USO0RE43779E
(19) United States (12) Reissued Patent
(10) Patent Number:
Hoshino et a]. (54)
(75)
(45) Date of Reissued Patent:
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Inventors N‘fwkl Hoshlnos Ageo (JP): Yuko
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7,539,433 B2*
5/2009 Hoshino e161. ............... .. 399/81
7,747,185 132*
6/2010
Kimoto e161. ................ .. 399/81
7,782,497 B2 *
8/2010
Kimoto 6161.
8,174,727 B2 *
5/2012 Hoshino et a1‘ ““““““““ " 399/81
2004/0046797 A1*
(73) Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo (JP);
Oct. 30, 2012
3/2004 Perry
2006/0110177 A1*
5/2006
2007/0211264 A1*
9/2007 Hoshino et a1.
Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo
Ushio e161. ................... .. 399/81
FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS
(JP) (21) Appl.No.: 12/642,608
JP
2003-91390
JP
2003091390 A
3/2003 *
3/2003
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
(22) Filed:
Dec. 18, 2009
Hoshino, Naoki, Pending U.S. Appl. No. 11/373,645, ?led Mar. 9,
Related US. Patent Documents
2006.
Kimoto, Yuko, Pending U.S. Appl. No. 11/373,000, ?led Mar. 9,
Reissue of:
(64) Patent No.:
2006.
7,546,055
Issued:
Jun. 9, 2009
Appl. No.:
11/373,011
Filed:
Mar. 9, 2006
(Continued) Primary Examiner * Susan Lee
US. Applications: (63)
Continuation of application No. 12/567,512, ?led on
Sep. 25, 2009. (51)
(57)
ABSTRACT
An operation device displays, in a display unit, an input
Int. Cl. G03G 15/00
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US. Cl. ........................................ .. 399/81; 399/382
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Field of Classi?cation Search .................. .. 399/81,
399/382, 80 See application ?le for complete search history. (56)
(74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm * SoCal IP LaW Group LLP; Steven C. Sereboff; John E. Gunther
screen to input setting information on an insertion sheet des ignated by a user, and sets the insertion sheet based on con
tents input in the input screen of an insertion sheet setting displayed in the display unit, in a case Where a speci?c sheet designated by the user is set to be inserted as the insertion sheet in a mode to print a plurality of pages of images onto a
plurality of sheets, and the operation device further displays,
References Cited
in the display unit, a check screen Which displays set contents of the insertion sheet set by a setting unit, in a case Where the
U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS 6,442,368 B1 *
8/2002
6,751,426 B2 *
6/2004 Akiba et a1.
Ohtsuka et a1. ............. .. 399/382
399/82
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3/2009 Hoshino et a1. ..
399/81
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input of the setting information on the insertion sheet by the user ends in the input screen.
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Hoshino, Naoki Pending U.S. Appl. No. 11/373,013, ?led Mar. 9, 2006.
Hoshino, Naoki, Pending U.S. Appl. No. 11/373,403, ?led Mar. 9,
zHé’ggino’ Naoki’ Pending U'S' APPl' NO' 11673395’ ?led Mar‘ 9’
2006‘
KimotoYuko, Pending U.S. Appl. No. 11/373,012, ?led Mar. 9, 2006.
Kim0t0,Yul<0 PendingU.S. Appl. No. 11/373,799, ?led Mar. 9, 2006.
* Cited by examiner
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Display application menu screen
Sheet insertion icon? ~NO V
Set processing in response
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Change insertion sheet setting in
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Display setting check screen
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Guidance display necessary ?
Set guidance
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Set sheet size Set finished graphical V image
Display finished Vgraphical image
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Magnification/ sheet set processing
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Set photocopy magnification v
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( Draft set processing )
Display direction setting screen /362 of vertically disposed draft
Set draft to vertically disposed
Set draft to 7 vertically
portrait draft
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Set draft to horizontal
Set draft toI horizontal
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(Photocopy side set processing)
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Display photocopy side setting screen
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Draft graphical image set processing
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