KR20160126827A - Method for providing cloud printing service, apparatus and system for performing the same - Google Patents

Abstract

A method of sharing an image forming apparatus in a cloud printing service according to an embodiment includes a step of receiving a sharing request of an image forming apparatus; a step of determining a sharing object including at least one image forming apparatus; a step of determining a sharing user who includes at least one user; and a step of transmitting the list of at least one image forming apparatus included in the sharing object to the device of the sharing user. So, the convenience of the user can be improved.

Description

[0001] METHOD FOR PROVIDING CLOUD PRINTING SERVICE, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING THE SAME [0002]

Embodiments related to a cloud printing service are disclosed. In detail, methods related to advertisement registration using a cloud printing service or advertisement registration using a cloud printing service are presented.

2. Description of the Related Art [0002] In recent years, image forming apparatuses such as a printer, a scanner, a copying machine, and a multifunction peripheral have basically a communication function and can use the cloud printing service through communication with a server. In addition, since the use of mobile terminals capable of mobile communication such as a smart phone or a tablet is generalized, the cloud printing service can be expanded in various directions by combining mobile terminals.

A method for providing a cloud printing service, and an apparatus and system for performing the method.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of sharing an image forming apparatus in a cloud printing service, the method comprising: receiving a sharing request of an image forming apparatus; Determining a sharing object including at least one image forming apparatus; Determining a sharing user that includes at least one user; And transmitting a list of at least one image forming apparatus included in the sharing object to the device of the shared user.

According to the embodiments shown in the drawings, the image forming apparatus registered in the cloud printing service can be easily shared with other users only by the operation of the mobile terminal, thereby improving user convenience.

In addition, when registering the image forming apparatus in the cloud printing service using the mobile terminal, it is possible to easily authenticate the user by determining whether the phone number registered in the SIM (Subscriber Identification Module) card of the mobile terminal matches the phone number input by the user Can be performed.

1 is a diagram for explaining a print service based on a telephone number according to an embodiment.
2 is a diagram illustrating an image forming system 1 that provides a print service based on a telephone number according to one embodiment.
3 is a diagram showing a detailed configuration of the user device 10 of the image forming system 1 according to the embodiment.
4 is a diagram showing a detailed configuration of the cloud server 40 of the image forming system 1 according to the embodiment.
5 is a diagram showing a detailed configuration of the image forming apparatus 30 of the image forming system 1 according to the embodiment.
6A and 6B illustrate a method of mapping the telephone number of the mobile device 13 of the second person 23 to the image forming device 31 to provide the cloud server 40 with the telephone number of the mobile device 13 And figures for illustrating the process of registering a telephone number.
6C illustrates a method of mapping the telephone number of the mobile device 13 of the second person 23 to the image forming device 31 to provide the cloud server 40 with the telephone number of the mobile device 13 FIG. 2 is a view for explaining a process of registering a license.
6D illustrates a method of mapping the telephone number of the mobile device 13 of the second person 23 to the image forming device 31 to provide the cloud server 40 with the telephone number of the mobile device 13 FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a process of registering a number. FIG.
6E is a diagram showing a UI screen of a printing application executed in the mobile device 13 in order to register the telephone number of the mobile device 13 in the cloud server 40 according to an embodiment.
7 is a diagram illustrating an overall concept of a method of sharing an image forming apparatus registered in a cloud printing service with other users according to an exemplary embodiment.
8 and 9 are flowcharts illustrating a method of sharing an image forming apparatus registered in a cloud printing service with other users according to an exemplary embodiment.
10A to 10C are views showing a UI screen displayed on a mobile terminal in a process of setting an image forming apparatus sharing according to an embodiment.
11 is a diagram illustrating a process of setting a share of the image forming apparatus according to an embodiment.
12 is a view showing a UI screen displayed on a mobile terminal in a process of releasing sharing of an image forming apparatus according to an embodiment.
13 is a diagram illustrating a process of releasing sharing of an image forming apparatus according to an embodiment.
FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating an example of automatically providing a toner advertisement when toner is consumed in a printer according to an embodiment.
FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating an example of automatically ordering toner when the printer has consumed toner according to an automatic delivery program according to an embodiment.
16 is a diagram for explaining a method of providing advertisements using a server infrastructure of a cloud printing service according to an embodiment.
17 is a view illustrating a process of providing a toner advertisement when toner is consumed in a printer according to an embodiment.
18 is a flowchart for explaining a method of providing a toner advertisement when toner is consumed in a printer according to an embodiment.
19 is a flowchart for explaining a method of providing a toner advertisement when the toner is consumed in the printer or automatically ordering the toner according to an embodiment.
20 to 22 are views showing UI screens displayed on a screen of a mobile terminal in a process of authenticating a telephone number when registering an image forming apparatus on a cloud server according to an embodiment.
23 is a flowchart for explaining a method of authenticating a telephone number performed in registering an image forming apparatus in a cloud server according to an exemplary embodiment.
FIGS. 24 and 25 are diagrams illustrating a process of performing authentication upon registration of an image forming apparatus with a cloud server according to an embodiment.
26A and 26B are views showing UI screens displayed in an authentication process performed when a mobile terminal without a SIM card is registered in a cloud printing service according to an exemplary embodiment.
27 is a diagram illustrating an authentication process performed when a mobile terminal without a SIM card is registered in a cloud printing service according to an exemplary embodiment.
28 is a flowchart illustrating an authentication method performed when a mobile terminal without a SIM card is registered in a cloud printing service according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
29 is a diagram for explaining a method of registering an image forming apparatus in a cloud printing service on behalf of another user according to an embodiment.
30 is a diagram illustrating a process of registering an image forming apparatus in a cloud printing service on behalf of another user according to an embodiment.
31 is a flowchart illustrating a method of registering an image forming apparatus with a cloud printing service on behalf of another user according to an embodiment.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In order to more clearly describe the features of the embodiments, a detailed description will be omitted with respect to the matters widely known to those skilled in the art to which the following embodiments belong.

