JP2018160142A - Electronic device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To facilitate the selection of operators on a menu screen as compared to the case of displaying the operators corresponding to all the functions on the menu screen, in an electronic device having plural kinds of functions related to each other.SOLUTION: When an operator corresponding to a function belonging to a first type is operated on a menu screen, a control unit displays a first screen that is a screen for accepting an operation related to the function and is a screen on which operators corresponding to functions belonging to a second type associated with the function are arranged. When an operator corresponding to a function belonging to the second type is operated on the first screen, the control unit displays a second screen that is a screen for accepting an operation related to the function and is a screen on which operators corresponding to the functions belonging to the first type are arranged. The control unit controls whether to display the operators corresponding to the function belonging to the second type on the menu screen depending on association with one or more functions belonging to the first type.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

  The present invention relates to an electronic device.

  Patent Document 1 describes a technique related to registration of an application to a bookmark. The image processing apparatus described in Patent Literature 1 has an application cooperation function, and registers the address of display content provided from an application in accordance with a user instruction. Depending on whether or not the display content for which address registration is instructed corresponds to the cooperation function, the image processing apparatus registers information related to the application of the display content provider necessary for the operation of the cooperation function, Alternatively, information for accepting activation of the application is generated on the screen.

JP2015-222858A

  In an electronic apparatus having a plurality of functions (applications), a configuration in which a menu screen for activating each function is arranged so that an operator corresponding to each function is displayed can be considered. For example, it is assumed that the electronic device has a function A, a function B, and a function C, and the corresponding operation elements A, B, and C are displayed on the menu screen. When the operator A is operated, a screen A for receiving an operation related to the function A is displayed. When the operator B is operated, a screen B for receiving an operation related to the function B is displayed, and the operator C is operated. A screen C for accepting an operation related to the function C is displayed. Here, when the function B is a function related to the function A, the operation element B ′ corresponding to the function B is arranged on the screen A, and when the operation element B ′ is operated, the screen B is displayed. This is considered convenient for the user.

  According to this configuration, when it is necessary to display the screen B during the display of the screen A, it is only necessary to operate the operation element B 'on the screen A, so that the trouble of going through the menu screen is saved. However, in this configuration, since the display of the screen B can be changed from the screen A and displayed, it is not essential to display the operation element B on the menu screen.

  Therefore, according to the present invention, in an electronic device equipped with a plurality of types of functions that are related to each other, it is easier to select an operator on the menu screen than when operators corresponding to all functions are displayed on the menu screen. The purpose is to.

  The invention according to claim 1 is a menu display means for displaying a menu screen on which a plurality of operators corresponding to each of one or more functions belonging to the first type and one or more functions belonging to the second type are arranged; When an operator corresponding to the function belonging to the first type is operated on the menu screen, the screen accepts an operation related to the function, and the function belonging to the second type associated with the function When a first display means for displaying a first screen, which is a screen on which a corresponding operation element is arranged, and an operation element corresponding to the function belonging to the second type on the first screen, the function is displayed. And a second display means for displaying a second screen, which is a screen for receiving an operation related to the function, and on which an operator corresponding to the function belonging to the first type is arranged, and one or more belonging to the first type Depending on whether associated with a function, to provide an electronic apparatus and a display control means for the operator corresponding to the function belonging to the second type to control whether to display on the menu screen.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the electronic device according to the first aspect, the display control means is configured such that the number of functions belonging to the first type and the functions belonging to the second type belong to the first type. Whether or not to display an operator corresponding to the function belonging to the second type on the menu screen is controlled.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the electronic device according to the second aspect, in the case where the display control unit includes only one function belonging to the first type, the display control unit is associated with the function. Control is performed so that an operator corresponding to the second type of function is not displayed on the menu screen.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the electronic device according to the second aspect, the display control means includes two or more functions belonging to the first type and two functions belonging to the second type. In the case of being provided as described above, control is performed so that all the controls corresponding to the functions belonging to the second type associated with the functions belonging to the first type are not displayed on the menu screen.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the electronic device according to the first aspect, the first display means is provided with only one function belonging to the first type, and the function includes the second type. When all the functions belonging to are associated, the first screen is displayed without displaying the menu screen.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the electronic device according to the second aspect, the display control means includes two or more functions belonging to the first type and two functions belonging to the second type. In the case where the above functions are provided, the functions belonging to the second type that are not associated with all the functions belonging to the first type correspond to the number of functions belonging to the associated first type. Arrange the controls.

