Abstract: An iconographic control panel of an image forming apparatus is provided. The iconographic control panel includes a plurality of physical iconographic control buttons respectively corresponding to a plurality of functions of the image forming apparatus, each of the plurality of physical iconographic control buttons comprising at least one dedicated light emitting diode, and at least one processor to determine an availability of the plurality of functions of the image forming apparatus respectively corresponding to each of the plurality of physical iconographic control buttons, determine a functional state of the plurality of functions of the image forming apparatus determined to be available, and control an illumination of the at least one LED of each of the plurality of physical iconographic control buttons based on the availability of each function corresponding to each of the plurality of physical iconographic control buttons and the functional state of each function determined to be available.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus and a method of operating an electronic apparatus are provided. The method includes receiving an application including at least one of a user interface (UI) element, a data element, or a logical element, receiving a modifiability file indicating one or more of the at least one of the user interface (UI) element, the data element, or the logical element of the application that can be modified and an extent of the modifiability, installing the application including the modifiability file on the electronic apparatus, receiving a user selection to modify one or more of the UI element, the data element, or the logical element, creating a modification file based on the user modification, and storing the modification file for user selection and execution.

Abstract: An iconographic control panel of an image forming apparatus is provided. The iconographic control panel includes a plurality of physical iconographic control buttons respectively corresponding to a plurality of functions of the image forming apparatus, each of the plurality of physical iconographic control buttons comprising at least one dedicated light emitting diode, and at least one processor to determine an availability of the plurality of functions of the image forming apparatus respectively corresponding to each of the plurality of physical iconographic control buttons, determine a functional state of the plurality of functions of the image forming apparatus determined to be available, and control an illumination of the at least one LED of each of the plurality of physical iconographic control buttons based on the availability of each function corresponding to each of the plurality of physical iconographic control buttons and the functional state of each function determined to be available.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus and method for determining a toner level and providing a notification are provided. The method of operating an image forming apparatus includes counting a number of times a lower toner hopper receives toner from an in-situ refillable upper toner hopper, calculating an estimate of toner volume transferred from the lower toner hopper to a surface of a photosensitive drum, determining an amount of toner consumed from the in-situ refillable upper toner hopper based on the number of times the lower toner hopper receives toner from the in-situ refillable upper toner hopper and the estimate of toner volume transferred from the lower toner hopper to the surface of the photosensitive drum, and generating an upper toner hopper refill notification when the amount of toner consumed from the in-situ refillable upper toner hopper is determined to exceed a threshold value.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus and method for determining a toner level and providing a notification are provided. The method of operating an image forming apparatus includes counting a number of times a lower toner hopper receives toner from an in-situ refillable upper toner hopper, calculating an estimate of toner volume transferred from the lower toner hopper to a surface of a photosensitive drum, determining an amount of toner consumed from the in-situ refillable upper toner hopper based on the number of times the lower toner hopper receives toner from the in-situ refillable upper toner hopper and the estimate of toner volume transferred from the lower toner hopper to the surface of the photosensitive drum, and generating an upper toner hopper refill notification when the amount of toner consumed from the in-situ refillable upper toner hopper is determined to exceed a threshold value.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus for printing through automatic sorting is described. A communication interface obtains data from a plurality of external apparatuses. A processor, in response to the obtaining, collects the obtained data according to a plurality of groups sorted based on identification information included in the obtained data, and generates a print command when a predetermined condition is satisfied. An image forming job performer prints data collected in the plurality of groups according to the generated print command.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus for printing through automatic sorting is described. A communication interface obtains data from a plurality of external apparatuses. A processor, in response to the obtaining, collects the obtained data according to a plurality of groups sorted based on identification information included in the obtained data, and generates a print command when a predetermined condition is satisfied. An image forming job performer prints data collected in the plurality of groups according to the generated print command.

Abstract: A cloud server is provided. The cloud server includes a memory configured to store usage histories for a plurality of files for each of a plurality of users, a transceiver configured to receive a request for a file list from a user terminal apparatus, and a processor configured to retrieve a file corresponding to the user terminal apparatus, generate an aligned file list for the retrieved file based on the usage history corresponding to the retrieved file, and control the transceiver so that the generated file list is transmitted to the user terminal apparatus.

Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a receiving module configured to receive the notification event from an object and a processor configured to identify the receipt of the notification event, create attribute information based on the information provided by the object, configure background information of the notification event by using the attribute information, and to output the background information of the notification event.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus, an image forming system, and a method to control the same, the method including: adjusting a count of a selected type of job of an image forming apparatus based on a count of another type of job, thereby achieving convenient management of the counts of the plurality of types of jobs.

Abstract: A managing method of an image forming system having at least one image forming apparatus including a first image forming apparatus, and a plurality of servers including a first server and managing the first image forming apparatus, the managing method includes determining whether the first server operates normally, requesting the plurality of server except the first server to manage the first image forming apparatus, if the first server operates abnormally, and allowing a second server among the plurality of servers except the first server to manage the first image forming apparatus in response to the request.

Abstract: A host apparatus connected to an image forming apparatus, a remote configuration system including the same, and a remote configuration method using the host apparatus. The method of remotely configuring a host apparatus connectable to at least one image forming apparatus includes selecting the at least one image forming apparatus; configuring at least one configuration item of the at least one image forming apparatus; and displaying the at least one configured configuration item on a work list window. With this, a work list window displaying configured configuration item is prepared and it is thus convenient for a user to grasp the configured configuration item at a glance.

Abstract: A host apparatus connected to an image forming apparatus, a remote configuration system including the same, and a remote configuration method using the host apparatus. The method of remotely configuring a host apparatus connectable to at least one image forming apparatus includes selecting the at least one image forming apparatus; configuring at least one configuration item of the at least one image forming apparatus; and displaying the at least one configured configuration item on a work list window. With this, a work list window displaying configured configuration item is prepared and it is thus convenient for a user to grasp the configured configuration item at a glance.

Abstract: A managing method of an image forming system having at least one image forming apparatus including a first image forming apparatus, and a plurality of servers including a first server and managing the first image forming apparatus, the managing method includes determining whether the first server operates normally, requesting the plurality of server except the first server to manage the first image forming apparatus, if the first server operates abnormally, and allowing a second server among the plurality of servers except the first server to manage the first image forming apparatus in response to the request.

Abstract: A method and apparatus to create a map template, and a method and apparatus to manage devices using a map template, the method of managing the devices using the map template including: searching for one or more devices to be managed; selecting a map template that represents an interior structure of a building in which the one or more found devices are located; and arranging the one or more found devices at predetermined positions in the selected map template. Thus, a user can easily manage positions of the devices without any need to upload or edit a map image by using the map template that the user creates or selects as desired.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus, an image forming system, and a method to control the same, the method including: adjusting a count of a selected type of job of an image forming apparatus based on a count of another type of job, thereby achieving convenient management of the counts of the plurality of types of jobs.

Abstract: An image forming device and method to adjust a data transmission rate includes a data transmitter to transmit scanned image data to a server, and a controller to operate the data transmitter to adjust the transmission rate of the image data corresponding to the server.