Patent ID: 9558434
Date: 2017-01-31
CPC Classifications: G03G,G06F,G06K

Claim:
1. A remote operation system, comprising: an image forming apparatus; and a remote operation apparatus for remotely operating said image forming apparatus by using a remote operation screen, wherein said image forming apparatus has: an operation input part including a touch panel and a hardware key; and a first processor configured to: transmit first screen information indicating a first screen including a touch panel area used for displaying a touch panel image representing said touch panel and a hardware key area used for displaying a hardware key image representing said hardware key and synthesizable area information indicating a synthesizable area not including said hardware key image to said remote operation apparatus, and said remote operation apparatus has: a display for displaying said remote operation screen; a storage part for storing an information which associates an additional image with said first screen; and a second processor configured to: receive said first screen information and said synthesizable area information from said image forming apparatus; generate a second screen by retrieving said additional image to be added to said first screen using said information stored in said storage part and synthesizing said additional image to be added to said first screen into said synthesizable area of said first screen so that said additional image is positioned on said first screen without hiding the hardware key area, on the basis of said synthesizable area information and said information stored in said storage part; and display said second screen on said display as said remote operation screen.