JP4581956B2 - Compound machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a multifunction peripheral having a central unit, a printer unit, a scanner unit, a facsimile communication unit, and an external storage device, and in particular, performs display control so that the screen transition of the display screen differs between a normal time and a failure time. It relates to multifunction devices.

In a multi-function peripheral equipped with a printer unit, a scanner unit, a facsimile communication unit, etc., there has been proposed a method for displaying various faults on a display screen such as a liquid crystal screen provided with a touch panel and notifying the user. For example, a warning message is displayed when the time for replacement of various consumables is approaching, or an error message is displayed when a failure that interferes with the operation of each unit occurs. A method for calling out is described in Patent Document 1.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 8-235080

  However, operation buttons for each function of the multifunction device are arranged on the display screen of the multifunction device, and the area for displaying a warning or error message is limited, so that the user can check the message contents. Needs to transition to another screen for displaying the message contents. As multifunction devices become more multifunctional, the number of screens for displaying the status of each unit increases, and the path for transition from the operation screen to the screen for displaying the message contents becomes complicated. The user's operation was complicated and complicated.

  For example, when connecting an external storage unit such as a non-volatile memory or hard disk drive compatible with the USB interface as an external storage device for storing scan data, when a keyboard or mouse is connected to the USB port instead of a memory or the like, A warning message is issued because an inappropriate device is connected. Then, when a warning message is issued due to a USB device failure during the copy function operation, is the warning message due to connection of a device that cannot be used, or due to other causes such as toner consumption? Is not obvious. In such a case, a transition is made from the copy function operation screen to the screen for selecting the unit or device whose status is to be displayed, and then the screen for displaying the details of the failure related to the external storage unit or the failure related to the printer unit. The screen was changed to a content display screen.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to change directly from the operation screen to the display screen of the content of the highest priority failure without going through the normal screen based on the priority of the failure that issued the warning or error message. An object of the present invention is to provide a multi-function device that performs display control.

  In order to achieve the above object, according to a first aspect of the present invention, a display having a central unit, a printer unit, and a scanner unit, having a copy function, a print function, and a scan function and capable of operation input. In a multi-function peripheral having a screen and a display control unit for controlling the display content of the display screen, the display control unit includes a basic operation screen having an operation input button and a status display button for the function, and a status of the unit. A basic status display screen having a selection input button for selecting and a plurality of status display screens for displaying the status of each unit are displayed in a hierarchical transition, and the status display on the basic operation screen is normally displayed. Transition to the basic status display screen in response to an instruction input to the button, and select in response to a selection input to the selection input button on the basic status display screen. The state is further shifted to the status display screen of the unit, and when one or more faults occur in the unit status, the highest priority fault among the faults that have occurred is displayed on the basic operation screen. In response to an instruction input to the status display button on the operation screen, the screen is shifted to the status display screen of the highest priority failure without shifting to the basic status display screen.

  According to the first aspect, when checking the contents of a failure that has issued a warning or error message in the event of a failure, a transition to a screen for selecting a unit for displaying the status is not performed. The operation can be simplified because it is possible to directly transition from the operation screen to the status display screen of the unit in which the highest priority has occurred.

  In a preferred embodiment of the first aspect, when a plurality of failures occur, the display control unit displays all the priorities of the failures that have occurred on the basic operation screen, and the state of the basic operation screen is displayed. In response to an instruction input to the display button, the state transition to the state display screen of the highest priority failure is made without transition to the basic state display screen. Therefore, it can be confirmed on the basic operation screen that a plurality of failures have occurred, and the operation can be simplified because it is possible to directly transition to the failure status display screen with the highest priority.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, the display control unit is configured to input an instruction to the status display button on the basic operation screen during normal times and when an abnormality occurs in which one or more faults occur in the unit status. To the basic status display screen, and further to the status display screen of the selected unit in response to the selection input to the selection input button on the basic status display screen. The fault display button with the highest priority among the faults that have occurred is displayed on the basic operation screen, and in response to an instruction input to the fault display button, the indicated fault is not transferred to the basic status display screen. Transition to the state display screen. Therefore, the transition to the screen for selecting the unit for displaying the status and the transition to the top priority failure status display screen can be selected, so that the user wants to check the contents of messages such as errors. Even if you want to check the status of various units that have not failed, you can perform simple operations.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. However, the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, but extends to the matters described in the claims and equivalents thereof.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining an outline of a configuration of a multifunction machine according to the present embodiment. In the present embodiment, in the multi-function peripheral constituted by the central unit 10, the facsimile communication unit 20, the scanner unit 30, the printer unit 40, and the external storage unit 50, when an abnormality occurs in any unit, the normal time Unlike the screen transition of, the screen control of the user is simplified by performing display control that directly transitions from the operation screen to the content display screen of the highest priority failure. In this figure, a form in which the central unit 10 is provided with a display control unit having the same screen as the display screen that can be operated and input is not necessarily included in the central unit. Further, the multi-function device may not have all the units, and may have a different configuration.