1 is a diagram for explaining a print service based on a telephone number according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1, a first person 21 (e.g., " JOHN LEE ") sends content such as images, documents, etc. stored in its mobile device 11 to a second person 23 , &Quot; JANE KIM ") can be delivered to the mobile device 13 of the second individual 23 so that the image can be printed by the image forming apparatus 31. [

At this time the content stored in the mobile device 11 of the first person 21 is transmitted to the mobile device 13 of the second person 23 based on the phone number of the mobile device 13 of the second person 23 do.

The mobile devices 11 and 13 described in this embodiment may be, but not limited to, portable mobile devices or user devices having mobile communication functions such as a smart phone, a tablet device, a personal digital assistant .

Thus, the portable mobile devices having the mobile communication function use mobile communication technologies such as well known 2G mobile communication, 3G mobile communication (fourth generation mobile communication) or 4G mobile communication So that a telephone conversation is possible.

In particular, portable mobile devices such as smart phones, tablet devices, PDAs and the like are each assigned a unique phone number for each of the devices by mobile communication companies, thereby identifying each of the portable mobile devices.

Therefore, one telephone number is assigned to each of the mobile device 11 of the first individual 21 and the mobile device 13 of the second individual 23, respectively. That is, the telephone number may correspond to a unique identification number (ID number) of each mobile device 11 or 13.

1, the first individual 21 can transmit content to the second individual 23 by inputting the telephone number of the second individual 23, which is the subject to print the content, in the mobile device 11 . Then, the second individual 23 can print the transferred content using the image forming apparatus 31. [

Hereinafter, an image forming system for providing a print service based on a telephone number according to the present embodiment will be described in detail.

The present embodiment is not limited by the types of the mobile devices 11 and 13 used by the first individual 21 and the second individual 23 and may be any device May correspond to the mobile devices 11 and 13 of the present embodiment.

2 is a diagram illustrating an image forming system 1 for providing a print service based on a telephone number according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2, the image forming system 1 includes a mobile device 11, a second person 23 (e.g., " JOHN LEE ") used by a first person 21 The mobile device 15 used by the third person 25 (e.g., " BRAD PITT "), the fourth person 27 (e.g., A mobile device 17, a plurality of image forming apparatuses 31, 33 and 35 and a cloud server 40 which are used by a "TOM CRUISE".

Here, the number of persons of the individuals 21, 23, 25 and 27 included in the image forming system 1, the number of the image forming apparatuses 31, 33 and 35, But this embodiment is not limited to this.

In addition, the names "JOHN LEE", "JANE KIM", "BRAD" of the first person 21, the second person 23, the third person 25 and the fourth person 27 described in this embodiment PITT " and " TOM CRUISE " are arbitrarily defined in order to facilitate understanding of the present embodiment, but the present embodiment is not limited thereto.

The first person 21 (" JOHN LEE ") is a person in the mobile device 11 who has at least one subject (e.g., a second person 23 The first person 21 can also enter the telephone number of the other person 25 or 27 at the mobile device 11 to send the print data of the content to another person 25 or 27) can transmit the print data of the content.

For example, assuming that the first individual 21 wants to transmit the print data of the content to the second individual 23 at the mobile device 11, the following will be assumed.

The first individual 21 selects the content being used or stored in the mobile device 11 and inputs the telephone number of the second person 23 as the subject to print the content through the mobile device 11.

The content information selected in the mobile device 11 and the input phone number are transmitted to the cloud server 40. [

The cloud server 40 corresponds to a server that manages the telephone numbers of the mobile devices 11, 13, 15, and 17. In more detail, the cloud server 40 is connected to the mobile device 11, 13, 15 and 17 with information on the mapping relationship between the phone number of the mobile devices 11, 13, 15 and 17 and the image forming apparatuses 31, 33 and 35, 11, 13, 15, and 17, and information about a mapping relationship of contents transmitted from the mobile devices 11, 13, 15, and 17, and the like.

