Control device for electronic equipment
US6477341B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 28, 2001 |
| Grant date | Nov 5, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 28, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N1/00482
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A control panel of a digital copier capable of inputting jobs according to a plurality of different processing modes includes a touch panel color liquid crystal display device. This display device displays setting information of a current processing mode and icons representing jobs according to newly inputted processing modes, in a concealed state. In the vicinity of the display device are provided mode selection keys for selecting processing modes. The display device also displays information on each job according to one of the processing modes in a color having the same hue as that of a display color of each mode selection key, thereby displaying information on a job in process and standby jobs with programmed processes in an intelligible state to users.
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