Abstract: An image forming apparatus that supports a plurality of platforms is provided. The image forming apparatus determines one or more platforms currently executable in the image forming apparatus from among the plurality of platforms. The image forming apparatus transmits, to an application server, a request for information of one or more applications executable on the determined one or more platforms and receives, from the application server, an application list including the information of the one or more applications. The image forming apparatus determines one or more applications to be installed on the one or more platforms, based on the application list, and downloads, from the application server, installation files of the one or more applications to be installed. The image forming apparatus installs each of the installation files on an executable platform from among the one or more platforms.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus that supports a plurality of platforms is provided. The image forming apparatus determines one or more platforms currently executable in the image forming apparatus from among the plurality of platforms. The image forming apparatus transmits, to an application server, a request for information of one or more applications executable on the determined one or more platforms and receives, from the application server, an application list including the information of the one or more applications. The image forming apparatus determines one or more applications to be installed on the one or more platforms, based on the application list, and downloads, from the application server, installation files of the one or more applications to be installed. The image forming apparatus installs each of the installation files on an executable platform from among the one or more platforms.

Abstract: A method by which an image forming apparatus provides a workflow service is provided. The method includes acquiring an execution request for a workflow of an image forming operation, determining whether conditions for executing the workflow are satisfied, according to the acquired execution request, and executing pre-stored functions corresponding to the workflow if it is determined that the conditions are satisfied.

Abstract: A method by which an image forming apparatus provides a workflow service is provided. The method includes acquiring an execution request for a workflow of an image forming operation, determining whether conditions for executing the workflow are satisfied, according to the acquired execution request, and executing pre-stored functions corresponding to the workflow if it is determined that the conditions are satisfied.

Abstract: A method of performing an image forming operation using user information, the method including receiving domain information of a user and performing user authentication using the received domain information; receiving a request for the image forming operation after successfully performing the user authentication; querying a lightweight directory access protocol (LDAP) server using the domain information used for the user authentication to acquire user information necessary for performing the image forming operation; and performing the image forming operation using the user information acquired by querying the LDAP server.

Abstract: A method of managing an image forming apparatus provided with a web server includes receiving a connection request for the web server, determining whether a MAC (Media Access Control) address of a user terminal device that has requested the connection is a pre-stored MAC address, and approving the connection of the user terminal device that has requested the connection to the web server if it is determined that the MAC address of the user terminal device that has requested the connection has been pre-stored.

Abstract: A method of managing an image forming apparatus provided with a web server includes receiving a connection request for the web server, determining whether a MAC (Media Access Control) address of a user terminal device that has requested the connection is a pre-stored MAC address, and approving the connection of the user terminal device that has requested the connection to the web server if it is determined that the MAC address of the user terminal device that has requested the connection has been pre-stored.

Abstract: A method of performing an image forming operation using user information, the method including receiving domain information of a user and performing user authentication using the received domain information; receiving a request for the image forming operation after successfully performing the user authentication; querying a lightweight directory access protocol (LDAP) server using the domain information used for the user authentication to acquire user information necessary for performing the image forming operation; and performing the image forming operation using the user information acquired by querying the LDAP server.

Abstract: A file editing method of an image forming apparatus is provided and includes detecting image data included in a image file and generating a first raw data from the image file, scanning an image and generating a second raw data from the scanned image, combining the generated second raw data and the first raw data, and converting the combined first and second raw data into an image file to generate a new image file.