Control point, image forming apparatus, and method of controlling printing

A method of controlling printing of an image forming apparatus connectable to one or more control point apparatuses, the method comprising:

• receiving from the control point apparatus a print request regarding content-for-printing including a connection policy regarding the control point apparatus;
• receiving print data regarding the content-for-printing and the content-for-printing;
• printing the content-for-printing based on the received print data;
• and
• generating a notice that the content-for-printing has been printed based on the received connection policy.

A method of performing an imaging operation in a network including a control point apparatus and at least one image forming apparatus, the method comprising:

• generating a print request at the control point apparatus;
• transmitting the print request and a connection policy to the image forming apparatus;
• controlling the connection between the control point apparatus and the image forming apparatus according to the connection policy;
• and
• transmitting print data to the image forming apparatus.

An image-forming apparatus of a network including at least one control point apparatus, comprising:

• an image forming unit to form an image corresponding to a print operation;
• a communication interface to receive from the control point apparatus a connection policy corresponding to the print operation;
• a stack unit to receive the connection policy from the communication interface;
• and
• a controller to control operation of the image forming unit and to control a connection between the image forming apparatus and the control point apparatus based on the connection policy received from the control point apparatus.