IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME
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1. A method of controlling an image forming apparatus, the method comprising:
- scanning identification information of a document which identifies the document;
determining whether the scanned identification information of the document is stored in a memory unit; and
extracting document data corresponding to the identification information from the memory unit and printing the document data, according to whether the scanned identification information of the document is stored in the memory unit.
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Abstract
An image forming apparatus capable of shortening a printing time and providing convenience to a user and a method of controlling the same. The method includes scanning identification information of a document which identifies the document, determining whether the scanned identification information of the document is stored in a memory unit, and extracting document data corresponding to the identification information from the memory unit and printing the document data, according to whether the scanned identification information of the document is stored in the memory unit.
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21 Claims
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1. A method of controlling an image forming apparatus, the method comprising:
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scanning identification information of a document which identifies the document; determining whether the scanned identification information of the document is stored in a memory unit; and extracting document data corresponding to the identification information from the memory unit and printing the document data, according to whether the scanned identification information of the document is stored in the memory unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An image forming apparatus comprising:
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a memory unit to store identification information of a document and document data corresponding to the identification information; a scan unit to scan identification information of a document to be printed; a printing unit to print document data of the document to be printed; and a control unit to determine whether the scanned identification information of the document is stored in the memory unit and to control the printing unit to extract and print the document data corresponding to the identification information stored in the memory unit according to whether the scanned identification information of the document to be printed corresponds to the identification information stored in the memory unit. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An image forming apparatus comprising:
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a memory unit to store identification information of a document and document data corresponding to the identification information; a printing unit to print the document data; and a control unit to control the printing unit to print the document data stored in the memory unit according to whether identification information input to the control unit corresponds to the identification information stored in the memory unit. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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21. A computer readable medium having computer-executable instructions to perform the method comprising:
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scanning identification information of a document which identifies the document; determining whether the scanned identification information of the document is stored in a memory unit; and extracting document data corresponding to the identification information from the memory unit and printing the document data, if the scanned identification information of the document is stored in the memory unit.
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