Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Input apparatus and image forming apparatus
- Patent Title (中): 输入装置和图像形成装置
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Application No.: US12475865Application Date: 2009-06-01
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Publication No.: US08482518B2Publication Date: 2013-07-09
- Inventor: Tasuku Kohara , Kenichi Yamada , Kazuo Koike , Taisuke Omi , Tsuyoshi Endoh
- Applicant: Tasuku Kohara , Kenichi Yamada , Kazuo Koike , Taisuke Omi , Tsuyoshi Endoh
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.
- Priority: JP2008-158740 20080618
- Main IPC: G06F3/01
- IPC: G06F3/01

Abstract:
An input apparatus for a user to input an instruction into a body apparatus is disclosed. The input apparatus includes: a projection unit configured to project images of a plurality of virtual keys onto a projection area on a floor surface; a position detection unit configured to detect position information of a foot of the user put on the projection area; and a key detection unit configured to detect a virtual key corresponding to a position of the foot of the user from among the virtual keys based on information on the images of the virtual keys and a result of detection by the position detection unit.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090316193A1 INPUT APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2009-12-24
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