Light emitting unit on an image forming device for emitting a light color beam mapping with a color displayed on a host device during printing

An image forming device connected to a host device through a network to perform a printing operation requested by the host device, comprising:

• a light emitting unit to emit a color light beam;
• and
• a controller to control the host device to display a color which is mapped from the color light beam emitted from the light emitting unit during the printing operation,
• wherein colors of a predetermined color queue are mapped to host devices on the network according to the order in which the respective host devices request printing operations and the order of colors in the predetermined color queue.

A host device connected to an image forming device through a network, the host device to request a printing operation to the image forming device, comprising:

• a user interface to display status information of the image forming device and information on colors mapped to other host devices connected to the network;
• and
• a controller to control the user interface to display a color of a light beam emitted from a light emitting unit of the image forming device during the printing operation,
• wherein the light emitting unit emits a light beam in a plurality of colors as the color light beam,
• wherein the image forming device transmits color information corresponding to a color which is mapped from the color light beam to display the mapped color in the user interface of the host device, receives the printing request and the color information from the host device, and controls the light emitting unit to emit the light beam that has the color that matches the mapped color during the printing operation, and
• wherein colors of a predetermined color queue are mapped to host devices on the network according to the order in which the respective host devices request printing operations and the order of colors in the predetermined color queue.

A method of driving an image forming device connected to a host device through a network to perform a printing operation as requested by the host device, comprising:

• mapping the host device that requests the printing operation to a corresponding color;
• transmitting color information corresponding to the mapped color to display the mapped color in a predetermined display area of the host device;
• receiving the printing request and the color information from the host device;
• controlling a light emitting unit to emit a color light beam matching the mapped color of the host device, while executing the printing operation as requested by the host device, wherein the light emitting unit emits a light beam in a plurality of colors as the color light beam, wherein a plurality of colors are mapped to corresponding host devices;
• determining which one of the colors is used on the network;
• designating one of colors not including the color used on the network as a color of the light beam emitted from the light emitting unit;
• mapping the designated color to the host device that requests the printing operation;
• and
• transmitting color information corresponding to the mapped color to the host device that requests the printing operation,
• wherein colors of a predetermined color queue are mapped to host devices on the network according to the order in which the respective host devices request printing operations and the order of colors in the predetermined color queue.

A method of driving an image forming device connected to a host device through a network to perform a printing operation as requested by the host device, comprising:

• mapping the host device that requests the printing operation to a corresponding color;
• transmitting color information corresponding to the mapped color to display the mapped color in a predetermined display area of the host device;
• receiving the printing request and the color information from the host device;
• controlling a light emitting unit to emit a color light beam matching the mapped color of the host device, while executing the printing operation as requested by the host device, wherein the light emitting unit emits a light beam in a plurality of colors as the color light beam, wherein a plurality of colors are mapped to corresponding host devices;
• determining whether a previous printing operation is being performed;
• if it is determined that the previous printing operation is being performed, determining a color mapped to a host device which has requested the previous printing operation and mapping a color of the colors not including the determined color to a host device performing a current printing operation;
• if it is determined that the previous printing operation is not being performed, mapping the host device currently requesting the printing operation according to an order of a predetermined color queue in which the colors are arranged in a predetermined order;
• and
• transmitting information regarding the mapped colors to the host device,
• wherein colors of the predetermined color queue are mapped to host devices on the network according to the order in which the respective host devices request printing operations and the order of colors in the predetermined color queue.

A method of driving a host device connected to an image forming device having a light emitting unit to emit a color light beam through a network to request a printing operation to the image forming device, comprising:

• outputting the requested printing operation;
• receiving color information from the image forming device in response to the requested printing operation;
• and
• displaying the color on a user interface that displays status information and driving information of the image forming device and information on colors mapped to other host devices connected to the network,
• wherein the light emitting unit emits a light beam in a plurality of colors as the color light beam and the image forming device controls the light emitting unit to emit a light beam that has the color corresponding to the color information during the printing operation,
• wherein colors of a predetermined color queue are mapped to host devices on the network according to the order in which the respective host devices request printing operations and the order of colors in the predetermined color queue.

