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Touch panel input device, and image formation device

An input device, touch panel technology, applied in the input/output process of data processing, instruments, calculations, etc., can solve the problem of not displaying selection buttons, and achieve the effect of preventing operation errors

Inactive Publication Date: 2014-12-24
SHARP KK
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In addition, Patent Document 3 discloses that the touch panel is detected to be in a faulty state, so that the selection key is not displayed at the position where the fault is judged.

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[0054] figure 1 It is a configuration diagram of an image forming apparatus equipped with a touch panel input device according to an embodiment (Embodiment 1) of the present invention. The image forming apparatus 100 includes a control unit 110, an operation unit 120, a storage unit 130, an image reading unit 140, an image processing unit 150, a printing unit 160, and a notification unit 170. Among these components, components other than the image reading section 140, the image processing section 150, and the printing section 160 are related to the touch panel input device of the present invention.

[0055] The operation unit 120 has a touch panel input unit 10 and an operation key input unit 123. The touch panel input unit 10 is composed of, for example, a transparent resistive film type touch panel 121 and a display unit 122. The display unit 122 is composed of a liquid crystal display unit and a backlight. The operation key input unit 123 is composed of hard keys using contac...

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[0087] In the above, in Embodiment 1, although the case where one alternative display area is designated has been described, it is also possible to designate a plurality of alternative display areas. Hereinafter, as the second embodiment, a case where two alternative display areas are designated will be described.

[0088] Picture 10 Is showing figure 2 A diagram of the fault location in the touch panel input device of the touch key image shown in the touch panel input section 10 shows the fault area 42 where the fault occurs. Here, the fault area 42 is image 3 The fault area 41 is shown closer to the center of the screen. In this case, the user can avoid the failure area 42 and set the replacement display area on both sides of the failure area 42 of the display screen 124.

[0089] Picture 11 Is used to illustrate the existence of Picture 10 It is a diagram showing an example of the setting method of the display area in the case of a fault. When the touch panel input unit 1...

Embodiment approach 3

[0104] In the first and second embodiments, although the reduced touch key image is displayed in the substitute display area, in the third embodiment, the touch key image is displayed in a scrollable manner in the substitute display area. Figure 16 It is a configuration diagram of an image forming apparatus equipped with a touch panel input device according to still another embodiment (Embodiment 3) of the present invention. The image forming apparatus 100 has a control unit 110, an operation unit 120, a storage unit 130, an image reading unit 140, an image processing unit 150, a printing unit 160, and a notification unit 170. In the third embodiment, the display control unit 111 of the control unit 110 has a substitute for the display area setting unit 112 and the image data scroll display unit 118, and figure 1 The illustrated image forming apparatus (Embodiment 1) is the same. Here, the alternative display area setting unit 112 has a function of accepting the designation of...

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Abstract

In a touch panel input device, in cases when display and input functions fail in one area, touch keys can be displayed without modifying the normal touch-key-image layout, while retaining the normal touch-key-image layout relationship. When a touch panel input device fails, a designation for an alternative display area (51) for displaying a touch-key image while avoiding a failure area (41) is received from a user. The touch-key image normally displayed is reduced and displayed in the alternative display area (51). The alternative display area may also be in a plurality of places. In such a case, the touch-key image normally displayed is divided, respectively reduced and displayed. Furthermore, the touch-key image may be displayed in the alternative display area (51) in a scrollable manner.

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Technical field [0001] The present invention relates to a touch panel input device and an image forming apparatus. Specifically, the present invention relates to a touch panel input device and an image forming apparatus having a display function at the time of failure. Background technique [0002] A display device with a built-in touch panel is used in the operation panels of various operated devices such as image forming apparatuses such as copiers and household appliances. Furthermore, although predetermined operations are performed by touching the touch key displayed on the touch panel, the operability is good, but there is a problem that the part of the touch key that is frequently used is easily broken. [0003] Therefore, for example, Patent Document 1 discloses that when a fault occurs in the touch panel, when the fault area overlaps the key input effective area, the screen display is changed to move the key input effective area to a non-faulty location. In addition, Paten...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): G06F3/0488G06F3/0485G06F3/041
CPCG06F3/0481G06F3/04855G06F3/04886G06F3/04842
Inventor 田中洋
Owner SHARP KK
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