  The central unit 10 is a central structural unit of a multifunction peripheral having a control means for causing each unit such as a printer unit constituting the multifunction peripheral to operate in cooperation with each other and an interface that enables user input / output. CPU 12, operation display screen DISP, which is a display screen including a touch panel and a liquid crystal screen, an I / O controller A13 which displays an image on the operation display screen DISP and receives an operation input from the touch panel on the same screen, operation button BT, It has an I / O controller B14 that accepts the input, an image processing unit 15, a ROM 16, a RAM 17, and a USB controller 11, which are connected by an internal bus BUS.

  The USB controller 11 has, for example, 4-channel USB ports UP1 to UP4, and the facsimile communication unit 20 and the external storage unit 50 are connected to each other. The external storage unit 50 is, for example, a non-volatile USB memory, and can be connected to a USB device such as a hard disk drive corresponding to the USB interface.

  Further, the host computer HOST, the scanner unit 30, and the printer unit 40 are connected via an external connection interface I / F to constitute a multi-function peripheral.

  The CPU 12 receives an input signal from the host computer HOST connected via the interface I / F and an input signal from the touch panel and the operation button BT of the operation display screen DISP. It controls the operation of each unit of the MFP. It also functions as a display control unit that controls the display content of the operation display screen DISP.

  The ROM 16 stores data and programs necessary for controlling the multifunction device, the content and priority of a message to be displayed when a failure occurs in each unit of the multifunction device. The image processing unit 15 performs decompression processing and color conversion processing for converting the image data from the host computer HOST and the RGB image data read by the scanner unit 30 into CMYK image data of the printer unit 40. To provide.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining an overview of the operation panel of the multifunction machine according to the present embodiment. The entire operation panel corresponds to the central unit 10 described with reference to FIG. It is connected to the scanner unit 30, the printer unit 40, etc. to constitute a multi-function machine. As shown in the figure, operation display screen DISP and operation buttons BT such as numeric keypad and start / reset button common to each function of the multifunction device are provided. I'm in charge. Operation inputs for the copy function, the scanner function, and the facsimile function are input by operation buttons arranged on the operation screen displayed on the operation display screen DISP. Further, USB ports UP1 to 4 (not shown) are provided on the side surface of the operation panel, and various USB devices such as the facsimile communication unit 20 and the external storage unit 50 can be connected.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating the configuration of various screens displayed on the operation display screen DISP. FIG. 3A is a diagram illustrating the configuration of the basic operation screen. The basic operation screen is a screen having operation input buttons and status display buttons for each function of the multifunction peripheral. One screen is displayed for each function. This figure shows a copy function basic operation screen D10-C, which includes a copy function operation input button cOP-B and a status display button STD-B. Furthermore, a function selection button FB for selecting other functions such as a facsimile function, a scan function, and an administrator setting function for the administrator to set various environment settings of the multifunction peripheral, and instructing switching of the selected function to the basic operation screen. , Various message display areas MA10 are provided.

