Abstract: A server and an operating method for an e-mail printing service are provided. The operating method includes receiving an e-mail to be sent to an e-mail address of an image forming apparatus, determining whether the received e-mail is a confirmation request e-mail for confirming whether the e-mail address of the image forming apparatus is correct, creating a reply e-mail when the received e-mail is the confirmation request e-mail, the reply e-mail indicating that the e-mail address of the image forming apparatus is correct, and returning the reply e-mail to a sender address of the received e-mail.

Abstract: Disclosed is an image forming apparatus. The present image forming apparatus comprises: an input unit for receiving a scanning option; a communication unit for transmitting the received scanning option to another image forming apparatus; a scanning unit for scanning a first document according to the scanning option and generating first scanned data; and a control unit for receiving second scanned data in which a second document is scanned according to the scanning option in another image forming apparatus, and combining the first scanned data and the second scanned data.

Abstract: An electronic device is disclosed. The present electronic device comprises: a user interface unit displaying a UI for controlling a function of an image forming device; a communication interface unit for transmitting, to the image forming device, a control command received through the UI; a workform generation unit for automatically generating a workform on the basis of a series of user operation contents and orders inputted on the UI; and a storage unit for storing the generated workform.

Abstract: Disclosed is a cloud server. The cloud server comprises: a control unit for generating a work group including a plurality of image forming devices which can be controlled by a mobile device; a UI generation unit for generating a UI capable of receiving an input of a virtual grouping job coupled to a plurality of tasks supported by the plurality of image forming devices, respectively; and a communication interface unit for providing a UI which has been generated in the mobile device.

Abstract: An image scanning apparatus is disclosed. The image scanning apparatus comprises: a scanner for generating a scan image by scanning a loaded document; and a controller for in response to sensing the presence of a preset identification mark in the generated scan image, processing, with a first job, the scan image before the document in which an identification mark is present and processing, with a second job, the scan image for the document in which an identification mark is present and the scan image after the document.

Abstract: Disclosed is an image forming apparatus. The present image forming apparatus comprises: an input unit for receiving a scanning option; a communication unit for transmitting the received scanning option to another image forming apparatus; a scanning unit for scanning a first document according to the scanning option and generating first scanned data; and a control unit for receiving second scanned data in which a second document is scanned according to the scanning option in another image forming apparatus, and combining the first scanned data and the second scanned data.

Abstract: An electronic device is disclosed. The present electronic device comprises: a user interface unit displaying a UI for controlling a function of an image forming device; a communication interface unit for transmitting, to the image forming device, a control command received through the UI; a workform generation unit for automatically generating a workform on the basis of a series of user operation contents and orders inputted on the UI; and a storage unit for storing the generated workform.

Abstract: An image scanning apparatus is disclosed. The image scanning apparatus comprises: a scanner for generating a scan image by scanning a loaded document; and a controller for in response to sensing the presence of a preset identification mark in the generated scan image, processing, with a first job, the scan image before the document in which an identification mark is present and processing, with a second job, the scan image for the document in which an identification mark is present and the scan image after the document.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus is disclosed. The image forming apparatus comprises: a storage unit which, from among a plurality of image forming apparatuses, stores information about at least one other image forming apparatus which constitutes a virtual device and an image forming apparatus; a communication unit for performing communication with the at least one other image forming apparatus; a user interface unit for displaying a UI screen including an object corresponding to the virtual device; a task processing unit; and a control unit which, when a virtual device is selected through the UI screen and a job execution command is inputted, controls the task processing unit to process at least one first task among a plurality of tasks constituting one job, requests the at least one other image forming apparatus to process at least one second task among a plurality of tasks, and distributes the job.

Abstract: A host device is disclosed. The host device comprises: an input unit for receiving a control command for performing a preset event; a communication interface unit for communicating with an image forming device; and a control unit for transmitting, to the image forming device via the communication interface unit, a state change command for changing an operating state of the image forming device and performing the preset event corresponding to the received control command, if the received control command is a command related to controlling the image forming device.

