Patent ID: 8614811

Claim:
A remote control system configured to remotely control an image processing apparatus from an information processing apparatus via a network, wherein the information processing apparatus comprises: a transmission unit configured to transmit remote control information for changing a setting value for the image processing apparatus, which is a target of remote control, via the network, and wherein the image processing apparatus comprises: a reception unit configured to receive the remote control information from the information processing apparatus via the network; a determination unit configured to determine a content of the setting value to be changed based on the remote control information received by the reception unit; and a first display control unit configured to display a screen for making an inquiry to an operator about whether to permit changing of the setting value, wherein the first display control unit switches whether to display the screen for making the inquiry to the operator about whether to permit changing of the setting value according to the content of the setting value to be changed determined by the determination unit, wherein the first display control unit displays the screen for making the inquiry to the operator, in a case where the setting value to be changed is related to an image forming process, and the first display control unit does not display the screen for making the inquiry to the operator, in a case where the setting value to be changed is not related to the image forming process, and wherein the setting value to be changed that is related to the image forming process is at least one of a reading density for reading a document, a tint of an image to be printed, an amount of a developer to be applied when printing, and a print position on a sheet.