  According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the electronic device according to the first aspect, the function belonging to the first type is a function related to image forming processing, and the function belonging to the second type is a function belonging to the first type. This is a function to make settings necessary for use.

  According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in the electronic device according to the seventh aspect, the function belonging to the second type belongs to a reception function for accepting a setting related to the function belonging to the first type, and to the first type. An output function for outputting information related to a processing result by the function, wherein the menu display means is configured to be a function belonging to the second type based on a priority set in advance for the reception function and the output function. Place the corresponding controls.

  According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in the electronic device according to any one of the first to eighth aspects, the menu display means is a function belonging to the second type associated with the function belonging to the first type. When the corresponding operation element cannot be arranged on the first screen, the operation element is displayed on the menu screen.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, in an electronic device equipped with a plurality of types of functions that are related to each other, compared to the case where the controls corresponding to all the functions are displayed on the menu screen, the controls on the menu screen The selection becomes easier.
According to the invention of claim 2, the number of operators displayed on the menu screen is reduced.
According to the invention of claim 3, the number of operators displayed on the menu screen is reduced when only one function belonging to the first type is provided.
According to the invention of claim 4, when two or more functions belonging to the first type are provided and two or more functions belonging to the second type are provided, the operation element displayed on the menu screen The number of decreases.
According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, there is no need to display the first screen.
According to the invention which concerns on Claim 6, the number of the functions which belong to the 1st type linked | related with the function which belongs to a 2nd type is recognized by a user.
According to the seventh aspect of the invention, the function belonging to the first type is a function related to image forming processing, and the function belonging to the second type is a function for performing settings necessary for using the function belonging to the first type. In some cases, it is easier to select the controls on the menu screen than when the controls corresponding to all functions are displayed on the menu screen.
According to the invention of claim 8, the priority of the function is recognized by the user.
According to the ninth aspect of the present invention, the processing is changed according to device restrictions.

2 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the image forming apparatus 1. FIG. The figure which shows an example of a menu screen. The figure which shows the example of a display. The figure which shows the example of a display. The flow chart of display control. The figure which shows the example of a display. The figure which shows the example of a display. The flow chart of display control. The figure which shows the example of a display.

[Embodiment]
An example for carrying out the present invention will be described. The present invention relates to a technology related to a GUI (Graphic User Interface) for operating an electronic device. Although the present invention may be applied to any electronic device, in the present embodiment, an example in which the present invention is applied to a GUI for operating an image forming apparatus will be described. This GUI may be provided in the image forming apparatus or may be provided in an information processing apparatus that sends an instruction to the image forming apparatus. In addition, this GUI may be displayed on a display device provided with a touch panel, or may be displayed on a display device provided in an information processing device operated by a keyboard and a mouse.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the image forming apparatus 1. The image forming apparatus 1 includes a control unit 11, a storage unit 12, a communication unit 13, a display unit 14, an operation unit 15, an image reading unit 16, and an image forming unit 17. The storage unit 12 is a storage device such as a hard disk drive or a memory, and stores programs and data. The control unit 11 includes a processor and a memory used as an operation work area, and executes processing according to a program stored in the storage unit 12. The communication unit 13 is a communication interface between the image forming apparatus 1 and an external device, and includes, for example, a LAN (Local Area Network) interface and a modem.

  The display unit 14 includes a display device such as a liquid crystal display panel, and displays a GUI screen on which widgets for operating the image forming apparatus 1 are arranged. The operation unit 15 includes a pointing device and a hardware key, and receives an operation on the GUI. The pointing device is, for example, a touch panel, a mouse, a touch pad, or the like that covers the display surface of the display unit 14. The display unit 14 and the operation unit 15 may be configured as a device separated from the image forming apparatus 1. The image reading unit 16 is an image scanner, for example, and reads an image from a sheet-like recording medium. The image forming unit 17 is a printer, for example, and forms an image on a sheet-like recording medium.

  Next, functions provided in the image forming apparatus 1 will be described. The image forming apparatus 1 has a function belonging to the first type and a function belonging to the second type.

  As functions belonging to the first type, for example, a difference detection service, a form FAX, and a questionnaire total function are provided. The difference detection service is a function for comparing two drawing data and detecting a difference. The form FAX is a function for transmitting and receiving electronic data using a facsimile. Questionnaire tabulation is a function that reads questionnaire sheets and tabulates responses.

