JP6564103B2 - Remote operation system, control method therefor, and image processing apparatus - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a technique for remotely operating an image processing apparatus by a terminal device via a wireless communication line.

  Among image processing apparatuses such as image forming apparatuses and image reading apparatuses, in addition to operations by a main body operation unit mounted on the image processing apparatus, a wireless communication line by a portable terminal device such as a smartphone or a tablet terminal device is provided. There is one configured so that remote control can be performed via it (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  In the image processing apparatus, an operation for performing a specific operation that requires handling of a document such as start of copying or start of scanning is accompanied by a user operation such as setting of a document, so that the user is in the vicinity of the image processing apparatus. Generally done.

  Therefore, an image processing apparatus configured to invalidate a touch operation on a specific operation key of a terminal device that causes the image processing apparatus to perform the specific operation when the user is far from the image processing apparatus has been proposed. (For example, refer to Patent Document 2). In this image processing apparatus, it is not necessary for the user to pay attention not to operate a specific operation key when the user is far from the image processing apparatus, so that the operability of the terminal device is improved.

JP 2011-103572 A JP 2013-000985 A

  However, in the conventional image processing apparatuses described in Patent Documents 1 and 2, the validity / invalidity of the operation keys of the main body operation unit of the image processing apparatus is switched according to the positional relationship between the image processing apparatus and the terminal device. Is not done.

  For this reason, when there is a user who operates the terminal device to perform the specific operation, and there is a user who operates the image processing device to perform the specific operation on the main body operation unit, the terminal device is operated. The user who is operating the user cannot be caused to perform the operation intended by the image processing apparatus and is confused, and the operability of the user who operates the terminal apparatus may be reduced.

  In addition, when there is a user who operates the specific operation on the main body operation unit and there is a user who operates the image processing apparatus on the terminal device, the main operation unit is operated. The user who is doing this is confused when the image processing apparatus behaves unexpectedly, and there is a risk that the operability of the user who operates the main body operation unit will deteriorate.

  Furthermore, when the user who operates the image processing apparatus changes according to the positional relationship between the terminal device and the image processing apparatus, the necessity of a message for the user who operates the main body operation unit also changes. Further, the operability of the main body operation unit may change depending on the message display method.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a technique capable of improving operability even when a user of a terminal device and a user of a main body operation unit exist at the same time.

According to the present invention,
A terminal device;
An image processing device capable of communicating with the terminal device via a wireless communication line,
The image processing apparatus includes a main body operation unit including operation keys,
The terminal device includes a terminal operation unit including at least operation keys respectively corresponding to at least a part of operation keys included in the main body operation unit of the image processing device,
The image processing apparatus includes:
Depending on the type of the wireless communication line used for communication with the terminal device, invalidating a part of the operation keys of the main body operation unit of the image processing apparatus while maintaining the main body operation unit effectively And a main body control unit that selectively performs the activation,
When the type to be used is a wireless local area network line, the main body control unit is a part of the operation keys included in the main body operation unit of the image processing apparatus while effectively maintaining the main body operation unit. A remote control system is provided that disables.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to improve operability even when the user of the terminal device and the user of the main body operation unit exist at the same time.

1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a remote operation system including an image processing apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence in an image processing apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence in a terminal device. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a display example of each operation unit when the terminal device is near the image processing device, where (A) illustrates a display example of a main body operation unit provided in the image processing device, and (B) illustrates The example of a display when the operation key in which the main body operation part was invalidated is shown, (C) shows the example of a display of the terminal operation part with which the terminal device was equipped. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of each operation part in case a terminal device is far from an image processing apparatus, Comprising: (A) shows the example of a display of a main body operation part, (B) is the example of a display of a terminal operation part. (C) shows a display example when an invalid operation key of the terminal operation unit is operated. In the remote operation system including the image processing apparatus according to the second embodiment, a diagram illustrating a display example of an error message in each operation unit when the terminal device is near the image processing apparatus, (A) is a main body (B) shows a display example on the terminal operation unit, and (C) shows an error message when application software other than the remote operation application software of the image processing apparatus is operated on the terminal device. A display example is shown. In the remote operation system including the image processing apparatus according to the second embodiment, a diagram illustrating a display example of an error message in each operation unit when the terminal device is far from the image processing apparatus, (A) is a main body The example of a display in an operation part is shown, (B) shows the example of a display in a terminal operation part. In the remote operation system including the image processing device according to the third embodiment, FIG. 9A is a diagram illustrating a display example in the terminal operation unit of the terminal device far from the image processing device, and FIG. Is a diagram showing a display example of a message to the effect, and (B) is a diagram showing a display example of a captured moving image by the camera.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a remote operation system 1 including an image processing device 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention includes one or more terminal devices 20 in addition to the image processing device 10. As an example, the image processing apparatus 10 is a multifunction machine having various functions such as a printer function, a copy function, a facsimile function, and a Scan To E-Mail function. The terminal device 20 is a portable terminal device having a wireless communication function such as a smartphone or a tablet terminal device.

