Portable terminal apparatus, cooperative image processing system, method for displaying screen data, and recording medium

A portable terminal apparatus comprising:

• a wireless communication portion connectable with an image processing apparatus via wireless communications;
• a receiving portion for receiving screen data of the image processing apparatus from the image processing apparatus, while being wirelessly connected with the image processing apparatus by the wireless communication portion;
• an information acquisition portion for acquiring information on a wireless communication state with the image processing apparatus;
• a display portion for displaying a remote screen based on the screen data received by the receiving portion;
• a touch operation portion provided on the display portion;
• a storage portion storing the screen data received by the receiving portion;
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• a control portion for transmitting information instructing editorial processing of screen data to the image processing apparatus and acquiring the editorial processed screen data from the image processing apparatus to display it in the display portion when a gesture operation instructing editorial processing of screen data is performed by a user via the touch operation portion on the remote screen displayed in the display portion and when a wireless communication state based on the information acquired by the information acquisition portion exceeds predetermined level, and for performing the editorial processing with the screen data stored in the storage portion and displaying the editorial processed screen data in the display portion when the communication state acquired by the information acquisition portion is below the predetermined level.

A method for displaying screen data to be performed by a portable terminal apparatus connectable with an image processing apparatus via wireless communications, the method for displaying screen data comprising:

• receiving screen data on the image processing apparatus, while being wirelessly connected with the image processing apparatus;
• displaying a remote screen based on the received screen data in a display portion;
• acquiring attribute information indicating whether an area in the remote screen displayed in the display portion on the basis of screen data is a first screen area which is set for editorial processing to be performed by the portable terminal apparatus or a second screen area which is set for editorial processing to be performed by the image processing apparatus, when a gesture operation instructing editorial processing of screen data is performed on the remote screen;
• storing the received screen data and the acquired attribute information in a storage portion;
• determining whether a gesture operation instructing editorial processing of screen data performed by a user on the remote screen displayed in the display portion via a touch operation portion provided in the display portion is an operation performed on the first screen area or an operation performed on the second screen area;
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• controlling so as to perform editorial processing with the screen data of the first screen area stored in the storage portion and display the editorial processed screen data in the display portion when it is determined that the operation was performed on the first screen area, and so as to transmit information instructing the image processing apparatus to perform editorial processing of the screen data of the second screen area and acquire the editorial processed screen data from the image processing apparatus to display it in the display portion when it is determined that the operation was performed on the second screen area.

A method for displaying screen data to be performed by a portable terminal apparatus connectable with an image processing apparatus via wireless communications, the method for displaying screen data comprising:

• receiving screen data on the image processing apparatus from the image processing apparatus, while being wirelessly connected with the image processing apparatus;
• information acquisition of acquiring information on a wireless communication state with the image processing apparatus;
• displaying a remote screen based on the received screen data in a display portion;
• storing the received screen data in a storage portion;
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• controlling so as to transmit information instructing editorial processing of screen data to the image processing apparatus and acquire the editorial processed screen data from the image processing apparatus to display it in the display portion when a gesture operation instructing editorial processing of screen data is performed by a user via a touch operation portion on the remote screen displayed in the display portion and when the wireless communication state based on the information acquired in the information acquisition exceeds predetermined level, and so as to perform editorial processing with the screen data stored in the storage portion and display the editorial processed screen data in the display portion when the wireless communication state based on the information acquired in the information acquisition is below the predetermined level.

A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium in which is recorded a screen data display program for causing a computer of a portable terminal apparatus connectable with an image processing apparatus via wireless communications to perform:

• receiving screen data of the image processing apparatus, while being wirelessly connected with the image processing apparatus;
• displaying a remote screen based on the screen data received in the receiving in a display portion;
• acquiring attribute information indicating whether an area in the remote screen displayed in the display portion on the basis of the screen data is a first screen area which is set for editorial processing to be performed by the portable terminal apparatus or a second screen area which is set for editorial processing to be performed by the image processing apparatus, when a gesture operation instructing editorial processing of screen data is performed on the remote screen;
• storing the screen data received in the receiving and the acquired attribute information in a storage portion;
• determination of determining whether a gesture operation instructing editorial processing of screen data performed by a user on the remote screen displayed in the display portion via a touch operation portion provided in the display portion is an operation performed on the first screen area or an operation performed on the second screen area;
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• controlling so as to perform editorial processing with the screen data of the first screen area stored in the storage portion and display the editorial processed screen data in the display portion when it is determined in the determination that the operation was performed on the first screen area, and so as to transmit information instructing the image processing apparatus to perform editorial processing of the screen data of the second screen area and acquire the editorial processed screen data from the image processing apparatus to display it in the display portion when it is determined that the operation was performed on the second screen area.

