Printing control apparatus, image forming apparatus, image forming system, and image forming method for performing printing in a direct wireless manner

An image forming apparatus which is connected to a printing control apparatus in a wireless communication manner, the image forming apparatus comprising:

• a link forming unit which forms a direct wireless communication link in response to a link forming request from the printing control apparatus;
• a communication interface which receives a profile to perform quick printing from the printing control apparatus with which the link is formed;
• a controller which controls the communication interface to request the printing control apparatus, with which the link is formed, to transmit at least one image for printing in response to the received profile;
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• an image forming unit which prints the at least one image based on the received profile if the at least one image is received in response to the request.

An image forming method of a printing control apparatus which is connected to at least one image forming apparatus in a wireless communication manner, the image forming method comprising:

• generating a profile to perform quick printing with respect to at least one pre-stored image;
• searching for the at least one image forming apparatus in the vicinity of the printing control apparatus through a direct wireless communication manner, and forming a direct wireless communication link with the searched image forming apparatus;
• transmitting the generated profile to the image forming apparatus with which the link is formed;
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• if a request for an image is received from the image forming apparatus with which the link is formed in response to the transmitted profile, transmitting the requested image to the image forming apparatus.

An image forming method of an image forming apparatus which is connected to a printing control apparatus in a wireless communication manner, the image forming method comprising:

• forming a direct wireless communication link in response to a link forming request from the printing control apparatus;
• receiving a profile to perform quick printing from the printing control apparatus with which the link is formed;
• requesting the printing control apparatus with which the link is formed to transmit at least one image for printing in response to the received profile;
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• if the at least one image is received in response to the request, printing the received image based on the received profile.

An image forming system, comprising:

• a printing control apparatus which generates a profile to perform quick printing with respect to a stored image;
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• an image forming apparatus which forms a direct wireless communication link with the printing control apparatus if the printing control apparatus is located in the vicinity of the image forming apparatus, and receives the generated profile from the printing control apparatus with which the link is formed through the link,
• wherein the image forming apparatus requests the printing control apparatus to transmit an image for printing according to the received profile, and if the image is received in response to the request, the image forming apparatus prints the received image.