IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
First Claim
1. An image forming apparatus, comprising:
- a display section to display an operation screen having a plurality of buttons each of which shows each type of operation instruction;
a first input section to input a selecting instruction of at least any one button among the buttons based on a pushed signal on the operation screen;
a, second input section to input the selecting instruction of the one button by a structure different from the first input section; and
a control section to make the display section display an operation supporting screen which supports to input the selecting instruction without finalizing an operation instruction indicated by the one button to which the selecting instruction is given when the selecting instruction is input by the first input section in the operation screen which is structured so as to assume that the selecting instruction of the one button is inputted by the second input section.
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Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a display section to display an operation screen having a plurality of buttons each of which shows each type of operation instruction, a first input section to input a selecting instruction of at least any one button among the buttons based on a pushed signal on the operation screen, a second input section to input the selecting instruction of the one button by a structure different from the first input section and a control section to make the display section display an operation supporting screen which supports to input the selecting instruction without finalizing an operation instruction indicated by the one button to which the selecting instruction is given when the selecting instruction is input by the first input section in the operation screen which is structured so as to assume that the selecting instruction of the one button is inputted by the second input section.
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5 Claims
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1. An image forming apparatus, comprising:
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a display section to display an operation screen having a plurality of buttons each of which shows each type of operation instruction; a first input section to input a selecting instruction of at least any one button among the buttons based on a pushed signal on the operation screen; a, second input section to input the selecting instruction of the one button by a structure different from the first input section; and a control section to make the display section display an operation supporting screen which supports to input the selecting instruction without finalizing an operation instruction indicated by the one button to which the selecting instruction is given when the selecting instruction is input by the first input section in the operation screen which is structured so as to assume that the selecting instruction of the one button is inputted by the second input section. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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