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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 1991
Filed:
Nov. 01, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
355206 ; 340712 ; 355200 ;
Abstract
An operating panel of a copying apparatus including an operation mode for setting a function selected from a plurality of functions of the copying apparatus. The operating panel includes a display surface provided with a touch panel sensor device. By manipulating the display surface, the function can be designated and the designation can be cancelled. The designated function is deleted from the display surface. Inputs relating to the designated function are made inefficient so that the function becomes inoperative.