JP2022118412A - Electrical equipment and electrical equipment control method - Google Patents

Abstract

To execute a control that enables a non-touch input operation or a touch input operation depending on a user.SOLUTION: Electrical equipment includes: a non-touch input operation unit for performing a non-touch input operation; a touch input operation for performing a touch input operation; and a control unit that executes a control which enables either the non-touch input operation by the non-touch input operation unit or the touch input operation by the touch input operation unit.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 11

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to an electric device and a control method for the electric device.

In recent years, the development of transportation networks has made it easier for people and goods to move, so outbreaks of new viruses and mutated viruses have spread all over the world in a blink of an eye, and events that have infected many people have occurred frequently. ing. It is known that many of these infectious diseases are transmitted by ingesting viruses contained in droplets generated from infected persons into the body. Research results show that these viruses remain infectious for days on surfaces such as glass and plastic.

For this reason, in order to avoid contact with viruses as much as possible, it is required that various things can be handled without contact. The same applies to the operation of electrical equipment used by an unspecified number of people, and as a result, the development of non-contact panels by display manufacturers around the world has become active, and conventional electrical equipment has also become necessary to be non-contact compatible. For example, an MFP (Multi Function Peripheral), which is an image forming apparatus, is used by a large number of users, and has a touch panel display that accepts operations from users.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-200002 discloses an image forming apparatus that can more accurately determine the movement of a user's fingers and realize operations and instructions for searching for a desired button only through non-contact operations.

JP 2016-062410 A

Electrical equipment may be used in different ways depending on the user. In the example of an image forming apparatus, some users often use only the copy function, while others mainly use the FAX function and the SEND function. With the FAX and SEND functions, it is often necessary to enter the recipient's phone number or e-mail address, and detailed operations are required. be.

An object of the present invention is to enable control to enable non-contact input operation or contact input operation according to the user.

An electric device according to the present invention includes a non-contact input operation unit for performing a non-contact input operation, a contact input operation unit for performing a contact input operation, a non-contact input operation by the non-contact input operation unit and the contact input. and a control unit that controls to enable any one of the contact input operations by the operation unit.

According to the present invention, control can be performed to enable non-contact input operation or contact input operation according to the user.

1 is a front view of the appearance of an image forming apparatus; FIG. 2 is a top view of the appearance of the image forming apparatus; FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of an image forming apparatus; FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of a controller part. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of an operation unit; FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of the non-contact input part by an infrared rays system. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the operation part by an infrared system. It is a figure which shows the non-contact input in the operation part by an infrared system. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of an operation unit based on a capacitance method; It is a figure which shows the structural example of the operation part by an electrostatic capacitance system. It is a figure which shows the initial input method in an operation part. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing initial input method registration of the operation unit; FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a login screen of the operation unit; FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a home screen in the case of non-contact input of the operation unit; FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a home screen in the case of touch panel input of the operation unit; 4 is a flow chart showing control of selection of an input method of an operation unit;

EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION Hereinafter, the form for implementing this invention is demonstrated using drawing. FIG. 1 is a front view of the appearance of an image forming apparatus 10 according to this embodiment. FIG. 2 is a top view of the appearance of the image forming apparatus 10 according to this embodiment. In this embodiment, an image forming apparatus 10 will be described as an example of an electrical device. The image forming apparatus 10 is, for example, a multifunction peripheral (MFP) having multiple functions such as a print function, a scanner function, and a copy function. The image forming apparatus 10 has a printer unit 120 , a scanner unit 130 and an operation section 200 .

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of the image forming apparatus 10 according to this embodiment. Image forming apparatus 10 is an MFP having multiple functions such as a print function, a scanner function, and a copy function. The image forming apparatus 10 has an operation section 200 , a controller section 100 , a printer unit 120 , a scanner unit 130 , a power supply unit 300 , a power switch 148 and a FAX unit 160 . The image forming apparatus 10 is also connected to the network 118 and the telephone line 163 .

The controller section 100 controls each section of the image forming apparatus 10 . The operation unit 200 is a unit for a user to perform various operations on the image forming apparatus 10 . Details of the controller unit 100 and the operation unit 200 will be described later.

