Operation console, electronic device and image processing apparatus provided with the operation console, and method of displaying information on the operation console
OwnerMiyoko MARUYAMAinventor
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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.
Claims11
An operation console provided on an apparatus as an object of control, 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 position touched by a finger tip of the user;
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- a display control unit displaying numerical information allowing the user for inputting, using said detecting unit, a numerical value as an instruction to said apparatus as the object of control, at the same position on said display unit even when display on said display unit is switched.
A method of displaying information on an operation console provided on an apparatus as an object of control, comprising:
- the display step of displaying information to be notified to a user;
- the detecting step of detecting, using a touch-panel arranged on said display panel, a request of the user based on a position touched by a finger tip of the user;
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- the display control step of displaying numerical information allowing the user for inputting, using said touch-panel, a numerical value as an instruction to said apparatus as the object of control, at the same position on said display unit even when display on said display unit is switched.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.