Equipment and image forming system

• US 20060120616A1
• Filed: 07/18/2005
• Published: 06/08/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 11/15/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Konica Minolta Business Technologies Incorporated (Konica Minolta Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Konica Minolta Business Technologies Incorporated (Konica Minolta Inc.)
• Inventors: Kita, Koji
• Application Number:
  US11/183,724
• Publication Number:
  US 20060120616A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 382/254
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00204 with a digital computer or a digital computer system, e.g. an internet server programmed control between transmitter and receiver or between image input and image output device H04N1/32561
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00413 using menus, i.e. presenting the user with a plurality of selectable options H04N1/00464 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00432 using tabs
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00464 using browsers, i.e. interfaces based on mark-up languages
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00474 outputting a plurality of functional options, e.g. scan, copy or print
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00482 outputting a plurality of job set-up options, e.g. number of copies, paper size or resolution
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/4413 involving the use of passwords, ID codes or the like, e.g. PIN
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/4433 to an apparatus, part of an apparatus or an apparatus function
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0039 Connection via a network
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0074 Arrangements for the control of a still picture apparatus by the connected apparatus

Abstract

A remote control system in which an equipment and a remote controller are connected with each other through a network, wherein the remote controller includes: a first display section which displays an operation screen sent from the equipment, an input section which sets an operation guide position, and a first controlling section which displays the operation screen on the first display section and sends operation guide position information corresponding to the operation guide position to the image forming apparatus, and wherein the equipment comprises: a second display section which displays a function item of the equipment, and a second controlling section which executes a server to send the operation screen displayed on the first display section to the remote controller and displays a guidance to guide an operation of the equipment on the second display section based on the operation guide position information.

Claims

1. A remote control system in which an equipment and a remote controller are connected with each other through a network so as to communicate with each other,

wherein the remote controller comprises:

a first display section which displays an operation screen sent from the equipment,

an input section which sets an operation guide position of the equipment on the operation screen displayed on the first display section, and

a first controlling section which displays the operation screen on the first display section and sends operation guide position information corresponding to the operation guide position set by the input section, to the equipment, and

wherein the equipment comprises;

a second display section which displays the operation screen to show a function item of the equipment, and

a second controlling section which executes a server to send the operation screen displayed on the first display section to the remote controller connected through the network and displays a guidance to guide an operation of the equipment at the operation screen displayed on the second display section based on the operation guide position information sent from the remote controller.

2. The remote control system of claim 1,

wherein the first controlling section displays the operation screen on the first display section by using a browser, and

the second controlling section executes a web server.

3. The remote control system of claim 2,

wherein the web server executes an authentication process to authenticate the remote controller when the web server sends a screen data of the operation screen.

4. The remote control system of claim 1,

wherein the equipment further comprises:

a input section which accepts an setting input by a user according to the operation screen displayed on the second display section, and

the second controlling section accepts the setting input by the user at the input section while the second controlling section displays the guidance to guide an operation.

5. The remote control system of claim 1,

wherein the second controlling section displays a guide sign which guides an operation of the equipment at the operation screen displayed on the second display section according to the operation guide position information sent from the remote controller.

6. The remote control system of claim 1,

wherein the operation guide position information comprises coordinate information.

7. The remote control system of claim 1,

wherein the equipment is an image forming apparatus.

8. An equipment connected with a remote controller through a network so as to communicate with each other, said equipment comprising:

a display section which displays an operation screen to show a function item of the equipment,

a input section which accepts an setting input by a user according to the operation screen displayed on the display section, and

a controlling section which displays a guidance to guide an operation of the equipment at the operation screen displayed on the displaying section according to an operation guide position information received from the remote controller, and accepts the setting input by the user at the input section while the guidance to guide an operation is displayed.

9. The equipment of claim 8,

wherein the controlling section executes a server which sends the operation screen displayed on the display section to the remote controller.

10. The equipment of claim 8,

wherein the controlling section executes a web server.

11. The equipment of claim 10,

wherein the web server executes an authentication process to authenticate the remote controller when the web server sends a screen data of the operation screen.

12. The equipment of claim 8,

wherein the controlling section displays a guide sign which guides an operation of the equipment at the operation screen displayed on the display section according to the operation guide position information sent from the remote controller.

13. The equipment of claim 8,

wherein the operation guide position information comprises coordinate information.

14. The equipment of claim 8,

wherein the equipment is an image forming apparatus.