A printing system comprising:

• an image forming device to generate one or more signals representing a plurality of colors to correspond to one or more of printing operations and external host devices, including:
• a light emitting unit to emit a light beam in a plurality of colors as a color light beam, and
• a controller to transmit a respective signal to a respective external host device to display a color according to the respective signal in a predetermined display area of the respective external host device, to receive a printing request and color information from the respective external host device, and to control the light emitting unit to emit a light beam that has a color that matches the color information during the printing operation, wherein the color corresponding to the respective external host device is selected to be different from colors corresponding to other external host devices connected to the network,
• wherein colors of a predetermined color queue are mapped to external host devices according to the order in which the respective external host devices request printing operations and the order of colors in the predetermined color queue.

A printing system comprising:

• a host device connected to a network, and to generate one or more signals representing a plurality of colors to correspond to printing operations of other host devices connected to the network and external image forming apparatuses,
• wherein a respective external image forming apparatus includes:
• a light emitting unit to emit a light beam in a plurality of colors as a color light beam, and
• a controller to transmit color information corresponding to a color which is mapped from the color light beam emitted from the light emitting unit to display the mapped color in a predetermined display area of the host device, to receive a printing request and a respective signal from the host device, and to control the light emitting unit to emit a light beam that has a color that matches the mapped color during the printing operation,
• wherein colors of a predetermined color queue are mapped to host devices on the network according to the order in which the respective host devices request printing operations and the order of colors in the predetermined color queue.

A printing system comprising:

• an image forming device to generate one or more signals representing one or more of colors to correspond to one or more printing operations according to an order in which the one or more printing operations are received and a color queue;
• and
• a host device to generate a signal representing one or more second colors to correspond to one or more image forming devices including the image forming device,
• wherein the image forming device includes:
• a light emitting unit to emit a light beam in a plurality of colors as a color light beam, and
• a controller to transmit a signal representing a color corresponding to a printing operation of the host device to display the color in a predetermined display area of the host device, to receive a printing request corresponding to the printing operation of the host device and a signal representing a second color corresponding to the image forming device from the host device, and to control the light emitting unit to emit a light beam that has a color that matches the second color during the printing operation,
• wherein colors of a predetermined color queue are mapped to host devices according to the order in which the respective host devices request printing operations and the order of colors in the predetermined color queue.

A method of a printing system, the method comprising:

• generating one or more signals representing one or more colors to correspond to one or more printing operations and external host devices;
• transmitting the one or more signals to a respective external host device to display the corresponding color in a predetermined display area of the respective external host device;
• receiving a printing request corresponding to a respective printing operation and color information from the respective external host device;
• and
• controlling a light emitting unit to emit a light beam that has a color that matches the received color information during the respective printing operation, wherein the light emitting unit emits a light beam in a plurality of colors as the color light beam,
• wherein the color corresponding to the respective external host device is selected to be different from colors corresponding to other external host devices connected to the network,
• wherein colors of a predetermined color queue are mapped to external host devices according to the order in which the respective external host devices request printing operations and the order of colors in the predetermined color queue.

A method of printing system including a plurality of host devices and at least one image forming apparatus connected to a network, the method comprising:

• generating one or more signals representing one or more colors to correspond to printing operations of the host devices connected to the network and the at least one image forming apparatus;
• displaying the one or more colors corresponding to the one or more signals in a predetermined display area of a respective host device;
• transmitting a printing request corresponding to a respective printing operation and the one or more signals to the at least one image forming apparatus;
• and
• controlling a light emitting unit to emit a light beam that has a color corresponding to the transmitted one or more signals during the respective printing operation, wherein the light emitting unit emits a light beam in a plurality of colors as the color light beam,
• wherein colors of a predetermined color queue are mapped to host devices according to the order in which the respective host devices request printing operations and the order of colors in the predetermined color queue.

