Image forming apparatus using a non-contact operation for changing a power mode
US12095956B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 3, 2023 |
| Grant date | Sep 17, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 3, 2043 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02D10/00
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image forming apparatus configured to form an image on a recording medium includes a display unit configured to display a setting for image forming by the image forming apparatus, a first detection unit configured to detect contact of a user's finger with a surface of the display unit, and a second detection unit configured to detect the user's finger at a position a predetermined distance away from the surface in a perpendicular direction to the surface, wherein the display unit being turned off is turned on in response to detection of the user's finger by the second detection unit.
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