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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2021
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Kenji Fukushi, Chiba, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/00384 (2013.01);
Abstract
An input device that is mountable on an image forming apparatus includes a plurality of numerical keys arranged as hardware keys, a connector provided in a casing of the input device and configured to electrically connect the image forming apparatus and the input device, and a USB port provided in the casing and configured to USB-connect external equipment, which is different from the image forming apparatus, to the input device. As viewed in an up-down direction that the numerical keys are pressed, the USB port is provided on a front side surface of the casing.