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US 11,442,674 B2Granted
Changing operational state of image forming apparatus based on distance of sensed body
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsSu Hwan Kim, Hwi Kyeong An
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Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a sensor to output a signal, and a processor. The processor is to change an operation state of the image forming apparatus based on the signal indicative of an amount of change in the signal maintained for a time period.
Claims20
An image forming apparatus, comprising:
- a display;
- a sensor to sense a body of a user to output a signal;
- and
- a processor to,
- change an operation state of the image forming apparatus based on an amount of change indicated in the signal maintained for a time period.
2 more elements
A non-transitory readable medium storing a program, which when executed by a processor of an image forming apparatus, cause the processor to execute a process comprising:
- obtaining a signal of a sensor used to sense a body of a user;
- and
- in response to an amount of change indicated in the signal maintained for a time period, changing an operation state of the image forming apparatus.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.