JP2013157848A - Image formation apparatus, image formation system, control program of image formation apparatus, and control program of image formation system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image formation apparatus which is excellent in convenience, an image formation system, a control program of the image formation apparatus and a control program of the image formation system.SOLUTION: An image formation system has an MFP 100 and a mobile terminal 300 including a touch panel 305. The MFP 100 receives settings related to a job to be executed by the MFP 100, and receives a first operation when receiving the settings. The MFP 100, when receiving the first operation, transmits information of a screen which is to be displayed on the touch panel 305 of the mobile terminal 300 and a content of the received settings to the mobile terminal 300. The mobile terminal 300 displays the screen on the touch panel 305 on the basis of the received information and receives a change of the content of the settings. The mobile terminal 300 transmits the received content having been changed to the MFP 100. The MFP 100 reflects the received content having been changed in the setting related to the job to be executed by the MFP 100.

Description

  The present invention relates to an image forming apparatus, an image forming system, a control program for an image forming apparatus, and a control program for an image forming system, and more specifically, a convenient image forming apparatus, an image forming system, and an image forming apparatus control. The present invention relates to a program and a control program for an image forming system.

  In recent years, terminal devices (mobile terminals) having a user interface using a touch panel, represented by iPad (registered trademark), electronic books, iPhone (registered trademark), and the like, have become widespread. These terminal devices are called smartphones. Even in an image forming apparatus such as an MFP (Multifunction Peripheral), cooperation with a terminal device is required.

  In order to meet the above requirements, a remote panel function has been proposed for image forming apparatuses. The remote panel function is a terminal device connected to the image forming apparatus via a network or the like, accepting an operation of the image forming apparatus, sending information on the operation from the terminal apparatus to the image forming apparatus, and the image forming apparatus This is a function for performing processing based on information and transmitting information on an update screen accompanying the processing to the terminal device. According to the remote panel function, the operation panel of the image forming apparatus can be operated from the terminal device. A technology for connecting a portable terminal and an MFP by short-range wireless communication and printing data transmitted from the portable terminal by the MFP has already been commercialized.

  Technologies relating to cooperation between the MFP and the terminal device are described in, for example, the following Patent Documents 1 to 3. Patent Document 1 below discloses an image forming system in which an MFP transmits screen information for remote operation in response to a request from a portable information terminal, and when an instruction is received from the portable information terminal, the MFP executes processing according to the instruction. It is disclosed. In this image forming system, the portable information terminal converts the screen information into an image of the operation screen included in the received screen information according to a preset setting value, and displays it. The portable information terminal accepts an instruction input according to the converted operation, and transmits the instruction to the MFP.

  In the following Patent Document 2, communication setting information for the information processing apparatus to communicate with the image processing apparatus and the second communication unit is acquired by the first communication unit, and communication by the second communication unit is performed according to the acquired communication setting information. An image processing system to establish is disclosed. In this image processing system, when the establishment of communication is detected, the information processing apparatus transmits an operation screen display request for executing an image processing service to the image processing apparatus. The image processing apparatus displays an operation screen for executing the image processing service in accordance with the received operation screen display request, and performs image processing of the input image data based on the setting set through the operation screen. Run.

  In Patent Document 3 below, image formation setting information stored in advance in a portable terminal incorporating a non-contact IC module is transferred from the portable terminal to the image forming apparatus when the image forming apparatus is used, and is automatically set. Technology is disclosed.

  Furthermore, when the MFP accepts an interrupt operation such as pressing an interrupt key by another user while the MFP is being used by a user, the setting by the user using the MFP is interrupted and the interrupt operation is performed. An interrupt function for performing a simple copy job, which is a job of another user who performed the operation, is conventionally known. In this function, when the MFP accepts an interrupt release operation, the MFP returns to a state of accepting a setting by a user who has used the MFP before accepting the interrupt operation.

JP 2008-219351 A JP 2008-193265 A JP 2007-274268 A

  The functions that can be set in the image forming apparatus are increasing. For example, in a copy job of an MFP, many items can be set as image reading conditions, printing conditions, and the like. As a result, when setting complicated conditions in a job executed by the MFP, it takes time to set the conditions.

  In this case, the user who next uses the MFP can use the above-described interrupt function to reduce the waiting time. However, if the user who uses the MFP next uses the interrupt function, the user who has set a complicated condition must resume setting the condition until the job executed by the user who uses the interrupt function is completed. There was a problem that it was not possible and was not convenient.

  SUMMARY An advantage of some aspects of the invention is that it provides a convenient image forming apparatus, an image forming system, an image forming apparatus control program, and an image forming system control program. is there.

  An image forming apparatus according to one aspect of the present invention includes: a setting receiving unit that receives a setting related to a job executed by the image forming apparatus; and an operation receiving unit that receives a first operation when the setting is received by the setting receiving unit. Transmitting means for transmitting the information of the screen displayed on the display unit of the terminal device and the content of the setting received by the setting receiving means to the terminal device when the first operation is received by the operation receiving means; Receiving means for receiving the changed contents of the settings transmitted by the transmitting means from the terminal device; and reflecting means for reflecting the changed contents received by the receiving means in the settings relating to the job executed by the image forming apparatus; Is provided.

  Preferably, in the image forming apparatus, a storage unit that stores a terminal device that is a transmission destination of the transmission unit, and a terminal device that is a transmission source of the reception unit when the changed content is received by the reception unit; And an identical discriminating unit that discriminates whether or not the terminal device stored in the unit is the same, and when the identical discriminating unit discriminates that the terminal device is the same, the reflecting unit receives the changed data received by the receiving unit. Reflect the contents.

  Preferably, in the image forming apparatus, when a first operation is received by a login processing unit that performs a login process that allows the image forming apparatus to perform settings related to a job executed by the image forming apparatus, and an operation receiving unit In addition, logout processing means for performing logout processing for disallowing setting of the job executed by the image forming apparatus from being performed by the image forming apparatus is further provided.

  Preferably, in the image forming apparatus, when the logout process is performed by the logout processing unit, a relogin processing unit that performs a relogin process that permits the image forming apparatus to perform settings relating to a job executed by the image forming apparatus. And when the re-login processing is performed by the re-login processing means, the reflecting means reflects the changed contents received by the receiving means.

  Preferably, in the image forming apparatus, the first operation is a flick operation accepted by a display unit of the image forming apparatus.