In addition, the cloud server 40 may perform cloud rendering that renders or converts the content, which is not a print data format, into a print data format.

When the phone number and content information of the second person 23 are transmitted from the mobile device 11 of the first person 21, the cloud server 40 renders or converts the transmitted content into a print data format, To the mobile device (13) of the second person (23) based on the telephone number of the second person (23) mapped to the second person (23).

When the content information is received from the cloud server 40 at the mobile device 13 of the second person 23, the print data of the content is transmitted to the mobile device 13 of the second person 23, Can be printed in at least one of the image forming apparatuses (31, 33 and 35).

In particular, when the second individual 23 has preset a direct printing mode (or a direct printing function) for the printing of the content in the mobile device 13, the print data of the content is transmitted to at least one image forming apparatus 33, and 35. In this case, Such direct printing will be described again in the following sections.

When the second person 23 has previously set a pull printing mode (or a full printing function) for printing the content in the mobile device 13, the print data of the content is transmitted to at least one image forming apparatus (Standby) until a processing request is input by the second individual 23 at the mobile device 13, rather than being automatically printed directly at the mobile device 13, 31, 33 and 35. In other words, unlike direct printing, full printing displays contents information from the mobile device 13 to the second individual 23, and when the processing request by the second individual 23 is input, it means.

At this time, the second individual 23 may enter a print request to be printed in at least one of the image forming apparatuses 31, 33 and 35 (mapped) designated by the mobile device 13. Alternatively, the second individual 23 may enter a forwarding request to re-forward the content to other individuals 25 or 27. [ Alternatively, if the second individual 23 does not wish to print the content, the second individual 23 may input a deletion request for deleting the content information stored in the cloud server 40. [ Such full printing will be described again in the following sections.

Full printing and direct printing will be described in detail below.

The cloud server 40 may be managing information on the image forming apparatus 31 mapped to the mobile device 13 of the second individual 23 in advance. The cloud server 40 transmits the print data of the content transmitted to the mobile device 13 of the second individual 23 to the image forming apparatus 31 mapped to the mobile device 13. [ Then, the image forming apparatus 31 prints the content based on the print data of the content, thereby completing the content print request of the mobile device 11 of the first individual 21.

As another example, the same is true when the first individual 21 wants to transmit the print data of the content to the third person 25 or the fourth person 27 at the mobile device 11.

Meanwhile, the cloud server 40 can manage only the image forming apparatus 31 as the mapped mobile device 13 of the second person 23, but other image forming apparatuses 33 or 35 can also be further mapped .

Even if no image forming apparatuses 31, 33, or 35 are currently mapped to the mobile device 13 of the second individual 23, the image forming apparatuses 31, 33, The registration information on the mapping relationship may be updated in the cloud server 40 by completing the registration process of the mobile devices 11, 13,

On the other hand, the mobile devices 11, 13, 15 and 17 existing in the image forming system 1, the image forming apparatuses 31, 33 and 35 and the cloud server 40 are connected to various kinds of currently known / A communication network, a mobile communication network, or the like.

2, the image forming system 1 is capable of exchanging contents to be printed with only the telephone numbers of the mobile devices 11, 13, 15, or 17, and is also provided with various image forming apparatuses 31, 33 Or 35) can be used to print the content.

Meanwhile, the printing platform of the image forming system 1 may be provided as an open application program interface (API) for an application developer, a web page producer, and the like. Accordingly, an application developer, a web page producer, and the like can utilize the open API of the image forming system 1 to perform printing (printing) executed on the mobile devices 11, 13, 15, or 17, the image forming apparatuses 31, 33, The application can be freely developed based on the printing platform according to this embodiment.

Hereinafter, the operation and the function between the respective constitutions included in the image forming system 1 for providing the printing service based on the telephone number will be described in more detail.

3 is a diagram showing a detailed configuration of the user device 10 of the image forming system 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention.

3, the user device 10 may correspond to at least one of the mobile devices 11, 13, 15 and 17 of the image forming system 1 of FIG. That is, the user device 10 may be the mobile device 11, which is the transmitting terminal transmitting the content to be printed, or the mobile devices 13,15 or 17, which are the receiving terminals receiving the content to be printed. Or a computing device 19 that is connectable to an embedded web page provided by the image forming device 31, 33,

In the following description of the mobile devices 11, 13, 15 and 17, it is assumed that it includes the configuration of the user device 10 of Fig.

The user device 10 includes a user interface unit 110, a control unit 120, and a network interface unit 130. However, in FIG. 3, only the hardware components related to the present embodiment will be described in order to prevent the features of the present embodiment from being blurred. It should be understood by those skilled in the art that other general hardware components other than the hardware components shown in FIG. 3 may be included.