  The image processing apparatus 10 includes a main body control unit 11, a LAN (Local Area Network) interface 12, a main body operation unit 13, and an image processing unit 14.

  The LAN interface 12 is connected to a router 31 disposed in the vicinity of the image processing apparatus 10 and enables Internet connection via the router 31. As an example, the router 31 is disposed in the same room as the image processing apparatus 10.

  The main body operation unit 13 can freely display various operation screens including a plurality of operation keys, and accepts an input operation by a user's touch operation on each of the plurality of operation keys. For example, a liquid crystal touch panel is used as the main body operation unit 13.

  The image processing unit 14 includes an image reading unit that reads an image of a document and generates image data, and an image forming unit that forms an image on a sheet based on the image data. As an example, the image forming unit performs an electrophotographic image forming process, but may perform an image forming process such as an ink ejection method.

  When an operation instruction is input from the terminal device 20 via the main body operation unit 13 or the LAN interface 12, the main body control unit 11 operates according to the operation instruction. For example, the main body control unit 11 executes a copy function for copying an image read from a document in the image processing unit 14 onto a sheet. The main body control unit 11 comprehensively controls each device of the image processing apparatus 10.

  As described above, the image processing apparatus 10 is configured such that the terminal apparatus 20 can be remotely operated via the wireless communication line.

  The terminal device 20 includes a terminal control unit 21, a mobile communication interface 22, a wireless LAN interface 23, and a terminal operation unit 24.

  The mobile communication interface 22 enables Internet connection through a mobile communication line generally called 3G, 4G, LTE (Long Term Evolution) or the like via the mobile base station 32. That is, the mobile communication interface 22 is used for communication via a mobile communication line.

  The wireless LAN interface 23 performs wireless communication with a wireless access point (hereinafter referred to as wireless AP) 33 and further communicates with the main body control unit 11 of the image processing apparatus 10 via the router 31 and the LAN interface 12. Wireless communication is possible. That is, the wireless LAN interface 23 is used for communication via a wireless LAN line. Instead of the router 31 and the wireless AP 33, a wireless LAN router in which both are integrated can be used.

  The terminal operation unit 24 can display various operation screens including a plurality of operation keys and accepts an input operation by a user's touch operation on each of the plurality of operation keys. For example, a liquid crystal touch panel is used as the terminal operation unit 24.

  When an operation instruction is input from the terminal operation unit 24, the terminal control unit 21 operates according to the operation instruction. For example, when an input operation for executing the copy function of the image processing apparatus 10 is performed in a state where the remote operation application software of the image processing apparatus 10 is activated, an operation instruction to that effect is sent to a mobile communication line or wireless The data is transmitted to the image processing apparatus 10 via the LAN line.

  When the terminal device 20 is in an area where both wireless communication via the wireless AP 33 and wireless communication via the mobile base station 32 are possible, the wireless communication via the wireless AP 33 is preferentially used.

  In the remote operation system 1, when the terminal device 20 performs wireless communication with the image processing device 10 via the wireless AP 33, the router 31 assigns an IP address to the terminal device 20. Since the network address derived from the IP address of the communication partner terminal device 20 is the same as the network address of the network to which the image processing device 10 belongs, the image processing device 10 is connected to the image processing device 10. Belonging to the same network, that is, wireless communication via the wireless AP 33. Similarly, since the network address of the terminal device 20 is the same as that of the image processing device 10, it is determined that the communication is wireless communication via the wireless AP 33.