  Preferably, in the image forming apparatus, the display of the terminal device is based on the position where the operation accepting unit accepts the flick operation and the information on the screen of the display unit of the image forming apparatus when the operation accepting unit accepts the flick operation. The screen further includes a screen determining unit that determines a screen to be displayed by the unit, and the transmitting unit transmits information on the screen determined by the screen determining unit.

  Preferably, in the image forming apparatus, when the first operation corresponds to an operation of moving the screen of the display unit of the image forming apparatus on the screen of the display unit of the image forming apparatus, the transmission unit does not transmit to the terminal device.

  Preferably, the image forming apparatus further includes initial screen display means for displaying an initial screen on the display unit of the image forming apparatus when the first operation is received by the operation receiving means.

  Preferably, the image forming apparatus further includes an in-range determining unit that determines whether the terminal device is within a predetermined range from the image forming apparatus, and the in-range determining unit determines that the terminal device is out of the predetermined range. In this case, the transmission means does not transmit to the terminal device.

  Preferably, in the image forming apparatus, when the first operation is received by the operation receiving unit, the screen of information transmitted by the transmitting unit and the initial screen of the image forming apparatus are overlapped with each other. A plurality of screen display means for displaying on the display unit.

  An image forming system according to another aspect of the present invention is an image forming system including an image forming apparatus and a terminal device including a display unit, and the image forming apparatus receives settings related to a job executed by the image forming apparatus. When the setting is received by the receiving unit and the setting receiving unit, the first operation receiving unit that receives the first operation by the image forming apparatus and the first operation is received by the first operation receiving unit. In addition, a first transmission unit that transmits information on the screen displayed on the display unit of the terminal device and the content of the setting received by the first setting reception unit from the image forming apparatus to the terminal device, and a first transmission Display means for displaying a screen based on the information transmitted by the means on the display unit of the terminal device, setting change accepting means for accepting a change in the content of the setting transmitted by the first transmitting means at the terminal device, and setting change acceptance means And reflecting the changed contents received from the terminal device to the image forming apparatus, and the changed contents transmitted by the second transmitting means in the settings relating to the job executed by the image forming apparatus. Reflecting means.

  Preferably, in the image forming system, the first operation is a flick operation performed on a display unit of the image forming apparatus, and the display unit presses a key existing at a position where the flick operation is started. The same screen as that displayed on the display unit is displayed on the display unit of the terminal device.

  Preferably, the image forming system further includes a second operation accepting unit that accepts the second operation by the terminal device when the screen is displayed by the display unit, and the second operation accepting unit performs the second operation. The second transmission means transmits the contents after the change.

  Preferably, in the image forming system, when the screen is displayed on the display unit, a third operation receiving unit that receives a third operation accompanied by an update of the screen of the terminal device at the terminal device, and information on the third operation Based on the information transmitted from the terminal device to the image forming device and the information transmitted by the third transmitting device, the fourth information is transmitted from the image forming device to the terminal device. Transmission means.

  According to still another aspect of the present invention, an image forming apparatus control program accepts a first operation when a setting accepting step accepting settings relating to a job executed by the image forming apparatus and accepting settings at the setting accepting step. When the first operation is received in the operation reception step and the operation reception step, the screen information displayed on the display unit of the terminal device and the setting content received in the setting reception step are transmitted to the terminal device. The transmission step, the reception step of receiving the changed content of the setting transmitted in the transmission step from the terminal device, and the changed content received in the reception step are reflected in the settings relating to the job executed by the image forming apparatus And causing the computer to execute the reflecting step.

  An image forming system control program according to still another aspect of the present invention is an image forming system control program including an image forming apparatus and a terminal device including a display unit, and is a setting related to a job executed by the image forming apparatus Is received at the image forming apparatus, and when the setting is received at the setting receiving step, the first operation receiving step at which the first operation is received at the image forming apparatus and the first operation receiving step at the first operation receiving step. 1st transmission which transmits the information of the screen displayed on the display part of a terminal device, and the contents of the setting received in the 1st setting reception step from an image forming device to a terminal device, when 1 operation is received A display step for displaying a screen based on the information transmitted in the first transmission step on the display unit of the terminal device, and a setting transmitted in the transmission step. A setting change accepting step for accepting a change in content at the terminal device, a second sending step for sending the changed content accepted at the setting change accepting step from the terminal device to the image forming device, and a second sending step. The computer is caused to execute a reflection step of reflecting the transmitted changed content in the setting relating to the job executed by the image forming apparatus.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a convenient image forming apparatus, an image forming system, a control program for the image forming apparatus, and a control program for the image forming system.

1 is a conceptual diagram of an image forming system according to an embodiment of the present invention. 2 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of MFP 100. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of a mobile terminal 300. FIG. 6 is a diagram schematically showing a flow of a cooperative operation between MFP 100 and portable terminal 300 when the contents of job condition settings received on operation panel 107 are transmitted to portable terminal 300. FIG. 10 is a flowchart of processing executed by MFP 100 when the contents of job condition settings received on operation panel 107 are transmitted to portable terminal 300. 6 is a diagram schematically showing a flow of a cooperative operation between MFP 100 and portable terminal 300 when the contents of job condition settings accepted by portable terminal 300 are transmitted to MFP 100. FIG. 10 is a flowchart of processing executed by portable terminal 300 when the contents of job condition settings received by portable terminal 300 are transmitted to MFP 100. 12 is a flowchart of processing executed by MFP 100 when the contents of job condition settings are received from portable terminal 300. It is a figure which shows typically the change of the display screen of the operation panel 107 in one modification of this invention. 10 is a flowchart of processing executed by MFP 100 when the contents of job condition settings received on operation panel 107 are transmitted to portable terminal 300 in one modification of the present invention. 10 is a flowchart of processing executed by the mobile terminal 300 when the content of the job condition setting accepted by the mobile terminal 300 is transmitted to the MFP 100 in one modification of the present invention. 10 is a flowchart of processing executed by MFP 100 when the contents of job condition settings are received from portable terminal 300 in one modification of the present invention. 10 is a flowchart of processing executed by MFP 100 when information related to a position at which an operation is received on touch panel 305 is received from portable terminal 300 in one modification of the present invention.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  The image forming system according to the present embodiment includes an image forming apparatus and a terminal device including a display unit. The image forming apparatus may be an MFP having a scanner function, a facsimile function, a copying function, a function as a printer, a data communication function, and a server function, a facsimile apparatus, a copying machine, or a printer. The terminal device is a device that can display various types of information and can communicate with the image forming apparatus. The terminal device may be, for example, a PC (Personal Computer) or a mobile terminal.