The power supply unit 300 supplies power to each section in the image forming apparatus 10 . When power switch 148 is turned on, AC mains voltage is supplied to power supply unit 300 . When the power switch 148 is turned off, no AC mains voltage is supplied to the power supply unit 300 . The power supply unit 300 generates a DC power supply voltage based on the AC power supply voltage, and supplies the DC power supply voltage to each section in the image forming apparatus 10 .

The scanner unit 130 reads an original and generates black-and-white binary or color multi-value image data. The printer unit 120 prints image data and the like generated by the scanner unit 130 on paper (sheets). FAX unit 160 can send and receive digital images to and from telephone line 163 .

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of the controller section 100 of FIG. Controller unit 100 has CPU 105 , ROM 103 , RAM 104 , BIOS 107 , FAX I/F 161 and network I/F 106 . Further, controller section 100 has scanner control section 132 , scanner I/F 131 , printer control section 122 , printer I/F 121 , operation section I/F 199 , storage control section 501 , and storage 502 .

The CPU 105 executes software programs stored in the RAM 104 and controls the entire image forming apparatus 10 . The ROM 103 stores, for example, a program related to activation of the controller unit 100, fixed parameters, and the like.

A RAM 104 is used for storing programs and temporary data when the CPU 105 controls the image forming apparatus 10 . The programs and temporary data stored in the RAM 104 are read from the ROM 103 or a storage 502 which will be described later. A BIOS 107 is a non-volatile memory that stores a boot program (BIOS).

The printer control unit 122 receives setting information set by the user through communication with the CPU 105 when performing print processing on the printer unit 120 via the printer I/F 121, and controls the printer based on the setting information. Controls the operation of unit 120 .

When performing scanner processing on the scanner unit 130 via the scanner I/F 131, the scanner control unit 132 receives setting information set by the user through communication with the CPU 105, and controls the scanner based on the setting information. Controls the operation of unit 130 .

Network I/F 106 transmits and receives data to and from network 118 . Specifically, the network I/F 106 receives data sent from the network 118 , and transmits image data read by the scanner unit 130 and image data stored in the storage 502 via the network 118 . to the destination.

FAX I/F 161 can transmit and receive digital images to and from telephone line 163 via FAX unit 160 . Specifically, FAX I/F 161 receives image data sent from telephone line 163 via FAX unit 160 . FAX I/F 161 transmits image data read by scanner unit 130 and image data stored in storage 502 to a predetermined destination via FAX unit 160 and telephone line 163 .

A storage 502 stores programs executed by the CPU 105, a program management table, and various data as main storage. The program to be executed is a boot program executed by the CPU 105 to start the OS when the image forming apparatus 10 is started. Examples of storage 502 include HDD, SSD, eMMC, NAND flash memory or NOR flash memory, or the like. When the user logs in, the storage 502 stores whether the input method of the operation unit 200 is contactless or contact in association with the user. Details of the behavior of the operation unit 200 and the user's login will be described later. The controller section 100 is connected to the operating section 200 via the operating section I/F 199 .

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of the operation unit 200. As shown in FIG. The operation unit 200 has a control board 201 , a display unit 209 , a non-contact touch panel 210 and a contact touch panel 220 . The control board 201 includes a microcomputer 202, an image processing unit 203, a touch panel control unit 204, a controller I/F 205, a display unit I/F 206, a non-contact touch panel I/F 207, a system bus 208, and a contact type It has a touch panel I/F 217 .

The image processing unit 203 generates image data to be displayed on the display unit 209 and transmits the image data to the display unit 209 via the display unit I/F 206 . The touch panel control unit 204 acquires coordinate data from the non-contact touch panel 210 or the contact touch panel 220 and communicates with the controller unit 100 via the controller I/F 205 . A controller I/F 205 is connected to the controller section 100 and to each section via a system bus 208 .

The non-contact touch panel 210 is arranged over the display section 209 . In the contact-type touch panel 220, the display unit 209 has a touch panel function. When the user selects an icon displayed on display unit 209, non-contact touch panel 210 or contact touch panel 220 receives an input.