The user interface unit 110 is a hardware component including an input device or a display device, and displays information to the user of the user device 10 or receives information from the user. The user interface unit 110 may include individual devices for interfacing with a user such as a display screen, a speaker, a keypad, a keyboard, and a mouse, and may also include a touch screen.

The user can select content to be printed, for example, transmitted from the user device 10 to the outside via the user interface unit 110, or set printing options of the content and the like. In addition, the user can input a telephone number, which is a destination to be transmitted to the outside through the user interface unit 110. [

The control unit 120 is a hardware component that controls the overall operation and functions of the user device 10. In particular, the control unit 120 may execute a printing application that provides a print service based on the telephone number.

The control unit 120 may be implemented by at least one processor such as a central processing unit (CPU), an application processor (AP), and the like.

The network interface unit 130 is a hardware component that supports wired or wireless communication functions. The network interface unit 130 is a hardware component that supports wired or wireless communication functions and includes wireless communication such as WI-FI, WI-FI Direct, NFC , Or 2G mobile communication, 3G mobile communication, or 4G mobile communication.

4 is a detailed block diagram of the cloud server 40 of the image forming system 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, the cloud server 40 may correspond to the cloud server 40 of the image forming system 1 of FIG. In the following description of the cloud server 40, it is assumed that it includes the configuration of the cloud server 40 in Fig.

The cloud server 40 includes a control unit 410, a storage unit 420, and a network interface unit 430. However, in FIG. 4, only the hardware components related to the present embodiment will be described in order to prevent the characteristics of the present embodiment from being blurred. It should be understood by those skilled in the art, however, that other general hardware components other than the hardware components shown in FIG. 4 may be included.

The control unit 120 is a hardware component that controls the overall operation and functions of the cloud server 40. The control unit 120 may manage and update the mapping information of the telephone numbers of the individuals 11, 13, 15, and 17, or may serve as a renderer that renders or transforms the contents.

The control unit 120 may be implemented by at least one processor such as a central processing unit (CPU), an application processor (AP), and the like.

The storage unit 420 stores a list of telephone numbers of individuals 11, 13, 15 and 17, a list of contents mapped to telephone numbers, image forming apparatuses 31, 33 and 35 mapped to telephone numbers, And the telephone number registration information for the list of telephone numbers.

In addition, the storage unit 420 stores print data of contents rendered or converted in the format of print data.

The network interface unit 130 is a hardware component that supports wired or wireless communication functions. The network interface unit 130 is a hardware component that supports wired or wireless communication functions and includes wireless communication such as WI-FI, WI-FI Direct, NFC , Or 2G mobile communication, 3G mobile communication, or 4G mobile communication.

5 is a diagram showing a detailed configuration of the image forming apparatus 30 of the image forming system 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, the image forming apparatus 30 may correspond to at least one of the image forming apparatuses 31, 33, and 35 of the image forming system 1 of FIG. The following description of the image forming apparatuses 31, 33, and 35 will be described as including the configuration of the image forming apparatus 30 of FIG.

The image forming apparatus 30 includes a user interface unit 310, a control unit 320, a network interface unit 330, and an image forming unit 340. However, in FIG. 5, only the hardware components related to the present embodiment will be described in order to prevent the features of the present embodiment from being blurred. It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that other general hardware components other than the hardware components shown in FIG. 5 may be included.

Here, on the operating system (OS) of the image forming apparatus 35, a printing application that provides a printing service based on a telephone number, having a function similar to the printing application of the mobile device 11 of the first individual 21 described above It can be installed in advance. 13, 15, or 17 to use the image forming apparatus 35, even if such a printing application is not previously installed in the image forming apparatus 35, the operating system of the image forming apparatus 35 A new print application may be installed on the operating system (OS).

The user interface unit 110 is a hardware component including an input device or a display device, and displays information to the user of the image forming apparatus 30 or receives information from the user. The user interface unit 110 includes individual devices for interfacing with a user such as a display screen, a speaker, a keypad, and the like, and may also include a touch screen.

The user can select, for example, content to be scanned in the image forming apparatus 30, or set printing options of contents through the user interface unit 110. [ In addition, the user can input a telephone number, which is a destination to be transmitted to the outside through the user interface unit 110. [

The control unit 120 is a hardware component that controls the overall operation and functions of the image forming apparatus 30. [ In particular, the control unit 120 may execute a printing application that provides a printing service based on a telephone number. In addition, the control unit 120 can control the printing function, the copying function, the scanning function, and the like of the image forming unit 340.

The control unit 120 may be implemented by at least one processor such as a central processing unit (CPU), an application processor (AP), and the like.

The network interface unit 130 is a hardware component that supports wired or wireless communication functions. The network interface unit 130 is a hardware component that supports wired or wireless communication functions and includes wireless communication such as WI-FI, WI-FI Direct, NFC , Or 2G mobile communication, 3G mobile communication, or 4G mobile communication.

The image forming unit 340 is a hardware component that performs a printing function and a copying function of contents, or a scanning function of a manuscript.