  FIG. 3B is a diagram illustrating the configuration of the basic state display screen. The basic status display screen D20 is a screen having a display area MA20 for displaying the status of the central unit and a selection input button SLD-B for displaying the status display screen of each unit of the multifunction peripheral. Here, “USB device” of the selection input button SLD-B indicates a status display screen of the external storage unit. Further, the basic state display screen includes a scroll button SC-B for scrolling the display contents of the display area MA20 and a button CL-B for closing the screen.

  FIG. 3C illustrates the configuration of the status display screen. The status display screen is a screen having a display area for displaying the status of the multifunction device unit. This figure shows a status display screen D34 for displaying the status of the printer unit, and has an area MA34 for displaying the status. Further, a scroll button SC-B for scrolling the display contents of the display area MA34 and a button CL-B for closing this screen are provided.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining screen transitions of various screens displayed on the operation display screen DISP. In this embodiment, the three levels of the basic operation screen, the basic status display screen, and the status display screen for each function are changed. The transition route differs between normal times and abnormal times when a failure occurs in the functions of the MFP. Each screen has various buttons as described with reference to FIG. 3. When the user presses a button displayed on the operation display screen DISP, the I / O controller A13 sends a button signal from the operation display screen DISP. Is transmitted to the CPU 12. Then, the CPU 12 displays various screens on the operation display screen DISP via the I / O controller A13 based on the display control program stored in the ROM 16.

  First, a normal screen transition route will be described. The normal route is indicated by a solid arrow in the figure. The basic operation screen located in the first layer shows the basic operation screen D10-C of the copy function. As described above, the facsimile function (D10-F), the scan function (D10-S) other than the copy function. ), One screen is displayed for each administrator setting function (D10-K), and the screens are switched to each other by the user's instruction input. By pressing the status display button STD-B from the basic operation screen of any function, the screen changes to the basic status display screen of the second hierarchy at normal times (arrow TR1). Note that the error icon EM as an example of the display of the failure shown in the display area MA10 is not normally displayed.

  The basic status display screen D20 located in the second hierarchy displays the status of the central unit in the display area MA20. Then, when the selection input button SLD-B corresponding to the other unit is pressed, a transition is made to the status display screen for each function located in the third hierarchy (arrow TR2). For example, when “facsimile” of the selection input button SLD-B is pressed, a transition is made to the status display screen D32 of the facsimile communication unit. When the basic state display screen is closed, the screen returns to the first level basic operation screen (arrow TR22).

  The status display screen of each function located in the third hierarchy displays the status of the unit selected by the selection input button SLD-B on the basic status display screen. That is, the facsimile communication unit status display screen D32, the printer unit status display screen D34, the external storage unit status display screen D36, and the scanner unit status display screen D38 are displayed according to the selection. If a failure has occurred, its contents are displayed. Even if any state display screen is closed, the screen returns to the basic state operation screen of the second hierarchy (arrow TR3).

  Next, a description will be given of an abnormal route when a failure occurs in any unit of the multifunction device. The path of transition at the time of such an abnormality is indicated by a dashed arrow in the figure. When an abnormality occurs, the screen shifts from the basic operation screen of the first layer to the state display screen of the unit in which the failure, which is the third layer screen, does not pass through the basic state display screen of the second layer. In addition, when multiple failures occur, the highest priority failure is selected based on the priority according to the degree of failure, and the highest priority failure is displayed on the basic operation screen with an icon, etc. Transition directly to the failure status display screen.

  For example, if a failure occurs in the printer unit and the external storage unit, the CPU 12 refers to the failure priority stored in the ROM 16 and selects the highest priority failure. In the present embodiment, a failure occurring in the printer unit corresponding to the error is set to have a higher priority than a failure occurring in the external storage unit corresponding to the warning based on the priority described later. The failure of the printer unit to be used is the highest priority failure. Therefore, when the error icon EM is displayed in the display area MA10 of the basic operation screen D10-C and the state display button STD-B is pressed, the state directly shifts to the state display screen D34 of the printer unit in which the highest priority failure occurs. (Arrow TR11). Therefore, by omitting the transition to the basic state display screen D20 in the second hierarchy at the time of abnormality, the user can confirm the content of the failure with a simple operation.

