Patent ID: 8014037

Claim:
A facsimile apparatus comprising: an operation panel arranged in an upper front position of an apparatus main body; and a display unit arranged in an upper portion of the apparatus main body, closably arranged relative to said operation panel, located in an upper rear position of said of said operation panel upon opening, and overlaid onto said operation panel upon closing, wherein said display unit comprises a first display apparatus arranged on a first surface and a second display apparatus arranged on a second surface opposite the first surface, wherein when said display unit is opened, said first display apparatus is exposed and said second display apparatus is hidden from a user, and when said display unit is closed, said first display apparatus is hidden and said second display apparatus is exposed to the user, wherein said operational unit comprises a first button group and a second button group, wherein when said display unit is closed, said first button group is hidden and said second button group is exposed to the user, and when said display unit is opened, both of said first button group and said second button group are exposed to the user, and wherein said first button group comprises buttons regarding operation for contents which are displayed to said first display apparatus, and said second button group comprises buttons regarding operation for contents which are displayed only to said second display apparatus without being displayed to said first display apparatus.