JP2019114068A - Electronic apparatus, electronic apparatus control method, program, electronic apparatus control system and external apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

To enable operation of an electronic apparatus from an external apparatus without being affected by a specification change of the electronic apparatus becoming an operation object.SOLUTION: A digital camera 1 sends screen data of an operation screen (a control GUI screen) to a smartphone 2 and receives operation mode information indicative of an operation mode for the operation screen displayed on the smartphone 2, specifies an operation instruction content to the digital camera 1 on the basis of the received operation mode information, and performs control in accordance with the operation instruction content.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

  The present invention relates to an electronic device, a control method of the electronic device, a program, an electronic device control system, and an external device.

  Conventionally, a list of a plurality of audio devices and video devices (hereinafter referred to as AV devices) connected to a network is displayed on a display screen, a user's desired AV device is selected, and operation information is transmitted to this AV device A communication control method is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP, 2005-167387, A

  However, according to the communication control method disclosed in Patent Document 1, every time the specification of the AV device to be operated changes, a control command or the like corresponding to the AV device must be prepared. There is a problem that the external device of has to change software etc.

  The present invention has been made in view of such problems, and it is an object of the present invention to enable an electronic device to be operated from an external device without being affected by a change in the specification of the electronic device to be operated.

In order to solve the above-mentioned subject, one mode of the electronic device concerning the present invention is
An electronic device that performs a predetermined operation,
A communication unit that transmits, to an external device, screen data of a control GUI screen used when controlling a self device, and receives operation mode information indicating an operation mode for the control GUI screen displayed on the external device;
A control unit that specifies an operation instruction content to the own device based on the operation mode information received by the communication unit, and performs control according to the operation instruction content;
Equipped with
It is characterized by

In order to solve the above-mentioned subject, one mode of a control method of electronic equipment concerning the present invention is:
A control method of an electronic device that performs a predetermined operation,
While transmitting screen data of a control GUI screen used when controlling the electronic device to an external device, and receiving operation mode information indicating an operation mode for the control GUI screen displayed on the external device,
The content of the operation instruction to the electronic device is specified based on the received operation mode information, and control according to the content of the operation instruction is performed.
Including
It is characterized by

In order to solve the above-mentioned subject, one mode of a program concerning the present invention is
In the computer of the electronic device that performs the predetermined operation,
A communication function for transmitting screen data of a control GUI screen used when controlling the electronic device to an external device and receiving operation mode information indicating an operation mode for the control GUI screen displayed on the external device.
A control function of specifying an operation instruction content to the electronic device based on the operation mode information received by the communication function, and performing control according to the operation instruction content.
To run
It is characterized by

In order to solve the above-mentioned subject, one mode of the electronic device control system concerning the present invention is,
An electronic device control system comprising: an electronic device that performs a predetermined operation; and an external device that controls the electronic device,
The electronic device is
It has an electronic device side communication part which transmits screen data of a control GUI screen used when controlling the electronic device to the external device,
The external device is
An external device communication unit that receives screen data of the control GUI screen transmitted from the electronic device and transmits operation mode information indicating an operation mode for the control GUI screen displayed on the external device to the electronic device Have
The electronic device side communication unit receives the operation mode information indicating the operation mode for the control GUI screen displayed on the external device,
The electronic device is
The control device further includes a control unit that specifies the content of the operation instruction to the electronic device based on the operation mode information received by the electronic device side communication unit, and performs control according to the content of the operation instruction.
It is characterized by

Further, in order to solve the problems, one aspect of the external device according to the present invention is
A display unit for displaying an image;
An external device side communication unit that receives, to the electronic device, operation mode information indicating an operation mode for the control GUI screen displayed on the display unit while receiving screen data of the control GUI screen transmitted from the electronic device;
Equipped with
It is characterized by

  According to the present invention, an electronic device can be operated from an external device without being affected by a change in the specification of the electronic device to be operated.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an overall configuration of a digital camera control system according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a block diagram which shows the functional structure of a digital camera. It is a block diagram showing functional composition of a smart phone. It is a figure which shows an example of the data communication performed between a digital camera and a smart phone. It is a flowchart which shows the operation control processing performed by a digital camera control system. It is a figure which shows an example of the data communication performed between a digital camera and a smart phone.

