Image forming apparatus processing file according to index information and method thereof

• US 9,066,057 B2
• Filed: 10/11/2007
• Issued: 06/23/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 10/11/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: HP Printing Korea Co., Ltd. (HP Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Hwang, Jae-won
• Primary Examiner(s): Payer, Paul F
• Application Number:
  US11/870,609
• Publication Number:
  US 20080088705A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,812 Days
• Field of Search: 358/403, 348/207.99, 348/207.1, 348/207.2, 710/33
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/76 Television signal recording
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/765 Interface circuits between an apparatus for recording and another apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8205 involving the multiplexing of an additional signal and the colour video signal

Abstract

An image forming apparatus includes: an image processing unit; a display part which displays a plurality of files; an input part which receives at least one index information with respect to at least one of the files; a storing part which stores the files and the received index information together; and a control part which classifies the files according to the received index information, and controls the image processing unit to process files which includes a selected index information.

Claims

1. An image forming apparatus comprising:

an image processing unit that comprises a plurality of image processing parts which perform different functions, the different functions comprising at least one of printing, a fax transmission, and an email transmission;

a display part to display at least one of text and image type files;

an input part to receive at least one index information to append an index information identification (ID) to the at least one of the text and the image type files;

a storing part to store the files and the received index information together; and

a control part to select at least one of the image processing parts according to the appended index information ID to process the files corresponding to each of the at least one of the text and the image type files, to classify the files according to the appended index information ID of the at least one of the text and the image type files of the received index information, and to control the at least one of the image processing parts to perform at least one of the different functions corresponding to the selected at least one of the image processing parts on the classified files by processing to materialize the at least one of the text and the image type files to output at least one of a printed at least one of the text and the image type files, an email of the at least one of the text and the image type files, and a facsimile of the at least one of the text and the image type files according to the appended index information ID,

wherein the files are classified by the appended index information ID according to a subject contained in an image of the at least one image type files,

wherein the at least one text and image type files is individually displayed to be appended with the index information ID,

wherein the index information ID corresponding to the one or more image processing parts is appended to each of the displayed at least one of the text and the image type files, and

wherein the control part controls the display part to display a user interface which indicates the appended index information ID and information on the different functions corresponding to the appended index information ID.

2. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the control part controls the display part and the input part so that at least one of the image processing parts which correspond to the selected index information can be selected.

3. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control part allows at least one of the plurality of image processing parts to be selected by the index information.

4. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the files comprise a text file and an image file.

5. The image forming apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the index information includes at least one of a person'"'"'s information, environment information and material information included in the image file.

6. The image forming apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the input part inputs the index information by means of a letter, a number, a sign and a combination of the letter, the number and the sign.

7. The image forming apparatus according to claim 6, wherein when backgrounds of the files are a mountain and/or a sea, the index information can separately or additionally be input according to the backgrounds.

8. A method of processing files of an image forming apparatus comprising a plurality of image processing parts which perform different functions, the different functions comprising at least one of printing, a fax transmission, and an email transmission, the method comprising:

displaying at least one of text and image type files;

receiving at least one index information including the at least one of the text and the image type with respect to at least one of the files;

appending an index information identification (ID), according to the at least one index information, to the at least one of the files;

storing the files and the received index information together;

displaying a user interface which indicates the appended index information ID and information on the different functions corresponding to the appended index information ID;

selecting at least one of the image processing parts to process the files corresponding to the appended index information ID of each of the at least one of the text and the image type files of the received index information using the image processing part selecting user interface; and

classifying each of the files according to the appended index information ID of the at least one of the text and the image type files of the received index information, and

performing at least one of the different functions corresponding to the selected at least one of the image processing parts on the classified files by processing to materialize the at least one of the text and the image type files to output at least one of a printed at least one of the text and the image type files, an email of the at least one of the text and the image type files, and a facsimile of the at least one of the text and the image type files according to the appended index information ID,

wherein the files are classified by the appended index information ID according to a subject contained in an image of the at least one image type files,

wherein the at least one text and image type files is individually displayed to be appended with the index information ID, and

wherein the index information ID corresponding to the one or more image processing parts is appended to each of the displayed at least one of the text and the image type files.

9. The method according to claim 8, wherein the performing of the function on the files comprises selecting at least one of a plurality of image processing parts based on the selected index information.

10. The method according to claim 9, wherein the files comprises an image file.

11. The method according to claim 10, wherein the index information includes at least one of a person'"'"'s information, environment information, and material information included in the image file.

12. The method according to claim 11, wherein the receiving comprises inputting the index information by means of a letter, a number, a sign, and a combination of the letter, the number, and the sign.

13. The method according to claim 12, wherein the Inputting comprises, when backgrounds of the files are a mountain and/or a sea, separately or additionally inputting the index information according to the backgrounds.

14. A method of processing files of an image forming apparatus comprising a plurality of image processing parts which perform different functions, the different functions comprising at least one of printing, a fax transmission, and an email transmission, the method comprising:

displaying at least one of text and image type files;

assigning index information including the at least one of the text and the image type to each of the plurality of files;

appending an index information identification (ID), according to the index information, to each of the plurality of files;

storing the files together with the assigned index information;

displaying a user interface which indicates the appended index information ID and information on the different functions corresponding to the appended index information ID;

selecting at least one of the image processing parts according to the appended index information ID to process the files corresponding to the at least one of text and image type files; and

classifying each of the files according to the appended index information ID of the at least one of the text and the image type files of the assigned index information; and

performing the at least one of the different functions corresponding to the selected at least one of the image processing parts on the classified files to materialize the at least one of the text and the image type files to output at least one of a printed at least one of the text and the image type files, an email of the at least one of the text and the image type files, and a facsimile of the at least one of the text and the image type files according to the appended index information ID,

wherein the files are classified by the appended index information ID according to a subject contained in an image of the at least one image type files,

wherein the at least one text and image type files is individually displayed to be appended with the index information ID, and

wherein the index information ID corresponding to the one or more image processing parts is appended to each of the displayed at least one of the text and the image type files.