Method and apparatus for connecting image forming apparatus with multiple host devices
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsMan-chan Kim, Sa-bong Jeong
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Abstract
A method and an apparatus for connecting an image forming apparatus with multiple host devices. The method includes: displaying a user interface in which the image forming apparatus and the host devices are arranged; setting an area in the user interface in which the host devices are to be connected to the image forming apparatus; and connecting host devices positioned in the set area to the image forming apparatus.
Claims24
A method of connecting one or more image forming apparatuses with corresponding multiple host devices, comprising:
- displaying a user interface in which the one or more image forming apparatuses and the host devices are arranged;
- setting an area in the user interface in which the host devices are to be connected to one of the one or more image forming apparatuses;
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- automatically connecting host devices positioned in the set area to the one image forming apparatus.
An apparatus to connect one or more image forming apparatuses with corresponding multiple host devices, comprising:
- a display unit to display a user interface in which the one or more image forming apparatuses and the host devices are arranged as a map;
- an area set unit to set an area in the user interface in which the host devices are to be connected to one of the one or more image forming apparatuses based on a user dragging a boundary of the map;
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- a connection control unit to connect host devices positioned in the set area to the one image forming apparatus.
An apparatus to connect one or more image forming apparatuses with corresponding multiple host devices, comprising:
- a display unit to display a user interface in which the one or more image forming apparatuses and the host devices are arranged;
- an area set unit to set an area in the user interface in which the host devices are to be connected to one of the one or more image forming apparatuses;
- a connection control unit to connect host devices positioned in the set area to the one image forming apparatus;
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- a storage unit to store coordinate values of arrangement positions of the host devices and coordinate values of the set area;
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- wherein the connection control unit connects host devices corresponding to coordinate values positioned within a range of the coordinate values of the set area to the one image forming apparatus.
An apparatus to connect one or more image forming apparatuses with corresponding multiple host devices, comprising:
- a display unit to display a user interface in which the one or more image forming apparatuses and the host devices are arranged;
- an area set unit to set an area in the user interface in which the host devices are to be connected to one of the one or more image forming apparatuses;
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- a connection control unit to connect host devices positioned in the set area to the one image forming apparatus,
- wherein, whenever a position of the image forming apparatus changes, the area set unit re-sets an area in the user interface in which the host devices are to be connected to the one image forming apparatus.
An apparatus to connect one or more image forming apparatuses to a plurality of host devices, the apparatus comprising:
- an area set unit to set an area in which the plurality of host devices are to be connected to one of the one or more image forming apparatuses and to re-set a new area if a position of the one or more image forming apparatuses or a position of one or more of the host devices changes;
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- a connection control unit to automatically connect host devices located in the set area to one of the one or more image forming apparatuses, and to re-connect host devices located in the new area to an image forming apparatus corresponding to the new area.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.