The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Jul. 15, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2012
Tasuku Kohara, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroshi Takeda, Chiba, JP;
Kazuo Koike, Kanagawa, JP;
Kenichi Yamada, Kanagawa, JP;
Taisuke Omi, Kanagawa, JP;
Tsuyoshi Endoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Masaaki Kawamura, Kanagawa, JP;
Tasuku Kohara, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroshi Takeda, Chiba, JP;
Kazuo Koike, Kanagawa, JP;
Kenichi Yamada, Kanagawa, JP;
Taisuke Omi, Kanagawa, JP;
Tsuyoshi Endoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Masaaki Kawamura, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An electronic apparatus includes a main body of the electronic apparatus; an operation unit including an operation block having a display unit, the operation block being detachable with respect to the main body of the electronic apparatus, and the operation block enabling at least a bidirectional wireless communication with the main body of the electronic apparatus; and a detection unit configured to detect relative positional information between the operation block and the main body of the electronic apparatus, when the operation block is detached from the main body of the electronic apparatus. The operation block being detached from the main body of the electronic apparatus is able to display information corresponding to the relative positional information on the display unit, in accordance with a condition of the main body of the electronic apparatus.