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| 20100138928 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SHARING CONTENT BETWEEN DEVICES BY USING DOMAIN DRM - An apparatus for sharing content between devices by using a domain digital rights management (DRM) includes: a domain management unit for performing management of a domain within a specific area and registration of users and user devices; a user management unit for managing information about the users of the domain registered by the domain management unit; and a device management unit for managing domain clients of the domain registered by the domain management unit. The apparatus further includes a DRM management unit that has DRM information that supports the domain created through the domain management unit and update information about each DRM, and relays such that DRM content stored in each domain client is converted into domain DRM content and domain DRM license. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20100161781 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DIGITAL HOME DOMAIN MANAGEMENT - An apparatus for digital home domain management includes a home domain server which manages in one user domain all user terminals within a home group and provides each user terminal with a domain license in contents; and a DRM coupler which provides the contents and domain licenses converted to conform to a DRM type loaded in user terminals if contents sharing is requested among user terminals loaded with different DRMs within the home group. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100250439 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROTECTING CONTENTS STREAMED THROUGH RE-TRANSMISSION - An apparatus for protecting contents streamed through re-transmission, includes a content service site for servicing a content, managing end user and re-sender re-transmitting the content streamed from the content service site to another user, and issuing and managing a re-transmission license and a content license. The end user pays a charge to the content service site, receives an issued license from the content service site, and uses the content received from the re-sender through re-transmission. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20110110421 | RATE CONTROL METHOD FOR VIDEO ENCODER USING KALMAN FILTER AND FIR FILTER - A rate control method per block for a video encoder, includes estimating an average bit rate of a block; and determining a variation of a quantization coefficient such that an objective function based on the difference between an objective bit rate and the estimated average bit rate is minimized. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110249817 | METHOD OF MANAGING GROUP KEY FOR SECURE MULTICAST COMMUNICATION - A group key management method for secure multicast communication includes: creating a tree having a root node, internal nodes and leaf nodes to manage group keys of a receiver group by a group key management server; generating user keys of all nodes excluding the root node in the tree on the basis of Chinese Remainder Theorem; assigning the leaf nodes of the tree to users of the receiver group; and sending the user keys of the leaf nodes to the corresponding users for group key management. Further, the group key management method for secure multicast communication includes generating group keys of all non-leaf nodes; computing a solution of congruence equations based on the user key and group key by using Chinese Remainder Theorem for each non-leaf node; and multicasting a group key update message to each user of the respective leaf nodes. | 10-13-2011 |
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| 20080244836 | Controlling method of washing machine - A control method of a washing machine reliably guarantees a rinsing performance, and a minimized number of rinsing cycles is performed. The method includes: circulating detergent water collected in a tub through a circulation passage during a washing cycle; supplying a voltage to a pair of electrodes made of different materials and installed on the circulation passage to determine whether a quantity of detergent contained in the detergent water is excessive; circulating rinsing water collected in the tub through the circulation passage during a rinsing cycle; detecting a magnitude (I2) of a current flowing through the rinsing water by supplying the voltage to the pair of electrodes; and comparing the detected magnitude (I2) of the current with a reference value (Ir), and finishing the rinsing cycle when the detected magnitude (I2) is equal to or less than the reference value (Ir). | 10-09-2008 |
| 20080245079 | Method and apparatus maintaining liquid beverages in a supercooled state - Disclosed herein is a refrigerator including a device to restrain the freezing of liquid-phase beverages, thereby stably maintaining the supercooled state of the liquid-phase beverages. The refrigerator includes a main body, a supercooling chamber disposed in the main body such that cool air is supplied to the supercooling chamber, a microwave generator to oscillate microwaves to the supercooling chamber, and a control unit to control the magnitude of the microwaves oscillated from the microwave generator. The present invention has the effect of restraining the freezing of the liquid-phase beverages, thereby stably maintaining the supercooled state of the liquid-phase beverages, and therefore, increasing the supercooled degree of the liquid-phase beverages. | 10-09-2008 |
