DISPLAY DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND DISPLAY METHOD FOR A DISPLAY DEVICE
First Claim
1. A display device, comprising:
- an operation display section comprising a touch panel section for displaying a plurality of input keys on a screen and receiving a key operation;
a layout switching key for switching over a layout of the plurality of input keys; and
a control section for controlling, based on an operation of the layout switching key, the operation display section to display therein one of a first key layout screen on which characters or symbols that can be input are displayed so as to be assigned to the plurality of input keys and a second key layout screen, on which the characters or symbols on the first key layout screen that can be input are partially displayed, so as to be assigned to the plurality of input keys, and controlling a plurality of first input keys and a plurality of second input keys to be switched over on the second key layout screen, the plurality of first input keys being arranged in order to narrow down the characters or symbols that can be input, the plurality of second input keys being displayed by an operation through one of the plurality of first input keys and arranged in order to further narrow down the narrowed-down characters or symbols that can be input.
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Abstract
Provided is display device, including: an operation display section; a layout switching key; and a control section for controlling, based on an operation of the layout switching key, the operation display section to display therein one of a first key layout screen on which characters or symbols that can be input are assigned to a plurality of input keys and a second key layout screen on which the characters or symbols on the first key layout screen are partially assigned to the plurality of input keys, and controlling a plurality of first input keys and a plurality of second input keys to be switched over on the second key layout screen, the plurality of first input keys in order to narrow down the characters or symbols that can be input, the plurality of second input keys being displayed by an operation through one of the plurality of first input keys.
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17 Claims
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1. A display device, comprising:
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an operation display section comprising a touch panel section for displaying a plurality of input keys on a screen and receiving a key operation; a layout switching key for switching over a layout of the plurality of input keys; and a control section for controlling, based on an operation of the layout switching key, the operation display section to display therein one of a first key layout screen on which characters or symbols that can be input are displayed so as to be assigned to the plurality of input keys and a second key layout screen, on which the characters or symbols on the first key layout screen that can be input are partially displayed, so as to be assigned to the plurality of input keys, and controlling a plurality of first input keys and a plurality of second input keys to be switched over on the second key layout screen, the plurality of first input keys being arranged in order to narrow down the characters or symbols that can be input, the plurality of second input keys being displayed by an operation through one of the plurality of first input keys and arranged in order to further narrow down the narrowed-down characters or symbols that can be input. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A display method for a display device, comprising:
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receiving an operation of a layout switching key for switching over a layout of a plurality of input keys displayed in a touch panel section of an operation display section; controlling, based on the operation of the layout switching key, the operation display section to display therein one of a first key layout screen on which characters or symbols that can be input are displayed so as to be assigned to the plurality of input keys and a second key layout screen on which the characters or symbols on the first key layout screen that can be input are partially displayed so as to be assigned to the plurality of input keys; controlling a plurality of first input keys to be displayed on the second key layout screen, the plurality of first input keys being arranged in order to narrow down the characters or symbols that can be input; and controlling a plurality of second input keys to be displayed on the second key layout screen based on an operation of through one of the plurality of first input keys, the plurality of second input keys being arranged in order to further narrow down the narrowed-down characters or symbols that can be input.
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Specification