Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image forming apparatus having an operation portion with a near field communication portion, a touch panel, and an input key
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Application No.: US16883043Application Date: 2020-05-26
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Publication No.: US11082571B2Publication Date: 2021-08-03
- Inventor: Yoshiyuki Nakayama , Ryoichi Kawasumi
- Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Venable LLP
- Priority: JP2016-087223 20160425
- Main IPC: G06F3/12
- IPC: G06F3/12 ; H04N1/00

Abstract:
Provided is an input device comprising: a touch panel which receives an operation from a user; an external member having an external surface substantially the same as a surface of the touch panel; and a near field communication unit which is provided near the surrounding of the touch panel and inside of the external member and performs communication with an object to be detected which is brought close to a detection range, wherein a position corresponding to the near field communication unit of the external member projects from the touch panel and is inclined such that the side close to the touch panel is higher than the side distant from the touch panel.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200288026A1 INPUT DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2020-09-10
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