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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2011
Hitoshi Mitsui, Osaka, JP;
Hirohito Morioka, Osaka, JP;
Hitoshi Mitsui, Osaka, JP;
Hirohito Morioka, Osaka, JP;
Sharp Kabushiski Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
In an image forming apparatus including a control unit made of a display panel and a touch panel display for providing preview display, the touch panel display includes: a finished state preview controller for displaying the finished state of a hard copy formed by the image forming apparatus, on the display panel; and a confirmatory display controller for displaying preview images for confirmation in a turning manner. The display panel includes a first display area for displaying the finished state of the hard copy, a second display area for displaying a image of the page to be turned for confirmation and a third display area for displaying the images that have been displayed for confirmation, in order in a layered manner.