Patent ID: 7965872

Claim:
A multifunction apparatus comprising: a read unit that reads a fingerprint; a designate unit that designates one of a function, a set item and a set value, wherein the set item and the set value are referred to when executing the function; a storage unit; a registration unit that registers, in the storage unit, one fingerprint read by the read unit and one of the function, the set item and the set value designated by the designate unit in association with each other; a call unit that reads from the storage unit at least one of the function, set item and set value associated with the fingerprint read by the read unit; an instruct unit that instructs execution of an operation based on at least one of the function, set item and set value read by the call unit; and an execute unit, wherein the function hierarchically includes at least one set item which is referred to when executing the function, the at least one set item including a plurality of set values settable, wherein the registration unit registers different fingerprints in association with the plurality of set values of the at least one set item, respectively, wherein the registration unit allows registration of a same fingerprint in association with the function and the at least one set item hierarchically included in the function, and the at least one set item is registerable by the registration unit with the same fingerprint, wherein when a plurality of fingerprints are read sequentially by the read unit, the call unit sequentially reads at least one of the function, set item and set value associated with each of the fingerprints, and when the instruct unit instructs the execution, the execute unit executes the operation based on at least one of the thus read function, set item and set value.