Operating device and image forming apparatus
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1. An operating device for controlling an apparatus as an object of control, in accordance with an instruction by a user, comprising:
- a panel having a main surface;
a hardware component provided on said main surface;
a display device provided on said main surface or on said hardware component, in relation to said hardware component, allowing rewriting of displayed contents;
a language switching device allowing an user to switch languages;
a character sequence changing device coupled to said display device and said language switching device for changing, in response to switching of language by said language switching device, a character sequence displayed on said display device to a character sequence of the switched language; and
a function switching device coupled to said hardware component and said character sequence changing device, for switching, in response to changing of a character sequence displayed on said display device by said character sequence changing device, a function allocated to the hardware component provided in relation to the display device of which character sequence has been changed, to a function corresponding to said character sequence.
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Abstract
An operating device for controlling an apparatus as an object of control, in accordance with an instruction by a user includes a panel having a main surface, a hardware key provided on the main surface, and a display unit formed of electronic paper, provided in relation to the hardware key on the main surface of the panel or on the hardware key, allowing rewriting of displayed contents.
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18 Claims
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1. An operating device for controlling an apparatus as an object of control, in accordance with an instruction by a user, comprising:
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a panel having a main surface; a hardware component provided on said main surface; a display device provided on said main surface or on said hardware component, in relation to said hardware component, allowing rewriting of displayed contents; a language switching device allowing an user to switch languages; a character sequence changing device coupled to said display device and said language switching device for changing, in response to switching of language by said language switching device, a character sequence displayed on said display device to a character sequence of the switched language; and a function switching device coupled to said hardware component and said character sequence changing device, for switching, in response to changing of a character sequence displayed on said display device by said character sequence changing device, a function allocated to the hardware component provided in relation to the display device of which character sequence has been changed, to a function corresponding to said character sequence. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An operating device for controlling an apparatus as an object of control, in accordance with an instruction by a user, comprising:
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a panel having a main surface; a hardware component provided on said main surface; a display device provided on said main surface or on said hardware component, in relation to said hardware component, allowing rewriting of displayed contents; a language switching device allowing an user to switch languages; a display switching device coupled to said display device and said language switching device, for switching, in response to switching of language by said language switching device, an image displayed on said display device; and a function switching device coupled to said hardware component and said display switching device, for switching, in response to switching of an image displayed on said display device by said display switching device, a function allocated to the hardware component provided in relation to the display device of which image has been switched, to a function corresponding to said image.
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