Image forming apparatus, host device and print controlling method

A host device which is connectable to an image forming, the host device, comprising:

• a communication interface unit which receives a search message for requesting information regarding the host device from an image forming apparatus;
• a determination unit which determines whether it is possible to perform a print job using the image forming apparatus which sent the search message;
• and
• a controller which controls a communication interface unit to transmit a response message including information regarding the host device to the image forming apparatus according to the determination result;

A print controlling method in an image forming apparatus, the method comprising:

• broadcasting a search message to search for a connectable host device;
• receiving a response message for notifying that it is possible to perform a print job from host devices in response to the search message;
• displaying host devices corresponding to the received response message;
• receiving a selection regarding a host device to be connected from among the displayed host devices;
• and
• transmitting a connection message for requesting connection to the image forming apparatus to the selected host device.

A print controlling method in a host device connectable to an image forming apparatus, the method comprising:

• receiving a search message for requesting information regarding the host device from the image forming apparatus;
• determining whether it is possible to perform a print job using an image forming apparatus which sent the search message;
• transmitting a response message including information regarding the host device to the image forming apparatus according to the determination result;
• and
• setting the image forming apparatus as a default printer of the host device if a connection message for requesting connection is received from the image forming apparatus.