  As a modification, when a plurality of failures occur, all the failure priorities are displayed on the basic operation screen. Taking the case of the above failure as an example, a printer unit failure corresponding to an error and an external storage unit failure corresponding to a warning have occurred. The image is displayed in the display area MA10 of the screen D10-C2. That is, an error icon EM for displaying an error and a warning icon WM for displaying a warning are displayed. If the status display button STD-B is pressed when such a display is made, the screen transits to the status display screen of the unit in which the highest priority failure has occurred, that is, the status display screen D34 of the printer unit in which the failure corresponding to the error has occurred. (Arrow TR12). Accordingly, the user directly recognizes that a plurality of faults are occurring, but makes a direct transition to the top-priority fault status display screen, thereby simplifying the screen display operation.

  The transition path from the third level status display screen to the second level basic status display screen (arrow TR3) and from the basic status display screen to the first level basic operation screen (arrow TR22) It is common for both normal and abnormal situations. Therefore, even when a failure occurs as described above and the transition is made directly from the basic operation screen D10-C, when the state display screen D34 is closed, the basic state display is displayed instead of the basic operation screen D10-C. Transition to screen D20. Then, from the basic state display screen D20, it is possible to make a transition to the basic operation screen D10-C in the first layer, and it is also possible to make a transition to a state display screen of a function in which no failure has occurred in the third layer. However, as another modified example, in the case where a plurality of failures have occurred, when the status display screen D34 is closed, a failure corresponding to the next highest priority warning occurs before returning to the basic status display screen D20. It is also possible to make a screen transition in which the status display screen of the unit in which the failure has occurred is sequentially transitioned according to the priority of the failure, such as transition to the status display screen D36 of the external storage unit that has been made (arrow TR4). Therefore, when a plurality of faults have occurred, the status can be sequentially confirmed according to the priority of the faults, so that the operation is further simplified.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a display example of a basic operation screen that displays a plurality of failures in the above-described modification. In the basic operation screen D10-C for the copy function, both the error icon EM and the warning icon WM are displayed in the display area MA10.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining a display example of icons displayed in the display area of the basic operation screen and the priority of failure in the present embodiment. FIG. 6A illustrates the correspondence between unit status, failure priority, icon display example, and failure content. The lowest priority is when there is no failure, and no icon is displayed (line R10). The priority is medium when a minor fault occurs, which corresponds to a warning, and a warning icon as shown is displayed (line R20). The highest priority is when a serious failure occurs, corresponding to an error, and an error icon as shown is displayed (line R30).

  The difference between warning and error is as follows. A warning is a case where the multifunction device can be operated but the user needs to be alerted. For example, if the CPU 12 detects from a signal from the USB controller 11 that a USB device that cannot be used as an external storage unit is connected to any of the USB ports UP1 to UP4, a minor failure corresponding to a warning is detected in the external storage. Since it occurs in the unit, a warning icon is displayed in the display area of the basic operation screen (line R20). For external storage units, if a USB device other than a supported storage device is connected, that device cannot be used, but a usable storage device is connected to one of the 4-channel USB ports. If so, the device can be used as an external storage unit, so the degree of failure corresponds to a warning. In addition, even when it is detected by a signal from the printer unit 40 that the replacement time of consumables such as toner is approaching, since a minor failure corresponding to a warning has occurred in the printer unit, a warning icon is displayed on the basic operation screen. Are displayed in the display area (line R20).

  On the other hand, a failure that prevents the multifunction device from operating corresponds to a higher priority error. For example, if a consumable item such as toner has already been consumed and needs to be replaced, a serious failure corresponding to an error has occurred in the printer unit, so an error icon is displayed (line R30). The correspondence shown in this figure is stored in the ROM 16, and is referred to when a failure occurs, and the display order of the screen and the order of transition are determined. However, the display may not be an icon as shown in the figure, but may be another display form. Furthermore, the degree of failure to be displayed and the associated display form are not limited to the above.

  FIG. 6B shows an example of priority when a plurality of failures occur in the multifunction peripheral. A case where a failure corresponding to an error or warning occurs in the printer unit and a case where a failure corresponding to a warning occurs in the external storage unit are associated with each other.