[Configuration of image forming system]
First, a schematic configuration of the image forming system will be described.

  FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram of an image forming system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  Referring to FIG. 1, the image forming system according to the present embodiment includes MFP 100 (an example of an image forming apparatus) and a mobile terminal 300 (an example of a terminal apparatus). MFP 100 includes an operation panel (touch panel) 107. The mobile terminal 300 includes a touch panel 305 (an example of a display unit). MFP 100 and portable terminal 300 can communicate with each other through network 250.

  The network 250 is a wired or wireless LAN (Local Area Network). The network 250 is connected using a TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol) protocol. Devices connected to the network 250 can exchange various data with each other. Instead of the network 250, each device may be connected using a wide area network such as the Internet or a dedicated line.

  Specifically, MFP 100 is connected to wireless LAN access point 200 through, for example, wired LAN 251. The mobile terminal 300 is connected to the wireless LAN access point 200 through, for example, the wireless LAN 252.

  MFP 100 can accept an operation of MFP 100 from each of operation panel 107 and touch panel 305. When the operation of MFP 100 is accepted, MFP 100 performs processing based on the accepted operation.

  For example, MFP 100 forms a copied image of a scanned original image or an image generated based on print data received from portable terminal 300 or the like on a sheet. The print data is, for example, a drawing command issued by the operating system or application program of the mobile terminal 300 converted into a page description language that can be processed by the MFP 100 by the printer driver. The print data may be document data described in a file format such as PDF, TIFF, JPEG, or XPS.

  The MFP 100 can also transmit a document image to the mobile terminal 300 via the network 250. Furthermore, the MFP 100 can also store the document data received from the portable terminal 300 in the storage unit 104 (FIG. 2) in the MFP 100.

  The mobile terminal 300 can transmit and receive data to and from the MFP 100 by wireless communication or wired communication (preferably wireless communication).

  Note that the image forming system may further include devices other than the MFP 100 and the mobile terminal 300, or may include a plurality of mobile terminals 300 that can communicate with the MFP 100. MFP 100 and portable terminal 300 may be able to communicate with each other using short-range wireless communication such as Bluetooth (registered trademark).

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of MFP 100.

  Referring to FIG. 2, MFP 100 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 101, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 102, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 103, a storage unit 104, a print processing unit 105, and an image processing unit. Unit 106, operation panel 107, scanner unit 108, network connection unit 109, approach detection unit 110, user authentication unit 111, and the like. In the CPU 101, a ROM 102, a RAM 103, a storage unit 104, a print processing unit 105, an image processing unit 106, an operation panel 107, a scanner unit 108, a network connection unit 109, an approach detection unit 110, and a user authentication unit 111 each have a bus. Connected through.

  The CPU 101 controls the entire MFP 100 for various jobs such as a scan job, a copy job, a mail transmission job, and a print job. The CPU 101 executes a control program stored in the ROM 102. The CPU 101 performs predetermined processing to read data from the ROM 102 and RAM 103 and write data to the ROM 102 and RAM 103.

  The ROM 102 is, for example, a flash ROM (Flash Memory). The ROM 102 stores various programs for operating the MFP 100 and various fixed data. The ROM 102 may be non-rewritable.

  A RAM 103 is a main memory of the CPU 101. The RAM 103 is used for temporarily storing data and image data necessary when the CPU 101 executes a control program. The RAM 103 temporarily stores settings received from the user regarding jobs executed by the MFP 100.

  Storage unit 104 is made of, for example, an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), and stores installation information of MFP 100, various data related to the operation of MFP 100, and the like. The storage unit 104 stores data such as print data sent from the mobile terminal 300 or the like via the network connection unit 109 in a box. The storage unit 104 stores screen data to be displayed on each of the operation panel 107 and the touch panel 305 (FIG. 3) of the mobile terminal 300.

  The print processing unit 105 performs print processing on a sheet or the like based on the image data processed by the image processing unit 106.

  The image processing unit 106 performs RIP (Raster Image Processing) processing for print data, conversion processing for converting the format of the data when the data is transmitted to the outside, and the like.

  The operation panel 107 includes a display unit including a touch panel display and an input unit including hardware keys and software keys displayed on the touch panel display. Operation panel 107 receives settings related to a job executed by MFP 100 from a user. Operation panel 107 displays various setting items and messages related to MFP 100 to the user.

  The scanner unit 108 reads a document image.

  The network connection unit 109 communicates with the mobile terminal 300 via the network 250 by a communication protocol such as TCP / IP according to an instruction from the CPU 101.

  Approach detection unit 110 detects whether portable terminal 300 exists within a certain distance from MFP 100. When detecting the presence of the mobile terminal 300, the approach detection unit 110 acquires identification information (an identifier, such as the IP address of the mobile terminal 300) from the mobile terminal 300.

  Based on the user ID stored in the ID card possessed by each user, the user ID and password entered through the operation panel 107 or the mobile terminal 300, the IP address of the mobile terminal 300, etc. And the authorized user is allowed to use the MFP 100.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of the mobile terminal 300.

  Referring to FIG. 3, portable terminal 300 includes a CPU 301, a ROM 302, a RAM 303, a storage unit 304, a touch panel 305, a network connection unit 306, and the like. A ROM 302, a RAM 303, a storage unit 304, a touch panel 305, and a network connection unit 306 are connected to the CPU 301 via a bus.

  The CPU 301 controls the mobile terminal 300 as a whole. The CPU 301 executes a control program stored in the ROM 302. The CPU 301 reads data from the ROM 302 and RAM 303 and writes data to the ROM 302 and RAM 303 by performing predetermined processing.

  The ROM 302 is, for example, a flash ROM. The ROM 302 stores various programs for operating the mobile terminal 300 and various fixed data. The ROM 302 may be non-rewritable.

  A RAM 303 is a main memory of the CPU 301. The RAM 303 is used for temporarily storing data and image data necessary when the CPU 301 executes the control program. The RAM 303 may have a cache memory area for the CPU 301.

  The storage unit 304 is composed of, for example, an HDD, and stores various data related to the operation of the mobile terminal 300.

  The touch panel 305 displays various setting items and messages regarding the mobile terminal 300. Touch panel 305 displays a screen based on data received from MFP 100. The touch panel 305 receives various instructions regarding the mobile terminal 300 from the user.

  A network connection unit 306 communicates with the MFP 100 via the network 250 by a communication protocol such as TCP / IP according to an instruction from the CPU 301.