A method of a printing system, the method comprising:

• using an image forming device to generate one or more signals representing one or more of colors to correspond to one or more printing operations according to an order in which the one or more printing operations are received and a color queue;
• using a host device to generate a signal representing one or more second colors to correspond to one or more image forming devices including the image forming device,
• transmitting a signal representing a color corresponding to a printing operation of the host device to display the color in a predetermined display area of the host device;
• receiving a printing request corresponding to the printing operation of the host device and a signal representing a second color corresponding to the image forming device from the host device;
• and
• controlling the light emitting unit to emit a light beam that has a color that matches the second color during the printing operation, wherein the light emitting unit emits a light beam in a plurality of colors as the color light beam,
• wherein colors of a predetermined color queue are mapped to host devices according to the order in which the respective host devices request printing operations and the order of colors in the predetermined color queue.

A non-transitory computer readable recording medium containing computer readable codes as a program to perform a method, the method comprising:

• using an image forming device to generate one or more signals representing a plurality of colors to corresponding to one or more of printing operations and other host devices;
• transmitting the one or more signals to a respective external host device to display the corresponding color in a predetermined display area of the respective external host device;
• receiving a printing request corresponding to a respective printing operation and color information from the respective external host device;
• and
• controlling a light emitting unit to emit a light beam that has a color that matches the received color information during the respective printing operation, wherein the light emitting unit emits a light beam in a plurality of colors as the color light beam,
• wherein the color corresponding to the respective external host device is selected to be different from colors corresponding to other external host devices connected to the network,
• wherein colors of a predetermined color queue are mapped to external host devices according to the order in which the respective external host devices request printing operations and the order of colors in the predetermined color queue.

A non-transitory computer readable recording medium containing computer readable codes as a program to perform a method, the method comprising:

• using a host device connected to a network to generate one or more signals representing a plurality of colors to correspond to printing operations of other host devices connected to the network and external image forming apparatuses;
• displaying the one or more colors corresponding to the one or more signals in a predetermined display area of a host device;
• transmitting a printing request corresponding to a respective printing operation and the one or more signals to a respective external image forming apparatus;
• and
• controlling a light emitting unit to emit a light beam that has a color corresponding to the transmitted one or more signals during the respective printing operation, wherein the light emitting unit emits a light beam in a plurality of colors as the color light beam,
• wherein colors of a predetermined color queue are mapped to host devices on the network according to the order in which the respective host devices request printing operations and the order of colors in the predetermined color queue.

A printing system comprising:

• a device to select one or more colors to be assigned to one or more of an image forming device, a host device, and a printing device connected to a network;
• a light emitting unit to emit a light beam in a plurality of colors as a color light beam,
• a controller to transmit color information corresponding to a color which is mapped from the color light beam to display the mapped color in a predetermined display area of the host device, to receive a printing request and the color information from the host device, and to control the light emitting unit to emit a light beam that has a color that matches the mapped color during the printing operation,
• wherein a color assigned to the host device is selected to be different from colors assigned to other host devices connected to the network, and
• wherein colors of a predetermined color queue are mapped to host devices on the network according to the order in which the respective host devices request printing operations and the order of colors in the predetermined color queue.

A method of driving an image forming device connected to a plurality of host devices through a network to perform a printing operation as requested by a respective host device and having a light emitting unit to emit a color light beam, the method comprising:

• determining whether a previous printing operation is being performed;
• if it is determined that the previous printing operation is being performed, determining a color mapped to a host device which has requested the previous printing operation and mapping a color of the colors not including the determined color to a host device currently requesting the printing operation;
• if it is determined that the previous printing operation is not being performed, mapping a color to the host device currently requesting the printing operation according to an order of a color queue in which the colors are arranged in a predetermined order;
• and
• transmitting information regarding the mapped colors to the host device to display the mapped color in a predetermined display area of the host device;
• receiving the printing request and color information from the host device;
• and
• controlling the light emitting unit to emit a light beam matching the mapped color of the host device, while executing the printing operation as requested by the host device, wherein the light emitting unit emits a light beam in a plurality of colors as the color light beam,
• wherein colors of a predetermined color queue are mapped to host devices on the network according to the order in which the respective host devices request printing operations and the order of colors in the predetermined color queue.