Patent ID: 9432531
Filing Date: 2016-08-30
CPC Classification: G06F,H04N

Claim Text:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: a command input portion having a command key to receive a command input; a numeric input portion having a numeric key to receive a numeric input; a navigation input portion to receive a direction input and a pressing input, respectively; and a display portion to display one or more menu items in response to one of the direction input and the pressing input, the one or more menu items associated with a function mode of the image forming apparatus and each to select an operation to be executed under the selected function mode, wherein the navigation input portion includes a rotatable navigation key to receive a rotating input, and wherein the command input portion, the numeric input portion, the navigation input portion, and the display portion are arranged in sequence such that the navigation input portion is located between the numeric input portion and the display portion and such that the numeric input portion is located between the command input portion and the navigation input portion in a front region of the image forming apparatus.