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AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsSong-baik Jim, Byung-tae Kang
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An image forming method and apparatus are provided for receiving a portable document format (PDF) or post script (PS) file including image data from an external storage device, such as a universal serial bus memory stick, and printing the image data without using a personal computer. The image forming method includes a file storing image data received from the external storage device. Print page information is displayed regarding a plurality of pages of the image data. Information is received regarding one of the plurality of pages chosen to be printed by a user. The image data is printed corresponding to the chosen page. Accordingly, paper wastage is reduced and user convenience is increased by allowing the selecting and printing in units of pages or contents part of a document stored in a PDF or PS file received from an external storage device.
An image forming method in which image data is received from an external storage device and then printed, the image forming method comprising the steps of:
An image forming apparatus which receives image data from an external storage device and prints the received image data, the image forming apparatus comprising:
A computer-readable recording medium for storing a program to perform a method of receiving and printing image data from an external storage device, the method comprising the steps of:
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