  Hereinafter, specific embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. However, the scope of the invention is not limited to the illustrated example.

[Configuration of Digital Camera Control System 100]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an overall configuration of a digital camera control system (electronic device control system) 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in FIG. 1, the digital camera control system 100 is configured to include a digital camera (electronic device) 1 and a smartphone (external device) 2.

[Configuration of Digital Camera 1]
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the digital camera 1.
As shown in FIG. 2, the digital camera 1 is configured to include a central processing unit (CPU) 11, a photographing unit 12, a communication unit (electronic device side communication unit) 13, an image output unit 14, a storage unit 15, and the like. There is. The CPU 11 and each unit are connected by a bus.

  The CPU (control unit) 11 executes various programs stored in the storage unit 15 to perform predetermined calculations and control of each unit.

  Although not illustrated, the photographing unit 12 includes a camera including an optical system and an imaging element, and an imaging control unit that controls the camera. The imaging device is, for example, an image sensor such as a charge coupled device (CCD) or a complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS). Then, the imaging device converts the optical image having passed through the optical system into a two-dimensional image signal.

  The communication unit 13 is connected to the smartphone 2 by wire or wireless and performs data transmission / reception with the smartphone 2.

  The image output unit 14 is an interface for outputting an image captured by the imaging unit 12.

  The storage unit 15 is configured of, for example, a hard disk drive (HDD) or a nonvolatile memory of a semiconductor. The storage unit 15 stores various programs and data necessary for executing the programs. Further, the storage unit 15 includes a plurality of operation screens (control GUI screen) used when operating the digital camera 1 (for example, an operation screen for instructing imaging by the imaging unit 12 and a setting operation screen related to imaging) The respective screen data of are stored. In addition, the storage unit 15 is configured to be able to store an image captured by the imaging unit 12.

[Configuration of Smartphone 2]
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the smartphone 2.
As shown in FIG. 3, the smartphone 2 includes a CPU 21, an operation unit 22, a display unit 23, a communication unit (external device communication unit) 24, a storage unit 25, and the like. The CPU 21 and each unit are connected by a bus.

  The CPU 21 executes various programs stored in the storage unit 25 to perform predetermined calculations and control of each unit.

  The operation unit 22 includes various function keys, and receives an input of pressing of each function key by the user, and outputs the operation information to the CPU 21. Further, the operation unit 22 has a touch panel 22a in which transparent electrodes are arranged in a grid shape so as to cover the surface of the display unit 23, detects a position pressed by a finger or a touch pen or the like, and uses the position information as operation information. It outputs to CPU21.

  The display unit 23 is configured of an LCD or the like. Various screens are displayed on the display unit 23 in accordance with instructions of display signals input from the CPU 21.

  The communication unit 24 is connected to the digital camera 1 by wire or wirelessly, and performs data transmission / reception with the digital camera 1.

  The storage unit 25 is configured of, for example, an HDD, a nonvolatile memory of a semiconductor, or the like. The storage unit 25 stores various programs and data necessary for executing the programs.

[Operation of Digital Camera Control System 100]
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of data communication performed between the digital camera 1 and the smartphone 2.
As shown in FIG. 4, in the digital camera control system 100 of the present embodiment, screen data of an operation screen used when operating the digital camera 1 (for example, screen data GD1 of the top menu screen G1 and screen data of the sub screen G2 The GD 2 and the like are appropriately transmitted from the digital camera 1 to the smartphone 2, and the smartphone 2 displays an operation screen on the display unit 23 based on the received screen data. Then, when the touch operation on the touch panel 22a by the user is received, the smartphone 2 transmits, to the digital camera 1, operation mode information (for example, information indicating a touch position and a touch method) related to the touch operation. Thereby, the digital camera 1 can specify the content of the operation instruction from the received operation mode information and the screen data of the operation screen, and perform a predetermined operation based on the content of the operation instruction. The operation of the digital camera control system 100 will be described below.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an operation control process performed by the digital camera control system 100. The processing on the digital camera 1 side in the operation control processing is executed by the cooperation of the CPU 11 and the program stored in the storage unit 15. Further, the process on the smartphone 2 side in the operation control process is executed by the cooperation of the CPU 21 and the program stored in the storage unit 25. The digital camera 1 and the smartphone 2 will be described as being in a state in which they can communicate with each other.

