IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve user's convenience by providing an input interface dedicated for setting conditions for a processing operation high in use frequency in an image processing apparatus that performs an image processing operation in accordance with conditions set by a user, . SOLUTION: The image processing apparatus 1 comprises: an interface means 2 having a display panel for setting conditions for the image processing operation; a storage means 4 that stores the contents of the conditions set by the interface means 2, in correspondence with the history of the execution of the image processing operation performed under the conditions; and a setting management means 5 that updates the history of the execution of the image processing operation stored by the storage means 4, every time that the image processing operation is performed under the conditions set by the interface means 2. Based upon the contents stored in the storage means 4, the setting management means 5 switches a display mode for the display panel. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI