Operation console, electronic device and image processing apparatus provided with the operation console, and method of displaying information on the operation console
AssigneeSharp Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorMiyoko Maruyama
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Abstract
On a touch-panel display of an image forming apparatus, which is divided to five areas, that is, a system area, a function selection area, a preview area, an action panel area and a task trigger area, pieces of information are displayed. Even if an operational mode is switched, the same or similar information is always displayed in the area arranged at the same position. In addition, when an input of a numerical value is requested, a group of keys of the same arrangement is displayed at the same position on the touch-panel display, regardless of the operational mode.
Claims19
An operation console provided on an image forming apparatus capable of forming an image on a sheet of recording paper, comprising:
- a display unit displaying information to be notified to a user;
- a detecting unit, arranged on said display unit, for detecting a request of the user based on a touch operation of the user;
- a display control unit displaying, on said display unit, a ten-key allowing the user to input, using said detecting unit, a numerical value as an instruction to said image forming apparatus;
- wherein
- said detecting unit detects a request for inputting a numerical value for setting a condition for an operational mode of said image forming apparatus;
- and
- said display control unit displays said ten-key on said display unit in response to said request for inputting a numerical value, and in accordance with said operational mode of said image forming apparatus, changes the size of numerical keys of said ten key,
- said operational mode includes a FAX mode and a copy mode;
- and
- responsive to switching of said operational mode from said copy mode to said FAX mode, said display control unit switches display on said display unit from a screen image of said copy mode to a screen image of said FAX mode, and on the screen image of said FAX mode, changes and displays the size of said numerical keys to be smaller, and displays keys not displayed in said copy mode in a size different from the size of said numerical keys before the change.
A method of displaying information on an operation console provided on an image forming apparatus capable of forming an image on a sheet of recording paper, comprising:
- a display step of displaying, on a display panel, information to be notified to a user;
- a detecting step of detecting, using a touch-panel arranged on said display panel, a request of the user based on a touch operation of the user;
- a display control step of displaying, on said display panel, a ten-key allowing the user for inputting, using said touch-panel, a numerical value as an instruction to said image forming apparatus;
- wherein
- said detecting step includes a step of detecting a request for inputting a numerical value for setting conditions of an operational mode of said image forming apparatus;
- and
- said display control step includes a step of displaying, in response to said request for inputting a numerical value, said ten-key at a central area of said display panel, and, in accordance with said operational mode of said image forming apparatus, changing the size of numerical keys of said ten key,
- said operational mode includes a FAX mode and a copy mode;
- and
- responsive to switching of said operational mode from said copy mode to said FAX mode, said display control step switches display on said display panel from a screen image of said copy mode to a screen image of said FAX mode, and on the screen image of said FAX mode, changes and displays the size of said numerical keys to be smaller, and displays keys not displayed in said copy mode in a size different from the size of said numerical keys before the change.
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