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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 27, 2013
Konica Minolta, Inc., Chiyoda-ku, JP;
Tomokazu Kato, Toyokawa, JP;
Jun Kunioka, Okazaki, JP;
Koichi Amiya, Kawaguchi, JP;
Yukina Hisada, Toyokawa, JP;
Hiroshi Murakami, Toyokawa, JP;
KONICA MINOLTA, INC., Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus which can be remotely operated by an external terminal comprises a touch panel for displaying various information and receiving an operation input from an operator, a status detection part for detecting an apparatus status of the image forming apparatus, a status display part provided separately from the touch panel, for displaying the apparatus status detected by the status detection part, a generation part for generating data of a first image representing a display content on the touch panel and a second image representing a display content on the status display part, and a transmitting part for transmitting the data of the first and second images to the external terminal as display data for a remote operation screen on the external terminal.