Ricoh Company, Ltd.

Kohji Hikawa

Susumu Fujioka

Kanae Amemiya

Kunikazu Tsuda

Masaaki Kabumoto

Shohji Asanuma

An image forming apparatus receives image data from a plurality of external input means and forms an image on a sheet of paper based on the image data. In the image forming apparatus, an operation part for a user to perform an input/output operation is provided in the front side of the housing formed with a stage. Additionally, an extended housing is provided on the housing so that the top of the extended housing is higher than the location of the operation part. Further, a light emitting part for indicating the operational status of the image forming apparatus is provided on the extended housing.

Image forming apparatus

An optimal pen color is automatically selected for a given background color based upon a predetermined relative distance in the Munsell color-order system. The predetermined distance is defined in terms of saturation, hue and or lightness. In general, sufficient visual distinction is observed when the color representations of the pen and the background are separated by the predetermined relative distance in the Munsell color-order system.

Super imposed image display color selection system and method

Facsimile transmitter-receiver

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Tokyo, Japan

Kohji Hikawa