Patent ID: 9036194
Filing Date: 2015-05-19
Classification: G06F,G06K,H04N

Abstract:
1. An operation input apparatus, comprising: an imaging portion that is able to image an image forming apparatus installed in an installation location; an apparatus identifying portion that identifies the image forming apparatus imaged by the imaging portion, based on specific identification information; a recognizing portion that recognizes and specifies the image forming apparatus and a plurality of portions of the image forming apparatus corresponding to different functions thereof, by image recognition of the imaged image forming apparatus, according to the identification by the apparatus identifying portion; a display portion having a screen, that adds selection enabling information to each of the imaged image forming apparatus and the portions and displays the imaged image forming apparatus and the portions with the selection enabling information on the screen in such a way that the imaged image forming apparatus and the portions are selectable, the selection enabling information enabling a selection operation to the imaged image forming apparatus and the portions specified by the recognizing portion; and an operation input portion that receives an operation input to the image forming apparatus or the portions, through a selection operation performed on the image forming apparatus or the portions on the screen.