6A to 6E illustrate a second personal 23 (" JANE KIM ") corresponding to the receiving terminals in the image forming system 1 providing the printing service based on the telephone number according to the present embodiment, The mobile devices 13, 15 or 17 of the first person 25 ("BRAD PITT") or the fourth person 27 ("TOM CRUISE") are connected to the image forming apparatuses 31, In order to explain the various methods for registering the data.

6A-6E will focus on the mobile device 13 of the second person 23 (" JANE KIM ") as the recipient, but the contents of FIGS. 6A- The same can be applied to the mobile devices 15 or 17 as well. The mobile device 11 of the first individual 21 may also correspond to the receiving terminal as the case may be, The registration process may be similarly performed according to the methods described in 6e.

6A and 6B illustrate a method of mapping a phone number of a mobile device 13 of a second person 23 to an image forming device 31 to provide the mobile device 13 with the cloud server 40 13 are registered in the telephone directory.

6A and 6B, in step 611, the control unit 120 of the mobile device 13 executes a printing application.

In step 612, the control unit 120 of the mobile device 13 acquires the telephone number of the mobile device 13 through the executed printing application.

The network interface unit 130 of the mobile device 13 is wirelessly connected to the network interface unit 330 of the image forming apparatus 31 and receives the identification information of the image forming apparatus 31 in step 613.

The identification information of the image forming apparatus 31 includes information on a network address such as a MAC address and an IP address of the image forming apparatus 31, Number, product specification, and so on.

The network interface unit 130 of the mobile device 13 and the network interface unit 330 of the image forming apparatus 31 can be connected through a wireless network such as WI-FI, WI-FI Direct, NFC, have.

For example, step 613 may be performed by the mobile device 13 activating the NFC function and NFC-tagging the image forming apparatus 31. [

The network interface unit 130 of the mobile device 11 is wirelessly connected to the network interface unit 430 of the cloud server 40 and receives information on the phone number of the mobile device 13 and image formation The identification information of the device 31 is transmitted together with the registration information of the mobile device 13 to the cloud server 40. [

The control unit 410 of the cloud server 40 maps the telephone number of the mobile device 13 and the identification information of the image forming apparatus 31 to each other and outputs the mapping information as the registration information of the mobile device 13 And stores it in the storage unit 420.

The user interface unit 110 of the mobile device 13 notifies that registration of the telephone number of the mobile device 13 to the image forming apparatus 31 is completed.

6C illustrates mapping the phone number of the mobile device 13 of the second person 23 to the image forming device 31 to provide the mobile device 13 with the cloud server 40 in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a process of registering a telephone number of a telephone number.

6A and 6C, in step 621, the control unit 120 of the mobile device 13 executes a printing application.

In step 622, the control unit 120 of the mobile device 13 acquires the telephone number of the mobile device 13 through the executed printing application.

The network interface unit 130 of the mobile device 13 is wirelessly connected to the network interface unit 330 of the image forming apparatus 31 to transmit information on the obtained phone number to the image forming apparatus 31 ).

For example, step 623 may be performed by the mobile device 13 activating the NFC function and NFC-tagging the image forming apparatus 31. [

In step 624, the network interface unit 330 of the image forming apparatus 31 is connected to the network interface unit 430 of the cloud server 40 wirelessly and receives information on the telephone number obtained from the mobile device 13 And the image forming apparatus 31 to the cloud server 40 together with the registration information of the mobile device 13. [

Meanwhile, the image forming apparatus 31 may be connected to the cloud server 40 using XMPP (Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol), but may be connected using other protocols without limitation.

The control unit 410 of the cloud server 40 maps the telephone number of the mobile device 13 and the identification information of the image forming apparatus 31 to each other and outputs the mapping information as the registration information of the mobile device 13 And stores it in the storage unit 420.

The user interface unit 110 of the mobile device 13 notifies that registration of the telephone number of the mobile device 13 to the image forming apparatus 31 is completed.

Figure 6d illustrates a method of mapping the telephone number of the mobile device 13 of the second person 23 to the image forming device 31 in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention so that the mobile device 13 And a telephone number of the mobile terminal.

6A and 6D, in step 631, the control unit 120 of the mobile device 13 executes a printing application.

In step 632, the control unit 120 of the mobile device 13 obtains the telephone number of the mobile device 13 through the executed printing application.

The network interface unit 130 of the mobile device 13 is wirelessly connected to the network interface unit 330 of the image forming apparatus 31 to receive the identification information of the image forming apparatus 31 in step 633.

For example, step 633 may be performed by the mobile device 13 activating the NFC function and NFC-tagging the image forming apparatus 31. [

In step 634, the network interface unit 330 of the image forming apparatus 31 accesses the cloud server 40. Step 634 may be performed by a connection command of the mobile device 13. [ Meanwhile, the image forming apparatus 31 may be connected to the cloud server 40 using XMPP (Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol), but may be connected using other protocols without limitation.