  On the other hand, when the terminal device 20 performs wireless communication with the image processing apparatus 10 via the mobile base station 32, the mobile base station 32 assigns an IP address to the terminal device 20. For this reason, the network address derived from the IP address of the communication partner terminal device 20 is different from the network address of the network to which the image processing device 10 belongs, so that the wireless communication between the image processing device 10 and the terminal device 20 is performed. Whether the communication is via the mobile base station 32 is determined in both the image processing apparatus 10 and the terminal apparatus 20.

  When the type of the wireless communication line between the image processing apparatus 10 and the terminal apparatus 20 is a wireless LAN line, communication via a wireless LAN line is possible with the wireless AP 33 arranged in the vicinity of the image processing apparatus 10 Since the terminal device 20 exists in the predetermined area, it can be determined that the terminal device 20 is near the image processing apparatus 10. On the other hand, when the type of the wireless communication line between the image processing apparatus 10 and the terminal apparatus 20 is a mobile communication line, there is a possibility that the terminal apparatus does not exist in a predetermined area where communication via a wireless LAN line is possible. Since it is high, it can be determined that the terminal device 20 exists far from the image processing device 10. Thus, by determining whether the terminal device 20 is near or far from the image processing device 10 according to the type of the wireless communication line, the processing and equipment for the determination can be facilitated. The LAN interface 12, the mobile communication interface 22, and the wireless LAN interface 23 correspond to a positional relationship acquisition unit for acquiring the positional relationship between the image processing device 10 and the terminal device 20.

  FIG. 2 shows an example of a processing procedure in the main body control unit 11 of the image processing apparatus 10, and FIG. 3 shows an example of a processing procedure in the terminal control unit 21 of the terminal device 20.

  In the image processing apparatus 10, the main body control unit determines whether or not the terminal apparatus 20 that activates the remote operation application software of the image processing apparatus 10 to remotely operate the image processing apparatus 10 is near the image processing apparatus 10. 11 (S1). Similarly, in the terminal device 20 that activates the remote operation application software and tries to remotely operate the image processing apparatus 10, it is determined by the terminal control unit 21 whether or not it is near the image processing apparatus 10. (S11). Note that whether or not the terminal device 20 for remotely operating the image processing apparatus 10 by starting the remote operation application software of the image processing apparatus 10 is near the image processing apparatus 10 is determined by the image processing apparatus 10 or It is also possible to perform the configuration only in one of the terminal devices 20 and transmit the determination result to the other.

  In the image processing apparatus 10, when the terminal device 20 is nearby, a plurality of operation keys 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50 displayed on the operation screen 40 of the main body operation unit 13. Among them, the specific operation keys 41 to 43 are grayed out as shown in FIG. 4A, for example, and the touch operation on these specific operation keys 41 to 43 is invalidated (S2). If the specific operation keys 41 to 43 in the invalidated state are touched (S3), an error message 51 is displayed as shown in FIG. 4B (S4). . The error message 51 at this time is displayed, for example, “Because it is being operated from the mobile terminal and cannot be executed from the main body”.

  The specific operation keys 41 to 43 are operation keys for receiving an operation for causing the image processing apparatus 10 to perform an operation that requires the user to handle the document. For example, among the specific operation keys 41 to 43, the operation key 41 is a copy key for executing a copy function, the operation key 42 is an E-Mail key for executing a SCAN To E-Mail function, and the operation key 43 is This is a facsimile key for executing the facsimile function.

  In the terminal device 20, the operation screen 60 similar to the operation screen 40 displayed on the main body operation unit 13 can be displayed by starting the remote operation application software. The operation key 41 in the main body operation unit 13 and the operation key 61 in the terminal operation unit 24 are operation keys assigned the same functions. Similarly, the operation keys 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50 in the main body operation unit 13 and the operation keys 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, in the terminal operation unit 24. 69 and 70 are operation keys to which the same functions are assigned.

