Input apparatus following task flow and image forming apparatus using the same
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorKwang-soo Ha
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
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.
Claims20
An image forming apparatus comprising:
- a command input portion having a command key to receive a command input;
- a numeric input portion having a numeric key to receive a numeric input;
- a navigation input portion to receive a direction input and a pressing input, respectively;
- and
- a display portion to display one or more menu items in response to one of the direction input and the pressing input, the one or more menu items associated with a function mode of the image forming apparatus and each to select an operation to be executed under the selected function mode,
- wherein the navigation input portion includes a rotatable navigation key to receive a rotating input, and
- wherein the command input portion, the numeric input portion, the navigation input portion, and the display portion are arranged in sequence such that the navigation input portion is located between the numeric input portion and the display portion and such that the numeric input portion is located between the command input portion and the navigation input portion in a front region of the image forming apparatus.
An input apparatus that is usable in an image forming apparatus comprising:
- a command input portion having a command key to receive a command input;
- a numeric input portion having a numeric key to receive a numeric input;
- a navigation input portion to receive a direction input and to receive a pressing input;
- and
- a display portion to display one or more menu items in response to one of the direction input and the pressing input, the one or more menu items associated with a function mode of the image forming apparatus, and each to select an operation to be executed under the selected function mode,
- wherein the navigation input portion includes a rotatable navigation key to receive a rotating input, and
- wherein the command input portion, the numeric input portion, the navigation input portion, and the display portion are arranged in sequence such that the navigation input portion is located between the numeric input portion and the display portion and such that the numeric input portion is located between the command input portion and the navigation input portion in a front region of the image forming apparatus.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.