Patent ID: 9508029
Filing Date: 2016-11-29
CPC Classification: G03G,G06K,H04N

Claim Text:
1. An operation console provided on an apparatus as an object of control operating in one operational mode selected by a user from a plurality of operational modes, comprising: a display displaying information corresponding to said selected operational mode to the user; a touch panel, arranged on said display, for detecting a request of the user based on a position touched by a finger tip of the user; and a display controller comprising a processor which executes a program stored in a memory to divide said display to a plurality of areas and displaying pieces of information while maintaining arrangement of divided areas even when said selected operational mode is changed; wherein said display controller displays a plurality of information items allowing the user to input, using said touch panel, a request related to a process executed by said apparatus as the object of control, at the same area of said divided plurality of areas in each operational mode; and said plurality of information items include software buttons allowing the user to input at least one of a first request for forming data in a final form, a second request for forming data in an intermediate form and a third request for cancelling setting related to data formation, in said apparatus as the object of control.