  In the terminal device 20, when the terminal device 20 is near, the touch operation with respect to the specific operation keys 61-63 is validated (S12), and any one of the specific operation keys 61-63 is touch-operated. Then (S13), an action assigned to the touched operation key is executed (S14). At this time, as shown in FIG. 4C, on the operation screen 60 of the terminal operation unit 24, the operation key 61 having the highest use frequency among the specific operation keys 61 to 63 shines more than, for example, other operation keys. In this way, you can make it stand out.

  When the terminal device 20 is in the vicinity of the image processing device 10, the image processing device 10 that is not intended by the user of the terminal operation unit 24 is disabled by disabling the touch operation on the specific operation keys 41 to 43 in the main body operation unit 13. And the operability of the user of the terminal operation unit 24 can be improved. In addition, the user of the main body operation unit 13 images the operation instructed by the user of the terminal operation unit 24 when the terminal device 20 is near the image processing device 10 because the specific operation keys 41 to 43 are invalidated. It is possible to recognize that the processing apparatus 10 is or is going to do so, and the user of the main body operation unit 13 can be prevented from being confused. Therefore, the operability can be improved even when the user of the terminal operation unit 24 and the user of the main body operation unit 13 exist at the same time.

  Next, a case will be described in which the terminal device 20 that activates the remote operation application software of the image processing apparatus 10 to remotely operate the image processing apparatus 10 is located far from the image processing apparatus 10.

  In the image processing device 10, when the terminal device 20 is far away (No in S1), the touch operation with respect to the specific operation keys 41 to 43 is validated as shown in FIG. When any one of the keys 41 to 43 is touched (S6), the operation assigned to the touched operation key is executed (S7).

  On the other hand, in the terminal device 20, when the terminal device 20 is far from the image processing device 10 (No in S11), specific operation keys 61 to 63 are grayed out as shown in FIG. 5B, for example. The touch operation on the specific operation keys 61 to 63 is invalidated (S15). If a specific operation key 61 to 63 in a disabled state is touched (S16), an error message 52 is displayed as shown in FIG. 5C (S17). The error message 51 at this time is displayed, for example, “The document needs to be read and cannot be executed from a remote location”.

  When the terminal device 20 is far from the image processing device 10, an operation for causing the image processing device 10 to execute a specific operation that requires handling of a document by the user is generally performed in the terminal operation unit 24. Not really. For this reason, even if the specific operation keys 41 to 43 in the main body operation unit 13 become effective, it is very unlikely that the operation from the main body operation unit 13 and the operation from the terminal operation unit 24 compete. Therefore, the operability of the user of the terminal operation unit 24 and the user of the main body operation unit 13 is not deteriorated. On the other hand, when the terminal device 20 is near the image processing device 10, the user of the terminal operation unit 24 is likely to perform an operation for causing the image processing device 10 to perform the specific operation. By invalidating the touch operation on the operation keys 41 to 43, the operability of the user of the terminal operation unit 24 and the user of the main body operation unit 13 can be improved.

  Further, when the terminal device 20 is far from the image processing device 10, the touch operation on the specific operation keys 61 to 63 in the terminal operation unit 24 is invalidated, whereby image processing unintended by the user of the main body operation unit 13 is performed. The operation of the apparatus 10 can be prevented to prevent the user of the main body operation unit 13 from being confused, and the operability of the user of the main body operation unit 13 can be improved. In addition, the user of the terminal operation unit 24 does not need to pay extra attention during the input operation because the erroneous operation is suppressed because the specific operation keys 61 to 63 are invalidated. Operability can be improved.

  The remote operation system 1 including the image processing apparatus 10 according to the second embodiment uses an error message display method for an error that requires maintenance for the image processing apparatus 10 between the image processing apparatus 10 and the terminal apparatus 20. The remote control system 1 is configured in the same manner as the remote operation system 1 including the image processing apparatus 10 according to the first embodiment except that the image processing apparatus 10 according to the first embodiment is changed.

  Examples of errors that require maintenance on the image processing apparatus 10 include out of paper, paper jam, toner reduction, paper full in the paper discharge tray, and forgetting to remove the original from the document table.

  In the image processing apparatus 10, when the terminal device 20 that is to remotely operate the image processing apparatus 10 by starting the remote operation application software of the image processing apparatus 10 is near the image processing apparatus 10, the terminal apparatus 20 performs image processing. The error message 53 is displayed smaller on the main body operation unit 13 as shown in FIG. For example, the error message 53 is displayed as a specific icon at the end of the operation screen 40.