| 20080245081 | Refrigerator and method to control the same - A refrigerator and a method to control the same are provided. The refrigerator includes a body having a supercooling compartment, a cooling unit to provide cool air to the supercooling compartment, an electromagnetic radiation sensor to detect electromagnetic radiation emitted when a food placed in the supercooling compartment begins to freeze, an energy supply to apply energy to the food placed in the supercooling compartment to prevent freezing of the food, and a controller to receive a detection signal from the electromagnetic radiation and then to activate the energy supply. Electromagnetic radiation emitted from each beverage in a supercooled state when the beverage begins to freeze is detected and energy is applied to the beverage according to the detection. | 10-09-2008 |
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| 20090151705 | FUEL SYSTEM FOR LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM INJECTION ENGINE - A fuel system for an LPI engine according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may include a reservoir disposed in a fuel tank, a recovery pipe inserted in the reservoir, and a fuel pump disposed in the reservoir and supplying LPI fuel, wherein liquefied fuel mixed with gaseous fuel recovered through the recovery pipe is separated in the reservoir and the liquefied fuel is pumped again by the fuel pump. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20090212695 | White and color photoexcitation light emitting sheet and method for the fabrication thereof - The present invention relates to a white and color photoexcitation light emitting sheet comprising a substrate, a light source formed on the substrate, and a white and color photoexcitation light emitting layer capable of converting a light emitted from the light source into a light having a different wavelength, where the white and color photoexcitation light emitting layer is fabricated by mixing a matrix polymer, white and color photoexcitation light emitting materials and a solvent, spinning the resulting mixture to prepare an ultrafine composite fiber layer of the matrix polymer/photoexcitation light emitting materials, and thermocompressing the ultrafine composite fiber layer; and a method for fabrication thereof. The white and color photoexcitation light emitting sheet according to the present invention has uniform brightness and color coordinates and exhibits high color reproducibility. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20090215279 | ORGANIC/INORGANIC HYBRID THIN FILM PASSIVATION LAYER FOR BLOCKING MOISTURE/OXYGEN TRANSMISSION AND IMPROVING GAS BARRIER PROPERTY - The present invention relates to an organic/inorganic hybrid thin film passivation layer comprising an organic polymer passivation layer prepared by a UV/ozone curing process and an inorganic thin film passivation layer for blocking moisture and oxygen transmission of an organic electronic device fabricated on a substrate and improving gas barrier property of a plastic substrate; and a fabrication method thereof. Since the organic/inorganic hybrid thin film passivation layer of the present invention converts the surface polarity of an organic polymer passivation layer into hydrophilic by using the UV/ozone curing process, it can improve the adhesion strength between the passivation layer interfaces, increase the light transmission rate due to surface planarization of the organic polymer passivation layer, and enhance gas barrier property by effectively blocking moisture and oxygen transmission. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20110197018 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PERPETUAL COMPUTING USING NON-VOLATILE RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY - Provided is a computing system and method that utilizes a non-volatile random access memory (NVRAM). A system including the NVRAM as a part of a memory or a whole memory may execute a program in the NVRAM, and, when the system is re-operated after being shut down, may restore a state and data of the program being executed in the NVRAM to an original state and thus, may provide a permanent computing environment. | 08-11-2011 |
| 20110260147 | ORGANIC/INORGANIC HYBRID THIN FILM PASSIVATION LAYER FOR BLOCKING MOISTURE/OXYGEN TRANSMISSION AND IMPROVING GAS BARRIER PROPERTY - The present invention relates to an organic/inorganic hybrid thin film passivation layer comprising an organic polymer passivation layer prepared by a UV/ozone curing process and an inorganic thin film passivation layer for blocking moisture and oxygen transmission of an organic electronic device fabricated on a substrate and improving gas barrier property of a plastic substrate; and a fabrication method thereof. Since the organic/inorganic hybrid thin film passivation layer of the present invention converts the surface polarity of an organic polymer passivation layer into hydrophilic by using the UV/ozone curing process, it can improve the adhesion strength between the passivation layer interfaces, increase the light transmission rate due to surface planarization of the organic polymer passivation layer, and enhance gas barrier property by effectively blocking moisture and oxygen transmission. