Input apparatus following task flow and image forming apparatus using the same
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorKwang-soo Ha
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Abstract
An input apparatus includes a command input unit to input a command, a key input unit having at least one key, a navigation key input unit having a rotatable navigation key, and a display panel unit to perform displaying according to manipulation of the command input unit, the key input unit, and the navigation key. In the input apparatus, the command input unit, the key input unit, the navigation key input unit, and the display panel unit are arranged in sequence according to a task flow, so a user-friendly input apparatus can be implemented.
Claims21
An input apparatus, comprising:
- a command input unit to input a command;
- a key input unit having at least one key;
- a navigation key input unit having a navigation key to perform at least one of a rotation and a selection of a direction;
- and
- a display panel unit to perform displaying according to a manipulation of the command input unit, the key input unit, and the navigation key,
- wherein the command input unit, the key input unit, the navigation key input unit, and the display panel unit are arranged in sequence.
An image forming apparatus, comprising:
- an operation panel unit including a command input unit to input a command, a key input unit having at least one key, a navigation key input unit having a navigation key to perform at least one of a rotation and a selection of a direction, and a display panel unit, wherein the command input unit, the key input unit, the navigation key input unit, and the display panel unit are arranged in sequence;
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- a control unit to perform displaying corresponding to a manipulation of at least one of the command input unit, the key input unit, and the navigation key input unit.
An input apparatus usable with an electronic apparatus, the input apparatus comprising:
- a display panel unit to perform displaying according to a user input;
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- a plurality of input units to allow the user to provide input to the electronic device,
- wherein an arrangement of the display panel unit and the plurality of input units with respect to each other on the input apparatus is in a sequential order corresponding to an order of actions to be performed by the user to perform a predetermined task.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.