Patent ID: 11902481
Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G | IPC G  H

Claim 9:
10. An image forming apparatus comprising:
an image reading section configured to read a document mounted on a document positioning section;
a document pressing cover configured to be opened or closed, the pressing cover being disposed on the image reading section;
an image forming section configured to form an image on a sheet;
a discharge section configured to discharge the sheet on which the image is formed by the image forming section;
a discharge tray configured to receive the sheet from the discharge section;
an operation unit including at least a liquid crystal-display (LCD) panel display;
a power button that is a hardware button is provided on a front portion of the image forming apparatus; and
an identification bar disposed overlapping the panel in the width direction and identify an operational status of the image forming apparatus from a plurality of operational statuses, the identification bar identifying three or more operational statuses selected from an off state, an on state, a normal state, an abnormal state, a normal data communication transmission state, a communication error, and a sheet jam state.