  As functions belonging to the second type, for example, functions of device setting, file management, job confirmation, software update, personal setting, and backup restoration are provided. The device setting is a function that accepts settings related to address, network, time, authentication, and the like. The file management is a function for managing files stored in the storage unit 12. The job confirmation is a function for displaying a history of processing executed by the own device. The software update is a function for updating software installed in its own device. The personal setting is a function that accepts input of user authentication information. Backup restoration is a function of creating a backup file and restoring from the backup file.

  The above function is a so-called application realized by the control unit 11 executing a process according to a procedure described in the program. The program for realizing the function belonging to the second type is, for example, for setting / management for using the electronic device itself or the function belonging to the first type, or the result of the function belonging to the first type. Intended for storage and verification. These are functions that are necessary to use the function that provides the solution, rather than the functions that provide the solution. It can also be said that the function is subordinate to or related to the first function. These are often installed in common on all electronic devices prior to factory shipment.

  As for the functions belonging to the first type, programs corresponding to functions and solutions requested by the user are assumed, and these are often individually installed before or after shipment from the factory. Which second function is used by these functions is usually different depending on the function. Therefore, which function among the functions belonging to the second type is related to the function belonging to the first type depends on what function belonging to the first type is installed in the electronic device.

  As a specific example, typically, functions related to the first week class are related to image forming processing. For example, when the function belonging to the first type is a function of scanning a plurality of documents and extracting the difference, the function belonging to the second type related to the function belonging to the first type stores the difference extraction result. Such as a document management function and a function for checking job progress and history. In addition, said function is only an illustration and this invention may be applied to an electronic device provided with functions other than the above.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a menu screen. The control unit 11 displays a menu screen on which a plurality of operators corresponding to each of one or more functions belonging to the first type and one or more functions belonging to the second type are arranged (an example of a menu display unit). This example is a menu screen that is displayed when a program for realizing the function belonging to the second type is installed. “Device setting”, “File management”, “Job confirmation” corresponding to the function ”,“ Software Update ”,“ Personal Settings ”, and“ Backup / Restore ”controls (in this example, buttons) are arranged.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a display example. When the “device setting” operator is operated on the menu screen shown in (a), a screen for accepting an operation relating to device setting is displayed as shown in (b).

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a display example. In this example, the program for realizing the function belonging to the first type (in this example, the difference detection service) is installed in the image forming apparatus 1 in which the program for realizing the function belonging to the second type is installed. This is an example. As shown in (a), a “difference detection service” operator is added to the screen. For convenience of explanation, a menu screen displayed in the conventional configuration is used here.

  The control unit 11 is a screen for accepting an operation related to the function when an operation element corresponding to the function belonging to the first type is operated on the menu screen, and belongs to the second type associated with the function. A first screen, which is a screen on which an operator corresponding to the function is arranged, is displayed (an example of first display means). Specifically, when the “difference detection service” operator is operated on the menu screen, as shown in (b), a transition is made to a screen (an example of the first screen) for accepting an operation related to the difference detection service. The user designates the comparison source file and the comparison target file and operates the “process start” operator. Here, it is assumed that the address of the image forming apparatus 1 is not set. (C) is an error message displayed when the address (multifunction device address) of the image forming apparatus 1 is not set. When the user operates the “Close” operator on this screen, the screen transitions to the first screen shown in FIG.

  On the first screen, “device setting”, “file management”, and “job confirmation” operators (in this example, tabs) are provided. By the tab operation, a screen (second screen) for receiving an operation related to the function corresponding to the tab is displayed. That is, in this example, functions belonging to the second type (in this example, difference detection service) are associated with functions belonging to the second type (in this example, device settings, file management, job confirmation). On the first screen, operators corresponding to functions belonging to the second type associated with functions belonging to the first type are arranged.

  The control unit 11 is a screen that receives an operation related to the function when an operator corresponding to the function belonging to the second type is operated on the first screen, and an operation corresponding to the function belonging to the first type. The second screen, which is a screen on which the child is arranged, is displayed (an example of the second display means). Specifically, when the user operates the “device setting” tab on the first screen, as shown in FIG. Then, a screen (an example of the second screen) for accepting operations relating to device settings is displayed.

