Image forming apparatus with touch and touchless input portion
US11995359B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 12, 2022 |
| Grant date | May 28, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 12, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2203/04101
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an image forming portion that forms an image on a recording medium, a display portion that displays information regarding image forming with the image forming portion, a memory storing instructions, and a controller, which executes the instructions, that detects a position of an instruction portion in contact with a surface of the display portion and generate first input information indicating the detected position of the instruction portion, and detects a position of the instruction portion at a location a predetermined distance away from the surface in a direction orthogonal to the surface and generate second input information indicating the detected position, and transitions the image forming apparatus into a first input mode for generating the first input information without generating the second input information and transition the image into a second input mode for generating the second input information without generating the first input information.
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