Patent ID: 8705091
Filing Date: 2014-04-22
Classification: G06F,H04N

Abstract:
1. An image forming device including a processor unit comprising: a first screen generating part to generate a screen to be displayed on an operation panel locally in the image forming device and display the screen on the operation panel; a second screen generating part to generate screen data to be remotely displayed on an information processing device, connected to the image forming device via a network, and transmit the screen data to the information processing device; and an application managing part to select, in response to a request of execution of an application input from the operation panel or the information processing device, one of the first screen generating part and the second screen generating part as a candidate for use of the application based on sources inputting the request of execution of the application, wherein the first screen generating part and the second screen generating part are configured to receive a request of generation of a screen using a common application program interface provided by the image forming device, and the application inputs through the common application program interface the request of generation of the screen to the one of the first screen generating part and the second screen generating part selected by the application managing part, wherein the application managing part is configured to