  In the present embodiment, MFP 100 and portable terminal 300 cooperate with each other to accept settings relating to a job executed by MFP 100 (hereinafter sometimes referred to as job condition settings) from the user.

[Operation of the image forming system when the contents of the job conditions received on the operation panel are transmitted to the mobile terminal]
Next, the operation of the image forming system when the contents of the job condition settings received on the operation panel 107 are transmitted to the portable terminal 300 will be described.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram schematically showing the flow of the cooperative operation between MFP 100 and portable terminal 300 when the contents of the job condition setting received on operation panel 107 are transmitted to portable terminal 300.

  Referring to FIG. 4, for example, while user A spends a long time setting job conditions on operation panel 107, user B performs a job that ends in a shorter time than user A's job. Assume that the user wants to execute (interrupt) on MFP 100 first. The operation panel 107 can accept setting of job conditions through the software key 107a or the hardware key 107b. For example, when the operation panel 107 accepts a setting relating to a print job, the operation panel 107, through the software key 107a, the document image quality, color, print density, paper size, magnification for enlarged printing or reduced printing, duplex printing or page aggregation, Alternatively, settings for finishing such as stapling are accepted. The operation panel 107 accepts settings such as the number of sheets to be printed through the hardware key 107b.

  The user A performs a specific operation (first operation) on the operation panel 107 with the mobile terminal 300 approaching the operation panel 107. When accepting this operation, MFP 100 moves the contents of the job condition settings accepted from user A so far to portable terminal 300. Specifically, when the mobile terminal 300 approaches the operation panel 107, the approach detection unit 110 detects that the mobile terminal 300 has approached. When the operation panel 107 accepts the first operation, the MFP 100 transmits to the portable terminal 300 the screen data displayed on the touch panel 305 of the portable terminal 300 and the contents of the settings accepted by the operation panel 107 up to that point. . The portable terminal 300 displays a screen based on the data received from the MFP 100 on the touch panel 305 and stores the setting content received from the MFP 100 in the RAM 303 or the like.

  As a result of the job condition setting performed by user A being moved from operation panel 107 to portable terminal 300, user A can continue to set job conditions on portable terminal 300. On the other hand, since MFP 100 is in a state where interrupt use is possible, user B can execute his / her job on MFP 100 without waiting for user A's job to end.

  In the above-described operation of the image forming system, the approach detection unit 110 preferably acquires identification information from the mobile terminal 300 when detecting that the mobile terminal 300 has approached.

  When the flick operation corresponds to an operation for moving the display screen of the operation panel 107 on the display screen of the operation panel 107, the MFP 100 does not determine that the first operation has been performed and performs transmission to the mobile terminal 300. Preferably not. Thereby, malfunction of MFP 100 can be prevented.

  The first operation is, for example, an operation of flicking on the initial screen of the operation panel 107, starting from the position where the key K1 is displayed, in the direction in which the mobile terminal 300 is indicated by the arrow AR1 in FIG. When this flick operation is accepted, the mobile terminal 300 displays the same screen as that displayed on the operation panel 107 on the touch panel 305 when the key K1 is pressed. In FIG. 4, since the key K1 is a print job application setting key, the touch panel 305 displays a screen for accepting the print job application setting. Since the first operation is a flick operation, the user can transfer the contents of the settings made so far to the portable terminal 300 with a more intuitive and simple operation.

  For example, the MFP 100 displays, as screen data, all of the lower-level screen data associated with the key K1 (a new setting screen displayed when the key K1 is pressed and a setting screen that can be shifted from the new setting screen). All data).

  The mobile terminal 300 may display any screen based on data received from the MFP 100, and is a screen displayed on the operation panel 107 when a key existing at the starting position of the flick operation is pressed. In addition to the same screen, for example, an initial screen of the operation panel 107 may be displayed.

  When the MFP 100 receives the first operation, the MFP 100 displays an initial screen on the operation panel 107 and discards the contents set so far, thereby interrupting the state (a state in which another user's interrupt operation can be accepted). ) Is preferable. As a result, the user B can easily use the MFP 100 for interruption, and erroneous settings and erroneous operations by the user B can be prevented.

  The MFP 100 may perform login processing for the user authenticated by the user authentication unit 111 and allow the operation panel 107 to set job conditions only for the user who has completed the login processing. When the MFP 100 receives the first operation, the MFP 100 performs logout processing of the user who performed the first operation. After the logout processing is completed, the MFP 100 sets job conditions for the user who has completed the logout processing. May be prohibited from being performed on the operation panel 107. As a result, user A can perform both migration and logout of the job condition setting contents by the first operation, and user B who uses MFP 100 can operate MFP 100 immediately.

  Further, when the user who has performed the logout process is re-authenticated by the user authentication unit 111, the MFP 100 performs the login process of the user again, and permits the user to set job conditions in the MFP 100. The changed settings received from the mobile terminal 300 may be reflected. Thereby, it is possible to reflect only the changed settings made on the mobile terminal 300 that is the destination of the contents of the settings.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart of processing executed by MFP 100 when the content of the job condition setting received on operation panel 107 is transmitted to portable terminal 300.

  Referring to FIG. 5, CPU 101 of MFP 100 accepts the setting of job conditions from operation panel 107 (S1), and determines whether operation panel 107 has detected a flick operation (S2).

  If it is determined in step S2 that a flick operation has been detected (YES in S2), the CPU 101 determines whether the proximity detection unit 110 has detected the presence of the mobile terminal 300 (the mobile terminal 300 is within a predetermined range from the MFP 100). It is determined whether or not it is detected (S3).

  If it is determined in step S3 that the presence of the mobile terminal 300 has been detected (YES in S3), the CPU 101 acquires identification information from the mobile terminal 300 by the approach detection unit 110 (S4). Subsequently, the CPU 101 determines whether or not the flick operation corresponds to an operation of moving the display screen of the operation panel 107 on the display screen of the operation panel 107 (S5).

  If it is determined in step S5 that the operation does not correspond to the operation of moving the display screen of the operation panel 107 (NO in S5), the CPU 101 stores all the data on the lower screen attached to the key at the position where the flick operation starts, The operation panel 107 transmits the contents of the job condition settings received up to that point to the portable terminal 300 (S7). Next, the CPU 101 stores the identification information of the destination mobile terminal 300 in the RAM 103 or the like (S9). After that, the CPU 101 displays an initial screen on the operation panel 107, discards the contents of the job conditions set so far, shifts to an interrupt state (S11), and proceeds to the process of step S1.

