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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2018
Konica Minolta, Inc., Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Hisataka Funakawa, Toyohashi, JP;
KONICA MINOLTA, INC., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An operation display apparatus for shared use between a first and a second apparatus each being capable of operating independently, the operation display apparatus including a display, a manipulation device, and a processor, wherein the processor performs: allowing the display to selectively show either of display data received from the first apparatus through a first display interface and display data received from the second apparatus through a second display interface; transmitting operation information of an operation on the manipulation device to the first apparatus through a first input-output interface and to the second apparatus through a second input-output interface; detecting through the first or second display interface whether at least either one of the first and second apparatus enters power saving mode; and prohibiting the transmission of operation information to the first or second apparatus when at least either one of the first and second apparatus enters power saving mode.