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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 15, 1993
Shunya Mitsuhashi, Tokyo, JP;
Satoshi Nagata, Tama, JP;
Yoshifumi Okamoto, Yokohama, JP;
Tetsuya Morita, Kawasaki, JP;
Akihiro Shimura, Tokyo, JP;
Nobuhiko Sato, Yokohama, JP;
Takanori Nishijima, Tokyo, JP;
Masaki Unishi, Tokyo, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An information processing apparatus for communicating information with an information device. The information processing apparatus accesses virtual device image data representing an image of the information device, obtains status information representing a status of the information device from the information device through a bidirectional interface, and controls a display to display a virtual device image of the information device based on the accessed virtual device image data and the obtained status information. The virtual device image is a visual representation of the physical appearance of the information device in the status represented by the obtained status information.