  First, when an error and a warning occur, the error is prioritized (rows R1 to R4). When a plurality of warnings occur, priority is given to the warning of the external storage unit, that is, the failure that a USB device other than the usable storage device is connected (line R5). Further, when a device that cannot be used in the USB ports UP1 to 4 is connected and a plurality of failures corresponding to warnings occur, the priority is determined in the order of the port numbers.

  For example, the failure of port UP1 takes precedence over the failure of port UP3. Alternatively, the port number at which the last failure occurred may be stored in the RAM 17, and the failure of that port number may be given the highest priority. Such priorities are also stored in the ROM 16, and are referred to when determining the highest priority failure when a plurality of failures occur. Such priorities are also examples, and are not limited to the above.

  Hereinafter, FIGS. 7 to 11 illustrate various screens in the present embodiment.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a display example of the basic operation screen D10-S for the scan function. An operation input button sOP-B for the scan function is provided. The display area MA10 and the status display button STD-B are the same as the basic operation screen D10-C for the copy function shown in FIG. This figure illustrates the case where the warning icon WM is displayed. In other words, a failure corresponding to a warning has occurred in the unit of the multifunction device, and the failure has the highest priority. As described above, when the status display button STD-B is pressed in such a situation, the screen is changed to the status display screen of the unit in which the failure causing the icon display has occurred.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining a display example of the printer unit status display screen D34. The example in this figure is a display example at the time of abnormality when a failure occurs. A display area M34, a scroll button SC-B for scrolling display contents, and a button CL-B for closing this screen are provided. The state of cyan toner remaining amount “0%” is a failure corresponding to an error, and an error icon EM is displayed in the display area MA34. Further, the state of black toner remaining amount “10%” is a failure corresponding to a warning, and a warning icon WM is also displayed. Here, since the error failure has the highest priority, an error icon EM is displayed in the display area MA10 as in the basic operation screen D10-C shown in FIG. 3A, for example, and the status display button STD-B is pressed. By pressing the button, a transition is made to the status display screen of FIG. 8 based on the priorities shown in FIGS.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining a display example of the external storage unit status display screen D36. The “USB device status” shown in the figure means the status of the external storage unit connected to the USB ports UP1 to UP4. In this screen, whether the connected USB device is a storage device that can be used as an external storage unit. Whether or not is displayed in the display area MA36. A scroll button SC-B for scrolling the display contents of the display area MA36 and a button CL-B for closing this screen are also provided.

  FIG. 9A shows a screen that is transitioned to when the selection input button SLD-B “USB device” on the basic state display screen D20 shown in FIG. FIG. 9B shows a display example at the time of abnormality in which a failure has occurred. Since a device that cannot be used because it is not supported is connected to the second USB port UP2, this is a failure corresponding to a warning, and a warning icon WM and its contents are displayed in the display area MA36. In such a case, for example, as shown in FIG. 7, when the warning icon WM is displayed in the display area MA10 of the basic operation screen D10-S and the status display button STD-B is pressed, FIGS. Based on the priority indicated by (), the screen transits to the status display screen D36 of FIG. FIGS. 9A and 9B are obtained by scrolling the contents of the status display back and forth on the same screen.

  FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining a display example of the facsimile communication unit status display screen D32. An area MA32 for displaying the state of the facsimile communication unit and a button CL-B for closing the screen are provided. In the normal state, the screen changes when the selection input button SLD-B “FAX unit” on the basic state display screen shown in FIG. 3B is pressed, and no failure is displayed.

  FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining a display example of the scanner unit status display screen D38. An area MA38 for displaying the status of the scanner unit and a button CL-B for closing the screen are provided. It is a screen that is transitioned to when the selection input button SLD-B “scanner” on the basic status display screen shown in FIG. 3B is pressed in the normal state, and no failure is displayed.

