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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2015
Applicant:
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Mayuko Yoshida, Osaka, JP;
Shinsaku Tohki, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/00 (2006.01); G03G 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/00411 (2013.01); G03G 15/502 (2013.01); G03G 15/5016 (2013.01); H04N 1/0044 (2013.01); H04N 1/00413 (2013.01); H04N 1/00424 (2013.01); H04N 1/00474 (2013.01); H04N 1/00482 (2013.01); H04N 1/00896 (2013.01);
Abstract
An operation unit of an image forming apparatus having a plurality of operation modes, allowing accurate and easy input by the user requesting switching of display to a screen image allowing selection of an operation mode, includes: a pilot lamp, a touch-panel display, and hardware keys including a power key, an energy-saving key and a home key. The home key that switches the display on the touch-panel display to an operation mode selecting screen image (home screen image) when pressed is provided closer to the touch-panel display than other hardware buttons.