If it is determined in step S2 that no flick operation is detected (NO in S2), if it is determined in step S3 that the presence of the mobile terminal 300 is not detected (NO in S3), or in step S5, the operation panel 107 If it is determined that the operation corresponds to an operation for moving the display screen (YES in S5), the CPU 101 proceeds to the process of step S1 without transmitting screen data or the like.
[Operation of the image forming system when the contents of the changed job condition setting are transmitted from the portable terminal to the MFP]
Next, an operation of the image forming system when a change in job condition setting is received by portable terminal 300 and the contents of the changed job condition setting are transmitted from portable terminal 300 to MFP 100 will be described.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram schematically showing the flow of the cooperative operation between MFP 100 and portable terminal 300 when the contents of the changed job condition setting are transmitted from portable terminal 300 to MFP 100.

  Referring to FIG. 6, for example, user A adds a setting related to the document setting direction to the job condition setting performed on operation panel 107 in portable terminal 300, and the contents of the added job condition setting are added to portable terminal 300. Assume that transmission from 300 to MFP 100 is performed. When the mobile terminal 300 receives the screen data and the contents of the job condition setting from the MFP 100, the touch panel 305 displays a screen for accepting print job application settings based on the data received from the MFP 100, as shown in FIG. The setting contents received from the MFP 100 are stored in the RAM 303 or the like. The user A performs an operation of adding job condition settings on the mobile terminal 300 using the following method.

  User A presses key K2, which is a key for setting a document to be read, on a screen for accepting application settings for a print job on portable terminal 300. When the portable terminal 300 accepts the pressing of the key K2, the portable terminal 300 displays a screen for accepting the setting of the original to be read on the touch panel 305 as shown in FIG. User A presses key K3, which is a key for setting the original setting direction, on the screen for accepting the setting of the original to be read. When the portable terminal 300 accepts pressing of the key K3, the portable terminal 300 displays a screen for accepting selection of the document setting direction on the touch panel 305, as shown in (c). User A selects key K4, which is the set direction displayed at the left end, on the screen for accepting selection of the document set direction. When the portable terminal 300 accepts pressing of the key K4, the portable terminal 300 changes the contents of the job condition setting performed on the operation panel 107 so as to add the setting of the set direction displayed on the left end of the screen.

  Thereafter, the user A waits for the user B's job in the MFP 100 to be completed, and performs a specific operation (second operation) on the operation panel 107 in a state where the portable terminal 300 is brought close to the operation panel 107 again. When this operation is accepted, MFP 100 transmits the changed job condition setting content to MFP 100. Specifically, when the mobile terminal 300 approaches the operation panel 107, the approach detection unit 110 detects that the mobile terminal 300 has approached. When portable terminal 300 accepts the second operation, portable terminal 300 transmits the contents of the changed job condition setting to MFP 100. The MFP 100 reflects the setting content received from the portable terminal 300 in the job condition setting content on the MFP 100 side, and stores it in the RAM 103 or the like. Then, as shown in (d), MFP 100 displays a screen reflecting the changed job condition settings on operation panel 107.

  The second operation is an operation of flicking, for example, from an arbitrary position on touch panel 305 in the direction in which MFP 100 is indicated by arrow AR2 in FIG. 6C. This flick operation may start from a key K4, which is a key for setting job conditions, for example. Also, the mobile terminal 300 may transmit the changed job condition setting content to the MFP 100 each time a change in the job condition setting is received, regardless of whether or not the second operation has been received.

  When MFP 100 receives the changed job condition setting content from mobile terminal 300, MFP 100 that is the transmission source of mobile device 300 is the transmission destination of the screen data and the job condition setting content. It is also possible to determine (collate) whether or not they are the same, and if they are the same, the setting contents received from the portable terminal 300 may be reflected in the job condition setting contents on the MFP 100 side. As a result, only changes made in the portable terminal 300 that is the transfer destination of the job condition setting contents can be reflected in the job condition setting contents on the MFP 100 side.

  When the mobile terminal 300 accepts the second operation, the mobile terminal 300 requests the MFP 100 to authenticate the user, for example, by transmitting the user's ID and password, the IP address of the mobile terminal 300, and the like to the MFP 100. Also good.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart of processing executed by portable terminal 300 when the content of the job condition setting accepted by portable terminal 300 is transmitted to MFP 100.

  Referring to FIG. 7, CPU 301 of portable terminal 300 determines whether or not screen data and job condition setting content have been received (S101). The CPU 301 repeats the process of step S101 until it is determined that it has been received.

  If it is determined in step S101 that it has been received (YES in S101), the CPU 301 stores the received job condition setting content in the RAM 303 or the like (S103), and displays a screen on the touch panel 305 based on the received data (S103). S105). Next, the CPU 301 determines whether or not an operation on the touch panel 305 has been detected (S107). CPU 301 repeats the process of step S107 until it is determined that an operation has been detected.

  If it is determined in step S107 that an operation has been detected (YES in S107), the CPU 301 determines what type of operation has been detected (S109).

  If it is determined in step S109 that the detected operation is a flick operation (“flick operation” in S109), the CPU 301 transmits the changed job condition setting content to the MFP 100 (S111), and the processing in step S101 Proceed to On the other hand, if it is determined in step S109 that the detected operation is an operation for setting a job condition (“setting operation” in S109), the CPU 301 changes the setting contents of the job condition in accordance with the operation, and sets the setting. The display screen of the touch panel 305 is changed in accordance with the change of the contents of (S113), and the process proceeds to step S107.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart of processing executed by MFP 100 when the content of the job condition setting is received from portable terminal 300.

  Referring to FIG. 8, CPU 101 of MFP 100 determines whether or not the content of the job condition setting has been received from portable terminal 300 (S201). CPU 101 repeats the process of step S201 until it determines that it has been received.

  If it is determined in step S201 that the information has been received (YES in S201), the CPU 101 determines whether or not the proximity detection unit 110 has detected the presence of the mobile terminal 300 (S203).

  If it is determined in step S203 that the presence of the mobile terminal 300 has been detected (YES in S203), the CPU 101 acquires identification information from the mobile terminal 300 by the approach detection unit 110 (S204). Subsequently, the CPU 101 determines whether or not the acquired identification information is the same as the identification information (identification information acquired in step S4) of the mobile terminal 300 that is the transmission destination of the screen data and the job condition setting content. (S205).

  If it is determined in step S205 that they are the same (YES in S205), the CPU 101 reflects the received job condition setting content in the job condition setting content on the MFP 100 side (S207), and the processing in step S201 Proceed to

  If it is determined in step S203 that the presence of the portable terminal 300 is not detected (NO in S203), or if it is determined in step S205 that they are not the same (NO in S205), the CPU 101 proceeds to the process of step S201.

