Image forming apparatus and method to search for and print images on network
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsChong-ho MOON, In-sung Choi
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Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an input unit to receive a network resources address where a document exists, a web information receiving unit to read information on the document existing at the received address, an image path extracting unit to extract a path and a name of an image file consistent with predetermined reference data from the document information, an image receiving unit to receive the image file through the network using the extracted path and name of the image file, and a printing unit to print the image file.
Claims38
A method of searching for and printing images on a network in an image forming apparatus, the method comprising:
- receiving a network resources address at which a document exists;
- reading information on the document existing at the received address;
- extracting a path and a name of an image file consistent with predetermined reference data from the document information;
- receiving the image file through the network using the extracted path and name of the image file;
- and
- printing the image file.
An image forming apparatus, comprising:
- an input unit to receive a network resources address at which a document exists;
- a web information receiving unit to read information on the document existing at the received address;
- an image path extracting unit to extract a path and a name of an image file consistent with predetermined reference data from the document information;
- an image receiving unit to receive the image file through the network using the extracted path and name of the image file;
- and
- a printing unit to print the image file.
An image forming apparatus, comprising:
- a web information unit to obtain information on a document located at an input web address through a network;
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- an image path extracting unit to extract a path and a name of one or more image files in the document according to the document information obtained by the web information unit.
A method of receiving an image through a network using an image forming apparatus, the method comprising:
- obtaining information on a document located at an input web address through the network;
- extracting a path and a name of one or more image files in the document from the information obtained by the web information unit;
- and
- receiving the one or more image files through the network using the path and name extracted by the image path extracting unit.
A computer readable recording medium including a computer readable code to perform a method of receiving an image through a network using an image forming apparatus, the method comprising:
- obtaining information on a document located at an input web address through the network;
- extracting a path and a name of one or more image files in the document from the information obtained by the web information unit;
- and
- receiving the one or more image files through the network using the path and name extracted by the image path extracting unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.