Remote Operation Screen Data Reduction via Local Program Execution
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing remote operation techniques for image forming apparatuses result in increased network communication traffic due to the need to transmit large operation screen data every time an operation input is made, leading to inefficiencies in data transmission.
Innovation Solution
The system determines a second program with the same function as the first program, installed on the external terminal, to execute operations instead of the first program, reducing the need for data transmission by allowing the external terminal to perform processing and generate display screens for the results, thereby minimizing communication traffic between the image forming apparatus and the external terminal.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If operation screen data is transmitted from the image forming apparatus to the external terminal for remote operation, then the external terminal can display and receive operations on the screen, but the communication traffic in the network increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the program execution function from the image forming apparatus and transfers it to the external terminal. Instead of transmitting operation screen data and processing it at the apparatus, the external terminal executes the program locally and generates display screens, thereby eliminating the need for continuous data transmission while maintaining remote operation capability
Solution Approach 2:
The external terminal is empowered to perform processing and generate display screens independently using locally installed programs. The terminal serves itself by executing programs and creating display content without requiring data transmission from the image forming apparatus, thus reducing communication traffic while maintaining operational functionality
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AI summary
An image forming system comprises an image forming apparatus and an external terminal. The image forming apparatus has a receiving part for receiving operation input information on an operation input into an operation screen from the external terminal, a specifying part for specifying a first program to which an execution instruction is given through the operation screen on the basis of the operation input information, a determination part for determining a second program having the same function as that of the first program as an execution object program on the condition that the second program is installed in the external terminal, and a notification part for notifying the external terminal that the second program is determined as the execution object program. The external terminal executes a processing in accordance with the second program and displays a result of the processing executed in accordance with the second program.