When the user touches the display unit 209 with a finger during operation, the contact-type touch panel 220 generates coordinate data of the touched location. The touch panel control unit 204 detects the coordinate data of the contact type touch panel 220 touched. The touch panel 220 has a resistive film method that converts physical contact with the panel surface into electrical information, and a capacitive method that detects minute electrical signals held by a finger in contact with the panel surface. Either can be used.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of the non-contact touch panel 210 of FIG. The non-contact touch panel 210 is of infrared type, for example, and has a control section 211 , light emitting elements 158 and 168 , and light receiving elements 159 and 169 . Control unit 211 has detection unit 212 , determination unit 213 , and storage unit 214 .

The light emitting elements 158 and 168 are infrared LEDs, for example, and are arranged in plurality around the display section 209 . The light-emitting elements 158 and 168 irradiate the light-receiving elements 159 and 169 with light (for example, infrared rays) according to instructions from the detection unit 212 . The light emitted by the light emitting elements 158 and 168 is diffracted, blocked, or reflected by the finger of the user. The light receiving elements 159 and 169 are photodiodes, for example, and are arranged in plurality around the display section 209 . The light receiving elements 159 and 169 output the received light intensity to the detection section 212 .

The detection unit 212 detects the intensity of light received by the light receiving elements 159 and 169 and outputs the intensity of light received by the light receiving elements 159 and 169 to the determination unit 213 . The determination unit 213 stores the received light intensity of the light receiving elements 159 and 169 output by the detection unit 212 in the storage unit 214 . The determination unit 213 outputs information about the coordinates of the light receiving element 159 or 169 whose light receiving intensity has changed, the threshold value, and the reference value data to the touch panel control unit 204 of the control board 201 via the non-contact touch panel I/F 207 .

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of the appearance of the operation unit 200. As shown in FIG. The operation unit 200 has a display unit 209 , light emitting elements 158 and 168 , and light receiving elements 159 and 169 . A display unit 209 of the operation unit 200 has the function of a contact touch panel 220 . Further, an infrared system is used as the non-contact touch panel 210, and the light emitting elements 158, 168 such as infrared LEDs and the light receiving elements 159, 169 such as phototransistors are arranged to face each other. A plurality of them are arranged on the outer frame.

The detection area of the user's finger operation is within the display unit 209 for both the contact touch panel 220 and the non-contact touch panel 210 . A case where the non-contact touch panel 210 is operating will be described. In that case, when an invisible ray such as infrared light from the light emitting element 158 to the light receiving element 159 is blocked by a finger or the like, or an invisible light ray such as infrared light from the light emitting element 168 to the light receiving element 169 is blocked by a finger or the like, The detector 212 detects the received light intensity of the blocked coordinates.

For example, in FIG. 8, the display unit 209 displays operation keys 801-804. A light emitting element 805 and a light receiving element 807 can detect the X coordinate of the operation key 803 . A light-emitting element 806 and a light-receiving element 808 can detect the Y coordinate of the operation key 803 . For example, when a user's finger is inserted and infrared rays from the light emitting element 805 to the light receiving element 807 are blocked and infrared rays from the light emitting element 806 to the light receiving element 808 are blocked, the received light intensity of the light receiving elements 807 and 808 decreases. . Then, the microcomputer 202 determines that the operation key 803 corresponding to the coordinates of the light receiving elements 807 and 808 has been operated.

FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing another configuration example of the non-contact touch panel 210 of FIG. The non-contact touch panel 210 is, for example, a capacitive touch panel, and has a control section 170 and a sensor section 174 . The control unit 170 has a detection unit 171 , a determination unit 172 and a storage unit 173 . The sensor section 174 has a drive section 175 , a detection data generation section 176 and an operation panel 177 . The non-contact touch panel 210 detects a change in capacitance due to a finger approaching the sensor unit 174 and enables non-contact input.

The touch panel control unit 204 acquires coordinate data from the non-contact touch panel 210 and communicates with the controller unit 100 in FIG. 4 via the controller I/F 205 . The non-contact touch panel 210 is arranged over the display unit 209 . When the user selects an operation key displayed on display unit 209, non-contact touch panel 210 receives an input. The operation panel 177 is used as a user interface for input.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the operation panel 177 of FIG. The operation panel 177 includes a plurality of electrodes 178 extending in a first direction (eg, X direction) and a plurality of electrodes 178 extending in a second direction (eg, Y direction) orthogonal to the first direction. It has an electrode 179 . Electrodes 178 and 179 intersect in an insulated manner and a capacitive sensor element 180 is formed near the intersection. Further, the electrodes 178 and 179 are not limited to the striped shape, and any shape such as a diamond pattern (rhombic pattern) that can take an intersection can be used.

