Abstract: An image forming apparatus and a method for providing a user interface (UI) screen of the image forming apparatus are provided. The image forming apparatus receives a UI screen to be displayed on a display unit thereof from a web server that is connected to a web browser of the image forming apparatus. In some embodiments, a UI screen corresponding to screen information of the display unit and apparatus information of the image forming apparatus is received from the web server and displayed.

Abstract: A web application processing method, the web application processing method including: receiving web application information regarding a web application; accessing a web page for the web application using the web application information; reading contents from the web page; generating a virtual application corresponding to the web application using the read contents; and installing the generated virtual application in an image forming apparatus. Therefore, it is possible for a user to easily install a web application using uniform resource locator (URL) information, thereby increasing user convenience.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus and a method for providing a user interface (UI) screen of the image forming apparatus are provided. The image forming apparatus receives a UI screen to be displayed on a display unit thereof from a web server that is connected to a web browser of the image forming apparatus. In some embodiments, a UI screen corresponding to screen information of the display unit and apparatus information of the image forming apparatus is received from the web server and displayed.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus, comprising a communication interface unit to communicate with outside, a plurality of web-based applications to use web page information received via the communication interface unit, and a control unit to provide service on an open platform having a web server which shares session information of each of the plurality of web-based applications. Accordingly, session information can be shared between web-based applications.

Abstract: A web application processing method, the web application processing method including: receiving web application information regarding a web application; accessing a web page for the web application using the web application information; reading contents from the web page; generating a virtual application corresponding to the web application using the read contents; and installing the generated virtual application in an image forming apparatus. Therefore, it is possible for a user to easily install a web application using uniform resource locator (URL) information, thereby increasing user convenience.

Abstract: A method of installing an integrated file, and an image forming apparatus to install the integrated file therein, the method including: analyzing information of a package file, which is a package of files to be installed in the image forming apparatus, by receiving the package file and separating a metadata file describing package file information from the package file; managing files installed in the image forming apparatus by analyzing the metadata file, and when a file, of the package file, to be installed in the image forming apparatus is determined as a result of the analysis, requesting an installer to install the file; and installing, by the installer, the file in the image forming apparatus. Accordingly, various files are installed at once by using one integrated file, and thus an easy installation method is provided and a version of a file is managed by supporting a metadata file.

Abstract: Provided are a method and apparatus for providing and using content advisory (CA) information on Internet contents. A method of providing CA information by using a CA information server, includes receiving a request for the CA information on a content, from an Internet Protocol television (IPTV); searching for CA information on the content; and transmitting the found CA information to the IPTV. A method of using CA information when an IPTV reproduces a content not having the CA information, according to the present invention, includes transmitting a request for CA information, to a CA information server; receiving the CA information from the CA information server; analyzing the CA information; and applying the CA information.