Abstract: Disclosed is a cloud server. The cloud server comprises: a control unit for generating a work group including a plurality of image forming devices which can be controlled by a mobile device; a UI generation unit for generating a UI capable of receiving an input of a virtual grouping job coupled to a plurality of tasks supported by the plurality of image forming devices, respectively; and a communication interface unit for providing a UI which has been generated in the mobile device.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus is provided. The image forming apparatus includes: function units with regard to image forming; a control unit configured to control the function units to simultaneously perform a first job and a second job when an execution command of the second job using one of first and second function units from among the function units is detected while the first job using one of the first and second function units is performed; and a communication interface unit configured to transmit data required for the second job to other apparatuses connected to the image forming apparatus to temporarily store the data in a repository of the other apparatuses.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus is provided. The image forming apparatus includes: function units with regard to image forming; a control unit configured to control the function units to simultaneously perform a first job and a second job when an execution command of the second job using one of first and second function units from among the function units is detected while the first job using one of the first and second function units is performed; and a communication interface unit configured to transmit data required for the second job to other apparatuses connected to the image forming apparatus to temporarily store the data in a repository of the other apparatuses.

Abstract: Provided is an image forming system operable to provide a cloud printing service, the image forming system comprising: a transmitting device operable to transmit content by designating a target phone number; a cloud printing server operable to receive the target phone number and the content from the transmitting device; a receiving device assigned with the target phone number and operable to receive an upload notification of the content with respect to the target phone number from the cloud printing server; and an image forming device operable to print the content by receiving the content from the cloud printing server, wherein the cloud printing server transmits the content to the image forming device registered in the target phone number when the cloud printing service is requested for the content to the target phone number.

Abstract: A method and apparatus to print an e-mail according to printing environment settings corresponding to each user includes receiving a user profile stored in the outside, setting an e-mail printing environment by using the received user profile, and printing an e-mail received from an e-mail server according to the set e-mail printing environment. By doing so, users can print an e-mail according to a printing environment desired by a user in an image forming apparatus such as a Multi Function Printer (MFP), a printer, or the like which supports printing of an e-mail.

Abstract: A method and apparatus to print an e-mail according to printing environment settings corresponding to each user includes receiving a user profile stored in the outside, setting an e-mail printing environment by using the received user profile, and printing an e-mail received from an e-mail server according to the set e-mail printing environment. By doing so, users can print an e-mail according to a printing environment desired by a user in an image forming apparatus such as a Multi Function Printer (MFP), a printer, or the like which supports printing of an e-mail.

Abstract: A scanning apparatus, a network scanning system and a network scanning method thereof, the network scanning method of the scanning apparatus that is connected to a host apparatus including: receiving inherent information with respect to the host apparatus that is a transmission target of a scan image of a scanned item; searching for one or more scanning protocols supported by the host apparatus by using the received inherent information; and displaying the one or more supported scanning protocols found in the searching. Thus, an error in a network scanning setting may be reduced, and user convenience may be improved.

Abstract: A method and apparatus to print an e-mail according to printing environment settings corresponding to each user includes receiving a user profile stored in the outside, setting an e-mail printing environment by using the received user profile, and printing an e-mail received from an e-mail server according to the set e-mail printing environment. By doing so, users can print an e-mail according to a printing environment desired by a user in an image forming apparatus such as a Multi Function Printer (MFP), a printer, or the like which supports printing of an e-mail.

Abstract: An image forming method of an image forming apparatus includes generating voice data based on image data, which will be transmitted, if a voice attaching signal is input, and transmitting at least one of the image data and the voice data to an external device, so that a visually impaired person can identify the image data when receiving and transmitting the image data.

Abstract: Provided is a file printing method and system using e-mail. The method includes transmitting a file to a document server; transmitting an e-mail to a printing device through an e-mail server, the e-mail containing link information of the file transmitted; and retrieving the file from the document server using the link information and printing the retrieved file. Accordingly, a large print file can be printed regardless of the size of a file. In addition, since user authentication is performed every time a print file is downloaded, security is improved.