Patent ID: 8806375

Claim:
An image processing apparatus comprising: a display portion that is capable of: displaying in an icon display area, icons that correspond one to one with function buttons for calling out setting screens for setting functions installed on the image processing apparatus; displaying in a function button display area, function buttons that correspond one to one with some of the icons, which exist at a position that a user points to; a position identification portion that identifies the position that a user points to in the icon display area; and a display controller that makes the display portion to display: the icons in the icon display area, the icons being organized in groups by function attribute; the function buttons that correspond to the icons existing at the position identified by the position identification portion, in the function button display area, the function buttons being organized in groups by function attribute similar to the organization of the icons in the icon display area; and state information indicating the current state of at least one of the functions and/or attribute information indicating the current attribute of at least one of the functions, on/near a function button of the function and/or on/near an icon corresponding to this function button.