  In the terminal device 20, when the terminal device 20 is near the image processing apparatus 10, an error message 54 is displayed largely on the terminal operation unit 24 as shown in FIG. The error message 54 at this time is displayed, for example, “A4 paper in the tray 3 has run out. Please replenish the tray 3 with A4 paper.”

  Further, in the terminal device 20, even when the terminal device 20 is in the vicinity of the image processing device 10, as shown in FIG. 6C, application software other than the remote operation application software of the image processing device 10 is provided. When operated, the remote operation application software of the image processing apparatus 10 operates in the background, and the error message 55 is displayed relatively small on the terminal operation unit 24. For example, the error message 55 is displayed in one line in the horizontal direction at the upper end of the operation screen 60. The error message 55 is displayed, for example, “please supply A4 paper to the tray 3 of the nearby image processing apparatus MFP-XXX (model number)”.

  On the other hand, in the image processing device 10, when the terminal device 20 is far from the image processing device 10, as shown in FIG. An error message 56 is displayed large on the operation unit 13. The error message 56 at this time is displayed, for example, “A4 paper in the tray 3 has run out. Please replenish the tray 3 with A4 paper.”

  In the terminal device 20, when the terminal device 20 is far from the image processing device 10, as shown in FIG. 7B, an error message of an error that requires manual maintenance on the image processing device 10 is Do not show.

  As described above, according to the positional relationship between the image processing apparatus 10 and the terminal device 20, the specific operation keys 41 to 43 of the main body operation unit 13 and the specific operation keys 61 to 63 of the terminal operation unit 24 are enabled. Disabled can be switched. As a result, the user who can operate the image processing apparatus 10 changes between the user of the main body operation unit 13 and the user of the terminal operation unit 24. For this reason, it displays so that it may stand out more prominently to the user who needs a high error message, and it displays so that other displays may not be disturbed so much. Accordingly, an error message is easily transmitted to a user who has a high necessity for an error message, and operability of operations other than the specific operation keys 41 to 43 is improved for a user who has a low necessity.

  Specifically, when the terminal device 20 is near the image processing device 10, the specific operation keys 41 to 43 are invalidated in the main body operation unit 13, and the user of the terminal operation unit 24 uses the image processing device 10. Therefore, it is more appropriate for the user of the terminal operation unit 24 to deal with errors such as paper out, toner out, paper jam, and document jam. For this reason, the user of the terminal operation part 24 has a higher necessity of an error message. Therefore, the error message is displayed larger on the terminal operation unit 24 than when displayed on the main body operation unit 13. On the other hand, since the error message is less necessary for the user of the main body operation unit 13, the operability of the main body operation unit 13 is improved by displaying the error message small.

  The image processing apparatus 10 according to the third embodiment further includes a camera 15 (see FIG. 1) that is a photographing apparatus, and the terminal device 20 in which the application software for remote operation of the image processing apparatus 10 is installed is the image processing apparatus 10. The camera 15 is configured in the same manner as the image processing apparatus 10 according to the first embodiment except that the camera 15 is configured to transmit the captured data captured by the camera 15 to the terminal device 20. The shooting data is image data or video data.

  In the image processing apparatus 10 according to the third embodiment, the camera 15 captures the state of the periphery of the image processing apparatus 10, and the captured data is transmitted only to the terminal device 20 far from the image processing apparatus 10. Since the necessity is low for the terminal device 20 in the vicinity of the image processing apparatus 10, the photographing data is not transmitted.

  In the terminal device 20, a message 57 is displayed on the operation screen 60 of the terminal operation unit 24, indicating that a captured image or a captured video by the camera 15 can be displayed. For example, the message 57 is displayed every second predetermined time every first predetermined time.

  As shown in FIG. 8A, in the terminal device 20, when application software other than the remote operation application software of the image processing device 10 is operated, the remote operation application software of the image processing device 10 is in the background. The message 57 is displayed relatively small on the terminal operation unit 24. For example, the message 57 is displayed in one line in the horizontal direction at the upper end of the operation screen 60. The message 57 is displayed, for example, “Image is being photographed with the camera of the image processing apparatus MFP-XXX (model number). This is confirmed by touching”.

