Patent application number | Description | Published |
20110051176 | Host apparatus connected to image forming apparatus and compatible function information providing method - Disclosed are a host apparatus which is connected to an image forming apparatus and a compatible function information providing method thereof. The method includes: executing the integrated administration program of the host apparatus; receiving function information on at least one image forming apparatus; storing the received function information on the image forming apparatus; determining whether the function corresponding to the stored function information on the image forming apparatus is compatible with the integrated administration program or a sub application program within the integrated administration program; and separately displaying the integrated administration program or the sub application program corresponding to a determination result. | 03-03-2011 |
20110080612 | HOST APPARATUS CONNECTED TO IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT METHOD THEREOF - An information management method of a host apparatus which is connected to at least one image forming apparatus includes executing an integrated administration program which is installed in the host apparatus and integrally manages at least one application, receiving device information of at least one image forming apparatus, storing the received device information of the image forming apparatus, executing one of applications which are managed by the integrated administration program, loading the stored device information corresponding to the executed application; and performing a function of the application by using the loaded device information. With this, the method efficiently uses a storage space and improve user's convenience. | 04-07-2011 |
20110239208 | Print controlling device, image forming system and method for upgrading program or firmware - A print controlling device is provided. The present print controlling device includes a storage unit to store information regarding software or firmware installed in an image forming apparatus, a search unit to search and identify whether there is firmware version newer than or later than that installed in the image forming apparatus using the stored firmware information, a determination unit to determine whether the searched or identified firmware of the newer or latest version is compatible with an application program installed in the print controlling device using compatibility information when firmware of the newer or latest version is identified, an interface unit to request and receive firmware of the newer or latest version from a firmware providing server according to the determination result, and an upgrade unit to upgrade the firmware of the image forming apparatus using the received firmware of the newer or latest version. | 09-29-2011 |
20120057180 | Image forming apparatus and method for controlling the same - An image forming apparatus and a method for controlling the same are disclosed. The image forming apparatus includes an input unit to generate an administrator scan profile and establish a scan profile policy, and allows the administrator of the apparatus to apply a specific scan profile policy to all users sharing the apparatus using the input unit. The image forming apparatus includes an input unit to perform at least one of generation of a first scan profile and establishment of a scan profile policy, and a controller to perform a scanning operation according to at least one of the first scan profile and the scan profile policy. | 03-08-2012 |
20120066584 | HOST APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DISPLAYING CONTENT BY THE SAME - Disclosed are a host apparatus and a method of displaying a web content by the same, the method of displaying a (web) content by a host apparatus, the method including: executing a (web) browser and displaying a (web) page including at least one web content; selecting a (web) content clipping menu in the (web) browser; displaying a scrap board in one portion of the (web) browser through a plug-in; selecting the at least one (web) content from the displayed webpage; clipping and displaying the selected (web) content on a scrap board; storing the clipped (web) content as (web) clipped data in a predetermined format; displaying the stored (web) clipped data; and updating the displayed clipped data with data corresponding to a current uniform resource locator (URL). | 03-15-2012 |
20130021641 | HOST DEVICE, MANAGEMENT SERVER, AND METHOD OF SOLVING ERROR OF IMAGE FORMING APPARTUS - A host device includes a communication interface unit to receive status information from an image forming apparatus, an error processing unit to control the communication interface unit to transmit error information including the status information to the management server if it is determined that the image forming apparatus has an error according to the received status information, and a user interface unit to display a video manual if a URL address providing a video manual to solve an error of the image forming apparatus is received from the management server. | 01-24-2013 |
20130055069 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INSERTING IMAGE INTO ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT - A method of inserting an image into an electronic document, the method including receiving setting information and identification information regarding the image; determining whether the image included in image data corresponds to the identification information by using a result of analysis of the image data; and according to a result of the determination, inserting the image corresponding to the identification information into a position of the electronic document, according to the setting information. | 02-28-2013 |
20130063771 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR UPLOADING IMAGE FILE OF APPARATUS TO SOCIAL NETWORK SERVICE - An apparatus and a method for uploading an image file of the apparatus to a social network service (SNS) site are provided. The method includes displaying history information on a user interface (UI) screen, which is displayed on a display unit of the apparatus, through an application executed in the apparatus, selecting an image file displayed in the history information, selecting an SNS site, and uploading the selected image file to the selected SNS site. The history information is generated by the application so as to correspond to an image file. The image file may be generated through the image scanning apparatus and uploaded to the SNS site, generated through the image scanning apparatus and not uploaded to the SNS site, or stored in a storage unit of the apparatus and uploaded to the SNS site. | 03-14-2013 |
20130067027 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR UPLOADING IMAGE TO A SOCIAL NETWORK SERVICE THEREOF - An apparatus and a method of the apparatus for uploading an image file to a social network service (SNS) are provided. The apparatus uploads an image file generated by scanning, or an image file previously saved at the apparatus, using an application installed on the apparatus. The apparatus selects at least one of the image files generated by scanning at an image scanning apparatus connected to the apparatus, or previously-saved image files, and uploads the selected image file to at least one SNS site, using the application installed on the apparatus. | 03-14-2013 |
20140063538 | PRINT CONTROL APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A print control apparatus connectable to an image forming apparatus includes a printing data generating unit that generates printing data and spools the printing data to the image forming apparatus; a communication unit that receives status information of the image forming apparatus; and a control unit that controls the communication unit to receive status information about a work of the image forming apparatus even after spooling of the printing data generating unit is completed. | 03-06-2014 |