[Modification]
Subsequently, a modification of the above-described embodiment will be described. In this modification, the screen that MFP 100 displays on touch panel 305 of portable terminal 300 is determined based on the position at which MFP 100 accepts the flick operation and the information on the display screen of operation panel 107 when the flick operation is accepted. An embodiment in which the determined screen information is transmitted to the mobile terminal 300 one screen at a time will be described. Since portions other than the following description such as the configuration of the image forming system are the same as those in the above-described embodiment, the description thereof will not be repeated.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram schematically showing a change in the display screen of the operation panel 107 in one modification of the present invention.

  Referring to FIG. 9 (a), user A in FIG. 9 (a) starts from the position at which key K1 of operation panel 107 is displayed with portable terminal 300 approaching operation panel 107. An operation of flicking in the direction in which the mobile terminal 300 exists indicated by an arrow AR3 is performed. MFP 100 determines a screen to be displayed on touch panel 305 of portable terminal 300 based on the position where the flick operation is received and the information on the screen of operation panel 107 when the flick operation is received. Here, MFP 100 determines a screen displayed on operation panel 107 when key K1 is pressed (a screen for accepting application settings for a print job) as a screen to be displayed on touch panel 305 of portable terminal 300. Data of the same screen is transmitted to the mobile terminal 300. At this time, the data transmitted by the MFP 100 is data for only one screen. The MFP 100 also transmits the contents of the job condition settings that the operation panel 107 has received up to that point together with the screen data to the portable terminal 300. Similarly to the above-described embodiment, portable terminal 300 displays a screen for accepting print job application settings on touch panel 305 based on the data received from MFP 100, and the contents of the job condition settings received from MFP 100 are stored in RAM 303. To remember.

  When the MFP 100 accepts the flick operation, the screen of the data transmitted to the portable terminal 300 and the initial screen of the MFP 100 are displayed on the operation panel 107 as shown in FIG. To do. Here, a screen (window) WD1 that is a screen for accepting application settings for a print job and a screen WD2 that is an initial screen (window) are displayed in an overlapping manner on operation panel 107. In this case, it is preferable that the screen WD1 is displayed on the back surface and the screen WD2 is displayed on the front surface. By displaying these screens in an overlapping manner, the screen WD1 on the back surface of the operation panel 107 can be synchronized with the display screen on the touch panel 305 of the mobile terminal 300, and the user B can display the screen WD2 on the front surface of the operation panel 107. It is possible to easily use the MFP 100 for interruption.

  User A presses key K2 (FIG. 6A), which is a key for setting a document to be read, on the screen for accepting the application settings for the print job of portable terminal 300. When the portable terminal 300 accepts pressing of the key K2, the portable terminal 300 transmits information about the key K2 to the MFP 100. As shown in FIG. 9C, the MFP 100 changes the screen WD1 on the back surface of the operation panel 107 to a screen WD3 that accepts setting of a document to be read based on the received information. As described above, the MFP 100 transmits screen data in the background in accordance with an operation performed on the mobile terminal 300 to update the display screen of the mobile terminal 300. Further, based on the received information, MFP 100 transmits data of a screen (updated screen) for accepting setting of a document to be read to portable terminal 300. Similarly to the above-described embodiment, portable terminal 300 displays on touch panel 305 a screen for accepting settings for a document to be read based on data received from MFP 100.

  Thereafter, when the interruption use of the MFP 100 by the user B is completed or when the changed setting content is received from the portable terminal 300, the MFP 100 is operated by the user B as shown in FIG. The screen WD2 is closed, and the screen WD3 synchronized with the touch panel 305 of the mobile terminal 300 is displayed on the front surface of the operation panel 107.

  FIG. 10 is a flowchart of processing executed by the MFP 100 when the contents of the job condition setting received on the operation panel 107 are transmitted to the portable terminal 300 in one modification of the present invention. 10 to 13, the MFP 100 permits setting of the job condition on the operation panel 107 only for the user who has completed the login process, and the job condition for the user who has completed the logout process. 6 is a flowchart in the case where it is not permitted to perform the setting on the operation panel 107.

  Referring to FIG. 10, CPU 101 of MFP 100 determines whether or not a login process has been performed (S301). The CPU 101 repeats the process of step S301 until determining that the login process has been performed.

  If it is determined in step S301 that login processing has been performed (YES in S301), the CPU 101 accepts job condition settings from the operation panel 107 (S302), and determines whether the operation panel 107 has detected a flick operation. (S303).

  If it is determined in step S303 that a flick operation has been detected (YES in S303), the CPU 101 determines whether the proximity detection unit 110 has detected the presence of the mobile terminal 300 (the mobile terminal 300 is within a predetermined range from the MFP 100). It is determined whether or not it has been detected (S305).

  If it is determined in step S305 that the presence of the mobile terminal 300 has been detected (YES in S305), the CPU 101 acquires identification information from the mobile terminal 300 by the approach detection unit 110 (S306). Subsequently, the CPU 101 determines whether or not the flick operation corresponds to an operation for moving the display screen of the operation panel 107 on the display screen of the operation panel 107 (S307).

  If it is determined in step S307 that the operation does not correspond to the operation for moving the display screen of the operation panel 107 (NO in S307), the CPU 101 receives the flick operation and the screen of the operation panel 107 when the flick operation is received. The screen to be transmitted is determined based on the information (S308). Next, the CPU 101 transmits to the portable terminal 300 the data for one screen of the determined screen and the contents of the job condition settings received by the operation panel 107 up to that point (S309). Next, the CPU 101 performs logout processing (S310), and stores the identification information of the transmission destination portable terminal 300 in the RAM 103 or the like (S311). Subsequently, the CPU 101 displays a screen (initial screen) for accepting settings from a new user on the front surface of the operation panel 107, and a setting screen (mobile terminal 300) for the original user (user operating the mobile terminal 300) on the back surface. (Same screen as that displayed on the screen) is displayed (S313). Thereafter, the CPU 101 discards the contents set so far, thereby shifting to an interrupt state (S315), and proceeds to the process of step S301.

  If it is determined in step S303 that a flick operation is not detected (NO in S303), if it is determined in step S305 that the presence of the mobile terminal 300 is not detected (NO in S305), or in step S307, the operation panel 107 If it is determined that the operation corresponds to an operation of moving the display screen (YES in S307), the CPU 101 proceeds to the process of step S301 without transmitting screen data or the like.

