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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2010
Applicant:
Kanae Amemiya, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Kanae Amemiya, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/32 (2006.01); H04N 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/00384 (2013.01); H04N 1/00493 (2013.01);
Abstract
An operating device included in an control panel for an image forming apparatus, the operating device that includes multiple input keys to operate independently from each other, disposed on the control panel, surrounding a center portion; and at least one indicator comprising at least one of letters and marks representing a function of one at least of the multiple input keys, located in the center portion adjacent to the one of the multiple input keys.