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Information processing apparatus and method for displaying information processing parameters and guidance information

Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1995-05-19
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Granted: 1998-12-01
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Expires: 2015-05-19
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Abstract

Abstract An image transmission system includes an image transmitting unit having a display to display a status of a receiving unit and a detector for detecting a size of an original and a record mode permitted for transmission.

Inventors

  • 👤 Masanori Miyata

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-09 14:41
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/0035; H04N1/00352; G; G06; G06F; G06F3/00; G06F3/01; G06F3/02; H04N1/00384; H04N1/00397; H04N1/00405; H04N1/00408; H04N1/00411; H04N1/00413; H04N1/00466; H04N1/00474; H04N1/00477; H04N1/00681; H04N1/00684; H04N1/00687; H04N1/00694; H04N1/00708; H04N1/00763; H04N1/00774; H04N1/00779; H04N1/32; H04N1/333; H04N1/33307; H04N1/33315; H04N2201/00; H04N2201/32; H04N2201/333; H04N2201/33307; H04N2201/33314; H04N2201/33321; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S345/00; Y10S345/902

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 22
Claim 1
Independent Claim 133 words
An information processing apparatus comprising: display means for displaying, on one image frame, (1) a plurality of information processing parameters positionally corresponding to a plurality of operable selection inputs and (2) information processing guidance information and for inputting information respectively corresponding to the plurality of information processing parameters; and display control means for controlling said display means so that when said display means is displaying the plural information processing parameters, a desired parameter from among the plural information processing parameters is selected by selecting the positionally corresponding one of the operable selection inputs and information corresponding to the desired parameter is input, the image processing guidance information displayed by said displaying means is changed, the plurality of information processing parameters displayed being related to an information processing state of said information processing apparatus.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 133 words
An information processing apparatus comprising: display means for displaying, on one image frame, (1) a plurality of information processing parameters positionally corresponding to a plurality of operable selection inputs and (2) information processing guidance information and for inputting information respectively corresponding to the plurality of information processing parameters; and display control means for controlling said display means so that when said display means is displaying the plural information processing parameters, a desired parameter from among the plural information processing parameters is selected by selecting the positionally corresponding one of the operable selection inputs and information corresponding to the desired parameter is input, the image processing guidance information displayed by said displaying means is changed, the plurality of information processing parameters displayed being related to an information processing state of said information processing apparatus.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 21 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said display means displays status information when power to said apparatus is turned on.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 15 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said display means includes a liquid crystal member.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 113 words
An information processing method for an information processing apparatus comprising the steps of: displaying, on one image frame, (1) a plurality of information processing parameters positionally corresponding to a plurality of operable selection inputs, and (2) information processing guidance information; and when the plural information processing parameters are being displayed, (1) selecting a desired parameter from among the plural information processing parameters by selecting the positionally corresponding operable selection input, (2) inputting information respectively corresponding to the selected desired parameter, and (3) changing the information processing guidance information in accordance the selected desired parameter, the plurality of information processing parameters displayed being related to an information processing state of the information processing apparatus.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 113 words
An information processing method for an information processing apparatus comprising the steps of: displaying, on one image frame, (1) a plurality of information processing parameters positionally corresponding to a plurality of operable selection inputs, and (2) information processing guidance information; and when the plural information processing parameters are being displayed, (1) selecting a desired parameter from among the plural information processing parameters by selecting the positionally corresponding operable selection input, (2) inputting information respectively corresponding to the selected desired parameter, and (3) changing the information processing guidance information in accordance the selected desired parameter, the plurality of information processing parameters displayed being related to an information processing state of the information processing apparatus.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 18 words
A method according to claim 4, wherein said displaying step displays status information when power is turned on.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 20 words
A method according to claim 4, wherein said displaying step is performed on a display having a liquid crystal member.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 86 words
An image processing apparatus having a plurality of devices which communicate with each other, comprising: display means for displaying on the same image frame, a plurality of image processing parameters positionally corresponding to a plurality of operable selection inputs, and image processing guidance information; receiving means for receiving information indicating a status of one of said devices, wherein based on the received status information, the image processing guidance information is changed to notify a user of said apparatus the image processing available at said one device.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 86 words