  FIG. 11 is a flowchart of processing executed by the portable terminal 300 when the contents of the job condition setting accepted by the portable terminal 300 are transmitted to the MFP 100 in one modification of the present invention.

  Referring to FIG. 11, CPU 301 of portable terminal 300 determines whether or not data for one screen and the contents of job condition settings have been received (S401). The CPU 301 repeats the process of step S401 until it is determined that it has been received.

  If it is determined in step S401 that it has been received (YES in S401), the CPU 301 stores the received job condition setting content in the RAM 303 or the like (S403), and displays a screen on the touch panel 305 based on the received data (S403). S405). Next, the CPU 301 determines whether or not an operation on the touch panel 305 has been detected (S407). The CPU 301 repeats the process of step S407 until it is determined that an operation has been detected.

  If it is determined in step S407 that an operation has been detected (YES in S407), the CPU 301 determines what type of operation has been detected (S409).

  If it is determined in step S409 that the detected operation is a flick operation (“flick operation” in S409), the CPU 301 transmits the contents of the changed job condition setting to the MFP 100 (S411), and the process of step S401 Proceed to On the other hand, when it is determined in step S409 that the detected operation is an operation for setting job conditions (“setting operation” in S409), the CPU 301 transmits information regarding the position at which the operation is received on the touch panel 305 to the MFP 100. (S413), the process proceeds to step S407.

  FIG. 12 is a flowchart of processing executed by the MFP 100 when the contents of the job condition setting are received from the portable terminal 300 in one modification of the present invention.

  Referring to FIG. 12, CPU 101 of MFP 100 determines whether the content of the job condition setting is received from portable terminal 300 (S501). CPU 101 repeats the process of step S501 until it is determined that it has been received.

  If it is determined in step S501 that the information has been received (YES in S501), the CPU 101 determines whether the proximity detection unit 110 has detected the presence of the mobile terminal 300 (S503).

  If it is determined in step S503 that the presence of the mobile terminal 300 has been detected (YES in S503), the CPU 101 acquires identification information from the mobile terminal 300 by the approach detection unit 110 (S504). Subsequently, the CPU 101 determines whether or not the acquired identification information is the same as the identification information (identification information acquired in step S304) of the portable terminal 300 that is the transmission destination of the screen data and the job condition setting content. (S505).

  If it is determined in step S505 that they are the same (YES in S505), the CPU 101 performs login processing (S507), closes the front setting screen, and displays the rear setting screen on the front (S509), and thereafter. The CPU 101 reflects the received job condition setting contents on the MFP 100 side job condition setting contents (S511), and proceeds to the processing of step S501.

  If it is determined in step S503 that the presence of the mobile terminal 300 is not detected (NO in S503), or if it is determined in step S505 that they are not the same (NO in S505), the CPU 101 proceeds to the process of step S501.

  FIG. 13 is a flowchart of processing executed by MFP 100 when information related to the position at which an operation is received on touch panel 305 is received from portable terminal 300 in one modification of the present invention.

  Referring to FIG. 13, CPU 101 of MFP 100 determines whether or not information related to the position at which operation is accepted on touch panel 305 has been received from portable terminal 300 (S <b> 601). CPU 101 repeats the process of step S601 until it is determined that it has been received.

  If it is determined in step S601 that it has been received (YES in S601), the CPU 101 specifies the key (button) displayed at the position where the operation is received on the setting screen displayed on the back of the operation panel 107. (S603) The contents set when the key is pressed are specified (S605). Next, the CPU 101 updates the display state of the setting screen displayed on the back surface of the operation panel 107 according to the set contents (S607). The data for one screen that is the same as the updated setting screen and the changed setting contents are transmitted to the mobile terminal 300 (S609), and the process proceeds to step S601.

[Effect of the embodiment]
In the above-described embodiment, if user A wants to interrupt and use MFP 100 while user A is setting job conditions on operation panel 107, user A will By transferring the contents of the job condition setting performed from the MFP 100 to the portable terminal 300, the user B can perform an operation on the operation panel 107. In addition, while user B is using MFP 100, user A continues the job condition setting operation on portable terminal 300, and setting performed on portable terminal 300 after user B interrupts use of MFP 100 ends. Can be reflected in the job condition setting contents on the MFP 100 side. As a result, the user A can continuously set the job conditions on the portable terminal 300, and can provide a convenient image forming system and image forming apparatus.

[Others]
The specific operation (first operation or second operation) performed by the user A on the operation panel 107 or the portable terminal 300 may be any kind of operation, for example, a software key or a hardware key in addition to the flick operation. It may be an operation such as pressing down, double tapping, or dragging.

  In the above-described embodiment, the case where MFP 100 transmits screen data to mobile terminal 300 and mobile terminal 300 displays a screen based on the data received from MFP 100 on touch panel 305 has been described. In the present invention, in addition to such a case, the mobile terminal 300 stores screen data in the storage unit 304 or the like in advance, and the mobile terminal 300 stores the screen information received from the MFP 100 (screen ID or the like). Data of a specific screen may be selected from those data, and a screen based on the selected data may be displayed on the touch panel 305.

  The screen data transmitted by the MFP 100 includes all the data on the lower-level screen associated with the pressed key (a new setting screen displayed when the key is pressed and all setting screens that can be transferred from the new setting screen) Or data of some of the lower screens associated with the pressed key.

  The above-described embodiments can be combined as appropriate. For example, when the first operation is accepted on the operation panel 107, the MFP 100 performs a logout process for disallowing setting of the job condition on the operation panel 107, and after performing the logout process, the user's Implementation of the flowcharts of FIGS. 5, 7, and 8 is performed in the modified example in which the changed job condition setting contents are reflected in the job condition setting contents on the MFP 100 side when the re-login process is performed. It may be applied to examples.

  The processing in the above-described embodiment may be performed by software or may be performed using a hardware circuit. It is also possible to provide a program for executing the processing in the above-described embodiment, and record the program on a recording medium such as a CD-ROM, a flexible disk, a hard disk, a ROM, a RAM, or a memory card and provide it to the user. You may decide to do it. The program is executed by a computer such as a CPU. The program may be downloaded to the apparatus via a communication line such as the Internet.

  The above-described embodiment is to be considered as illustrative in all points and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is defined by the terms of the claims, rather than the description above, and is intended to include any modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the terms of the claims.