  In the terminal device 20, when a predetermined place is touch-operated, a photographed image or a photographed video by the camera 15 is displayed on the terminal operation unit 24 as shown in FIG. It is preferable that live video is displayed on the terminal operation unit 24. It is preferable that the image processing apparatus 10 further includes a microphone, obtains sound data around the image processing apparatus 10, and transmits the acquired sound data together with the shooting data to the terminal device 20 far from the image processing apparatus 10.

  Since the user of the terminal device 20 far from the image processing apparatus 10 can be notified of the state around the image processing apparatus 10 with an image or video, security can be improved. For this reason, the crime prevention property of the installation place of the image processing apparatus 10 such as an office can be enhanced. In addition, it is preferable that the camera 15 can record the shooting data.

  Note that the positional relationship acquisition unit for acquiring the positional relationship between the image processing device 10 and the terminal device 20 uses a GPS (Global Positioning System) or a three-dimensional position sensor between the image processing device 10 and the terminal device 20. If the distance is greater than or equal to a predetermined value, it is determined that both are far, and if the distance is less than the predetermined value, it is determined that both are close. Moreover, it can also be comprised so that both may be determined according to the antenna strength of transmission / reception between both.

  The image processing apparatus 10 is not limited to a multifunction machine, and the present invention can also be applied to an image forming apparatus such as a copying machine, a printer, and a facsimile machine, or an image reading apparatus such as a scanner. Even if the user of the terminal device 20 and the user of the main body operation unit 13 are present at the same time, the operability can be improved.

  It is also conceivable to configure a new embodiment by combining the technical features of the above-described embodiments.

  The above description of the embodiment is to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is shown not by the above embodiments but by the claims. Furthermore, the scope of the present invention is intended to include all modifications within the meaning and scope equivalent to the scope of the claims.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Remote operation system 10 Image processing apparatus 11 Main body control part 12 LAN interface 13 Main body operation part 14 Image processing part 15 Camera 20 Terminal device 21 Terminal control part 22 Mobile communication interface 23 Wireless LAN interface 24 Terminal operation part 31 Router 32 Mobile base station 33 Wireless AP
40, 60 Operation screens 41-43, 61-63 Specific operation keys 51-56 Error message 57 Message

Claims (15)

