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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2025
Filed:
May. 25, 2022
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Masaki Miyazawa, Matsumoto, JP;
Hiroyuki Kosuge, Matsumoto, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A multi-function printer, which is an example of a display apparatus, includes a display section with a screen and a controller that changes display content of the screen. The multi-function printer includes the display section including an input section for input of a location on the screen as a contact location by a touch on the screen, and the controller that controls the display section. At least one of the factors indicating the degree of contamination of the screen since the previous screen cleanup is used as a parameter. In this case, the controller accumulates the value of at least one parameter since the previous screen cleanup and, in accordance with the accumulated value of the parameter, reducing the degree of visibility of display content displayed on the screen.