  First, the CPU 11 of the digital camera 1 transmits screen data (screen image or drawing data) GD1 (see FIG. 4) of the top menu screen G1 when operating the digital camera 1 to the smartphone 2 via the communication unit 13 (see Step S1). And CPU11 of digital camera 1 stands by until it receives operation mode information from smart phone 2 (Step S2).

  On the other hand, when the screen data GD1 is transmitted from the digital camera 1, the CPU 21 of the smartphone 2 receives the screen data GD1 via the communication unit 24 (step S11). Then, the CPU 21 of the smartphone 2 displays the top menu screen G1 on the display unit 23 based on the received screen data GD1 (step S12; see FIG. 4).

  Next, the CPU 21 of the smartphone 2 determines whether a touch operation on the touch panel 22a has been made (step S13).

In step S13, when it is determined that the touch operation on the touch panel 22a is not performed (step S13; NO), the CPU 21 of the smartphone 2 repeatedly performs the determination process of step S13.
On the other hand, when it is determined in step S13 that the touch operation on touch panel 22a has been performed (step S13; YES), CPU 21 of smartphone 2 operates the operation mode information related to this touch operation through the communication unit 24 as a digital camera It transmits to 1 (step S14). Here, the operation mode information includes position information indicating the position at which the touch operation is performed on the touch panel 22a, and method information indicating the touch operation method (for example, tap, double tap, long press, slide, flick, pinch, etc.) include.

  Next, the CPU 21 of the smartphone 2 determines whether screen data of another operation screen (for example, screen data GD2 of the sub screen G2) has been transmitted from the digital camera 1 (step S15).

In step S15, when it is determined that the screen data of another operation screen is not transmitted from the digital camera 1 (step S15; NO), the CPU 21 of the smartphone 2 returns the process to step S13, and the determination of step S13. Repeat the process.
On the other hand, when it is determined in step S15 that screen data of another operation screen is being transmitted from the digital camera 1 (step S15; YES), the CPU 21 of the smartphone 2 returns the process to step S11, and step S11 Repeat the subsequent processing. In addition, CPU21 of the smart phone 2 repeats the process of step S11-step S15, while the power supply of the smart phone 2 is ON.

  Returning to the process on the digital camera 1 side, when the operation mode information is transmitted from the smartphone 2, the CPU 11 of the digital camera 1 receives the operation mode information via the communication unit 13 (step S 3). Then, the CPU 11 of the digital camera 1 specifies the content of the operation instruction based on the received operation mode information and the screen data of the operation screen transmitted to the smartphone 2 (step S4). Specifically, for example, the screen data of the operation screen transmitted to the smartphone 2 is the screen data GD1 of the top menu screen G1, and within the area of "Premium Auto PRO" displayed on the top menu screen G1 as operation mode information from the smartphone 2 When the position information included in and the method information indicating the tap operation are received, the CPU 11 of the digital camera 1 specifies that the content of the operation instruction is the activation of the “premium auto PRO” function.

  Next, the CPU 11 of the digital camera 1 determines whether the specified content of the operation instruction is a transition to another operation screen (for example, the sub screen G2) (step S5).

When it is determined in step S5 that the specified operation instruction content is a transition to another operation screen (step S5; YES), the CPU 11 of the digital camera 1 selects screen data of another operation screen (for example, sub The screen data GD2 of the screen G2 is transmitted to the smartphone 2 via the communication unit 13 (step S1), and the subsequent processing is repeatedly performed.
On the other hand, when it is determined in step S5 that the specified operation instruction content is not a transition to another operation screen (step S5; NO), the CPU 11 of the digital camera 1 operates according to the specified operation instruction content Control is performed (step S6), and the process returns to step S2. The CPU 11 of the digital camera 1 repeatedly performs the processes of steps S1 to S6 while the power of the digital camera 1 is on.

As described above, according to the digital camera control system 100, the digital camera 1 transmits the screen data of the operation screen (control GUI screen) to the smartphone 2, and the operation mode for the operation screen displayed on the smartphone 2 is The content of the operation instruction to the digital camera 1 is specified based on the received operation mode information and the screen data of the operation screen transmitted to the smartphone 2, and the control according to the operation instruction content is received. Do.
Therefore, since the smartphone 2 only transmits the operation mode information to the digital camera 1, the digital camera 1 can be operated from the smartphone 2 without being affected by the change of the specification of the digital camera 1.