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20120073549 | CANISTER FOR VEHICLES AND FUEL SUPPLY SYSTEM PROVIDED WITH THE SAME - A canister for vehicles provided with an activated carbon to absorb an evaporation gas evaporated from a fuel tank, and releasing the absorbed evaporation gas to an engine, may include a housing to receive the activated carbon; an evaporation gas supply passage formed to the housing and fluid-connected to the fuel tank; an air passage formed to the housing and selectively receiving an air from the exterior of the housing; and a purge passage formed to the housing and fluid-connected to a purge line to supply the evaporation gas to the engine according to a flow of the received air, wherein the purge passage is provided with a first purge passage formed to the housing and directly fluid-connecting the housing to the purge line and a second purge passage formed to the housing and having an end portion positioned inside the first purge passage or the purge line. | 03-29-2012 |
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| 20100157894 | METHOD OF OPERATING TUNNEL POINT SUPPORTING ROUTING SCALABILITY AND MOBILITY - Provided is a method of operating a tunnel point that provides a tunnel between a router group including at least one router and a mobile node. The method includes: providing a tunnel between the mobile node and the router group by authenticating the mobile node; receiving a packet including an identifier (ID) of a target node from the mobile node; converting the ID of the target node in the packet into a locator corresponding to the ID of the target node; transmitting a packet including the converted locator to the router group; and maintaining the ID of the mobile node by authenticating the mobile node through the router group when the mobile node is connected to another external terminal node. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100268838 | METHOD AND EQUIPMENT FOR MULTI MEDIA APPLICATION MANAGEMENT USING MULTI STREAMING OF SCTP AND TIMED RELIABILITY OF PR-SCTP - Disclosed is a method for multimedia application management using a multi-streaming function of a Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP) and a timed reliability function of a Partial Reliable (PR)-SCTP. The method includes calculating a number of connection objects required for transmitting at least one multimedia information, generating at least one association and stream of the SCTP to correspond to the number of the calculated connection objects, classifying the multimedia information according to purpose, granting a lifetime value to the classified multimedia information; and transmitting, via an SCTP corresponding to the lifetime value from among the SCTPs, the multimedia information to which the lifetime value is granted. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20110096782 | METHOD FOR CONVERTING NETWORK ADDRESS - In a network environment in which an endpoint identifier and a routing locator are separated from each other, a first router receives a data packet including an endpoint identifier of a first host and an endpoint identifier of a second host that is a communication target of the first host from the first host managed by the first router in order to convert a network address. A message requesting external address prefix information of the second host is transmitted to a second router managing the second host. In addition, the external address prefix information is received from the second router and a routing locator of the second host is generated by converting internal address prefix information of an endpoint identifier of the second host into the external address prefix information of the second host in the data packet. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110134854 | MULTI-CHANNEL AND MULTI-INTERFACE MESH ROUTER AND METHOD FOR ASSIGNING CHANNEL ACCORDING TO FIXED DISTRIBUTION SCHEME - Provided is multi-channel and multi-interface mesh router and method of assigning a channel according to a fixed distribution scheme. The channel assignment method may configure a neighbor information table, a parent list, and a dependent list through exchanging of information between mesh routers, and may determine a channel assignment order based on the parent list and the dependent list and then assign a channel, beginning with a mesh router selected as a seed node, and sequentially transmit channel assignment information to mesh routers included in the dependent list. | 06-09-2011 |
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| 20100036626 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING STATE OF HEALTH OF BATTERY BASED ON BATTERY VOLTAGE VARIATION PATTERN - An apparatus estimates SOH of a battery based on a battery voltage variation pattern. A data storing unit obtains and stores battery voltage, current and temperature data from sensors, at each SOH estimation. A first SOC estimating unit estimates first SOC by current integration using the battery current data. A second SOC estimating unit estimates open-circuit voltage from the voltage variation pattern, and calculates and stores second SOC corresponding to the open-circuit voltage and temperature using correlations between the open-circuit voltage/temperature and SOC. A weighted mean convergence calculating unit calculates and stores convergence value for weighted mean value of ratio of the second SOC variation to the first SOC variation. A SOH estimating unit estimates capacity corresponding to the weighted mean convergence value using correlation between the weighted mean convergence value and the capacity, estimates relative ratio of the estimated capacity to an initial capacity, and stores it as SOH. | 02-11-2010 |
