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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2021
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Takuya Uemura, Chiba, JP;
Assignee:
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/1205 (2013.01); G06F 3/1253 (2013.01); G06F 3/1284 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an apparatus main assembly including a panel surfacecapable of inputting information by displaying a software numerical key portionand a numerical key portioncomprised of a plurality of hardware keys, and is provided with a general-purpose numerical key unitcapable of inputting information to the apparatus main assembly. The panel surfaceincludes a plurality of software keys corresponding to the numerical key portion, and in a case that a '1' keyof the numerical key portionis in an ON state, the ON state of the '1' keyis displayed by using a “1” keycorresponding to the “1” key