Image forming system, image forming apparatus, remote control apparatus, and recording medium for displaying an input screen

摘要

A remote control apparatus includes a display unit that displays an operation screen for remote control of an image forming apparatus, a communication unit that, when operation input is a display instruction to display a character input screen, receives character type information indicating a type of characters to be input in the character input screen from the image forming apparatus, and a display control unit that, when the character type information is received, activates a handwriting input application installed in the remote control apparatus and displays a handwriting input screen for the handwriting input application on the display unit, on condition that the character type information indicates a first character type. When the character type information indicates a second character type different from the first character type, the display control unit displays a character input screen for input of the second character type without activating the handwriting input application.

主权项

1. A remote control apparatus for remotely controlling an image forming apparatus, comprising:
a display unit configured to display an operation screen for remotely controlling the image forming apparatus; and a hardware processor configured to:
receive character type information from the image forming apparatus when an operator inputs an instruction to display a character screen input to the operation screen, the character type information indicating a type of characters to be input in the character input screen, the type of characters including a first character type corresponding to a handwriting input method of a handwriting input application and a second character type different from the first character type;in response to receiving the character type information from the image forming apparatus that indicates the first character type, automatically activating the handwriting input application installed in the remote control apparatus and displaying a handwriting input screen on the display unit, the handwriting input screen being an input screen for the handwriting input application,in response to receiving the character type information from the image forming apparatus that indicates the second character type, displaying a character input screen included on the operation screen for input of the second character type on the display unit without activating the handwriting input application; anddisplay a character input screen for input of the first character type on the display unit without activating the handwriting input application even if the character type information indicates the first character type when a screen that has been displayed before display of the character input screen is a narrowed search screen.