  FIG. 12 is a diagram for explaining a screen transition when a failure display button in which a button function is added to an error or warning display icon is displayed in different embodiments. The screen transition shown in FIG. 4 differs from the route in the following points. First, when the status display button on the basic operation screen is pressed, a transition is made to the basic status display screen of the second hierarchy, both at normal times and at the time of an abnormality in which any unit fails. On the other hand, in the event of an abnormality, a warning or error failure display button corresponding to the failure that has occurred is displayed on the basic operation screen. This failure display button is an icon having a button function, and when this icon is pressed, a transition is made to the status display screen of the unit having a failure corresponding to the display. Note that the failure display buttons to be displayed may be only those corresponding to the failure with the highest priority, or a plurality of failure display buttons may be displayed. Other routes are the same as the screen transition shown in FIG.

  For example, when the status display button STD-B on the basic operation screen D10-C3 is pressed, the screen transits to the basic status display screen D20 (arrow TR13), both in the normal state and in the abnormal state. From the basic state display screen D20, the screen transitions along the same route as described in FIG. 4 (arrow TR2). Next, it is assumed that a failure corresponding to an error has occurred in the printer unit and a failure corresponding to a warning has occurred in the external storage unit. Then, an error icon failure display button EM-B associated with the failure of the printer unit that is the highest priority failure is displayed in the display area MA10 of the basic operation screen D10-C3. When the failure display button EM-B is pressed, the state directly shifts to the status display screen D34 of the printer unit in which the highest priority failure occurs (arrow TR14). Furthermore, the failure display button WM-B of the warning icon associated with the failure of the external storage unit may be displayed together in the display area MA10 of the basic operation screen D10-C3. In that case, when the failure display button WM-B is pressed, the state directly shifts to the status display screen D36 of the external storage unit in which the corresponding failure occurs (arrow TR15).

  The transition path from the third level status display screen to the second level basic status display screen (arrow TR3) and from the basic status display screen to the first level basic operation screen (arrow TR22) It is common for both normal and abnormal situations. However, when a plurality of failures have occurred, when the status display screen D34 is closed, the status display screen D36 of the unit with the next highest priority failure is displayed before returning to the basic status display screen D20. Screen transition (arrow TR4) is also possible.

  As described above, whether or not a failure has occurred, it is possible to change to the basic status display screen by pressing the status display button and to display the status display screen of each function in both normal and abnormal situations. Regardless of the condition, the status of each unit can always be displayed, and a simple operation for changing to a desired screen becomes possible. On the other hand, by pressing the failure display button in the event of an abnormality, the transition to the basic status display screen of the second hierarchy can be omitted, and the user who confirms the content of the failure can select a simple operation. Furthermore, when a plurality of faults occur, the operation can be further simplified because the status display screens can be sequentially shifted according to the priority of the faults.

  As described above, when checking the details of a failure that has occurred in a multifunction device unit, a display that makes a direct transition from the operation screen to the status display screen of the highest priority failure content without going through a screen that normally changes By performing the control, the user's operation is simplified.

1 is a diagram illustrating an outline of a configuration of a multifunction machine according to an embodiment. It is a figure explaining the external appearance of the operation panel of the multifunctional machine in this Embodiment. It is a figure explaining the structure of the various screens displayed on the operation display screen DISP. It is a figure explaining the screen transition of the various screens displayed on the operation display screen DISP. It is a figure explaining the example of a display of the basic operation screen which displays a plurality of obstacles in a modification. It is a figure explaining the example of a display of the icon displayed on the display area of a basic operation screen, and the priority of a failure in this Embodiment. It is a figure explaining the example of a display of basic operation screen D10-S of a scan function. It is a figure explaining the example of a display of the printer unit status display screen D34. It is a figure explaining the example of a display of the external storage unit status display screen D36. It is a figure explaining the example of a display of the facsimile communication unit status display screen D32. It is a figure explaining the example of a display of the scanner unit status display screen D38. It is a figure explaining the screen transition in the case of displaying the failure display button which added the button function to the display icon of an error or warning in different embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

D10-C: Copy function basic operation screen STD-B: Status display button D20: Basic status display screen SLD-B: Selection input button D32: Facsimile communication unit status display screen

Claims (8)

