Abstract: Provided is a test circuit configured to receive an inspection command from automatic test equipment (ATE) and test a device under test (DUT), and the test circuit includes a plurality of analog inspection circuits electrically connected to the DUT to test an operation thereof, and a digital control circuit configured to control operations of the analog inspection circuits, wherein the digital control circuit and the analog inspection circuits are located apart from each other.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus to provide data information and an image forming method using the same. The image forming apparatus includes a control unit to confirm whether data exists from a server that corresponds to a uniform resource location (URL) of the data if the URL of the data is received, and a user interface unit to provide a user interface to display whether the data exists. Accordingly, malfunction of the image forming apparatus and unnecessary printing can be prevented.

Abstract: An image forming method using extensible hypertext markup language (XHTML)-print data, including receiving registration information about an image forming apparatus from the image forming apparatus, generating XHTML-Print data from print data using the registration information of the information forming apparatus, transmitting the XHTML-Print data to the image forming apparatus, and printing the XHTML-Print data.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes an image processor which generates printing data of a document displayed as a preview image and a controller which controls the image processor to generate the printing data from which a hidden region is excluded, the hidden region not being displayed when the document is previewed.

Abstract: An image forming method using extensible hypertext markup language (XHTML)-print data, including receiving registration information about an image forming apparatus from the image forming apparatus, generating XHTML-Print data from print data using the registration information of the information forming apparatus, transmitting the XHTML-Print data to the image forming apparatus, and printing the XHTML-Print data.

Abstract: An image forming method using hypertext markup language (XHTML)-print data, including receiving registration information about an image forming apparatus from the image forming apparatus, generating XHTML-Print data from print data using the registration information of the information forming apparatus, transmitting the XHTML-Print data to the image forming apparatus, and printing the XHTML-Print data.

Abstract: Provided are a direct image formation method and apparatus in which a predetermined image file that is transmitted from a host computer is directly received and printed or transmitted. The direct image formation method includes setting a USB class of the direct image formation apparatus to a mass storage class (MSC) and connecting the direct image formation apparatus to the host device in an MSC connection mode; transmitting the image file from the host device to the direct image formation apparatus in the MSC connection mode; and converting the image file to data in a predetermined printing format and printing the data into which the image file is converted.

Abstract: The image forming apparatus includes a display part on which a first and second list of a file, which are to be printed, is displayed and a controller which controls a display of the first list of a file which corresponds to a predetermined condition simultaneously with a display of the second list of a file which does not correspond to the predetermined condition, the second list displayed on the display part by a different display method than the first list.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes an image processor which generates printing data of a document displayed as a preview image and a controller which controls the image processor to generate the printing data from which a hidden region is excluded, the hidden region not being displayed when the document is previewed.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus to provide data information and an image forming method using the same. The image forming apparatus includes a control unit to confirm whether data exists from a server that corresponds to a uniform resource location (URL) of the data if the URL of the data is received, and a user interface unit to provide a user interface to display whether the data exists. Accordingly, malfunction of the image forming apparatus and unnecessary printing can be prevented.

Abstract: A method and system of forming an image using XML data including generating and binding XML print data, corresponding to print data, and XML job set data, corresponding to job set information of the print data, transmitting the bound XML data to an image forming device, and performing a print job using the transmitted bound XML data. Accordingly, a printing job and a print job set job can be performed simultaneously using only one standardized XML protocol without defining a novel protocol.

Abstract: A control point in a UPnP network and a method of registering a preference device thereof eliminate discovery and description operations with respect to a preference in the UPnP network. The control point includes a preference device registration unit to register a device selected among a plurality of devices connected to the network as a preference device, a storage unit to store information on pre-registered preference devices and information on services provided by the preference devices, and a UPnP processing unit to receive and process the corresponding service by using information on the preference device selected among the stored preference devices and the information on the service provided by the preference device if one of the stored preference devices is selected.

Abstract: A printer to display job request information via Bluetooth and a method of displaying job request information in the printer capable of preventing an undesired job operation by providing information on a Bluetooth profile and information on a job request status are provided. The printer includes a Bluetooth connector to connect the printer with a host via Bluetooth, a profile analyzer to analyze a Bluetooth profile used for connection with the host, a profile handler to handle an operation of the Bluetooth profile and determining a job status according to a corresponding profile, a display unit to display information of the profile analyzed by the profile analyzer and the job status according to the corresponding profile determined by the profile handler, and a controller to control the Bluetooth connector, the profile analyzer, the profile handler, and the display unit.

Abstract: An image forming method and system using extensible hypertext markup language (XHTML)-Print data in an image forming system having an image forming apparatus printing an image, and a device connected to the image forming apparatus includes setting layout information of an image, generating HXTML-Print data from the set layout information, and storing the XHTML-Print data in a storage unit. According to the method and system, by writing layout information of the image in an XHTML-Print language and storing the information, when an identical image to the image is to be printed in the identical layout to the set layout information, the image forming system can print the image by using the XHTML-Print data of the stored layout information without resetting the layout information.

Abstract: An image printing method and apparatus are provided for receiving firmware information for controlling a printing mode of a printing medium through a barcode and controlling the printing mode of the printing medium using the received firmware information. The image printing apparatus includes a sensing unit which senses a barcode for providing information on a printing medium and generating a sensing signal, an extracting unit which reads out barcode data from the sensing signal and extracts firmware information corresponding to the printing medium from the barcode data, a printing engine unit which prints an image on the printing medium, and a controlling unit which controls the printing engine unit based on the extracted firmware information.

Abstract: A method of upgrading firmware of an image forming device using a mobile terminal, includes connecting a mobile terminal to the image forming device, the mobile terminal having a memory storing therein firmware of the image forming apparatus, transmitting information on the firmware of the memory to the image forming device in response to a firmware upgrade request of the image forming device, comparing the transmitted firmware information from the mobile terminal with the firmware stored at the image forming apparatus, and upgrading the firmware of the image forming device according to the comparison result.

Abstract: Provided are a direct image formation method and apparatus in which a predetermined image file that is transmitted from a host computer is directly received and printed or transmitted. The direct image formation method includes setting a USB class of the direct image formation apparatus to a mass storage class (MSC) and connecting the direct image formation apparatus to the host device in an MSC connection mode; transmitting the image file from the host device to the direct image formation apparatus in the MSC connection mode; and converting the image file to data in a predetermined printing format and printing the data into which the image file is converted.

Abstract: A printing system and a printing method includes requesting re-transmission of once-printed data for re-printing through a printing device. The printing system has at least one printing device which includes a first interface unit to communication-interface with at least one host device transmitting printing data, an engine control unit to execute a printing job of the printing data received through the first interface unit, a memory to store information about the printing job executed by the engine control unit, a manipulation panel unit to display a list of the information about the printing job stored in the memory and to input a request for re-execution of the printing job, and a first control unit to detect the information about the printing job executed by the engine control unit and to store the information in the memory.

Abstract: A method and apparatus to control printing of printers connected with a network and a computer-readable recording medium to store a computer program are provided. The method includes finding and registering identification information that identifies universal plug-and-play printers supporting universal plug-and-play among the printers connected with the network, monitoring the universal plug-and-play printers using the registered identification information, and selectively transmitting printing data to desired universal plug-and-play printers among the universal plug-and-play printers.