  Further, according to the digital camera control system 100, since the digital camera 1 can confirm the contents of the operation by performing the operation via the smartphone 2, the erroneous operation of the digital camera 1 can be suppressed.

  Further, according to the digital camera control system 100, the digital camera 1 includes a plurality of operation screens, and transmits screen data of another operation screen to the smartphone 2 according to the contents of the specified operation instruction. Can perform a wide variety of operations.

Further, according to the digital camera control system 100, the smartphone 2 includes the touch panel 22a that enables touch operation on the operation screen, and the digital camera 1 shows a touch operation mode on the operation screen displayed on the smartphone 2. Receive operation mode information.
Therefore, since the digital camera 1 can be operated by the touch operation on the smartphone 2, the digital camera 1 can be more easily operated from the smartphone 2.

Further, according to the digital camera control system 100, the operation mode information does not include the operation instruction command for the digital camera 1. That is, even when the specification of the digital camera 1 is changed, the operation of the digital camera 1 by the smartphone 2 can be suitably performed without adding a new operation instruction command to the smartphone 2.
Therefore, the digital camera 1 can be operated from the smartphone 2 without being affected by the change of the specification of the digital camera 1.

  Further, according to the digital camera control system 100, the digital camera 1 further includes the storage unit 15, stores the screen data of the operation screen in advance in the storage unit 15, and transmits the screen data read from the storage unit 15 to the smartphone 2. Thus, the screen data can be smoothly transmitted from the digital camera 1 to the smartphone 2, and the operability of the digital camera 1 by the smartphone 2 can be improved.

  In addition, the description content in the said embodiment is a suitable example of the electronic device control system which concerns on this invention, and is not limited to this.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 6, the digital camera 1 and a television receiver (hereinafter referred to as a television) 3 as an external display device are connected via the image output unit 14 of the digital camera 1, and the digital camera 1 transmits screen data GD3 of the operation screen G3 used when operating the digital camera 1 from the digital camera 1 to the smartphone 2 in an environment where the image P etc. taken in 1 can be displayed on the television 3, the smartphone 2 The operation screen G3 is displayed on the display unit 23 based on the received screen data GD3. Then, when a slide operation or a flick operation is performed as a touch operation on the touch panel 22a by the user, the smartphone 2 transmits the operation mode information related to the touch operation to the digital camera 1, and the digital camera 1 receives the operation mode It is specified from the information and the screen data GD3 of the operation screen G3 that the content of the operation instruction is a page turning operation, and the television 3 is caused to display an image (not shown) of the next page based on the content of the operation instruction. good. When the user performs a pinch-out operation or a pinch-in operation as a touch operation on the touch panel 22a, the smartphone 2 transmits operation mode information related to the touch operation to the digital camera 1, and the digital camera 1 receives the operation It may be specified from the mode information and the screen data GD3 of the operation screen G3 that the operation instruction content is an image enlargement operation or a reduction operation, and the image P may be displayed enlarged or reduced based on the operation instruction content. .

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the digital camera 1 was mentioned as an illustration of an electronic device, and the smart phone 2 was mentioned as an illustration of an external device, if it is an apparatus which can mutually communicate data, it will not be restricted to these apparatuses. Although the digital camera 1 does not have the display unit in the above embodiment, it may have the display unit.