A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium in which is recorded a screen data display program for causing a computer of a portable terminal apparatus connectable with an image processing apparatus via wireless communications to perform:

• information acquisition of acquiring information on a wireless communication state with the image processing apparatus;
• receiving screen data of the image processing apparatus from the image processing apparatus;
• displaying a remote screen based on the received screen data in a display portion;
• storing the received screen data in a storage portion;
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• controlling so as to transmit information instructing editorial processing of screen data to the image processing apparatus and acquire the editorial processed screen data from the image processing apparatus to display it in the display portion when a gesture operation instructing editorial processing of screen data is performed by a user via a touch operation portion on the remote screen displayed in the display portion and when the wireless communication state based on the information acquired in the information acquisition exceeds predetermined level, and so as to perform editorial processing with the screen data stored in the storage portion and display the editorial processed screen data in the display portion when the wireless communication state based on the information acquired in the information acquisition is below the predetermined level.

A cooperative image processing system comprising a portable terminal apparatus and an image processing apparatus which are mutually connected via wireless communications,

• the portable terminal apparatus comprising:
• a wireless communication portion connectable with the image processing apparatus via wireless communications;
• a receiving portion for receiving screen data of the image processing apparatus, while being wirelessly connected with the image processing apparatus;
• a display portion for displaying a remote screen based on the screen data received by the receiving portion;
• a touch operation portion provided on the display portion;
• an acquisition portion for acquiring attribute information indicating whether an area in the remote screen displayed in the display portion on the basis of the screen data is a first screen area which is set for editorial processing to be performed by the portable terminal apparatus or a second screen area which is set for editorial processing to be performed by the image processing apparatus, when a gesture operation instructing editorial processing of screen data is performed on the remote screen;
• a storage portion for storing the screen data received by the receiving portion and the acquired attribute information;
• a determination portion for determining whether a gesture operation instructing editorial processing of screen data performed by a user via the touch operation portion on the remote screen displayed in the display portion is an operation performed on the first screen area or an operation performed on the second screen area;
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• a control portion for performing the editorial processing with the screen data of the first screen area stored in the storage portion and displaying the editorial processed screen data on the display portion if the determination portion determines that the operation was performed on the first screen area, and for transmitting information instructing the image processing apparatus to perform the editorial processing of screen data of the second screen area and acquiring the editorial processed screen data from the image processing apparatus to display it in the display portion, if the determination portion determines that the operation was performed on the second image area, and
• the image processing apparatus comprising:
• a receiving portion for receiving information instructing editorial processing of screen data of the second screen area from the portable terminal apparatus;
• an editorial processing portion for editorial processing screen data on the basis of the information instructing the editorial processing of screen data received by the receiving portion;
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• a transmission portion for transmitting screen data to the portable terminal apparatus and transmitting the editorial processed screen data to the portable terminal apparatus when the editorial processing portion editorial processed screen data.

A cooperative image processing system comprising a portable terminal apparatus and an image processing apparatus which are mutually connected via wireless communications,

• the portable terminal apparatus comprising:
• a wireless communication portion connectable with the image processing apparatus via wireless communications;
• a receiving portion for receiving screen data of the image processing apparatus from the image processing apparatus, while being wirelessly connected with the image processing apparatus;
• an information acquisition portion for acquiring information on a wireless communication state with the image processing apparatus;
• a display portion for displaying a remote screen based on the screen data received by the receiving portion;
• a touch operation portion provided on the display portion;
• a storage portion for storing the screen data received by the receiving portion;
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• a control portion for transmitting information instructing editorial processing of screen data to the image processing apparatus and acquiring the editorial processed screen data from the image processing apparatus to display it in the display portion when a gesture operation instructing editorial processing of screen data is performed by a user via the touch operation portion on the remote screen displayed in the display portion and when a wireless communication state based on the information acquired by the information acquisition portion exceeds predetermined level, and for performing the editorial processing with the screen data stored in the storage portion and displaying the editorial processed screen data in the display portion when the communication state acquired by the information acquisition portion is below the predetermined level,
• the image processing apparatus comprising:
• a receiving portion for receiving information instructing editorial processing of the image data of the second screen area from the portable terminal apparatus;
• an editorial processing portion for editorial processing screen data on the basis of the information instructing the editorial processing of screen data received by the receiving portion;
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• a transmission portion for transmitting the screen data to the portable terminal apparatus and transmitting the editorial processed screen data to the portable terminal apparatus when the editorial processing portion editorial processed screen data.