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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2000
Masaki Kutsuna, Yokohama, JP;
Yoshikazu Shibamiya, Yokohama, JP;
Katsuhiro Miyamoto, Isehara, JP;
Takashi Yamamoto, Yamato, JP;
Yuichi Matsumoto, Kawasaki, JP;
Shuntaro Aratani, Machida, JP;
Tetsu Fukuda, Kawasaki, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In a control system with a controlled apparatus and a control apparatus, the controlled apparatus includes an operation panel having display levels, and the control apparatus is adapted to receive the operation panel from the controlled apparatus, display the operation panel on a display device, and control the displayed operation panel using a control signal from an operating device. The control apparatus is adapted to inform the controlled apparatus of an operation to the operation panel, and to change a display mode of the operation panel, if a display level of the operation panel is changed.