| 20100042345 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING RESISTANCE CHARACTERISTICS OF BATTERY BASED ON OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE ESTIMATED BY BATTERY VOLTAGE VARIATION PATTERN - An apparatus for estimating resistance characteristics of a battery includes a data storing manager for obtaining and storing battery voltage, current and temperature data of a battery, whenever estimating a battery resistance characteristic; an open circuit voltage calculator for calculating battery open circuit voltage from a battery voltage variation pattern measured at the present and in the past; a weighted mean resistance calculator for calculating a battery resistance parameter from a battery current and a difference between the battery open circuit voltage and a battery voltage, and calculating a weighted mean resistance from battery resistance parameters calculated at the present and in the past; a weighted mean resistance convergence calculator for calculating a weighed mean resistance convergence value by repeatedly calculating a weighted mean sequence using the weighted mean resistance as an initial condition; and a resistance characteristic estimator for estimating a battery resistance from the weighted mean resistance convergence value. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100085009 | CELL BALANCING APPARATUS AND METHOD - Disclosed is a cell balancing apparatus and method using a voltage variation pattern of a battery cell, which measures voltage of each cell, estimates OCV or SOC of each cell using a voltage variation pattern of each cell including a present voltage and a past voltage, and eliminates a deviation in OCV or SOC between the cells through comparison of the estimated OCV or SOC of each cell. In estimating the OCV of each cell, an output voltage error due to IR drop is corrected. Thus, SOC of each cell may be accurately estimated. And, an accurate estimation of SOC may render substantial elimination for a SOC deviation of each cell. Furthermore, SOC estimating using an output voltage leads to an active cell balancing even during charge and discharge of battery, thereby minimizing an SOC deviation of each cell. | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100174499 | APPARATUS FOR ESTIMATING OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE OF BATTERY, APPARATUS FOR ESTIMATING STATE OF CHARGE OF BATTERY, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - An apparatus for estimating an OCV of a battery includes a voltage sensing unit for measuring a battery output voltage; a temperature sensing unit for measuring a battery temperature; a data storing unit for periodically receiving the battery output voltage and temperature data from the sensing units and storing the data in a memory; an OCV variation estimating unit for calculating an OCV variation from a varying pattern of battery output voltages measured in the past and at the present, stored in the memory, by applying a mathematical model defining a correlation between the varying pattern and the OCV variation, and estimating an OCV at a current stage by reflecting a correction factor corresponding to the battery temperature on the calculated OCV variation; and an OCV estimating unit for estimating an OCV at the current stage by reflecting the estimated OCV variation on the OCV estimated at a last stage. | 07-08-2010 |
| 20110032653 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A RELAY IN ELECTRIC DRIVE VEHICLE - Disclosed is a relay control apparatus and method for electric drive vehicles. The apparatus controls turn-off of a relay operative to connect an electric drive unit with a battery pack for supplying electrical power to the electric drive unit, and comprises a current sensor for measuring and outputting a residual current flowing between the battery pack and the electric drive unit; and a controller for, in a situation requiring turn-off of the relay, receiving the measured residual current value, comparing the measured residual current value with a reference value for the residual current, and controlling to maintain the ON-state of the relay or to turn off the relay on the basis of the comparison results. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110037476 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING ABNORMALITY OF CURRENT SENSOR IN BATTERY PACK - Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for detecting abnormality of a current sensor operative to measure a charge or discharge current of a battery pack. The method comprises measuring current and voltage of the battery pack; and detecting abnormality of the current sensor by comparing variations in current and voltage over a predetermined time with a current reference value and a voltage reference value, respectively. | 02-17-2011 |
