a control means for displaying the setup items on the screen by selectively using the display forms which are contained in the storage means; and a frequency-of-use storage means for obtaining and storing the frequency of use with respect to each of the display forms which are contained in the storage means, wherein the frequency of use is measured by the frequency with which the print control information has been entered via each of the setup items, wherein the storage means stores the display forms of the setup items in one of a basic level list and an applied level list according to a classification table, where any of the display forms of the setup items is selectable according to the user's level, and wherein the control means displays the setup items on the screen by selectively using the display forms of the different levels based on the frequency of use of the display forms of the different levels in the frequency-of-use storage means, such that for a particular function to be carried out, one of the display forms of the basic level list is displayed if the frequency of use of the corresponding setup item is equal to or higher than a constant value, whereas a different one of the display forms of the applied level list is displayed if the frequency of use of the corresponding setup item is less than the constant value.