A terminal device;
An image processing device capable of communicating with the terminal device via a wireless communication line;
With
The image processing apparatus includes a main body operation unit including operation keys,
The terminal device includes a terminal operation unit including at least operation keys respectively corresponding to at least a part of operation keys included in the main body operation unit of the image processing device,
The image processing apparatus includes:
Depending on the type of the wireless communication line used for communication with the terminal device, invalidating a part of the operation keys of the main body operation unit of the image processing apparatus while maintaining the main body operation unit effectively And a main body control unit that selectively performs the activation,
When the type to be used is a wireless local area network line, the main body control unit is a part of the operation keys included in the main body operation unit of the image processing apparatus while effectively maintaining the main body operation unit. Disable the remote control system. The terminal device
Depending on the type of the wireless communication line used for communication with the image processing device, invalidating part of the operation keys of the terminal operation unit of the terminal device while maintaining the terminal operation unit effectively And a terminal control unit that selectively performs the activation,
If the type to be used is a wireless local area network line, said terminal controller, said one of the operation keys included in the terminal operation unit of the terminal device, the operation that has been disabled by the image processing apparatus The remote control system according to claim 1, wherein a corresponding key is activated. When the type to be used is a line other than a wireless local area network line, the main body control unit includes the operation key included in the main body operation unit of the image processing apparatus while effectively maintaining the main body operation unit. while some of Enabling, the terminal control unit invalidates a part of the operation key by the terminal operating unit has the terminal device while effectively maintain the terminal operation unit, according to claim The remote control system according to 1 or 2. When the type used is a line other than a wireless local area network line, the operation key of the terminal operation unit of the terminal device is invalidated while the terminal operation unit is maintained effectively the ones that are the a the operation keys included in the main body operation portion, is different from the ones that are enabled, the remote operation system according to claim 3 of the image processing apparatus. When the wireless local area network line used for communication with the terminal device is disconnected, the main body control unit is included in the main body operation unit of the image processing apparatus while effectively maintaining the main body operation unit. wherein a operation key, to enable those have deactivated, the remote operation system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, which is. A remote operation system capable of communication between a terminal device and an image processing device via a wireless communication line , wherein the image processing device includes a main body operation unit including operation keys, and the terminal device includes the image processing device. A method of controlling the remote operation system including a terminal operation unit including at least operation keys respectively corresponding to at least a part of operation keys included in the main body operation unit ,
Wherein the image processing apparatus, wherein according to the type of wireless communication line, wherein used for communication with the terminal device while effectively maintaining the main body operation portion, the main body operation portion is the operation with the image processing apparatus Let you choose to deactivate and activate part of the key ,
When the type used is a wireless local area network line, the image processing apparatus includes one of the operation keys included in the main body operation unit of the image processing apparatus while the main body operation unit is effectively maintained. A method for controlling a remote operation system, which invalidates a part. According to the type of the wireless communication line used for communication with the image processing device, the terminal device includes the operation key of the terminal operation unit of the terminal device while maintaining the terminal operation unit effectively. Choose to deactivate and activate part of
When the type used is a wireless local area network line, the main unit operation unit is enabled in the image processing device among the operation keys included in the terminal operation unit of the terminal device. 7. The method of controlling a remote operation system according to claim 6, wherein a key corresponding to the invalidated operation key is validated while being maintained . When the type used is a line other than a wireless local area network line, the image processing apparatus enables a part of the operation keys included in the main body operation unit of the image processing apparatus, The method for controlling a remote operation system according to claim 6 or 7, wherein the terminal device invalidates a part of the operation keys of the terminal operation unit of the terminal device while maintaining the terminal operation unit effectively. . When the type used is a line other than a wireless local area network line, the operation key of the terminal operation unit of the terminal device is invalidated while the terminal operation unit is maintained effectively the ones that are, a the operation keys included in the main body operation unit of the image processing apparatus, is different from the ones that are enabled, the control method of the remote control system of claim 8. When the wireless local area network line used for communication with the terminal device is disconnected, the operation key included in the main body operation unit of the image processing apparatus , and the main body operation unit is effectively maintained is enabled by the what was then disabled while the control method of the remote control system according to any one of claims 6-9. An image processing apparatus capable of communicating with a terminal device via a wireless communication line,
The image processing apparatus includes a main body operation unit including operation keys,
The terminal device includes a terminal operation unit including at least operation keys respectively corresponding to at least a part of operation keys included in the main body operation unit of the image processing device,
Depending on the type of the wireless communication line used for communication with the terminal device, invalidating a part of the operation keys of the main body operation unit of the image processing apparatus while maintaining the main body operation unit effectively And a main body control unit that selectively performs the activation,
When the type used is a wireless local area network line, a part of the operation keys included in the terminal operation unit of the terminal device is validated, while the main body control unit An image processing apparatus that invalidates a part of the operation keys included in the main body operation unit of the image processing apparatus while maintaining the key effectively . If the type to be used is a wireless local area network line, which is disabled by the operation key the main body operation portion is included in the main body operation unit of the image processing apparatus while being effectively maintained , a the operation keys included in the terminal operation unit of the terminal device, in which corresponding shall be activated, the image processing apparatus according to claim 11. When the type used is a line other than a wireless local area network line, a part of the operation keys included in the main body operation unit of the terminal device is invalidated while the terminal operation unit is effectively maintained The image processing apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the main body control unit validates a part of the operation keys included in the main body operation unit of the image processing apparatus. When the type to be used is a line other than a wireless local area network line, the terminal operation unit maintains the effective one that is activated by the operation key included in the main body operation unit of the image processing apparatus. has been kept the those different from being invalidated by the operation keys included in the terminal operation unit of the terminal device, an image processing apparatus according to claim 13. When the wireless local area network line used for communication with the terminal device is disconnected, the main body control unit is included in the main body operation unit of the image processing apparatus while effectively maintaining the main body operation unit. to enable what was invalidated by the operation key, an image processing apparatus according to any one of claims 11 to 14.

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