Global Patent Index - EP 1458176 A8

EP 1458176 A8 20041229 - Image forming apparatus and function key assignment method

Title (en)

Image forming apparatus and function key assignment method

Title (de)

Bilderzeugungsgerät und Funktionstastenzuordnungsverfahren

Title (fr)

Appareil de formation d'images et procédé d'attribution de touches de fonction

Publication

EP 1458176 A8 20041229 (EN)

Application

EP 04251441 A 20040312

Priority

  • JP 2003068147 A 20030313
  • JP 2004067472 A 20040310

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1458176A1] An image forming apparatus that can include a plurality of applications is provided, in which the image forming apparatus includes: a displaying part displaying a screen used for selecting an application on an operation display part of the image forming apparatus; and an assigning part assigning a selected application that is selected on the screen to a function key when the function key is pushed for the selected application; wherein the function key is a key used for a user to select and execute an application from a plurality of applications. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

H04N 1/00; G03G 15/00; G06F 3/023

IPC 8 full level

B41J 29/38 (2006.01); B41J 29/00 (2006.01); B41J 29/42 (2006.01); G03G 15/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/02 (2006.01); G06F 3/12 (2006.01); H04N 1/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

G03G 15/502 (2013.01 - EP US); G03G 15/5087 (2013.01 - EP US); H04N 1/00352 (2013.01 - EP US); H04N 1/00387 (2013.01 - EP US); H04N 1/00411 (2013.01 - EP US); H04N 1/00477 (2013.01 - EP US); H04N 1/0048 (2013.01 - EP US); G03G 2215/00109 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1458176 A1 20040915; EP 1458176 A8 20041229; EP 1458176 B1 20120502; CN 100361487 C 20080109; CN 1570778 A 20050126; JP 2004297792 A 20041021; US 2004239973 A1 20041202

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 04251441 A 20040312; CN 200410055240 A 20040315; JP 2004067472 A 20040310; US 79843704 A 20040312