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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2021
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Takehito Utsunomiya, Ibaraki, JP;
Minoru Akazawa, Chiba, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In an image forming apparatus, in a case that a connected numerical key unit is a dedicated numerical key unit including a numerical key portion for executing, as predetermined processing, numerical value input processing for inputting information on a numerical value and including an operation key portion and a setting key portion for executing, as predetermined processing, another input processing for inputting information on an operation of the image forming apparatus other than the numerical value input processing (step S; YES), a controller executes the predetermined processing in a case that either of the respective key portions is operated (step S). On the other hand, in a case that the connected numerical key unit is a general-purpose numerical key unit different from the dedicated numerical key unit (step S; NO), the controller executes the predetermined processing only in a case that the numerical key portion is operated (step S).