Image forming apparatus, display control method, and a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium encoded with display control program

A display control method executed by an image forming apparatus,

• said image forming apparatus including a communication portion to communicate with a portable information device,
• an operation accepting portion into which an operation by a user is inputted, and
• a display portion to display an image, said display control method comprising the steps of:
• receiving a request from said portable information device;
• transmitting in response to said request being received in said receiving step an operation screen corresponding to said request received among a plurality of operation screens for accepting an operation to said portable information device via said communication portion;
• and
• displaying at said display portion in response to transmission of said operation screen an operation unnecessary image which does not require the user to input an operation into said operation accepting portion.

A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium encoded with a display control program which is executed by a computer, said computer being configured to control an image forming apparatus,

• said image forming apparatus including
• a communication portion to communicate with a portable information device,
• an operation accepting portion into which an operation by a user is inputted, and
• a display portion to display an image, wherein said display control program causes said computer to execute the steps of
• receiving a request from said portable information device;
• transmitting in response to said request being received in said receiving step an operation screen corresponding to said request received among a plurality of operation screens for accepting an operation to said portable information device via said communication portion;
• and
• displaying at said display portion in response to transmission of said operation screen an operation unnecessary image which does not require the user to input an operation into said operation accepting portion.