US 11,856,159 B2
Information processing apparatus that converts coordinate based operation information received via a remote screen of another apparatus into non-coordinate based operation information usable at the information processing apparatus, control method thereof, and storage device
Tomoya Sato, Kanagawa (JP)
Assigned to Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo (JP)
Filed by CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Jul. 27, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/875,017.
Claims priority of application No. 2021-123272 (JP), filed on Jul. 28, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0035777 A1, Feb. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. H04N 1/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/12 (2006.01); G06F 3/04842 (2022.01)
CPC H04N 1/00384 (2013.01) [G06F 3/04842 (2013.01); G06F 3/1285 (2013.01); H04N 1/00307 (2013.01); H04N 1/00411 (2013.01); H04N 1/00973 (2013.01); G06F 3/1205 (2013.01); G06F 3/1208 (2013.01); G06F 3/1256 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An information processing apparatus configured to communicate with a terminal apparatus, the information processing apparatus comprising:
a plurality of hardware keys configured to act as operation units for selecting an item on an operation screen displayed on a display of the information processing apparatus, wherein the operation screen does not include any hardware keys;
a memory; and
at least one processor in communication with the memory,
wherein the at least one processor is configured to perform:
transmitting, to the terminal apparatus, information about the operation screen, the information used by the terminal apparatus to display a remote operation screen at the terminal apparatus, and the remote operation screen corresponding to the operation screen;
receiving, from the terminal apparatus, user operation information including coordinate information, the user operation information based on a user operation received via the remote operation screen, wherein the user operation selects an item displayed on the remote operation screen;
converting the coordinate information into hardware key operation information corresponding to one or more operations that use the hardware keys, to select, at the information processing apparatus, the item selected via the remote operation screen at the terminal apparatus; and
executing processing based on the hardware key operation information.