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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2013
Konica Minolta, Inc., Chiyoda-ku, JP;
Mitsutaka Morita, Hachioji, JP;
Yoichi Kurumasa, Toyokawa, JP;
Yoshiyuki Tamai, Toyohashi, JP;
Mie Kawabata, Toyokawa, JP;
Ryosuke Nishimura, Toyokawa, JP;
Konica Minolta, Inc., Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus remotely operated by an external terminal includes a generation unit generating a first composite image by combining an operation screen image corresponding to an operation screen of the image forming apparatus that includes software keys, and the hardware key area image of an area including hardware key images corresponding to hardware keys of the image forming apparatus, a setting unit not setting a dead area within the hardware key images but setting the dead area in a portion of an area of at least one software key among the software keys, the portion being on a side close to the hardware key area image, and the at least one software key being adjacent to the hardware key area image, and a transmission unit transmitting the first composite image as a remote operation image used in remotely operating the image forming apparatus, to the external terminal.