In step 635, the control unit 410 of the cloud server 40 acquires the identification information of the image forming apparatus 31. [

The network interface unit 130 of the mobile device 13 is wirelessly connected to the network interface unit 430 of the cloud server 40 and transmits information on the phone number of the mobile device 13 and image formation And transmits the identification information of the device 31 together with the registration information of the mobile device 13 to the cloud server 40. [

The control unit 410 of the cloud server 40 maps the telephone number of the mobile device 13 and the identification information of the image forming apparatus 31 to each other and outputs the mapping information as the registration information of the mobile device 13 And stores it in the storage unit 420.

The user interface unit 110 of the mobile device 13 notifies that registration of the telephone number of the mobile device 13 to the image forming apparatus 31 is completed.

6E is a diagram showing a UI screen of a printing application executed in the mobile device 13 to register the telephone number of the mobile device 13 in the cloud server 40, according to an embodiment of the present invention.

A printing application is installed in the mobile device 13 in advance.

When the second person 23 wishes to register the phone number of the mobile device 13 and the image forming device 31 in the cloud server 40 the second person 23 sends a print application to the mobile device 13 .

While the printing application is running, when the second person 23 clicks the registration icon 603 to register a new printer, the first screen 601 is displayed.

In the first screen 601, an item for requesting registration of the image forming apparatus 31, an item for setting a direct printing mode, a list of image forming apparatuses registered in the telephone number of the mobile device 13, etc. are displayed .

When the second person 23 clicks on the dialog 604 of the entry requesting registration, the second screen 602 is displayed.

The second screen 602 is a screen for guiding the registration of the image forming apparatus 31. The second individual 23 can complete the registration of the image forming apparatus 31 by establishing communication between the mobile device 13 and the image forming apparatus 31 when the second screen 602 is displayed. Here, the communication between the mobile device 13 and the image forming apparatus 31 can be established by the mobile device 13 being NFC-tagged to the image forming apparatus 31. [ In addition, the communication between the mobile device 13 and the image forming apparatus 31 can be established by connecting with other wireless communication means such as WI-FI or WI-FI Direct.

That is, the mobile device 13 can register information on the phone number of the mobile device 13 in the cloud server 40 through the first screen 601 and the second screen 602 of the previously installed printing application . However, the screen configurations of the first screen 601 and the second screen 602 of the printing application may be changed differently, and the present embodiment is not limited by the screen configuration of the printing application.

On the other hand, the mobile device 13 can activate or deactivate the direct printing function through the icon 606 of the item that can set the direct printing mode of the printing application.

If the direct printing function is activated, the second person 23 selects one of the image forming apparatuses 31 (for example, " CLP-680 ") from the list of image forming apparatuses, (For example, " CLP-680 ") to perform the direct printing mode by clicking the image forming apparatus 31 (e.g.

On the other hand, the registration information, direct printing mode information, and the like performed in the printing application of the mobile device 13 can be transmitted to the cloud server 40 and stored.

Hereinafter, a method of sharing a print service based on a telephone number, that is, an image forming apparatus registered in a cloud printing service, with other users will be described with reference to FIGS.

6A to 6E, the user can register the image forming apparatus with the server providing the cloud printing service so as to correspond to the telephone number of his / her mobile terminal. However, in the embodiment described below, a user who has already registered the image forming apparatus so as to correspond to the telephone number of his / her mobile terminal can set the registered image forming apparatus to be shared with other users. That is, the user can set the image forming apparatus registered by himself / herself to be available to other users who are registered as friends.

7 to 13, a user who provides sharing of the image forming apparatus to another user is referred to as a " shared provider ", and a user who is provided with the sharing of the image forming apparatus Is referred to as a " shared < / RTI > The image forming apparatus to be shared is referred to as " shared object ".

7 is a diagram illustrating an overall concept of a method of sharing an image forming apparatus registered in a cloud printing service with other users according to an exemplary embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 7, when the mobile terminal 100 of the shared provider transmits a sharing request to the cloud server 300, the cloud server 300 determines the shared object and the shared user, And transmit the list of devices to the mobile terminals 200a, 200b of the shared users. Therefore, the shared users can identify the image forming apparatus shared in the mobile terminals 200a and 200b. Meanwhile, the cloud server 300 may store the correspondence information between the phone number of the shared user and the image forming apparatus included in the sharing object.

Specifically, the sharing provider can execute a mobile application supporting the cloud printing service in the mobile terminal 100, and request sharing of the image forming apparatus in the mobile application. At this time, it is assumed that at least one image forming apparatus is already registered in the cloud server 300 so as to correspond to the telephone number of the mobile terminal 100 of the shared provider. When the sharing request is made in the mobile terminal 100, the sharing provider can designate the sharing target and the shared user.

