Patent ID: 9258440
Filing Date: 2016-02-09
CPC Classification: G06F,H04N

Claim Text:
1. An image forming apparatus remotely controlled by a remote operation device, the image forming apparatus comprising: a transmitter; a receiver; a storage portion including a setting value storage area for storing a setting value and a setting screen storage area for storing a setting screen; and a processor configured to: cause the transmitter to transmit to the remote operation device setting information including the setting screen stored in the screen storage area, screen identification information for identifying the setting screen, and the setting value stored in the setting value storage area, cause the receiver to receive from the remote operation device remote operation information including screen identification information, a setting value, and positional information indicating a position in a setting screen identified by the screen identification information, after transmission of the setting information, update the setting value stored in the setting value storage area with the setting value included in the remote operation information, based on the remote operation information being received; generate a setting screen specified by the screen identification information included in the received remote operation information, based on the setting value stored in the setting value storage area, and update the setting screen stored in the setting screen storage area with the generated setting screen, after the setting value is updated ; and specify an operation based on a position specified by the positional information included in the remote operation information in the updated setting screen.