Patent ID: 8023853

Claim:
A multifunction device configured to execute a plurality of functions including at least a scanning function, a printing function, a facsimile function, and a copying function, the multifunction device comprising: an operation component configured to select one of the plurality of functions to be executed; a display configured to display a screen corresponding to the selected one of the plurality of functions; a receiving unit configured to receive a consumable; a detector configured to detect a remaining amount of the consumable; and a controller configured to control the display, wherein, when the remaining amount of the consumable detected by the detector is equal to or less than a predetermined amount and when the operation component selects one of the printing function, the facsimile function, and the copying function, the controller controls the display to display a first indication indicating that the remaining amount of the consumable is equal to or less than the predetermined amount, and wherein, when the remaining amount of the consumable detected by the detector is equal to or less than the predetermined amount and when the operation component selects the scanning function, the controller controls the display to display a second indication different from the first indication.