For example, the sharing provider may designate some or all of the people stored in the address book of the mobile terminal 100 or those registered as friends with the mobile app as a shared user. In addition, the sharing provider can designate some or all of the image forming apparatuses registered to correspond to the telephone number of the mobile terminal 100 as a sharing target. In addition, the sharing provider may set the shared users differently according to the sharing targets, or may set the sharing targets differently according to the sharing users.

When the mobile terminal 100 of the shared provider transmits a sharing request to the cloud server 300, the cloud server 300 can determine the shared object and the shared user. As described above, since the sharing provider can designate the sharing object and the sharing user when requesting the sharing, the cloud server 300 receives the information for the sharing object and the shared user when receiving the sharing request from the mobile terminal 100, And can determine the sharing object and the shared user based on the received information.

In addition, the cloud server 300 may store correspondence information for the determined sharing object and the shared user in an internal memory. That is, the cloud server 300 may store the identification information of the image forming apparatus included in the shared object corresponding to the telephone number of the mobile terminal 200a or 200b of the shared user in a table defining the shared relationship.

When the cloud server 300 transmits the list of the image forming apparatuses included in the shared object to the mobile terminals 200a and 200b of the shared users, the mobile terminals 200a and 200b list the image forming apparatuses As a shared device.

8 and 9 are flowcharts illustrating a method of sharing an image forming apparatus registered in a cloud printing service with other users according to an exemplary embodiment. More specifically, Figure 8 relates to a process for establishing a share, and Figure 9 relates to a process for releasing a share.

Referring to FIG. 8, in step 801, the cloud server receives a sharing request of the image forming apparatus from a device, that is, a mobile terminal of a shared provider. At this time, the image forming apparatus to be shared is an image forming apparatus registered in advance in the cloud server so as to correspond to the telephone number of the shared provider.

In step 802, the cloud server determines a shared object including at least one image forming apparatus. The cloud server may receive information for determining a shared object when receiving the sharing request from the mobile terminal in step 801. [ That is, when the sharing provider selects an image forming apparatus to be shared among the image forming apparatuses registered to correspond to his / her telephone number, the mobile terminal transmits the selection information to the cloud server, and the cloud server uses the received selection information The image forming apparatus to be shared can be determined.

In step 803, the cloud server determines a shared user that includes at least one user. The cloud server may receive information for determining the shared user when receiving the sharing request from the mobile terminal in step 801. [ That is, when the sharing provider selects at least one user to share the image forming apparatus among the users included in the address book or the friends registered as friends in the mobile terminal, the mobile terminal transmits the selection information to the cloud server , The cloud server can determine users to share the image forming apparatus using the received selection information.

In step 804, the cloud server may transmit a list of at least one image forming apparatus included in the shared object to the mobile terminal of the determined shared user. Accordingly, the shared user can confirm the list of the image forming apparatus shared in the mobile terminal.

Referring to FIG. 9, in step 901, the cloud server receives a sharing release request from the mobile terminal of the shared provider. When the sharing provider requests the unsharing of the image forming apparatus at the mobile terminal, the mobile terminal sends a unsharing request to the cloud server.

In step 902, the cloud server releases the usage right of the shared user for the image forming apparatus in response to the received sharing release request. That is, information of the shared object and the shared user requested to be deleted is deleted from the correspondence information between the shared object and the shared user stored in the cloud server.

In step 903, the cloud server transmits a list of shared image forming apparatuses to the mobile terminal of the shared user. The mobile terminal of the shared user deletes the image forming apparatus included in the received list from the list of shared objects displayed on the screen.

10A to 10C are views showing a UI screen displayed on a mobile terminal in a process of setting an image forming apparatus sharing according to an embodiment. However, it is apparent to those skilled in the art that the UI screens shown in FIGS. 10A to 10C are only examples of the UI screens required in the sharing process of the image forming apparatus.

10A and 10B are UI screens displayed on a mobile terminal of a shared provider, and FIG. 10C is a UI screen displayed on a mobile terminal of a shared user.

Referring to FIG. 10A, a pop-up window is displayed on the first UI screen 1000a displayed on the mobile terminal of the shared provider to guide the selection of the shared user. When the sharing provider selects " OK " in the popup, the second UI screen 1000b is displayed on the mobile terminal. In the second UI screen 1000b, a friend list subscribed to the cloud printing service is displayed, and in the displayed friend list, " Jordan " 1010 is selected as a user to share the image forming apparatus.

Meanwhile, although FIG. 10A shows an embodiment in which the shared provider selects a shared user one by one from the friend list, it is also possible to make all the users included in the friend list to be a shared user without selecting, You can choose a shared user, or you can make all of the users in the address book a shared user without any selection process.

Referring to FIG. 10B, a pop-up window is displayed on the third UI screen 1000c displayed on the mobile terminal of the shared provider to guide selection of a shared object. If the sharing provider selects " OK " in the popup, the fourth UI screen 1000d is displayed on the mobile terminal. In the fourth UI screen 1000d, a list of printers registered in the cloud printing service is displayed, and "CLX-9352" 1020 is selected as a printer to be shared in the displayed printer list.