101,301 CPU
102,302 ROM
103,303 RAM
104, 304 Storage unit 105 Print processing unit 106 Image processing unit 107 Operation panel 107a Software key 107b Hardware key 108 Scanner unit 109,306 Network connection unit 110 Access detection unit 111 User authentication unit 200 Access point 250 Network 251 Wired LAN
252 Wireless LAN
300 Mobile terminal 305 Touch panel AR1, AR2, AR3 Arrow K1, K2, K3, K4 Key WD1, WD2, WD3 Screen

Claims (16)

Setting accepting means for accepting settings relating to jobs executed by the image forming apparatus;
Operation accepting means for accepting a first operation when setting is accepted by the setting accepting means;
When the operation accepting unit accepts the first operation, the screen information displayed on the display unit of the terminal device and the setting content accepted by the setting accepting unit are transmitted to the terminal device. Means,
Receiving means for receiving the changed content of the setting transmitted by the transmitting means from the terminal device;
An image forming apparatus comprising: a reflecting unit that reflects the changed content received by the receiving unit in a setting related to a job executed by the image forming apparatus. Storage means for storing a terminal device which is a transmission destination of the transmission means;
An identification unit that determines whether the terminal device that is the transmission source of the reception unit and the terminal device that is stored in the storage unit are the same when the content after the change is received by the reception unit; In addition,
The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein when the same determining unit determines that they are the same, the reflecting unit reflects the changed content received by the receiving unit. Login processing means for performing login processing for permitting the image forming apparatus to perform settings related to a job executed by the image forming apparatus;
Logout processing means for performing logout processing for disallowing the setting of the job to be executed by the image forming apparatus from being performed by the image forming apparatus when the operation receiving means receives the first operation; The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: A re-login processing unit for performing a re-login process for permitting the image forming apparatus to perform a setting related to a job executed by the image forming apparatus when the logout process is performed by the logout processing unit;
The image forming apparatus according to claim 3, wherein when the re-login processing unit performs re-login processing, the reflecting unit reflects the changed content received by the receiving unit.   The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first operation is a flick operation received by a display unit of the image forming apparatus. Based on the position where the operation accepting unit accepts the flick operation and information on the screen of the display unit of the image forming apparatus when the operation accepting unit accepts the flick operation, the display unit of the terminal device A screen determining means for determining a screen to be displayed;
The image forming apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the transmission unit transmits information on the screen determined by the screen determination unit.   2. The transmission unit does not transmit to the terminal device when the first operation corresponds to an operation of moving the screen of the display unit of the image forming apparatus on the screen of the display unit of the image forming apparatus. The image forming apparatus according to claim 6.   8. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an initial screen display unit configured to display an initial screen on a display unit of the image forming apparatus when the first operation is received by the operation reception unit. Image forming apparatus. In-range determination means for determining whether or not the terminal device is within a predetermined range from the image forming apparatus,
The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the transmission unit does not transmit to the terminal device when the in-range determination unit determines that it is outside a predetermined range.   When the first operation is received by the operation receiving unit, the display unit of the image forming apparatus in a state where the information screen transmitted by the transmitting unit and the initial screen of the image forming apparatus overlap each other The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a plurality of screen display means for displaying on the screen. An image forming system including an image forming apparatus and a terminal device including a display unit,
A setting accepting unit that accepts a setting related to a job executed by the image forming apparatus at the image forming apparatus;
A first operation accepting means for accepting a first operation by the image forming apparatus when a setting is accepted by the setting accepting means;
When the first operation is accepted by the first operation accepting means, information on the screen displayed on the display unit of the terminal device and the contents of the setting accepted by the first setting accepting means First transmission means for transmitting from the image forming apparatus to the terminal device;
Display means for displaying a screen based on the information transmitted by the first transmission means on the display unit of the terminal device;
A setting change accepting means for accepting a change in the content of the setting transmitted by the first transmitting means at the terminal device;
Second transmission means for transmitting the changed content received by the setting change reception means from the terminal device to the image forming apparatus;
An image forming system comprising: a reflecting unit that reflects the changed content transmitted by the second transmitting unit in a setting relating to a job executed by the image forming apparatus.   The first operation is a flick operation performed on the display unit of the image forming apparatus, and the display unit displays the flick operation on the display unit of the image forming apparatus when a key existing at the position of the starting point of the flick operation is pressed. The image forming system according to claim 11, wherein the same screen as the displayed screen is displayed on the display unit of the terminal device. A second operation accepting means for accepting a second operation by the terminal device when the screen is displayed by the display means;
The image forming system according to claim 11 or 12, wherein when the second operation is received by the second operation receiving unit, the second transmission unit transmits the changed content. A third operation accepting means for accepting a third operation accompanied by an update of the screen of the terminal device when the screen is displayed on the display means;
Third transmission means for transmitting information on the third operation from the terminal device to the image forming apparatus;
The fourth transmission unit according to claim 11, further comprising: a fourth transmission unit configured to transmit the updated screen information from the image forming apparatus to the terminal device based on the information transmitted by the third transmission unit. The image forming system according to any one of the above. A setting accepting step for accepting settings relating to a job executed by the image forming apparatus;
An operation receiving step for receiving a first operation when a setting is received in the setting receiving step;
Transmission for transmitting to the terminal device the information on the screen displayed on the display unit of the terminal device and the setting content received in the setting receiving step when the first operation is received in the operation receiving step Steps,
A receiving step of receiving the changed content of the setting transmitted in the transmitting step from the terminal device;
A control program for an image forming apparatus, which causes a computer to execute a reflecting step for reflecting the changed contents received in the receiving step in settings relating to a job executed by the image forming apparatus. A control program for an image forming system including an image forming apparatus and a terminal device including a display unit,
A setting accepting step for accepting settings relating to a job executed by the image forming apparatus at the image forming apparatus;
A first operation receiving step for receiving a first operation in the image forming apparatus when a setting is received in the setting receiving step;
When the first operation is received in the first operation reception step, information on the screen displayed on the display unit of the terminal device and the content of the setting received in the first setting reception step A first transmission step of transmitting from the image forming apparatus to the terminal device;
A display step of displaying a screen based on the information transmitted in the first transmission step on a display unit of the terminal device;
A setting change accepting step for accepting a change in the content of the setting transmitted in the transmitting step at the terminal device;
A second transmission step of transmitting the changed content received in the setting change reception step from the terminal device to the image forming device;
A control program for an image forming system, which causes a computer to execute a reflecting step of reflecting the changed content transmitted in the second transmitting step in a setting relating to a job executed by the image forming apparatus.

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