Operation display apparatus and input method thereto

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016156793-A1
Application number	US-201514953332-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Nov 28, 2015
Priority date	Nov 28, 2014
Publication date	Jun 2, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

Provided is an image-forming apparatus and an input method capable of inputting numerical values quickly and easily without providing a hardware ten-key or causing an operation display part to display a software ten-key. The image-forming apparatus includes a display part (IP), a touch panel (TP), and a control part (CP). The IP indicates various information pieces (VIP) including an indicated numerical value (INV) to be inputted on a plane. The TP provided on a surface of the IP detects a position to which an operation, say, a depression is made for operating each of different operation points. The CP receives detection information from the TP and outputs the VIP to the IP. The CP counts the number of tapping actions as the INV, each the tapping action being an operation on a first operation point within a first detection region on the TP.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An operation display apparatus, comprising:
a display part that is configured to display, on a plane, various information pieces containing an indicated numerical value to be inputted; a touch panel that is provided on a surface of the display part, the touch panel being configured to detect a position to which an operation such as a depression is performed for operating each of different plural operation points; and a control part that is configured to receive a detection information piece from the touch panel and to output the various information pieces to the display part, the control part counting the number of tapping actions as the indicated numerical value, each of the tapping actions being an operation on a first operation point within a first detection region provided on the touch panel.

2 . The operation display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the indicated numerical value has two or more digits, a second detection region is provided on the touch panel in the vicinity of the first detection region, the second detection region being configured to detect an operation that is executed to each of n second operation points, n being positive integer, and the control part counts the number of tapping actions at (n+1)th digit of the indicated numerical value.

3 . The operation display apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the first operation point is operated by a second finger or a third finger of an operator's hand, each of the second operation points is operated by the third finger and its succeeding fingers of the operator or by a fourth finger and its succeeding finger, and
wherein the control part is configured to determine, in a case where a distance between the first operation point and one of the second operation points adjacent to the first operation point is within a specified first distance, that the first operation point and the second operation point are operated concurrently.

4 . The operation display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein a third detection region is provided on the touch panel in the vicinity of both the first detection region and the second detection region, and
wherein the control part, in a case where the control part determines that no operation is executed on the third operation point, adds a specific value to the indicated numerical value every time the control part detects the tapping action on the first operation point, while the control part, and wherein the control part, in a case where the control part determines that an operation is made on the third operation point, adds a specific value to the indicated numerical value every time the control part detects the tapping action on the first operation point.

5 . The operation display apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the first operation point is operated by the second finger of the operator's hand, the third operation point is operated by the first finger of the operator's hand, and the control part determines, in a case where a distance between the first operation point and the third operation point is within a specified second distance, that the first operation point and the third operation point are operated concurrently.

6 . The operation display apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising an image read part that is configured to read an image data piece from an image manuscript, and an image forming part that is configured to carry out printing of an image material based on the image data piece, wherein the printing is repeated as many times as specified by the indicated numerical value.

7 . An input method of an image forming apparatus, the image forming apparatus including a display part that is configured to display, on a plane, various information pieces containing an indicated numerical value to be inputted, and a touch panel that is provided on a surface of the display part, the touch panel being configured to detect a position on which an operation such as a depression is performed for each of different plural operation points,
the input method comprising the steps of; counting the number of tapping actions as the indicated numerical value, each of the tapping actions being operation on a first operation point within a first detection region that is provided on the touch panel; detecting n that the number of second operation points that are to be operated within a second detection region, the second detection region being provided on the touch panel in the vicinity of the first detection region; counting the number of tapping actions at (n+1)th digit of the indicated numerical value; detecting an operation on a third operation point within a third operation region, the third detection region being provided on the touch panel in the vicinity of the first detection region and in the vicinity of the second detection region; causing, in a case while the third operation point is determined not to be operated, the indicated numerical value to add a specific value every time the tapping action on the first operation point is detected; and causing, in a case while the third operation point is determined to be operated, the indicated numerical value to subtract a specific value every time the tapping action on the first operation point is detected.

Assignees

• Kyocera Document Solutions Inc

Inventors

• Okabayashi Yoshifumi

Classifications

• G06F3/0488 Primary

  using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures · CPC title

• H04N1/00482

  outputting a plurality of job set-up options, e.g. number of copies, paper size or resolution · CPC title

• H04N1/00474

  outputting a plurality of functional options, e.g. scan, copy or print · CPC title

• H04N2201/0094

  Multifunctional device, i.e. a device capable of all of reading, reproducing, copying, facsimile transception, file transception · CPC title

• G06F2203/04104

  Multi-touch detection in digitiser, i.e. details about the simultaneous detection of a plurality of touching locations, e.g. multiple fingers or pen and finger · CPC title