Patent ID: 7802187

Claim:
A display control apparatus for controlling a content of a display to enable a user to operate an image processing apparatus, the image processing apparatus having a scanner for reading a document and being connectable to a storing unit for inputting image data and storing the input image data, the display control apparatus comprising: a display unit configured to display, a plurality of operation items each corresponding to a task, one of the operation items being selectable by the user for causing the image processing apparatus to perform the task using the scanner and the storing unit; a monitoring unit configured to determine whether the scanner is ready to read the document and whether the storing unit is ready; and a control unit configured to control the display unit to display, in a predetermined form, an operation item depending on whether the scanner is ready to read the document and whether the storing unit is ready, wherein: the operation item is displayed in a first form when it is determined that both the scanner and the storing unit are not ready, the operation item is displayed in a second form when it is determined that one of the scanner and the storing unit is ready, and the operation item is displayed in a third form when it is determined that both the scanner and the storing unit are ready.