  In the above embodiment, the operation mode information is described as position information indicating a touch position on the touch panel 22a or method information indicating a touch operation method. However, the external device is a pointing device (for example, a mouse). In the case of a PC or the like, the operation mode information may be position information indicating a position pointed by the pointing device, or method information indicating an operation method (for example, click, double click, etc.) of the pointing device.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described, the scope of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, but includes the scope of the invention described in the claims and the equivalents thereof.
In the following, the invention described in the claims initially attached to the request for this application is appended. The numbers mentioned in the appendices are as in the claims initially attached to the application for this application.
[Supplementary Note]
<Supplementary Note 1>
An electronic device that performs a predetermined operation,
A communication unit that transmits, to an external device, screen data of a control GUI screen used when controlling a self device, and receives operation mode information indicating an operation mode for the control GUI screen displayed on the external device;
A control unit that specifies an operation instruction content to the own device based on the operation mode information received by the communication unit, and performs control according to the operation instruction content;
Equipped with
An electronic device characterized by
<Supplementary Note 2>
The control unit specifies the content of the operation instruction to the main device based on the operation mode information received by the communication unit and an operation instruction area corresponding to each part of the control GUI screen, and the operation instruction Control according to the content,
The electronic device according to Additional Note 1, characterized in that
<Supplementary Note 3>
The own device does not have a display unit for displaying an image,
The electronic device according to any one of Additional Notes 1 or 2, characterized in that
<Supplementary Note 4>
Having a plurality of control GUI screens,
The control unit controls the communication unit to transmit screen data of another control GUI screen different from the control GUI screen to the external device according to the specified content of the operation instruction.
The electronic device according to any one of appendices 1 to 3, characterized in that
<Supplementary Note 5>
The external device has a touch panel that enables a touch operation on the control GUI screen,
The communication unit receives the operation mode information indicating a touch operation mode on the control GUI screen displayed on the external device.
The electronic device according to any one of appendices 1 to 4, characterized in that
<Supplementary Note 6>
The operation mode information does not include an operation instruction command for the own device.
The electronic device according to any one of appendices 1 to 5, characterized in that
<Supplementary Note 7>
It further comprises a storage unit for storing in advance screen data of the control GUI screen,
The communication unit transmits screen data of the control GUI screen read from the storage unit to the external device.
The electronic device according to any one of appendices 1 to 6, characterized in that
<Supplementary Note 8>
It further comprises a photographing unit for picking up an image,
The control unit controls an imaging operation and an operation related to the imaging by the imaging unit according to the specified content of the operation instruction.
The electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that:
<Supplementary Note 9>
It further comprises an output unit for outputting an image captured by the imaging unit to an external display device,
The control unit performs predetermined processing on the image captured by the imaging unit according to the specified content of the operation instruction, and outputs the image subjected to the predetermined processing to the external display device. To control the output unit as
The electronic device according to supplementary note 8, characterized in that
<Supplementary Note 10>
It further comprises a storage unit for storing image data of a plurality of images captured by the imaging unit,
The control unit reads out, from the storage unit, image data of an image different from the image output to the external display device according to the specified content of the operation instruction, and outputs the other image to the external display device Control the output unit to
The electronic device according to Appendix 9, characterized in that
<Supplementary Note 11>
A control method of an electronic device that performs a predetermined operation,
While transmitting screen data of a control GUI screen used when controlling the electronic device to an external device, and receiving operation mode information indicating an operation mode for the control GUI screen displayed on the external device,
The content of the operation instruction to the electronic device is specified based on the received operation mode information, and control according to the content of the operation instruction is performed.
Including
And controlling the electronic device.
<Supplementary Note 12>
In the computer of the electronic device that performs the predetermined operation,
A communication function for transmitting screen data of a control GUI screen used when controlling the electronic device to an external device and receiving operation mode information indicating an operation mode for the control GUI screen displayed on the external device.
A control function of specifying an operation instruction content to the electronic device based on the operation mode information received by the communication function, and performing control according to the operation instruction content.
To run
A program characterized by
<Supplementary Note 13>
An electronic device control system comprising: an electronic device that performs a predetermined operation; and an external device that controls the electronic device,
The electronic device is
It has an electronic device side communication part which transmits screen data of a control GUI screen used when controlling the electronic device to the external device,
The external device is
An external device communication unit that receives screen data of the control GUI screen transmitted from the electronic device and transmits operation mode information indicating an operation mode for the control GUI screen displayed on the external device to the electronic device Have
The electronic device side communication unit receives the operation mode information indicating the operation mode for the control GUI screen displayed on the external device,
The electronic device is
The control device further includes a control unit that specifies the content of the operation instruction to the electronic device based on the operation mode information received by the electronic device side communication unit, and performs control according to the content of the operation instruction.
Electronic device control system characterized in that.
<Supplementary Note 14>
A display unit for displaying an image;
An external device side communication unit that receives, to the electronic device, operation mode information indicating an operation mode for the control GUI screen displayed on the display unit while receiving screen data of the control GUI screen transmitted from the electronic device;
Equipped with
An external device characterized by
<Supplementary Note 15>
The operation mode information does not include an operation instruction command to the electronic device.
The external device according to appendix 14, characterized in that

