Patent ID: 11886763
Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G

Claim 3:
4. The image forming apparatus according to claim 2,
wherein the operation panel includes the touch panel and a particular hardware key,
wherein the second operation is an operation to the particular hardware key, and
wherein the controller is further configured to:
while the mobile input function is being provided, accept the operation to the particular hardware key, and not accept any operation to the operation panel except for the operation to the particular hardware key; and
terminate providing the mobile input function in response to accepting the operation to the particular hardware key of the operation panel with the local operation screen not displayed on the touch panel, and cause the touch panel to display the standby screen without waiting for the first threshold time to elapse after the acceptance of the operation to the particular hardware key.