MULTI FUNCTION PERIPHERAL APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF

• US 20080079992A1
• Filed: 07/10/2007
• Published: 04/03/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 09/29/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: S-Printing Solution Co., Ltd. (Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Lee, Hyun-suk
• Application Number:
  US11/775,323
• Publication Number:
  US 20080079992A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 358/1.15
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00413 using menus, i.e. presenting the user with a plurality of selectable options H04N1/00464 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00427 using a menu list H04N1/00421, H04N1/00424, H04N1/00429 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00474 outputting a plurality of functional options, e.g. scan, copy or print
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/333 Mode signalling or mode changing; Handshaking therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0094 Multifunctional device, i.e. a device capable of all of reading, reproducing, copying, facsimile transception, file transception
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/33314 of reading or reproducing mode

Abstract

A multi function peripheral apparatus includes a plurality of modules which execute respectively works, a user input part, a display part, and a control part which controls the display part to display a list of at least one work mode in which a work file is executed by a corresponding one of the plurality of modules, the work file selected by a user through the user input part and the display part.

Claims

1. A multi function peripheral apparatus, comprising:

a plurality of modules which execute respectively works;

a user input part;

a display part; and

a control part which controls the display part to display a list of at least one work mode in which a work file is executed by a corresponding one of the plurality of modules, the work file selected by a user through the user input part and the display part.

2. The multi function peripheral of claim 1, wherein the plurality of modules comprise one or more of a printer module, a scanner module and a fax module.

3. The multi function peripheral of claim 2, wherein the control part controls to display at least one of a printer mode to operate the printer module, a scanner mode to operate the scanner module, a fax mode to operate the fax module, and an e-mail mode to transmit and receive a mail in the list of the work mode for the work file on the display part.

4. The multi function peripheral of claim 1, wherein the control part controls the display part to display the list of the work mode in which the work file is executed by the plurality of modules based on an extension of the work file.

5. The multi function peripheral of claim 1, wherein the control part grants a different work authority according to a user or a directory and controls the display part to differently display the list of the work mode which is executed by a user or a directory.

6. The multi function peripheral of claim 1, wherein the control part controls so that the user can set the work mode available for the work file through the user input part.

7. The multi function peripheral of claim 1, wherein if the work mode is selected through the user input part, the control part drives a corresponding module to a corresponding work mode so that the work file is processed according to the selected work mode.

8. The multi function peripheral of claim 1, wherein if a plurality of work modes is selected through the user input part, the control part drives corresponding modules to corresponding work modes so that the work file is processed according to the selected work modes.

9. The multi function peripheral of claim 8, wherein if the plurality of work modes are selected through the user input part, the control part controls the display part to display an option with respect to corresponding work modes and to be inputted the option to process the work file according to the selected work modes.

10. The multi function peripheral of claim 1, wherein if a plurality of work files is selected by the user, the control part controls the display part to display the list of the work mode available for all of the work files.

11. The multi function peripheral of claim 1, further comprising a USB connection part which is interfaced with a USB storing media.

12. A control method of a multi function peripheral apparatus comprising a plurality of modules which execute respectively works, the control method comprising:

searching and selecting one or more work files through a user input part and a display part by a user; and

displaying a list of at least one work mode in which the work file is executed by the plurality of modules, in the display part.

13. The control method of claim 12, wherein the plurality modules comprise one or more of a printer module, a scanner module, a fax module, and an interface module, and the displaying of the list comprises displaying at least one of a printer mode to operate the printer module, a scanner mode to operate the scanner module, a fax mode to operate the fax module, and an e-mail mode to transmit and receive a mail in the list of the work mode to operate the interface module for the work file.

14. The control method of claim 13, wherein the selecting of the work file comprises examining the list of the work mode in which the work file is executed by the plurality of modules based on an extension of the work file.

15. The control method of claim 13, further comprising:

granting a different work authority according to a user or a directory, and differently setting the list of the work mode which is executed by a user or a directory depending on the work authority.

16. The control method of claim 13, further comprising:

setting the work mode available for the work file through the user input part by the user.

17. The control method of claim 12, wherein if the work mode is selected through the user input part, the displaying of the list comprises driving a corresponding module to a corresponding work mode so that the work file is processed according to the selected work mode.

18. The control method of claim 12, wherein if a plurality of work modes are selected through the user input part, the displaying of the list comprises driving corresponding modules to corresponding work modes so that the work file is processed according to the selected work modes.

19. The control method of claim 18, wherein if the plurality of work modes is selected through the user input part, the displaying of the list comprises selecting or inputting an option with respect to corresponding work modes to process the work file according to the selected work modes.

20. The control method of claim 12, wherein if a plurality of work files is selected by the user in the selecting stage, the displaying of the list comprises displaying the list of the work mode available for all of the work files.

21. A multi function peripheral apparatus comprising:

a user interface part; and

a control part to control the user interface part to generate a work mode screen including a filed display area to display one or more work files and a work list display area to display one or more work modes to be executed according to a corresponding one of the one or more work files.

22. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein at least one of the one or more work modes has an authorization to be executed automatically when the corresponding work file is selected.

23. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein one of the one or more work modes has a higher priority to be executed than other work modes.

24. The apparatus of claim 21, further comprising:

one or more modules, wherein the control part controls the one or more modes to perform one or more operations according to a selected one of the work file.

25. The apparatus of claim 21, further comprising:

a user input part to select the work files; and

a display to display the work mode screen.

26. A multi function peripheral apparatus comprising:

one or more modules; and

a control part to generate a work mode screen including one or more work files and one or more work modes corresponding to the one or more work files, and to control the one or more modules according to a selection of the one or more work files and the one or more work modes.