Image forming apparatus, method of controlling the same, and recording medium

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9900450-B2
Application number	US-201313759857-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 5, 2013
Priority date	Feb 13, 2012
Publication date	Feb 20, 2018
Grant date	Feb 20, 2018

Abstract

An image forming apparatus includes a processing portion, a storage portion, and a touch pad. The processing portion is adapted to accept input of a value for a prescribed processing condition for an image forming job. The storage portion is adapted to store the value accepted by the processing portion. The touch pad is adapted to accept a touch operation. The processing portion updates the value stored in the storage portion based on a manner of change in touch position resulting from a second touch operation on the touch pad while a first touch operation in a prescribed region of the touch pad continues.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An information processing apparatus, comprising:
a processing portion configured to accept input of a numeric value for a prescribed setting;
a storage portion configured to store the numeric value accepted by said processing portion for the prescribed setting;
a display field defining a portion of a display screen, said display field configured to display the numeric value for the prescribed setting stored in said storage portion; and
an input area defining a portion of said display screen, said input area configured to accept an input of a touch operation,
wherein when a first touch operation by a first finger and a second touch operation by a second finger are detected on said input area, said processing portion updates the numeric value stored in said storage portion and displayed on said display field based on a manner of change in touch position resulting from the second touch operation by the second finger on said input area while the first touch operation in a prescribed region of said input area continues to be inputted, and
wherein (i) a first change in appearance occurs to the input area in response to detecting the first touch operation by the first finger, said first change of appearance delimits said input area from a remainder of the display screen, and (ii) a second change in appearance occurs to the input area in response to detecting the second touch operation by the second finger while the first touch operation continues to be input, said second change of appearance further delimits said input area from the remainder of the display screen.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said processing portion is adapted to update the numeric value stored in said storage portion based on a distance by which the touch position resulting from said second touch operation has been changed.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein when said distance has changed by a length equal to or longer than a length corresponding to a maximum value of an amount of change for the numeric value stored in said storage portion, said processing portion is adapted not to update said numeric value in spite of change in said distance equal to or longer than the length.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein said processing portion is configured to update said numeric value in response to a shorter distance of movement as an updated value is greater.

5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said processing portion is configured to maintain the numeric value stored in said storage portion when said first touch operation ends before said second touch operation ends.

6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein whether the numeric value stored in said storage portion is to be updated to a predetermined value can be set in said information processing apparatus each time start of said first touch operation is detected.

7. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said processing portion is configured to update by addition the numeric value stored in said storage portion when the touch position where said second touch operation is started is on one side in a prescribed direction with respect to the touch position resulting from said first touch operation, and is adapted to update by subtraction the numeric value stored in said storage portion when it is on the other side in said prescribed direction.

8. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said processing portion is configured to accept input of said numeric value for each digit.

9. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
said input area includes an input region predetermined for each digit for said numeric value, and
said processing portion is configured to accept input of said numeric value for a digit corresponding to an input region included in an operation target of said first touch operation, in said input region.

10. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said processing portion is configured to update the numeric value stored in said storage portion on a condition that input of said first touch operation has ended.

11. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
said processing portion is configured to perform first processing for updating the numeric value stored in said storage portion and second processing for changing a zoom factor for display, based on a manner of change in touch position resulting from the second touch operation at a position different from the touch position resulting from the first touch operation while the first touch operation in the prescribed region of said input area continues to be inputted, and
which of said first processing and said second processing is to preferentially be performed is set.

12. The information processing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a change in appearance of the input area includes at least one of: (1) a change in display color of the input area, (2) a change of the outlining of the input area, (3) a change in illumination of the input area, and (4) a change with respect to blinking of the input area.

13. An information processing apparatus, comprising:
a processing portion configured to accept input of a numeric value for a prescribed setting;
a storage portion configured to store the numeric value accepted by said processing portion for the prescribed setting;
a display field defining a portion of a display screen, said display field configured to display the numeric value for the prescribed setting stored in said storage portion; and
an input area defining a portion of said display screen, said input area configured to accept an input of a touch operation,
wherein when a first touch operation by a first finger and a second touch operation by a second finger are detected on said input area, said processing portion updates the numeric value stored in said storage portion and displayed on said display field based on a manner of change in touch position resulting from the second touch operation by the second finger on said input area while the first touch operation in a prescribed region of said input area continues to be inputted, and
wherein said processing portion is configured to switch a positive or negative sign of the numeric value stored in said storage portion when the touch position does not move for a prescribed time period or longer in said second touch operation and then when the touch position resulting from said second touch operation has moved in a prescribed direction.

14. An information processing apparatus, comprising:
a processing portion configured to accept input of a numeric value for a prescribed setting;
a storage portion configured to store the numeric value accepted by said processing portion for the prescribed setting;
a display field defining a portion of a display screen, said display field configured to display the numeric value for the prescribed setting stored in said storage portion; and
an input area defining a portion of said display screen, said input area configured to accept an input of a touch operation,
wherein when a first touch operation by a first finger and a second touch operation by a second finger are detected on said input area, said processing portion updates the numeric value stored in said storage portion and displayed on said display field based on a manner of change in touch position resulting from the second touch operation by the second finger on said input area while the fir

Assignees

• Asai Shinichi
• Goto Jiro
• Oikawa Takashi
• Konica Minolta Business Tech

Inventors

• Asai Shinichi
• Goto Jiro
• Oikawa Takashi

Classifications

• H04N1/00482

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

• H04N1/00392 Primary

  Other manual input means, e.g. digitisers or writing tablets · CPC title

• H04N2201/0094

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

• G06F3/04883

  for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text · CPC title

• H04N1/00411 Primary

  the display also being used for user input, e.g. touch screen · CPC title