To provide an image forming apparatus having an excellent operability for inputting a numerical value, an image forming apparatus (1) includes a touch panel (20), an angle change calculating portion (100), and a numerical value counting portion (130). The touch panel (20) is configured to detect touches of a plurality of fingers. The angle change calculating portion (100) is configured to, when it is detected that a first finger and a second finger have been touched to the touch panel (20), calculate an angle change of the second finger with the first finger as a fulcrum. The numerical value counting portion (130) is configured to count a numerical value that is input, in response to the angle change calculated by the angle change calculating portion (100).

An image forming apparatus includes a camera that shoots a user's hand raised up in the air, a HDD containing a plurality of hand gestures including actions of the specific finger making contact with another finger, and commands respectively associated with the plurality of hand gestures, a hand gesture recognizer that recognizes the hand gesture, from a plurality of shot images sequentially acquired from the camera, a command acquirer that acquires the command associated with the hand gesture recognized by the hand gesture recognizer, from the HDD, and a controller that performs an operation according to the command acquired by the command acquirer, on the position of a cursor on a screen of a display device.

The techniques described herein improve an item (e.g., photo) sharing experience on mobile devices. In one embodiment, an application presents items in a stacked configuration and receives swipe-based touch gestures that reflect user intent with regard to whether or not a photo is to be shared to a network destination. After a directional swipe occurs on the top-most item, the next item in the stacked configuration is displayed for a next directional swipe. This process is repeated until all the items in the stacked configuration have been displayed to the user. In another embodiment, the application receives a continuous user gesture that traverses a set of photos laid out in a grid configuration. When performing the continuous user gesture, whether or not the user pauses on a photo reflects a user intent with regard to whether or not the photo is to be shared to a network destination.

An image forming apparatus includes a network interface, an operation panel including a touch panel, and a controller. The controller is configured to provide a mobile input function to a mobile terminal via the network interface. In response to accepting a first operation to the operation panel with a local operation screen not displayed on the touch panel, the controller causes the touch panel to display the local operation screen, and thereafter switches the local operation screen on the touch panel to a standby screen after waiting until a continuous time with no operation to the touch panel exceeds a first threshold time. In response to accepting a second operation to the operation panel with the local operation screen not displayed on the touch panel, the controller causes the touch panel to display the standby screen without waiting for the first threshold time to elapse.

An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to acquire user information that is information for identifying a user who has entered a facility, detect a position of the user in the facility, transmit the user information to an apparatus that is installed in the facility in a case in which it is detected that the user is present at a position where the apparatus is operable, receive operation information, which is information of an operation of the user, from the apparatus, and charge the user according to the operation information.

An office machine with intelligent sleep and wake function and a control method thereof are introduced. The office machine comprises a storage module, image module, processing module, and power supply module. The processing module is connected to the storage module, image module, and power supply module. The storage module stores user data and first feature data. The processing module obtains a user image from the image module to generate second feature data and then process the first and second feature data to generate comparison result information. After determining user confirmation information according to the comparison result information, the processing module sends a first control signal to the power module, such that the office machine wakes up automatically from sleep. The office machine wakes up automatically when a user approaches the office machine, so as to save time and improve work efficiency and ease of use.

An image forming apparatus includes a CPU and a gesture detection part. The gesture detection part outputs data for a gesture corresponding to a hand action of a user present in front or in the vicinity of an apparatus body, to the CPU. The CPU detects presence or absence of the gesture and the type of the gesture in accordance with output from the gesture detection part. The CPU, upon detecting the gesture, checks details of the gesture against details of the preregistered, registered gesture, and if the detected gesture is the registered gesture, the CPU executes processing allocated to the detected, registered gesture.

An information processing apparatus includes a display unit configured to display a plurality of display objects for giving an instruction to execute processing on an operation screen, a determination unit configured to determine whether to change a display order of the plurality of display objects based on a state of the information processing apparatus, and a change unit configured to change the display order of the plurality of display objects displayed on the operation screen based on the numbers of uses of the respective display objects in a case where the determination unit determines to change the display order.

An information processing apparatus that is used in contact with a user includes a detection unit and a control unit. The detection unit detects a motion of the user in a real space performed without contacting an object that is present in the real space. The control unit instructs the object to execute a specific function in the case where plural motions by users for a common object are detected. The specific function is correlated with the plural motions.

A sensor apparatus includes a photosensitive sensor, a cover, and a moving mechanism. The photosensitive sensor includes a first lens and a second lens which focus on a photosensitive element. The cover includes a first slit arranged on an optical axis of the first lens and a second slit arranged on an optical axis of the second lens. The moving mechanism is configured to move the photosensitive sensor and the cover relative to each other so that the second slit is arranged on the optical axis of the first lens.