# US 8,570,552 B2 · Apparatus and method to retrieve print options from print file more particularly, to add the retrieved print options as bookmarks > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 8,570,552 B2 - Document ID: US8570552B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 12/044,022 - Filed: 2008-03-07 - Published: 2009-01-29 - Granted: 2013-10-29 - Earliest claimed: 2007-07-26 - Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Naveen Maheshwari - Inventors: Naveen Maheshwari - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8570552B2 ## CPC - G06F 3/1247: {by conversion to printer ready format} - G06F 3/1204: {resulting in reduced user or operator actions, e.g. presetting, automatic actions, using hardware token storing data} - G06F 3/1205: {resulting in increased flexibility in print job configuration, e.g. job settings, print requirements, job tickets} - G06F 3/1254: {Automatic configuration, e.g. by driver} - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) ## Abstract An apparatus and a method of retrieving print option from a print file include a converting unit to convert a document to print and print options set for the document to print into a print file recognizable at an image forming apparatus, and a driver control unit to retrieve the print options from the print file. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A computer-implemented apparatus configured to execute functional units to retrieve print options in an image forming system, comprising: a converting unit to convert a document to print, and a set of one or more print options selected for the document to print, into a print file recognizable at an image forming apparatus; and a control unit to retrieve the set of print options from the print file, such that a print option setting menu is generated to display a bookmark list to correspond to the set of print options. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising: a graphic user interface (GUI) generating unit to generate the print option setting menu to set the one or more print options for the document to print, and to receive a command to retrieve the set one or more print options. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the GUI generating unit generates a popup window to select the print file from which the set of print options is to be retrieved, in response to the command to retrieve the print options. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the GUI generating unit generates the popup window that includes an area to receive a name of the retrieved set of print options to add to a bookmark list. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the control unit names the retrieved set of print option automatically or gives a name based on the corresponding print options, and displays the name of the retrieved set of print options in the area. ### Claim 6 (depends on 2) The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the GUI generating unit generates the print option setting menu to display the bookmark list to correspond to the set of print options. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the control unit adds the retrieved set of print options to the bookmark list. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The apparatus of claim 7, further comprising: a storage unit to additionally store the retrieved set of print options to the bookmark list. ### Claim 9 A method of retrieving print options in an image forming system, the method comprising: converting a document to print and one or more print options set for the document to print, into a print file recognizable at an image forming apparatus; and retrieving the print options from the print file, such that a print option setting menu is generated to display a bookmark list to correspond to the print options. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, further comprising: generating the print option setting menu to set the one or more print options for the document to print, and to receive a command to retrieve the set print options. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, further comprising: displaying a popup window to select the print file from which the set of print options is to be retrieved, in response to the command to retrieve the set of print options. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein the popup window includes an area to receive a name of the retrieved set of print options to add to the bookmark list. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein the generating and displaying comprises naming the retrieved set of print options automatically or giving a name based on the corresponding print options, and displaying the name of the retrieved set of print options in the area. ### Claim 14 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, wherein the displaying the print option setting menu comprises generating the print option setting menu to display the bookmark list to correspond to the set of print options. ### Claim 15 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, further comprising: adding the retrieved set of print options to the bookmark list. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, further comprising: additionally storing the retrieved set of print options to the bookmark list. ### Claim 17 A non-transitory computer-readable medium to contain computer-readable codes as a program to execute a method of retrieving print options in an image forming system, the method comprising: converting a document to print and one or more print options set for the document to print, into a print file recognizable at an image forming apparatus; and retrieving the print options from the print file, such that a print option setting menu is generated to display a bookmark list to correspond to the print options. ### Claim 18 A computer-implemented image forming system apparatus configured to execute functional units to retrieve print options, comprising: a control unit to generate a bookmark list including one or more bookmarks each corresponding to a print file containing a document to print and a set of one or more print options selected by a user; and a GUI generating unit to generate a window including the bookmark list to be displayed, such that a print option setting menu is generated to display the bookmark list to correspond to the set of print options. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The image forming system of claim 18, further comprising: a GUI generating unit to generate a window to include the one or more print options, wherein the window includes the bookmark list, and when one of the bookmarks is selected from the bookmark list, the one or more print options are automatically set according to the selected bookmark. ### Claim 20 (depends on 18) The image forming system of claim 18, further comprising: a driver control unit to retrieve one of the bookmarks from the bookmark list, to set the one or more print options according to the selected bookmark, and to transmit the one or more print options and printing data to an image forming apparatus. ### Claim 21 A method of an image forming system, the method comprising: converting a document to print, and a set of one or more print options selected for the document to print, into a print file recognizable at an image forming apparatus; and generating a bookmark list including one or more bookmarks, and retrieving the set of print options from the respective bookmarks, so that the document and the retrieved set of the print options associated with the document are converted into the print file, such that a print option setting menu is generated to display the bookmark list to correspond to the set of print options.