An image processing apparatus having a plurality of devices which communicate with each other, comprising: display means for displaying on the same image frame, a plurality of image processing parameters positionally corresponding to a plurality of operable selection inputs, and image processing guidance information; receiving means for receiving information indicating a status of one of said devices, wherein based on the received status information, the image processing guidance information is changed to notify a user of said apparatus the image processing available at said one device.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 19 words
An apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the status information includes paper size information available at said one device.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 33 words
An apparatus according to claim 7, wherein based on the received status information, the image processing guidance information is changed to notify the user of an available transmitting mode to said one device.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 14 words
An apparatus according to claim 7, wherein one of the parameters is magnification information.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim 135 words
An image processing apparatus comprising: display means for displaying, on one image frame, a plurality of image processing parameters positionally corresponding to a plurality of operable selection inputs, and image processing guidance information; and display control means for controlling said display means so that when said display means is displaying the plural image processing parameters, a desired parameter from among the plural image processing parameters is selected by selecting the corresponding one of the operable selection inputs, and when information corresponding to the desired parameter is input, the image processing guidance information displayed by said display means is changed, but if the desired parameter is selected and the information corresponding to the desired parameter is not input, the displayed parameter is changed into another parameter, and the changed parameter is displayed according to the selection.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim 135 words
An image processing apparatus comprising: display means for displaying, on one image frame, a plurality of image processing parameters positionally corresponding to a plurality of operable selection inputs, and image processing guidance information; and display control means for controlling said display means so that when said display means is displaying the plural image processing parameters, a desired parameter from among the plural image processing parameters is selected by selecting the corresponding one of the operable selection inputs, and when information corresponding to the desired parameter is input, the image processing guidance information displayed by said display means is changed, but if the desired parameter is selected and the information corresponding to the desired parameter is not input, the displayed parameter is changed into another parameter, and the changed parameter is displayed according to the selection.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim 91 words
An image processing method for an image processing apparatus including a plurality of devices which communicate with each other, comprising the steps of: displaying on a display, on the same image frame, a plurality of image processing parameters positionally corresponding to a plurality of operable selection inputs, and image processing guidance information; receiving information indicating a status of one of the devices, wherein based on the received status information, the image processing guidance information is changed to notify a user of the apparatus the image processing available at the one device.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim 91 words
An image processing method for an image processing apparatus including a plurality of devices which communicate with each other, comprising the steps of: displaying on a display, on the same image frame, a plurality of image processing parameters positionally corresponding to a plurality of operable selection inputs, and image processing guidance information; receiving information indicating a status of one of the devices, wherein based on the received status information, the image processing guidance information is changed to notify a user of the apparatus the image processing available at the one device.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim 19 words
A method according to claim 12, wherein the status information includes paper size information available at the one device.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim 33 words
A method according to claim 12, wherein based on the received status information, the image processing guidance information is changed to notify the user of an available transmitting mode to the one device.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim 14 words
A method according to claim 12, wherein one of the parameters is magnification information.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim 136 words
An image processing method for an image processing apparatus comprising the steps of: displaying on a display, on one image frame, a plurality of image processing parameters positionally corresponding to a plurality of operable selection inputs, and image processing guidance information; and controlling the display so that when the display is displaying the plural image processing parameters, a desired parameter from among the plural image processing parameters is selected by selecting the corresponding one of the operable selection inputs, and when information corresponding to the desired parameter is input, the image processing guidance information displayed by the display is changed, but if the desired parameter is selected and the information corresponding to the desired parameter is not input, the displayed parameter is changed into another parameter, and the changed parameter is displayed according to the selection.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim 136 words
An image processing method for an image processing apparatus comprising the steps of: displaying on a display, on one image frame, a plurality of image processing parameters positionally corresponding to a plurality of operable selection inputs, and image processing guidance information; and controlling the display so that when the display is displaying the plural image processing parameters, a desired parameter from among the plural image processing parameters is selected by selecting the corresponding one of the operable selection inputs, and when information corresponding to the desired parameter is input, the image processing guidance information displayed by the display is changed, but if the desired parameter is selected and the information corresponding to the desired parameter is not input, the displayed parameter is changed into another parameter, and the changed parameter is displayed according to the selection.

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