Cloud printing system and method using image forming apparatus
First Claim
1. A cloud printing method using an image forming apparatus among plural image forming apparatuses, the method comprising:
- selecting content for printing in a mobile terminal;
connecting a location storage server storing location information of image forming apparatuses via the mobile terminal;
displaying locations of the image forming apparatuses on a screen of the mobile terminal, based on the location information;
transmitting the content selected for printing to a cloud server via the mobile terminal;
near field communication (NFC) tagging the mobile terminal to one of the image forming apparatuses; and
receiving the content from the cloud server and printing the content via the NFC tagged image forming apparatus,wherein the cloud server comprises an email server, a rendering server, and a pull print server.
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Abstract
A cloud printing method using a image forming apparatus includes selecting content for printing in a mobile terminal and connecting a location storage server and receiving location information of image forming apparatuses via the mobile terminal. The method also included displaying locations of the image forming apparatuses on a screen of the mobile terminal, based on the received location information and transmitting the content to a cloud server via the mobile terminal. The method further includes near field communication tagging the mobile terminal to a selected one of the image forming apparatuses and receiving the content from the cloud server and printing the content, via the selected one of the image forming apparatuses with respect to which the near field communication tagging is performed.
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20 Claims
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1. A cloud printing method using an image forming apparatus among plural image forming apparatuses, the method comprising:
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selecting content for printing in a mobile terminal; connecting a location storage server storing location information of image forming apparatuses via the mobile terminal; displaying locations of the image forming apparatuses on a screen of the mobile terminal, based on the location information; transmitting the content selected for printing to a cloud server via the mobile terminal; near field communication (NFC) tagging the mobile terminal to one of the image forming apparatuses; and receiving the content from the cloud server and printing the content via the NFC tagged image forming apparatus, wherein the cloud server comprises an email server, a rendering server, and a pull print server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A cloud printing system using an image forming apparatus among plural image forming apparatuses, the system comprising:
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a plurality of image forming apparatuses that support near field communication (NFC) and are for printing content received from a cloud server; a location storage server in which location information of the plurality of image forming apparatuses is stored; a mobile terminal that supports the NFC and is for receiving location the information of the plurality of image forming apparatuses from the location storage server and displaying the location information on a screen; and the cloud server that renders and stores the content from the mobile terminal, wherein, when the mobile terminal is NFC tagged to one of the plurality of image forming apparatuses, the cloud server transmits the content to the NFC tagged image forming apparatus, wherein the cloud server comprises an email server, a rendering server, and a pull print server. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A cloud printing method using Near Field Communication (NFC), the method comprising:
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receiving location information of image forming apparatuses; displaying locations of the image forming apparatuses on a screen of the mobile terminal, based on the received location information; connecting a location storage server; selecting content for printing in a mobile terminal; transmitting the content to a cloud server from the mobile terminal; NFC tagging the mobile terminal to one of the image forming apparatuses; and sending a command to the cloud server for transmitting the content to the one of the NFC tagged image forming apparatus, wherein the cloud server comprises an email server, a rendering server, and a pull print server.
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