Patent ID: 7627825

Claim:
A control apparatus controlling an information processing apparatus, comprising: detection means for detecting an information processing apparatus through wireless communication; first display means for displaying, based only on detecting the information processing apparatus, a temporary operation screen for controlling the information processing apparatus prior to and while receiving operation screen information from the information processing apparatus; first acquisition means for acquiring operation screen information of a plurality of information processing apparatuses when the plurality of information processing apparatuses are detected, each operation screen information including a full display for controlling the corresponding information processing apparatus; storage management means for storing the operation screen information; editing means for editing the operation screen information to display operation screen information for the plurality of information processing apparatuses in a single display region; second display means for displaying the edited operation screen information; control means for controlling the information processing apparatuses based on an input provided to the displayed operation screens; detecting means for detecting when a first of the information processing apparatuses moves outside a range for the wireless communication; and clearing means for clearing the display of the operation screen information for the first information processing apparatus when the first information processing apparatus moves outside the range.