Patent ID: 9648179
Date: 2017-05-09
CPC Classifications: H04N

Claim:
1. An operation screen providing system comprising: a relay apparatus and an operation screen providing apparatus, wherein the relay apparatus includes: wherein the operation screen providing apparatus includes a screen information providing unit configured to provide, in response to the second request for the operation screen being received from the relay apparatus, if the processing apparatus has performance capable of using the additional function, the operation screen information including screen information for receiving an instruction relative to a function of the processing apparatus and screen information for receiving an instruction relative to the additional function which the relay apparatus provides, to the relay apparatus, wherein the requesting unit of the relay apparatus is further configured to transmit type information of the processing apparatus which is a request source of the operation screen request, to the operation screen providing apparatus together with the second request for the operation screen, wherein the operation screen providing apparatus further includes a screen information storage unit configured to store, for each type of processing apparatus, the operation screen information including screen information corresponding to a function of the type of the processing apparatus, and screen information for receiving an instruction relative to the additional function which the relay apparatus provides, and wherein the screen information providing unit is further configured to acquire the operation screen information relative to a type of the processing apparatus represented by the type information received together with the second request for the operation screen from the requesting unit of the relay apparatus, from the screen information storage unit, and provides the operation screen information to the relay apparatus.