Operation device configured to display a configuration of an image forming device and information processing system including same

An operation device for operating an external device, the external device including a plurality of elements, the operation device comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory configured to store a plurality of instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
• store, in the memory, apparatus configuration image element information, the apparatus configuration image element information including at least unit image information and unit connection information, the unit image information indicating locations of image files associated with the plurality of elements, and the unit connection information indicating an order of the image files based on physical positions of corresponding ones of the plurality of elements of the first device relative to other ones of plurality of elements of the external device;
• generate an apparatus configuration image based on the apparatus configuration image element information by downloading the image files based on the locations indicated by the unit image information and arranging the image files in the order indicated by the unit connection information such that the apparatus configuration image indicates a configuration of the physical positions of the plurality of elements of the external device;
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• in response to execution of an application program on the operation device, control a display to display an image based on the apparatus configuration image.

An information processing system, comprising:

• a first device including a plurality of elements;
• and
• a second device that allows a user to operate the first device via the second device, the second device including,
• means for storing, in a memory, apparatus configuration image element information, the apparatus configuration image element information including at least unit image information and unit connection information, the unit image information indicating locations of image files associated with the plurality of elements, and the unit connection information indicating an order of the image files based on physical positions of corresponding ones of the plurality of elements of the first device relative to other ones of plurality of elements of the first device;
• means for generating an apparatus configuration image based on the apparatus configuration image element information by downloading the image files based on the locations indicated by the unit image information and arranging the image files in the order indicated by the unit connection information such that the apparatus configuration image indicates a configuration of the physical positions of the plurality of elements of the first device;
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• means for controlling a display to display an image based on the apparatus configuration image in response to execution of an application program on the second device.