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Host device having merged plug-in function and method of generating merged plug-in

  • US 20080016520A1
  • Filed: 02/13/2007
  • Published: 01/17/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/12/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A host device usable in a network system, comprising:

  • a storage unit to store a plurality of plug-ins necessary to process respective jobs;

    a plug-in generator to generate a merged plug-in by associating selected existing plug-ins from among the plurality of plug-ins;

    a workform generator to generate a workform necessary to request an external device to execute a new job using the merged plug-in generated by the plug-in generator; and

    a central processing unit to process the workform generated by the workform generator in order to store the workform in the storage unit.

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