| 20110256434 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING RESISTANCE CHARACTERISTICS OF BATTERY BASED ON OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE ESTIMATED BY BATTERY VOLTAGE VARIATION PATTERN - An apparatus for estimating resistance characteristics of a battery includes a data storing manager for obtaining and storing battery voltage, current and temperature data of a battery, whenever estimating a battery resistance characteristic; an open circuit voltage calculator for calculating battery open circuit voltage from a battery voltage variation pattern measured at the present and in the past; a weighted mean resistance calculator for calculating a battery resistance parameter from a battery current and a difference between the battery open circuit voltage and a battery voltage, and calculating a weighted mean resistance from battery resistance parameters calculated at the present and in the past; a weighted mean resistance convergence calculator for calculating a weighed mean resistance convergence value by repeatedly calculating a weighted mean sequence using the weighted mean resistance as an initial condition; and a resistance characteristic estimator for estimating a battery resistance from the weighted mean resistance convergence value. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20120035873 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING STATE OF HEALTH OF BATTERY BASED ON BATTERY VOLTAGE VARIATION PATTERN - An apparatus estimates SOH of a battery based on a battery voltage variation pattern. A data storing unit obtains and stores battery voltage, current and temperature data from sensors, at each SOH estimation. A first SOC estimating unit estimates first SOC by current integration using the battery current data. A second SOC estimating unit estimates open-circuit voltage from the voltage variation pattern, and calculates and stores second SOC corresponding to the open-circuit voltage and temperature using correlations between the open-circuit voltage/temperature and SOC. A weighted mean convergence calculating unit calculates and stores convergence value for weighted mean value of ratio of the second SOC variation to the first SOC variation. A SOH estimating unit estimates capacity corresponding to the weighted mean convergence value using correlation between the weighted mean convergence value and the capacity, estimates relative ratio of the estimated capacity to an initial capacity, and stores it as SOH. | 02-09-2012 |
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| 20090269414 | PROCESS OF PREPARING MICROSPHERES FOR SUSTAINED RELEASE HAVING IMPROVED DISPERSIBILITY AND SYRINGEABILITY - Disclosed is a process of preparing sustained release microspheres, containing a biodegradable polymer as a carrier and a drug, using spray drying. The process comprises preparing a solution, suspension or emulsion containing a biodegradable polymer, a drug and a solvent; spray drying the solution, suspension or emulsion; and suspending spray-dried microspheres in an aqueous solution containing polyvinyl alcohol to remove the residual solvent and increase the hydrophilicity of the microsphere surface. The process enables the preparation of microspheres having high drug encapsulation efficiency, almost not having a toxicity problem due to the residual solvent, and having good syringeability. The microspheres prepared according to the present invention release an effective concentration of a drug in a sustained manner for a predetermined period when administered to the body, and are thus useful in the treatment of diseases. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20100136126 | COMPOSITION AND MICROSPHERE FOR CONTROLLED-RELEASE OF EXENDIN, AND METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME - A controlled-release composition and controlled-release microspheres containing an exendin as an active ingredient, and a method of preparing the same are provided. More specifically, a controlled-release composition containing an exendin as an active ingredient, a biodegradable polymer with a specific viscosity, and coating materials, having high bioavailability and showing sustained release of the active ingredient in an effective concentration for a certain period without an excessive initial burst of the active ingredient; controlled-release microspheres containing a core including an exendin as an active ingredient and a biodegradable polymer, and a coating layer coating the core; and a method of preparing controlled-release microspheres including the steps of mixing an exendin, a biodegradable polymer, and a solvent, removing the solvent from the mixture to prepare hardened microspheres, and coating the hardened microspheres to form a coating layer on the surface of each microsphere, are provided. | 06-03-2010 |
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| 20090258497 | PHOTORESIST RESIN, AND METHOD FOR FORMING PATTERN AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DISPLAY PANEL USING THE SAME - A photoresist resin composition, a method for forming a pattern and a method for manufacturing a display panel using the photoresist resin composition are disclosed. The photoresist resin composition includes an alkali soluble resin, a photoresist compound, and a solvent, wherein the alkali soluble resin includes a first polymer resin represented by the following Chemical Formula 1, wherein, of R | 10-15-2009 |