  On the second screen, tabs for “difference detection”, “file management”, and “job confirmation” are provided. When the user operates the update operator by designating the MFP address and operates the “difference detection” tab, the screen transitions to the first screen shown in (b), and the user operates the “process start” operator. Then, the process of the difference detection service is started.

  Conventionally, as shown in (a), since the operator of “device setting” is also displayed on the menu screen, after returning from the error message screen shown in (c) to the first screen shown in (b), Although a procedure of setting the address by transitioning to the second screen shown in (e) via the menu screen shown in (a) may be adopted, the device setting tab on the first screen is used instead of this procedure. The procedure to change to the second screen by operating is less troublesome. Since the user tends to select a procedure with less effort than a procedure with much effort, the operator of the “device setting” on the menu screen is used as compared with the “device setting” tab on the first screen. Few. Further, there is no problem even if the “device setting” operator is not displayed on the menu screen. In addition, for the user, as the number of operation elements increases, the difficulty of selecting the operation elements increases.

  Next, display control according to the present embodiment will be described. The image forming apparatus 1 is installed with a program for realizing display control according to the present embodiment. The display control is executed when a program for realizing the function belonging to the first type is installed in the image forming apparatus 1.

  Here, the function information will be described. The function information is information used when executing display control, and the function information created for each function is stored in the storage unit 12. The function information corresponds to a function name (such as “device setting”) displayed on the operation element, image data indicating the design of the operation element, an identifier of a program for realizing a function corresponding to the operation element, and the operation element. The type to which the function belongs (first type, second type) and association information are included.

  The association information is information indicating a function belonging to the second type associated with the function when the function corresponding to the operator belongs to the first type. When the function belonging to the second type is associated with the function belonging to the first type, as illustrated in the above-described FIG. 4A, the first screen displays the first associated with the function belonging to the first type. Operators corresponding to functions belonging to two types are arranged, and when this operator is operated, a second screen for accepting an operation relating to a function belonging to the second type is displayed.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart of display control. First, the control unit 11 receives a menu screen display request (step S01). Specifically, after completing the installation of the program for realizing the function belonging to the first type, the user operates the hardware key of the operation unit 15 to request display of the menu screen.

  Next, the control unit 11 acquires function information from the storage unit 12 for all functions belonging to the first type and functions belonging to the second type (step S02). Next, the control unit 11 extracts association information from the function information (step S03). Next, the control unit 11 determines whether or not the number of extracted association information is one (step S04). As described above, since the association information is created and stored for the functions belonging to the first type, the fact that the number of extracted association information is one means that only one function belonging to the first type is provided. (Only one program for realizing the function belonging to the first type is installed). The fact that the number of extracted association information is not one means that there are two or more functions belonging to the first type (two or more programs for realizing the functions belonging to the first type are installed). It shows that.

  If the number of extracted association information is one (step S04: YES), the control unit 11 determines the function belonging to the second type associated with the function belonging to the first type from the extracted association information. Then, the operator of the function belonging to the second type excluding the specified function is specified (step S05) and arranged on the menu screen (step S06).

  On the other hand, if the number of the extracted association information is not one (step S04: NO), the control unit 11 identifies the function belonging to the second type associated with the function belonging to the first type, and the second type For each function belonging to, the number of associations is totaled (step S07). Next, the control unit 11 arranges the operation elements of the function belonging to the second type in the order of the counted number on the menu screen (step S08).

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a display example. In this example, the function of the difference detection service is provided as a function belonging to the first type. As described in the example of FIG. 4, the difference detection service is associated with functions of device setting, file management, and job confirmation. In this case, in step S05 of the flowchart shown in FIG. 5, device settings, file management, and job confirmation are specified as functions associated with the difference detection service. In step S06, as shown in FIG. Operators of functions belonging to the second type (personal settings, software update, backup restore) excluding device settings, file management, and job confirmation are displayed on the menu screen. FIGS. 6B, 6C, and 6D are views showing the same screens as FIGS. 4B, 4C, and 4D, respectively.

