Patent ID: 9715205
Date: 2017-07-25
CPC Classifications: G03G,H04N

Claim:
1. An image forming apparatus remotely operated by an external terminal, the image forming apparatus comprising a processor configured to: generate a first composite image by combining a first image and a second image such that the second image is displayed within and over the first image, the first image being an operation screen image corresponding to an operation screen of the image forming apparatus, and the second image including a hardware key image corresponding to a hardware key of the image forming apparatus; transmit first image data that is image data of the first composite image to the external terminal as data for displaying a remote operation image used for remote operation of the image forming apparatus; and receive first manual input information from the external terminal, the first manual input information being information on manual input to the first composite image displayed as the remote operation image on the external terminal, wherein the processor is further configured to generate a second composite image by combining a call key image for calling the second image with the first image such that the call key image is arranged within the first image, the processor is further configured to, prior to the transmission of the first image data, transmit second image data that is image data of the second composite image to the external terminal as data for displaying the remote operation image, the processor is further configured to receive second manual input information from the external terminal, the second manual input information being information on manual input to the second composite image displayed as the remote operation image on the external terminal, and the processor is further configured to, when it is determined on the basis of the second manual input information that manual input to the call key image in the second composite image is accepted, transmit the first image data to the external terminal as data for displaying the remote operation image.