Patent ID: 7536128
Filing Date: 2009-05-19
Classification: G06F,H04N

Abstract:
1. A control method for controlling an image forming system comprising a remote operation apparatus connected to a network and an image forming apparatus which is operable remotely by the remote operation apparatus via the network, the control method comprising: storing in the image forming apparatus an image forming job containing output image data and a job ticket; transmitting a job list from the image forming apparatus to the remote operation apparatus; subsequently transmitting, from the image forming apparatus to the remote operation apparatus, the output image data and the job ticket, corresponding to a job requested from the remote operation apparatus; editing in the remote operation apparatus the job ticket in accordance with a request inputted in the remote operation apparatus; generating in the remote operation apparatus a thumbnail based on the output image data transmitted by the image forming apparatus; generating in the remote operation apparatus an output template image representing an output of an image forming processing performed based on the edited job ticket and the thumbnail; and displaying the output template image on a display section of the remote operation apparatus.