  As described with reference to FIG. 4, the “device setting” operator on the menu screen is rarely used compared to the “device setting” tab on the first screen. Further, there is no problem even if the “device setting” operator is not displayed on the menu screen. In addition, for the user, as the number of operation elements increases, the difficulty of selecting the operation elements increases. On the other hand, in the present configuration, when only one function belonging to the first type is provided, an operator corresponding to the function belonging to the second type associated with the function is displayed on the menu screen. It controls so that it may not be made (an example of display control means). According to this configuration, since the number of controls displayed on the menu screen is reduced as compared with the case where controls corresponding to all functions are displayed on the menu screen, it is easy to select the controls on the menu screen. become.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a display example. In this example, a difference detection service, a form FAX, and a questionnaire count function are provided as functions belonging to the first type. (B) is the first screen of the difference detection service (same as (b) in FIG. 6), and the device settings, file management, and job confirmation are associated with the difference detection service. (C) is the first screen of the form FAX, and device settings and personal settings are associated with the form FAX. (D) is a first screen of questionnaire totalization, and device settings, personal settings, and file management are associated with the questionnaire totalization.

  In this case, in step S07 of the flowchart shown in FIG. 5, device settings, file management, job confirmation, and personal settings are specified as the functions belonging to the second type associated with the functions belonging to the first type. When the number of associations is aggregated for each identified function, the device setting is associated with the difference detection service, the form FAX, and the questionnaire aggregation, so the number of associations is 3. Since the file management is associated with the difference detection service and the questionnaire aggregation, the number of associations is two. Since job confirmation is associated with the difference detection service, the number of associations is one. Since the personal setting is associated with the form FAX and the questionnaire total, the number of associations is two.

  Next, in step S08, the operators of functions belonging to the second type are arranged on the menu screen in the order of the number of associations tabulated. (A) is the example which has arranged the operation element. In this example, the operator is arranged on the upper level as the number of associations increases, and on the left side as the number of associations increases in the same level. As for the number of associations, the device setting is the largest, the personal setting and the file management are the same, and the job confirmation is the smallest. When two or more operators have the same number of associations, they are arranged in a predetermined order. In this example, the personal settings are arranged above the file management.

  According to this configuration, when two or more functions belonging to the first type are provided and two or more functions belonging to the second type are provided, the number of functions belonging to the associated first type is determined. Based on this, an operator corresponding to the function belonging to the second type is arranged (an example of display control means). According to this configuration, selection of an operator is facilitated as compared with a case where an operator corresponding to a function belonging to the second type is arranged regardless of the number of functions belonging to the associated first type.

[Modification]
The above embodiment may be modified as follows.

[Modification 1]
FIG. 8 is a flowchart of display control. Steps S01 to S06 are the same as those in FIG. If the number of extracted association information is not one (step S04: NO), the control unit 11 extracts the functions belonging to the second type associated with all the functions belonging to the first type to the extracted association information. (Step S15). Next, the control unit 11 arranges operation elements of functions belonging to the second type excluding the specified function on the menu screen (step S16).

  FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a display example. The functions provided and the associations between the functions are the same as in the example of FIG. In this case, in step S15 of the flowchart shown in FIG. 8, the device setting is specified as the function belonging to the second type associated with all the functions belonging to the first type, and in step S16, the setting shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, operators (function setting, file management, job confirmation, software update, backup restore) of functions belonging to the second type excluding device settings are displayed on the menu screen.

  As shown in FIGS. 9B, 9 </ b> C, and 9 </ b> D, a “device setting” tab is provided on the first screen of the difference detection service, the form FAX, and the questionnaire aggregation. This point is the same as the example of FIG. 7, but in the example of FIG. 7, the “device setting” operator on the menu screen is used compared to the “device setting” tab on the first screen. Few. Further, there is no problem even if the “device setting” operator is not displayed on the menu screen. In addition, for the user, as the number of operation elements increases, the difficulty of selecting the operation elements increases. On the other hand, in the example of FIG. 9, as shown in FIG. 9A, the “device setting” operator is not displayed on the menu screen.

  According to this configuration, when two or more functions belonging to the first type are provided and two or more functions belonging to the second type are provided, the functions are associated with all the functions belonging to the first type. Since the controls corresponding to the functions belonging to the second type are controlled so as not to be displayed on the menu screen, the operations displayed on the menu screen are compared with the case where the controls corresponding to all functions are displayed on the menu screen. Since the number of children is reduced, it becomes easy to select an operator on the menu screen.

[Modification 2]
You may combine the said embodiment and the modification 1. FIG. Specifically, in the flowchart of FIG. 5, when the number of extracted association information is not one (step S04: NO), following the processing of steps S07 and S08, steps S15 and S16 of FIG. Execute the process. In short, in this configuration, when two or more functions belonging to the first type are provided and two or more functions belonging to the second type are provided, the functions are associated with all the functions belonging to the first type. For functions that do not belong to the second type, corresponding operation elements are arranged based on the number of functions belonging to the associated first type. According to this configuration, since the user recognizes the number of functions belonging to the first type associated with the function belonging to the second type, it becomes easy to select an operator on the menu screen.

