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Method of using address book of image forming apparatus on web browser and image forming apparatus for performing the same

  • US 9,736,323 B2
  • Filed: 02/18/2015
  • Issued: 08/15/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/14/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of using an address book of an image forming apparatus, the method comprising:

  • by at least one hardware processor executing computer-executable instructions stored in at least one storage medium to cause;

    controlling the image forming apparatus to generate image data;

    receiving web data comprising an input box tagged by at least one form tag;

    displaying a web page corresponding to the received web data and including the input box on a display unit of the image forming apparatus, the display unit configured to selectively display at least one of;

    an address list including email addresses or phone numbers, anda virtual text input device capable of being synchronized with the address list;

    receiving a first input selecting the input box tagged by the at least one form tag;

    in response to the received first input, analyzing the at least one form tag tagged to the selected input box to determine whether the selected input box is to receive one of an email address input and a phone number input;

    in response to the determining that the selected input box is to receive the one of the email address input and the phone number input, controlling the display unit to display the at least one of the address list and the virtual text input device;

    receiving a second input selecting at least one of the email addresses or the phone numbers included in the address list based on the displayed at least one of the address list and the virtual text input device;

    providing the generated image data for the selected at least one of the email addresses or the phone numbers, such that the generated image data is sent to the selected at least one of the email addresses or the phone numbers.

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