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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2023
Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Takayuki Nishi, Fujisawa Kanagawa, JP;
TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
According to one embodiment, an image forming apparatus includes a display, a detection device, and a controller. The display is configured to display a first image including a first button and a second image including a second button in a display area of a space. The detection device detects a movement of an operator that accesses the display area. The controller receives an input of the first button if the operator performs a specific second operation while accessing the first button following a first operation in which the operator accesses the first button of the first image displayed in the display area, displays the second image, and receives an input of the second button if the operator performs the second operation while accessing the second button after the operator accesses the second button without leaving the display area.