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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2016
Konica Minolta, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Yoichi Kurumasa, Toyokawa, JP;
Yuji Kawamura, Toyokawa, JP;
Mie Kawabata, Toyokawa, JP;
Kentaro Nagatani, Toyokawa, JP;
Jun Kunioka, Okazaki, JP;
Hiroshi Sugiura, Toyokawa, JP;
Konica Minolta, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus capable of being remotely operated by a mobile terminal includes: a specification unit configured to specify an image to be displayed on the mobile terminal as an operation image for the image forming apparatus; an acquisition unit configured to acquire information on the number of display units of the mobile terminal; a decision unit configured to, when a plurality of images is specified as the operation images and the number of the display units of the mobile terminal is recognized as two or more, make a first decision that at least two of the plurality of images are to be displayed on at least two of the two or more display units of the mobile terminal; and a transmission unit configured to transmit a display instruction based on the first decision to the mobile terminal.