The driving section 175 applies a driving voltage to each sensor element 180 . For example, the drive unit 175 sequentially selects the plurality of electrodes 178 under the control of the detection unit 171 and applies a periodically changing voltage to the electrodes 179 . This application changes the potential of the sensor element 180, causing charging and discharging. The detection data generator 176 detects the capacitance of the sensor element 180 by detecting the charge amount of the electrode 179 . The electrode 179 supplies the detected data generation unit 176 with the capacitance detected at each intersection of the corresponding row. The detection data is, for example, digital data obtained by digitally sampling a voltage value corresponding to the capacitance at each intersection. The detection data is supplied from the detection data generator 176 to the detector 171 . The detection unit 171 controls the sensor unit 174 so that detection is periodically performed at each detection position (the intersection where the capacitive sensor element 180 is formed) of the operation panel 177 . This control includes control of the voltage application timing and voltage level to the electrode 179 by the drive unit 175 and control of the timing of reading detection data from the electrode 179 by the detection data generation unit 176 .

The determination unit 172 stores the amount of capacitance change at each detection position of the operation panel 177 in the storage unit 173 based on the detection data received from the sensor unit 174 via the detection unit 171 . The storage unit 173 stores the coordinates of the sensor element 180, the reference value data indicating the capacitance, and the threshold value. The threshold includes a pointer display threshold, a touch (decision) threshold, and the like.

For example, when a user's finger approaches operation panel 177, the capacitance of sensor element 180 changes. Then, the microcomputer 202 determines that the operation key corresponding to the coordinates of the sensor element 180 has been operated.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a registration example of the initial input method of the operation unit 200 in each case. For example, in the login screen, the input method using the non-contact touch panel 210 is registered as the initial input method. For guest login and users A, D, and E at the time of login, the input method using the non-contact touch panel 210 is registered as the initial input method. For the administrator mode and users B and C at the time of login, the input method using the contact touch panel 220 is registered as the initial input method.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a screen for registering the initial input method of FIG. Registration of the initial input method can be performed in administrator mode. After entering the administrator mode, the display unit 209 displays the initial input method registration screen of FIG. In each case, the administrator selects either the input method using the contact-type touch panel 220 or the input method using the non-contact touch panel 210. When all selections are completed and the setting completion button is operated, the initial input method is It is stored and registered in the storage 502 .

Although FIG. 12 shows the registration screen for the initial input method for each user, the administrator mode, login screen, and guest login can also be set on similar screens. The initial input method can be changed at any time on the initial input method registration screen, and users can be added and deleted in the same way.

Next, the actual operation will be described with reference to FIGS. 13 to 15. FIG. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a login screen displayed by the display unit 209, on which input can be made through the non-contact touch panel 210. As shown in FIG. When the user touches a card reader (not shown) with an authentication card, the CPU 105 reads data from the authentication card and performs user authentication. Based on the user authentication information stored in the storage 502, the CPU 105 displays the home screen of FIG. 14 for input on the non-contact touch panel 210 or the home screen of FIG. 209. The home screens of FIGS. 14 and 15 are home screens for selecting menus for using each function of the image forming apparatus 10 .

In the example of FIG. 11, when a guest logs in and users A, D, and E log in, the initial input method after login is the input method of the non-contact touch panel 210 . In that case, when logged in, the home screen of FIG. 14 is displayed on the display unit 209, and the non-contact touch panel 210 is activated.

When the users B and C log in or after entering the administrator mode, the initial input method after login is the input method of the contact touch panel 220, so when they log in, the home screen of FIG. 15 is displayed on the display unit 209. , and the contact-type touch panel 220 is activated.

In FIG. 14, when the "switch to touch panel input" button 401 is operated, the display unit 209 displays the home screen of FIG. 15, the contact touch panel 220 is activated, and the non-contact touch panel 210 is deactivated.

