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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2009
Applicants:
Shuhji Fujii, Kyoto, JP;
Yuji Okamoto, Kyoto, JP;
Inventors:
Shuhji Fujii, Kyoto, JP;
Yuji Okamoto, Kyoto, JP;
Assignee:
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka-Shi, Osaka, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An operating device for controlling an apparatus as an object of control, in accordance with an instruction by a user includes a panel having a main surface, a hardware key provided on the main surface, and a display unit formed of electronic paper, provided in relation to the hardware key on the main surface of the panel or on the hardware key, allowing rewriting of displayed contents.