Digital image-forming apparatus
US6426800B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 26, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jul 30, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 26, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06K15/00
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In the digital image-forming apparatus of the present invention, when, for example, a liquid crystal video camera is connected thereto as an external input device, display data related to the shape of the operation section of the liquid crystal video camera is read based upon recognition data so that the operation section of the liquid crystal video camera is displayed on a display device placed on one part of the operation panel of the digital image-forming apparatus. In the operation section, a monitor and key switches are displayed in the same manner as the actual operation section of the liquid crystal video camera connected to the digital image-forming apparatus, and the liquid video camera connected thereto is operated through operations on the key switches, and images, recorded in the liquid crystal video camera, are displayed on the monitor. With this arrangement, the connected external input-output device can be visually recognized and confirmed, and operations related to function selection can be promptly carried out with ease.
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