Image forming apparatus and host computer capable of sharing terminology, method of sharing terminology and terminology sharing system
First Claim
1. A host apparatus capable of sharing terminology information, comprising:
- a communication module to provide a communication interface between the host apparatus and a peripheral device;
an information sharing unit to share terminology information related to a plurality of functions of the peripheral device; and
a user interface unit to operate the plurality of functions of the peripheral device and to display the shared terminology information related to each of the plurality of functions.
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Abstract
A host apparatus capable of sharing terminology information and a peripheral device, a method of sharing the terminology information, and a terminology information sharing system. The host apparatus includes a communication module to provide a communication interface between the host apparatus and the peripheral device, an information sharing unit to share terminology information related to a plurality of functions of the peripheral device, and a user interface unit to operate the plurality of functions of the peripheral device and to display the shared terminology information related to each of the plurality of functions. Accordingly, the peripheral device and the host apparatus use identical terminology information related to the functions of the peripheral device.
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31 Claims
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1. A host apparatus capable of sharing terminology information, comprising:
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a communication module to provide a communication interface between the host apparatus and a peripheral device;
an information sharing unit to share terminology information related to a plurality of functions of the peripheral device; and
a user interface unit to operate the plurality of functions of the peripheral device and to display the shared terminology information related to each of the plurality of functions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A host apparatus that communicates with a peripheral device which displays an operation menu using predetermined terminology to control operations of the peripheral device, the host apparatus comprising:
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an information sharing unit to load the predetermined terminology from the peripheral device and store the predetermined terminology; and
a peripheral device driver unit to display a driver menu using the loaded terminology such that the driver menu uses the same terminology as the operation menu of the peripheral device. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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9. A host apparatus that communicates with a peripheral device which displays a menu to control operations of the peripheral device, the host apparatus comprising:
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a storage unit to store predetermined terminology information corresponding to the operations of the peripheral device;
a GUI (graphic user interface) generating unit to generate a GUI using the stored terminology information to control the operations of the peripheral device; and
an information sharing unit to transmit the stored terminology information to the peripheral device to be used by the peripheral device to display the menu of the peripheral device. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. An image forming device that communicates with a host apparatus which displays a graphic use interface (GUI) to control the image forming device, the image forming device comprising:
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an image forming unit to form an image;
a storage unit to store predetermined terminology information corresponding to settings of the image forming unit therein;
an operating panel unit to display a menu using the predetermined terminology information to control the image forming unit; and
an information sharing unit to transmit the predetermined terminology information to the host apparatus to be used by the host apparatus to display the GUI of the host apparatus.
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12. An image forming device that communicates with a host apparatus which displays a driver menu using predetermined terminology corresponding to settings of the image forming device to drive the image forming device, the image forming device comprising:
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an image forming unit to form an image;
an information sharing unit to load the predetermined terminology from the host apparatus and to store the loaded terminology; and
an operating panel unit to generate and display an operation menu using the loaded predetermined terminology to control the image forming unit such that the operation menu uses the same terminology as the driver menu of the host apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. A method of sharing terminology information, comprising:
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sharing terminology information related to a plurality of functions of a peripheral device with the peripheral device;
generating a user interface displaying the shared terminology information related to the plurality of the functions when displaying of the shared terminology information is requested;
selecting one of the functions by selecting corresponding shared terminology information displayed in the user interface; and
requesting the peripheral device to perform the selected function. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of controlling a peripheral device in a system including a host apparatus communicating with the peripheral device, the method comprising:
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storing terminology information corresponding to operations of the peripheral device in one of the peripheral device and the host apparatus;
transmitting the terminology information stored in the one of the peripheral device and the host apparatus to the other one thereof;
displaying first and second menus in the peripheral device and the host apparatus, respectively, using the transmitted terminology information; and
controlling the operations of the peripheral device using one of the displayed first and second menus. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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21. A terminology information sharing system, comprising:
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a peripheral device having an operating panel unit to display terminology information related to functions of the peripheral device to operate the functions;
a host computer to provide a graphic user interface identical to the operating panel unit by using the terminology information related to the functions of the peripheral device displayed at the operating panel unit; and
a terminology information server to load the terminology information related to the functions to at least one of the peripheral device and the host computer, when the at least one of the peripheral device and the host computer requests the terminology information server to load the terminology information. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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24. A terminology information sharing system, comprising:
a peripheral device having one or more predetermined functions to store terminology information corresponding to the predetermined functions and to display an operational menu using the stored terminology information to control the predetermined functions; and
a host apparatus communicating with the peripheral device to load the terminology information from the peripheral device and to display a driver menu using the loaded terminology information to control the predetermined functions of the peripheral device, such that the driver menu uses the same terminology information as the operational menu of the peripheral device.- View Dependent Claims (25)
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26. A terminology information sharing system, comprising:
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a peripheral device to display a menu using first terminology information to control operations of the peripheral device;
a host apparatus communicating with to display a graphic user interface (GUI) using second terminology information to control the operations of the peripheral device; and
an information sharing unit communicating with the host apparatus and the peripheral device to store shared terminology information therein and to transmit the shared terminology information to the peripheral device and the host apparatus to be used as the first and second terminology information to display the menu and the GUI, respectively. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29)
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30. A computer readable recording medium containing a method of sharing terminology information, comprising:
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sharing terminology information related to a plurality of functions of a peripheral device with the peripheral device;
generating a user interface displaying the shared terminology information related to the plurality of the functions when displaying of the shared terminology information is requested;
selecting one of the functions by selecting corresponding shared terminology information displayed in the user interface; and
requesting the peripheral device to perform the selected function.
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31. A computer readable recording medium containing a method of controlling a peripheral device in a system including a host apparatus communicating with the peripheral device, the method comprising:
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storing terminology information corresponding to operations of the peripheral device in one of the peripheral device and the host apparatus;
transmitting the terminology information stored in the one of the peripheral device and the host apparatus to the other one thereof;
displaying first and second menus in the peripheral device and the host apparatus, respectively, using the transmitted terminology information; and
controlling the operations of the peripheral device using one of the displayed first and second menus.
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