A multi-function peripheral having a central unit, a printer unit, and a scanner unit, having a copy function, a print function, and a scan function, and having a display screen on which operation input is possible and a display control unit for controlling display contents of the display screen In
The display control unit displays a basic operation screen having an operation input button and a state display button for the function, a basic state display screen having a selection input button for selecting the state of the unit, and a state for each unit. Display multiple status display screens with hierarchical transitions,
In the normal state, in response to an instruction input to the status display button on the basic operation screen, a transition is made to the basic status display screen, and a selection is made in response to a selection input to the selection input button on the basic status display screen. Further transition to the unit status display screen,
When one or more faults occur in the unit status, the highest priority fault among the faults that have occurred is displayed on the basic operation screen, and an instruction is input to the status display button on the basic operation screen. In response, a multi-function device that makes a transition to the state display screen of the highest priority failure without making a transition to the basic state display screen. In claim 1,
In the case where a plurality of failures occur, the display control unit displays all the priorities of the failures that have occurred on the basic operation screen, and in response to an instruction input to the status display button on the basic operation screen, A multi-function device that makes a transition to the state display screen of the highest priority failure without making a transition to the basic state display screen. A multi-function peripheral having a central unit, a printer unit, and a scanner unit, having a copy function, a print function, and a scan function, and having a display screen on which operation input is possible and a display control unit for controlling display contents of the display screen In
The display control unit displays a basic operation screen having an operation input button and a state display button for the function, a basic state display screen having a selection input button for selecting the state of the unit, and a state for each unit. Display multiple status display screens with hierarchical transitions,
In the normal state and when there is an abnormality in which one or more faults have occurred in the unit status, the basic status display screen is displayed in response to an instruction input to the status display button on the basic operation screen. In response to the selection input to the selection input button, further transition to the status display screen of the selected unit,
At the time of the abnormality, the failure display button with the highest priority among the occurred failures is displayed on the basic operation screen, and in response to an instruction input to the failure display button, without making a transition to the basic state display screen, A multi-function device that makes a transition to the status display screen of the designated failure. In claim 3,
When a plurality of failures occur, the display control unit displays the plurality of failure display buttons on the basic operation screen, and returns to the basic status display screen in response to an instruction input to the failure display button. A multifunction device that makes a transition to the status display screen of the selected failure without making a transition. In any one of Claims 1 thru | or 4,
The multifunction device further includes a facsimile communication unit and further includes a facsimile function, or an external storage unit is connectable.
The basic operation screen further includes an operation input button for the facsimile function,
The basic status display screen further includes a selection input button for selecting the status of the facsimile communication unit or the external storage unit,
The multifunction device according to claim 1, wherein the status display screen further includes a status display screen of the facsimile communication unit or the external storage unit. In any one of Claim 1 thru | or 5,
The display control unit makes a transition from the displayed status display screen to the basic status display screen in response to an instruction input at normal time and when an abnormality occurs in which one or more faults occur in the status of the unit. Multifunction machine. In any one of Claim 1 thru | or 5,
In the case where a plurality of failures occur, the display control unit changes from the displayed status display screen of the first failure to a second failure status display screen having the next priority in response to an instruction input. A multi-function machine characterized by a transition. The display contents of the display screen that can be operated and input by a multifunction peripheral that has a central unit, printer unit, scanner unit, facsimile communication unit, and external storage unit and that has a copy function, print function, scan function, and facsimile function. A display control method,
A basic operation screen having an operation input button and a status display button for the function, a basic status display screen having a selection input button for selecting one of the states of the unit, and a plurality of states for displaying the status of each unit Display on the display screen while changing the display screen hierarchically,
In the normal state, in response to an instruction input to the status display button on the basic operation screen, a transition is made to the basic status display screen, and a selection is made in response to a selection input to the selection input button on the basic status display screen. Further transition to the unit status display screen,
When one or more faults occur in the unit status, the highest priority fault among the faults that have occurred is displayed on the basic operation screen, and an instruction is input to the status display button on the basic operation screen. A display control method of the display content of the display screen of the multifunction device, which makes a transition to the state display screen of the highest priority failure without making a transition to the basic state display screen in response.

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