[Modification 3]
Assuming that only one function belonging to the first type is provided and all of the functions belonging to the second type are associated with the function, the function belonging to the second type is displayed on the first screen. Since all the tabs are displayed, there is no problem even if the menu screen is not displayed. Therefore, when only one function belonging to the first type is provided and all the functions belonging to the second type are associated with the function, the first screen is displayed without displaying the menu screen. You may be comprised so that it may make. According to this configuration, there is no need to display the first screen.

[Modification 4]
The function belonging to the second type includes a reception function that accepts settings related to the function belonging to the first type, and an output function that outputs information related to the processing result of the function belonging to the first type. For example, device setting and personal setting correspond to the reception function, and file management, job confirmation, and backup restoration correspond to the output function. Therefore, an operator corresponding to a function belonging to the second type may be arranged on the basis of a predetermined priority for the reception function and the output function. The priority may be set by a user operation. According to this configuration, since the priority of the function is recognized by the user, it becomes easy to select an operator on the menu screen.

[Modification 5]
When an operator corresponding to a function belonging to the second type associated with a function belonging to the first type cannot be arranged on the first screen, the operator may be displayed on the menu screen. . The case where the operator corresponding to the function belonging to the second type associated with the function belonging to the first type cannot be arranged on the first screen is, for example, a case where the size of the display surface of the display unit 14 is insufficient. This is the case when the number of pixels on the display surface is insufficient.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Image forming apparatus 11 ... Control part 12 ... Memory | storage part 13 ... Communication part 14 ... Display part 15 ... Operation part 16 ... Image reading part 17 ... Image forming part

Claims (9)

Menu display means for displaying a menu screen on which a plurality of operators corresponding to each of one or more functions belonging to the first type and one or more functions belonging to the second type are arranged;
When an operator corresponding to the function belonging to the first type is operated on the menu screen, the screen accepts an operation related to the function, and the function belonging to the second type associated with the function First display means for displaying a first screen which is a screen on which a corresponding operator is arranged;
When an operating element corresponding to the function belonging to the second type is operated on the first screen, the operating element corresponding to the function belonging to the first type Second display means for displaying a second screen, which is a screen arranged,
Display control means for controlling whether or not an operator corresponding to the function belonging to the second type is displayed on the menu screen according to whether or not it is associated with one or more functions belonging to the first type. And electronic equipment. The display control means includes a function belonging to the second type depending on the number of functions belonging to the first type and whether the function belonging to the second type is associated with the function belonging to the first type. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein whether or not an operation element corresponding to is displayed on the menu screen is controlled. When only one function belonging to the first type is provided, the display control means does not display an operator corresponding to the second type function associated with the function on the menu screen. The electronic device according to claim 2. The display control means includes all the functions belonging to the first type when two or more functions belonging to the first type are provided and two or more functions belonging to the second type are provided. The electronic device according to claim 2, wherein control is performed so that an operator corresponding to the function belonging to the second type is not displayed on the menu screen. The first display means displays the menu screen when only one function belonging to the first type is provided and all the functions belonging to the second type are associated with the function. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first screen is displayed without causing the first screen to be displayed. The display control means includes all the functions belonging to the first type when two or more functions belonging to the first type are provided and two or more functions belonging to the second type are provided. The electronic device according to claim 2, wherein for the functions belonging to the second type that are not associated, corresponding operation elements are arranged based on the number of functions belonging to the associated first type. The function belonging to the first type is a function relating to image forming processing, and the function belonging to the second type is a function for performing settings necessary for using the function belonging to the first type. Electronics. The function belonging to the second type includes a reception function that accepts settings related to the function belonging to the first type, and an output function that outputs information related to a processing result by the function belonging to the first type,
The electronic device according to claim 7, wherein the menu display unit arranges an operator corresponding to the function belonging to the second type based on a priority predetermined for the reception function and the output function. When the menu display means cannot arrange an operation element corresponding to the function belonging to the second type associated with the function belonging to the first type on the first screen, the menu display unit displays the operation element on the menu screen. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the electronic apparatus is displayed.

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