Image forming apparatus and method for providing manual thereof
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsSo-young LEE, Young-ei Cho, Dae-yeon Jang
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Abstract
An image forming apparatus is provided. The image forming apparatus includes a reception unit which receives an application and a manual for the application; a storage unit which converts the received manual to a format displayable on the image forming apparatus, and stores the converted manual and the application; and a control unit which, if a command to request the built-in manual or the converted manual is input, loads a manual corresponding to the command, and controls a display unit to display the loaded manual. Therefore, a manual provided by a third party may be added to an image forming apparatus.
Claims24
A method for providing a manual of an image forming apparatus where a built-in application and a built-in (or default) manual for the built-in (or default) application are stored, the method comprising:
- receiving an application and a manual for the application;
- converting the received manual to be in a format displayable on the image forming apparatus, and storing the converted manual and the application;
- loading, if a command to request for the built-in (or default) manual or the converted manual is input, a manual corresponding to the command;
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- displaying the loaded manual.
An image forming apparatus where a built-in application and a built-in manual for the built-in application are stored, the image forming apparatus comprising:
- a reception unit which receives an application and a manual for the application;
- a storage unit which converts the received manual to a format displayable on the image forming apparatus, and stores the converted manual together with the application;
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- a control unit which, if a command to request the built-in manual or the converted manual is input, loads a manual corresponding to the command, and controls a display unit to display the loaded manual.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.