Method and system to share an image forming apparatus among a plurality of hosts
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorSeung-soo Oak
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Abstract
A method and a system to share an image forming apparatus among a plurality of hosts. The method includes generating a print enable signal to be transmitted to one of the plurality of hosts corresponding to an order of forming communication channels among one or more hosts to enable wireless communication, and performing a print job by enabling the host that receives the print enable signal to transmit print data to the image forming apparatus. Accordingly, the image forming apparatus such as a printer or multi-purpose tray is wirelessly connected to the plurality of hosts to perform print jobs and scanning jobs.
Claims27
A method of sharing an image forming apparatus among a plurality of hosts, the method comprising:
- generating a print enable signal to be transmitted to one of the plurality of hosts corresponding to an order of forming communication channels among one or more hosts to enable wireless communication;
- and
- performing a print job by enabling the host that receives the print enable signal to transmit print data to the image forming apparatus.
A computer-readable recording medium having embodied thereon a computer program to execute a method of sharing an image forming apparatus among a plurality of hosts, the method comprising:
- generating a print enable signal to be transmitted to one of the plurality of hosts corresponding to an order of forming communication channels among one or more hosts to enable wireless communication;
- and
- performing a print job by enabling the host that receives the print enable signal to transmit print data to the image forming apparatus.
A system to share an image forming apparatus among a plurality of hosts, the system comprising:
- an image forming apparatus to generate and transmit a print enable signal to one of the plurality of hosts corresponding to an order of forming communication channels among one or more hosts to enable wireless communication;
- and
- one or more hosts to transmit print data to the image forming apparatus in response to the print enable signal received from the image forming apparatus,
- wherein the image forming apparatus performs a print job with respect to the transmitted print data received from the one or more hosts.
A method of communicating between an image forming apparatus and a plurality of hosts, the method comprising:
- generating and transmitting a print enable signal to a predetermined host according to a predetermined order of forming communication channels among a plurality of hosts;
- receiving a print request signal from the predetermined host;
- forming a communication channel with the predetermined host upon receiving the print request signal;
- and
- receiving print data to be printed from the predetermined host via the communication channel.
A method of forming an image with print data received from a predetermined host among a plurality of hosts in a wireless network, the method comprising:
- determining an order of forming communication channels among the plurality of hosts;
- transmitting a print enable signal to the predetermined host at a top of the order;
- and
- printing a print job when print data is received from the predetermined host in which the print enable signal is transmitted.
An image forming apparatus comprising:
- a control unit to transmit a print enable signal to a predetermined host in a predetermined order, to receive a print request signal from the predetermined host, to form a communication channel with the host in which the print request signal is received, and to receive print data from the predetermined host via the communication channel;
- and
- a print unit to form an image from the print data received.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.