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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2008
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2005
Koji Seki, 2-28, Tamatsukuri 1-chome, Chuo-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka, JP;
Masuo Kawamoto, 2-28, Tamatsukuri 1-chome, Chuo-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka, JP;
Yoshinobu Kawakami, 2-28, Tamatsukuri 1-chome, Chuo-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka, JP;
Hideki Takeda, 2-28, Tamatsukuri 1-chome, Chuo-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka, JP;
Koji Seki, 2-28, Tamatsukuri 1-chome, Chuo-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka, JP;
Masuo Kawamoto, 2-28, Tamatsukuri 1-chome, Chuo-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka, JP;
Yoshinobu Kawakami, 2-28, Tamatsukuri 1-chome, Chuo-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka, JP;
Hideki Takeda, 2-28, Tamatsukuri 1-chome, Chuo-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka, JP;
Other;
Abstract
An operation section () of an image forming apparatus main body () comprises an operation display panel () for displaying letters and/or symbols representing various functions with respect to an image forming operation to allow an operator to select a desired function, and a status display panel () for displaying an image representing a growth stage and/or an appearance of a living thing such as a fish to show a current status of the main body (). Accordingly, the current status of main body () is visually displayed on a display panel by association with a growth stage and/or an appearance of an actual living thing or an imaginary living thing, thereby enabling the operator to quickly see the present status of the apparatus.