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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 1997
Filed:
Apr. 07, 1994
Masamichi Akashi, Yokohama, JP;
Satoshi Nagata, Tama, JP;
Yutaka Murakami, Yokohama, JP;
Yoichi Toyokura, Yokohama, JP;
Yukio Kanakubo, Kasukabe, JP;
Hiroharu Takahashi, Yokohama, JP;
Masami Kashiwazaki, Kawasaki, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An information outputting method and apparatus monitors a depressing state of a predetermined key. Depressing the predetermined key switches between ordinary display modes of a plurality of displays such as LEDs allocated to a predetermined state of information alarms and a special display mode. After completion of the switching instruction, either one of the information display processings allocated to the displays which are sequentially turned on is started in accordance with a depression instructing state of the key. The instruction information is input through a key input device of an operation panel of the apparatus.