100 Digital camera control system 1 Digital camera 11 CPU
12 imaging unit 13 communication unit 14 image output unit 15 storage unit 2 smartphone 21 CPU
22 operation unit 22a touch panel 23 display unit 24 communication unit 25 storage unit

Claims (15)

An electronic device that performs a predetermined operation,
A communication unit that transmits, to an external device, screen data of a control GUI screen used when controlling a self device, and receives operation mode information indicating an operation mode for the control GUI screen displayed on the external device;
A control unit that specifies an operation instruction content to the own device based on the operation mode information received by the communication unit, and performs control according to the operation instruction content;
Equipped with
An electronic device characterized by The control unit specifies the content of the operation instruction to the own device based on the operation mode information received by the communication unit and an operation instruction area corresponding to each part of the control GUI screen, and the operation instruction Control according to the content,
The electronic device according to claim 1, The own device does not have a display unit for displaying an image,
The electronic device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: Having a plurality of control GUI screens,
The control unit controls the communication unit to transmit screen data of another control GUI screen different from the control GUI screen to the external device according to the specified content of the operation instruction.
The electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that: The external device has a touch panel that enables a touch operation on the control GUI screen,
The communication unit receives the operation mode information indicating a touch operation mode on the control GUI screen displayed on the external device.
The electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that: The operation mode information does not include an operation instruction command for the own device.
The electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that: It further comprises a storage unit for storing in advance screen data of the control GUI screen,
The communication unit transmits screen data of the control GUI screen read from the storage unit to the external device.
The electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that: It further comprises a photographing unit for picking up an image,
The control unit controls an imaging operation and an operation related to the imaging by the imaging unit according to the specified content of the operation instruction.
The electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that: It further comprises an output unit for outputting an image captured by the imaging unit to an external display device,
The control unit performs predetermined processing on the image captured by the imaging unit according to the specified content of the operation instruction, and outputs the image subjected to the predetermined processing to the external display device. To control the output unit as
The electronic device according to claim 8, characterized in that: It further comprises a storage unit for storing image data of a plurality of images captured by the imaging unit,
The control unit reads out, from the storage unit, image data of an image different from the image output to the external display device according to the specified content of the operation instruction, and outputs the other image to the external display device Control the output unit to
The electronic device according to claim 9, characterized in that: A control method of an electronic device that performs a predetermined operation,
While transmitting screen data of a control GUI screen used when controlling the electronic device to an external device, and receiving operation mode information indicating an operation mode for the control GUI screen displayed on the external device,
The content of the operation instruction to the electronic device is specified based on the received operation mode information, and control according to the content of the operation instruction is performed.
Including
And controlling the electronic device. In the computer of the electronic device that performs the predetermined operation,
A communication function for transmitting screen data of a control GUI screen used when controlling the electronic device to an external device and receiving operation mode information indicating an operation mode for the control GUI screen displayed on the external device.
A control function of specifying an operation instruction content to the electronic device based on the operation mode information received by the communication function, and performing control according to the operation instruction content.
To run
A program characterized by An electronic device control system comprising: an electronic device that performs a predetermined operation; and an external device that controls the electronic device,
The electronic device is
It has an electronic device side communication part which transmits screen data of a control GUI screen used when controlling the electronic device to the external device,
The external device is
An external device communication unit that receives screen data of the control GUI screen transmitted from the electronic device and transmits operation mode information indicating an operation mode for the control GUI screen displayed on the external device to the electronic device Have
The electronic device side communication unit receives the operation mode information indicating the operation mode for the control GUI screen displayed on the external device,
The electronic device is
The control device further includes a control unit that specifies the content of the operation instruction to the electronic device based on the operation mode information received by the electronic device side communication unit, and performs control according to the content of the operation instruction.
Electronic device control system characterized in that. A display unit for displaying an image;
An external device side communication unit that receives, to the electronic device, operation mode information indicating an operation mode for the control GUI screen displayed on the display unit while receiving screen data of the control GUI screen transmitted from the electronic device;
Equipped with
An external device characterized by The operation mode information does not include an operation instruction command to the electronic device.
The external device according to claim 14, characterized in that:

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