15, when the "switch to non-contact input" button 402 is operated, the display unit 209 displays the home screen of FIG. 14, the non-contact touch panel 210 is activated, and the contact touch panel 220 is deactivated.

Note that in the example of FIG. 13, when a user logs in, authentication is performed using a card reader, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, in FIG. 13, by operating a "change to keyboard authentication" button 400, it is possible to switch to a method of entering a user ID and a password.

FIG. 16 is a flow chart showing a control method of the image forming apparatus 10. As shown in FIG. A process from when the image forming apparatus 10 is started up to when the user logs in and then when the user logs out will be described. First, when the power of the image forming apparatus 10 is turned on and the image forming apparatus 10 is activated, the process of step S701 is started.

In step S701, the CPU 105 reads the registration information of the input method of the operation unit 200 of the login screen of FIG. Let Then, the CPU 105 displays the login screen of FIG. 13 on the display unit 209 .

In step S702, the CPU 105 waits until the user logs in on the login screen in FIG. 13, and when the user logs in, the process proceeds to step S703.

In step S703, the CPU 105 reads the registration information of the input method of the operation unit 200 of FIG. 11 from the storage 502, and activates the non-contact touch panel 210 or the contact touch panel 220 according to the logged-in user.

For example, when a guest logs in, or a user A, D, or E logs in, the CPU 105 displays the home screen of FIG. 209. Then, the CPU 105 activates the non-contact touch panel 210 and stops the contact touch panel 220 . This enables input through the non-contact touch panel 210 .

When users B and C log in or enter the administrator mode, CPU 105 displays the home screen of FIG. 209. Then, the CPU 105 activates the contact touch panel 220 and stops the non-contact touch panel 210 . This enables input through the contact-type touch panel 220 .

In step S704, if the input switching button 401 in FIG. 14 or the input switching button 402 in FIG. 15 is operated, the CPU 105 proceeds to step S705. If the input switching button 401 in FIG. 14 or the input switching button 402 in FIG. 15 has not been operated, the CPU 105 proceeds to step S706.

In step S705, the CPU 105 switches and reflects the input method of the operation unit 200. FIG. Specifically, when the input switching button 401 in FIG. 14 is operated, the CPU 105 displays the home screen in FIG. stop. This enables input through the contact-type touch panel 220 .

15 is operated, the CPU 105 displays the home screen of FIG. 14 on the display unit 209, activates the non-contact touch panel 210, and stops the contact touch panel 220. This enables input through the non-contact touch panel 210 . After that, the process proceeds to step S706.

In step S706, the CPU 105 returns to step S704 if the user has not logged out, and proceeds to step S707 if the user has logged out.

In step S707, the CPU 105 reads the registration information of the input method of the operation unit 200 of the login screen of FIG. Let Then, the CPU 105 displays the login screen of FIG. 13 on the display unit 209 .

As described above, the image forming apparatus 10 pre-registers the initial input method for the operation unit 200 according to the user, so that when the user logs in to the image forming apparatus 10, the operation unit can be configured according to the user's request. 200 input methods are available for input.

By registering the non-contact touch panel 210 as an initial input method for a user who frequently performs simple inputs such as Yes/No, it is possible to reduce the risk of virus infection via the image forming apparatus 10 .

Further, for users who often need detailed input operations such as telephone numbers and e-mail addresses for the SEND function and FAX function, the use of the contact touch panel 220 as the initial input method facilitates input.

In this embodiment, the image forming apparatus 10 is used as an example of an electric device, but the electric device is not limited to this. As long as the non-contact touch panel 210 and the contact touch panel 220 are mounted on the operation unit 200 and the input methods of the non-contact touch panel 210 and the contact touch panel 220 are switched by the user's login, the image forming apparatus 10 is limited. do not have. It can be applied to all electrical equipment.

The non-contact touch panel 210 is a non-contact input operation unit for performing non-contact input operations. The contact touch panel 220 is a contact input operation unit for performing contact input operations. The CPU 105 is a control unit, and performs control so that either a non-contact input operation using the non-contact touch panel 210 or a contact input operation using the contact touch panel 220 is enabled.