| 20100009482 | PHOTORESIST COMPOSITION, METHOD OF FORMING A METAL PATTERN, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A DISPLAY SUBSTRATE USING THE SAME - A photoresist composition includes 5% to 50% by weight of an alkali-soluble resin, 0.5% to 30% by weight of a quinone diazide compound, 0.1% to 15 % by weight of a curing agent, and a remainder of an organic solvent. A method of forming a metal pattern includes coating a photoresist composition on a base substrate having a metal layer, and forming a first photoresist film. The photoresist composition includes 5% to 50% by weight of an alkali-soluble resin, 0.5% to 30% by weight of a quinone diazide compound, 0.1% to 15% by weight of a curing agent, and a remainder of an organic solvent. The first photoresist film is patterned, and forms a first photo pattern. The base substrate having the first photo pattern is heated, and forms a first baked pattern. The metal layer is patterned using the first baked pattern, and forms a metal pattern. | 01-14-2010 |
| 20110097835 | PHOTORESIST COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A DISPLAY SUBSTRATE USING THE SAME - A photoresist composition includes an alkali-soluble resin, a dissolution inhibitor including a quinone diazide compound, a first additive including a benzenol compound represented by the following Chemical Formula 1, a second additive including an acrylic copolymer represented by the following Chemical Formula 2 and an organic solvent. Accordingly, heat resistance of a photoresist pattern may be improved, and the photoresist pattern may be readily stripped. As a result, crack formation in the photoresist pattern may be reduced and/or prevented. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110284853 | DISPLAY SUBSTRATE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A display substrate, a display device having the same and a method of manufacturing the display substrate are provided. The display substrate includes a base substrate having a pixels-populated area (PA) and a surrounding area (SA) outside the PA, a first contact pad portion formed in the surrounding area, a second contact pad portion formed in the surrounding area formed to be spaced apart from the first contact pad portion with a spacing region provided therebetween, an insulating layer formed in the spacing region between the first and second contact pad portions and having a thickness smaller than or equal to a thickness of each of the first and second contact pad portions, and a first conductive film formed on the first and second pad portions. | 11-24-2011 |
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| 20090033982 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INSTALLING PRINTER DRIVER OF IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS IN PRINTING ENVIRONMENT USING UNIVERSAL PRINTER DRIVER - A method and apparatus for installing a printer driver of an image forming apparatus in a printing environment using a universal printer driver, the method including: displaying one or more functions that are supported by one or more image forming apparatuses connected to the printing environment; selecting at least one function from among the displayed functions; and installing a printer driver of a connected image forming apparatus that supports the selected at least one function. Thus, even if a model name of the printer driver of the image forming apparatus to be used is not recognized, a printer driver of the image forming apparatus that supports the functions to be used can be installed. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20100097650 | ADMINISTRATOR TERMINAL CONNECTED TO IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND CLIENT, IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME, AND REMOTE INSTALLING METHOD FOR DRIVER THEREOF - An administrator terminal connected to an image forming apparatus and a client, an image forming system including the same, and a method to remotely an install a driver. The method to remotely an install a driver in an administrator terminal connecting with at least one image forming apparatus and at least one client includes searching for at least one image forming apparatus connected to the administrator terminal, selecting at least one client sharing and using the searched image forming apparatus, selecting an image forming apparatus server according to a network connection type of the image forming apparatus, and installing the driver of the image forming apparatus on the at least one selected client through the selected image forming apparatus server. Thus, at least one client is selected among clients where the driver is installed, and the driver is simultaneously installed according to the selected clients, thereby saving time and cost and providing a convenience to a user. | 04-22-2010 |
