IP Library Granted Patent US 12704926
Granted Patent B2
US 12704926 · App. 18/984,899 · Granted Aug 11, 2026

Electronic apparatus

Inventor: Shigetoshi Shirafuji (Osaka, JP)
Assignee: Kyocera Document Solutions, Inc.
G06F3/0418G06F3/04886G06F2203/04803
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12704926
App. No.
18/984,899
Granted
Aug 11, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic apparatus includes a display device, a touch panel, and a panel control unit. The display device is configured to display an operation screen. The touch panel is configured to detect an operation to the operation screen. The panel control unit is configured to perform transition of the operation screen in accordance with the detected operation. Further, if the operation to go back along the transition is detected with a predetermined frequency or more, the panel control unit displays on the operation screen a first soft key to indicate misrecognition of the touch panel.

Claims (8)

1 . An electronic apparatus, comprising:

a display device configured to display an operation screen;

a touch panel configured to detect an operation to the operation screen; and

a panel control unit configured to perform transition of the operation screen in accordance with the detected operation;

wherein if the operation to go back along the transition is detected a predetermined number of times within a predetermined period of time, the panel control unit displays on the operation screen a first soft key to indicate misrecognition of the touch panel and a second soft key to provide a help function together with the first soft key; and the panel control function (a) in the help function, displays on the display device a list of items classified into functions in ranked order based on a decreasing order of numbers of views on the basis of a history of the user, and (b) displays the list except for other items than a function corresponding to the operation screen that the operation to go back along the transition is performed.

2 . The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the panel control unit performs at least one of (a) display of a message that indicates malfunction of the touch panel and (b) notification of malfunction of the touch panel to a customer support, in accordance with a frequency that the first soft key is displayed and pressed.

3 . The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein if the operation to go back along the transition is detected with a predetermined frequency or more, the panel control unit displays on the operation screen a second soft key to provide a help function together with the first soft key; and

the panel control function (a) in the help function, displays on the display device a list of items classified into functions, and (b) displays the list except for other items than a function corresponding to the operation screen that the operation to go back along the transition is performed.