Image forming apparatus remotely operated by external terminal and method of generating, transmitting and displaying composite images
US9715205B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 29, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jul 25, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 29, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/5075
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image forming apparatus remotely operated by an external terminal includes a generation unit that generates a first composite image by combining a first image and a second image such that the second image is displayed within and over the first image, the first image being an operation screen image corresponding to an operation screen of the image forming apparatus, and the second screen being an image of an area including hardware key images corresponding to hardware keys of the image forming apparatus, a transmission unit that transmits first image data that is image data of the first composite image to the external terminal as data for displaying a remote operation image for the image forming apparatus, and a reception unit that receives, from the external terminal, first manual input information on manual input to the first composite image displayed as the remote operation image on the external terminal.
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