Printing method of attached file, and image forming apparatus and image forming system employing the same
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsJae-yoon Lee, Kyeong-wook Ha
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Abstract
An attached file printing method of an image forming apparatus, and image forming apparatus and system employing the same are provided. The attached file printing method of an image forming apparatus includes: determining whether there is a printable attached file in a printing target original document or not; converting at least one of the original document and the attached file to a printing data depending on the determining result; and printing the converted printing data.
Claims21
An attached file printing method of an image forming apparatus, comprising:
- determining whether a printable attached file exists within a printing target original document;
- converting at least one of the original document and the printable attached file to printing data depending on the determining result;
- and
- printing the converted printing data.
An image forming apparatus, comprising:
- an interface unit to connect a storage medium to the image forming apparatus or to a host;
- an object searching unit to determine whether an original document stored in the storage medium and whether a printable attached file is included in the original document;
- a control unit to select at least one of the original document and the printable attached file as a printing target document;
- a file converting unit to convert the selected printing target document to printing data;
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- a printing unit which prints the printing data converted in the file converting unit.
An image forming system, comprising:
- an image forming apparatus including a printing unit to form an image, and a first control unit to control printing of the printing unit;
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- a host including a storing unit, an object searching unit to determine whether an original document is stored in the storing unit and whether a printable attached file is present in the original document, a second control unit to select at least one of the original document and the printable attached file as a printing target document, and a file converting unit to convert the selected printing target document to printing data and to supply the printing data to the image forming apparatus.
A host device connectable to an image forming apparatus, the host device comprising:
- a storage unit in which at least one document is stored;
- an object searching unit to determine whether an original document is stored in the storage unit, to determine whether an attached file is included in the original document, and to determine whether the attached file is a printable attached file;
- a control unit to select a printing target document based on the determination of the object searching unit as to the presence of the attached file and whether the attached file is a printable attached file;
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- a file converting unit to convert the selected printing target document into printing data to be supplied to the image forming apparatus for printing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.