Image forming apparatus and notification method of receiving data by fax
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsKi-young SHIN, Sang-jin Lee, Jin-ah Heo
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Abstract
An image forming apparatus is provided that includes a fax unit which receives fax data; a communication interface which searches for connectable control points; an address management unit which selects a control point to be notified of fax reception information from among the searched control points; and a DLNA stack unit which notifies the selected control point of the fax reception information through the communication interface.
Claims26
An image forming apparatus connectable to a control point using a digital living network alliance (DLNA), the image forming apparatus comprising:
- a fax unit receiving fax data;
- a communication interface to search for connectable control points;
- an address management unit selecting a control point to be notified of fax reception information from among the searched control points;
- and
- a DLNA stack unit notifying the selected control point of the fax reception information through the communication interface.
A method of receiving fax data of an image forming apparatus connectable to a control point using a digital living network alliance (DLNA), the method comprising:
- receiving fax data at the image forming apparatus;
- searching for connectable control points;
- selecting a control point to be notified of fax reception information from among the searched control points;
- and
- notifying the selected control point of the fax reception information.
A notification method, comprising:
- storing user information corresponding to a fax number and control points corresponding to the user information in at least one lookup table;
- receiving fax data at an image forming apparatus;
- selecting at least one control point from the stored control points corresponding to a user based on the received fax data;
- and
- notifying the at least one control point that the fax data is received.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.