| 20100107157 | SERVER CONNECTED WITH IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND CLIENT, IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM HAVING THE SAME, AND DRIVER REMOTE INSTALLATION METHOD OF IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A server connected with an image forming apparatus and a client, an image forming system having the same and a driver remote installation method of an image forming apparatus, the method including selecting at least one client in which a driver of the image forming apparatus is to be installed by the server; selecting a type of the driver to be installed in the at least one selected client; installing an install manager to install the driver in the at least one selected client; and installing the selected driver in the at least one selected client using the install manager. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20110058203 | Host apparatus connected to image forming apparatus and print control method thereof - A print control method of a host apparatus which is connected to at least one image forming apparatus in a network, the method including receiving changed IP information from the at least one image forming apparatus; determining whether the host apparatus performs a print job with respect to the image forming apparatus which has the changed IP information; holding the print job if there is the print job; changing a print option for the print job; and transmitting print data corresponding to the print job according to the changed print option. With this, the apparatus and the method may normally perform a print job by changing a port of an image forming apparatus and prevent data loss due to a failure to change the port normally even if there is a print job for an image forming apparatus whose IP address is changed. | 03-10-2011 |
| 20110137979 | SERVER CONNECTED TO IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND CLIENT, CLIENT, AND METHOD OF REMOTELY INSTALLING DRIVER OF IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A server connected to an image forming apparatus and a client, a client, and a method of remotely installing a driver of the image forming apparatus. A method of remotely installing a driver of an image forming apparatus in which a server is connected to at least one image forming apparatus and at least one client, the method including selecting at least one client where a driver of the image forming apparatus is to be installed, selecting a kind of at least one driver to be installed in the selected at least one client, receiving status information from the selected at least one client, displaying installation information of the driver on the at least one selected client according to the received status information, and selectively installing the driver in the selected at least one client according to the display installation information. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110292430 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF SCANNING AND/OR PRINTING AN IMAGE - A scanning apparatus and a method thereof include a scanning unit scanning a document and outputting a scanned result, at least one external storage unit detachably attached to the apparatus, at least one internal storage unit, and a controller detecting an attachment state of the external storage unit and storing the scanned result in one of the external storage unit and the internal storage unit according to the attachment state of the external storage unit. The scanning unit of the scanning apparatus is combined with a user scanning unit and a user printing unit into a combination apparatus, and the scanned result is printed in a printing apparatus spaced-apart from the scanning apparatus by a distance, thereby removing cables between the scanning or printing apparatus and a personal computer. Regardless of an attachment state of the external storage unit, the document is scanned in the real time, and the scanning apparatus is commonly used with a plurality of personal computers which are not connected to the scanning apparatus. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110307907 | MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANAGING DEVICE DRIVER OF MANAGEMENT APPARATUS - A management apparatus to manage a device driver using a device driver package or a device driver configuration package and a method of managing the device driver of the management apparatus are provided. The management apparatus and the method are to deploy at least one of a device driver package to install a device driver using the device driver or a common device driver corresponding to at least one image forming apparatus and a device driver configuration package to modify a configuration of an installed device driver. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20120057185 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF FORMING IMAGE THEREOF - An image forming apparatus includes a communication interface unit which allows the print controlling terminal to recognize the image forming apparatus as a printer, a determination unit which determines whether a printer driver of the image forming apparatus is installed in the print controlling terminal, a controlling unit which controls the communication interface unit to receive print data generated by the printer driver, and an image forming unit which prints the received print data, and the communication interface unit, if a printer driver is not installed in the print controlling terminal, controls the print controlling terminal to additionally recognize the image forming apparatus as an external storage medium and provides the print controlling terminal with a printer driver installation program stored in the external storage medium, and a method of performing the same. | 03-08-2012 |
