US 12,238,250 B2
Image forming apparatus for displaying appropriate objects on screen
Yuqing Liu, Nagoya (JP)
Assigned to BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Nagoya (JP)
Filed by BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Nagoya (JP)
Filed on Mar. 28, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/620,665.
Application 18/620,665 is a continuation of application No. 18/323,541, filed on May 25, 2023, granted, now 11,973,906.
Application 18/323,541 is a continuation of application No. 18/055,446, filed on Nov. 15, 2022, granted, now 11,856,162, issued on Dec. 26, 2023.
Application 18/055,446 is a continuation of application No. 16/920,919, filed on Jul. 6, 2020, granted, now 11,558,513, issued on Jan. 17, 2023.
Application 16/920,919 is a continuation of application No. 16/575,833, filed on Sep. 19, 2019, granted, now 10,742,824, issued on Aug. 11, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 2018-184724 (JP), filed on Sep. 28, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2024/0244146 A1, Jul. 18, 2024
Int. Cl. H04N 1/00 (2006.01)
CPC H04N 1/00432 (2013.01) [H04N 1/00411 (2013.01); H04N 1/00424 (2013.01); H04N 1/00482 (2013.01); H04N 1/00506 (2013.01); H04N 1/00511 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An image forming apparatus comprising:
a user interface including a display;
an image scanner;
a printer; and
a controller configured to:
perform a plurality of types of image processing including image scanning processing with the image scanner and copy processing with the image scanner and the printer;
cause the display to display a standby screen configured to display thereon a selected one of a plurality of screens switchable from one screen to another;
when a first user is logging in to the image forming apparatus, perform:
displaying a plurality of first icons to be arranged in a particular form of a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns within a particular area on the standby screen, the plurality of first icons being enabled to include an icon associated with the image scanning processing, an icon associated with the copy processing, and one or more icons not associated with the plurality of types of image processing;
in said displaying the plurality of first icons, displaying, as the plurality of first icons, one or more icons associated with the first user, and one or more icons not associated with a second user, to be arranged in the particular form within the particular area, without displaying any icons associated with the second user, the second user being different from the first user; and
displaying information other than the plurality of first icons outside the particular area; and
when the second user is logging in to the image forming apparatus, perform:
displaying the plurality of second icons to be arranged in the particular form of the plurality of rows and the plurality of columns within the particular area on the standby screen, the plurality of second icons being enabled to include the icon associated with the image scanning processing, the icon associated with the copy processing, and the one or more icons not associated with the plurality of types of image processing;
in said displaying the plurality of second icons, displaying, as the plurality of second icons, one or more icons associated with the second user, and one or more icons not associated with the first user, to be arranged in the particular form within the particular area, without displaying any icons associated with the first user; and
displaying information other than the plurality of second icons outside the particular area.