Control system for processing apparatus

Abstract

Abstract For remote controlling of a processing apparatus by a terminal apparatus, an inexpensive remote control system for a processing apparatus is provided which eliminates wastefulness which is attributed to individual supply of programs to a conventional terminal apparatus, such as a wasteful use of a memory of the terminal apparatus which is created when control programs for plural types of processing apparatuses are stored in the memory and a wasteful purchase of an IC card which stores a new program to deal with a new type of a processing apparatus. A control program for a copying machine (1) which is stored in a ROM (62) of the copying machine (1) is transmitted to a portable terminal apparatus (8) through an IRPCM transmitting part of IR (infrared rays) emit/receive part (3). The portable terminal apparatus (8) executes the control program to thereby create a control command for the copying machine (1). The portable terminal apparatus (8) then transmits the control command to an IRPCM receiving part of the IR emit/receive part (3) of the copying machine (1) and controls the copying machine (1). When the control program is transmitted to the portable terminal apparatus (8) from the copying machine (1), internal information which is unique to the copying machine (1) (e.g., adding of an option, an error condition) or the like are also transmitted. Hence, processing which is suitable to the copying machine (1) is executed. Further, if the control program consists of a plurality of hierarchical layers and is transmitted to the portable terminal apparatus (8) layer by layer, it is possible to transmit only a necessary control program to the terminal apparatus (8). Still further, if a configuration of the control program to be transmitted is changed depending on a type (version) of the terminal apparatus (8), the invention is applicable to any type of terminal apparatuses (8).

Inventors

• 👤 Tomoki Tanaka

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