As shown in FIG. 11, the CPU 105 performs control so that either a non-contact input operation using the non-contact touch panel 210 or a contact input operation using the contact touch panel 220 is enabled according to the logged-in user.

As shown in FIG. 12, the CPU 105 registers an initial input operation method for each user according to a non-contact input operation on the non-contact touch panel 210 or a contact input operation on the contact touch panel 220. FIG. Specifically, the CPU 105 registers either a non-contact input operation using the non-contact touch panel 210 or a contact input operation using the contact touch panel 220 as an initial input operation method for each user.

When there is a non-contact input operation of the button 401 for changing to a contact input operation in a state in which a non-contact input operation is possible on the non-contact touch panel 210 of FIG. Control to enable input operations.

In addition, when there is a contact input operation of the button 402 for changing to a non-contact input operation in a state in which a contact input operation is possible on the contact touch panel 220 of FIG. Control to enable non-contact input operation.

In step S701 of FIG. 16, the CPU 105 controls to display the login screen when the image forming apparatus 10 is started. Furthermore, the CPU 105 performs control so that either a non-contact input operation using the non-contact touch panel 210 or a contact input operation using the contact touch panel 220 is enabled according to the registration information in FIG. 11 .

In step S707, the CPU 105 controls to display the login screen after logging out. Furthermore, the CPU 105 performs control so that either a non-contact input operation using the non-contact touch panel 210 or a contact input operation using the contact touch panel 220 is enabled according to the registration information in FIG. 11 .

According to the present embodiment, it is possible to set the input operation method suitable for the user's usage pattern, since the input operation method can be set according to the user.

It should be noted that the above-described embodiments merely show specific examples for carrying out the present invention, and the technical scope of the present invention should not be construed to be limited by these. That is, the present invention can be embodied in various forms without departing from its technical concept or main features.

105: CPU, 200: Operation unit, 204: Touch panel control unit, 210: Non-contact touch panel, 220: Contact touch panel

Claims (9)

a non-contact input operation unit for performing non-contact input operation;
a contact input operation unit for performing a contact input operation;
An electric device, comprising: a control unit that controls to enable either a non-contact input operation by the non-contact input operation unit or a contact input operation by the contact input operation unit. The control unit performs control so that either a non-contact input operation by the non-contact input operation unit or a contact input operation by the contact input operation unit is enabled according to the logged-in user. Item 1. The electrical equipment according to item 1. The control unit performs a non-contact input operation by the non-contact input operation unit as an initial input operation method for each user in response to a non-contact input operation by the non-contact input operation unit or a contact input operation by the contact input operation unit. 3. The electric device according to claim 2, wherein any one of the contact input operation by the contact input operation unit and the contact input operation by the contact input operation unit is registered. The control unit
When a non-contact input operation for changing to a contact input operation is performed in a state in which the non-contact input operation by the non-contact input operation unit is possible, the contact input operation by the contact input operation unit is enabled. control to
When there is a contact input operation for changing to a non-contact input operation in a state where the contact input operation by the contact input operation unit is possible, the non-contact input operation by the non-contact input operation unit is enabled. 4. The electrical equipment according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the electrical equipment is controlled to The control unit performs control to enable either a non-contact input operation by the non-contact input operation unit or a contact input operation by the contact input operation unit according to registration information when the electric device is started. The electrical equipment according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that: The control unit controls to display a login screen when the electric device is started, and performs non-contact input operation by the non-contact input operation unit and contact input operation by the contact input operation unit according to registration information. 6. The electrical equipment according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein control is performed so that either one is possible. After logging out, the control unit controls to display a login screen, and according to registration information, either a non-contact input operation by the non-contact input operation unit or a contact input operation by the contact input operation unit is possible. The electrical equipment according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the control is performed so that 8. The electrical equipment according to claim 1, wherein the electrical equipment is an image forming apparatus. a non-contact input operation unit for performing non-contact input operation;
A control method for an electrical device having a contact input operation unit for performing a contact input operation,
A control method for an electrical device, comprising: a control step of performing control so as to enable either a non-contact input operation by the non-contact input operation section or a contact input operation by the contact input operation section.

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