10C shows a fifth UI screen 1000e displayed on the mobile terminal of the shared user, i.e., " Jordan " selected in FIG. 10A. ("Send to my Box", "SL-C423") registered in the cloud printing service so as to correspond to the telephone number of the shared user "Jordan" is displayed on the fifth UI screen 1000e. A list 1030 of printers was also displayed. As shown, the name of the shared user (James) is displayed in the list of the shared printers so as to identify who is sharing the printer.

11 is a diagram illustrating a process of setting a share of the image forming apparatus according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 11, in step 1101, the mobile terminal having received the printer sharing request from the shared provider transmits a printer sharing request to the cloud server in step 1102. FIG.

In step 1103, the cloud server determines a shared object and a shared user based on the information received from the mobile terminal. In step 1104, the cloud server grants the shared user permission to use the printer included in the shared object. For example, the cloud server can store the correspondence between the shared object and the shared object in a form of a table or the like in the internal memory.

If the cloud server transmits the list of printers included in the sharing target to the mobile terminal of the determined shared user in step 1105, the mobile terminal of the shared user displays the received list of shared printers on the screen.

12 is a view showing a UI screen displayed on a mobile terminal in a process of releasing sharing of an image forming apparatus according to an embodiment. However, it is apparent to those skilled in the art that the UI screen shown in FIG. 12 is only one of the examples of the UI screen required in the process of releasing the sharing of the image forming apparatus.

Referring to FIG. 12, a UI screen 1200 of a mobile terminal of a shared provider displays a list of printers that are currently shared with other users. The sharing provider may request to unshare the selected printer by selecting the printer 1210 to be unshared from among the printers included in the list and selecting " Unshared selected printer ". In this case, the mobile terminal transmits a sharing release request of the selected printer to the cloud print server. On the other hand, the sharing provider may add more shared printers by selecting "Add a shared printer". When the sharing of the printer is canceled at the request of the sharing provider, the cloud server transmits a list of the printers whose sharing is released to the mobile terminal of the shared user, and accordingly the printer whose sharing is released is displayed It does not.

13 is a diagram illustrating a process of releasing sharing of an image forming apparatus according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 13, in step 1301, the mobile terminal having received the sharing release request of the printer from the sharing provider transmits a printer sharing release request to the cloud server in step 1302.

In step 1303, the cloud server releases the usage rights of the shared printer for the shared user according to the received sharing release request, and transmits the shared printer list to the mobile terminal of the shared user in step 1304.

In step 1305, the mobile terminal of the shared user deletes the list of shared printers from among the shared printer list displayed on the screen.

In this manner, the image forming apparatus registered in the cloud printing service can be easily shared with other users by selecting a shared object and a shared user from the mobile terminal, and requesting to release sharing or sharing.

Hereinafter, a method of providing advertisements using the infrastructure of a server that provides a cloud printing service will be described with reference to FIG. 14 to FIG.

FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating an example of automatically providing a toner advertisement when toner is consumed in a printer according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 14, a toner advertisement 1410 is displayed in a pop-up form on the first UI screen 1400a of the mobile terminal 1400 registered in the cloud printing service to correspond to the printer when the toner of the printer is exhausted. When the user clicks on the toner advertisement 1410, the second UI screen 1400b is displayed by connecting to the website where the toner can be purchased. The user can order the toner through the second UI screen 1400b.

FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating an example of automatically ordering toner when the printer has consumed toner according to an automatic delivery program according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 15, if the user joins the automatic ordering program of the toner, the toner is automatically ordered without requiring the printer to order the toner separately when the toner is exhausted.

Specific processes for ad serving and automatic ordering are described below with reference to Figures 16-19.

16 is a diagram for explaining a method of providing advertisements using a server infrastructure of a cloud printing service according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 16, the advertisement provider 1610 can provide advertisements to users of the cloud printing service using the portal server 1620 and the management server 1630, which are used for providing the cloud printing service. Specifically, the advertisement provider 1610 uploads the advertisement content to the portal server 1620, and the management server 1630 calls the push advertisement API to store the advertisement list and the advertisement URL.

When an event for providing an advertisement occurs, the management server 1630 transmits the advertisement URL to the mobile terminal 1640. The mobile terminal 1640 acquires the advertisement content from the portal server 1620 using the received advertisement URL and displays it on the screen.

17 is a view illustrating a process of providing a toner advertisement when toner is consumed in a printer according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 17, in step 1701, the MFP (Multi Function Printer), that is, the image forming apparatus confirms that the toner remaining amount is insufficient, and transmits to the management server status information indicating that the toner remaining amount is insufficient in step 1702.

Since the management server has received the state information indicating that the remaining toner amount is insufficient, that is, the event for providing the toner advertisement has occurred, the management server transmits the advertisement URL to the mobile terminal in step 1703. At this time, the transmitted advertisement URL may be stored by calling the API for the push advertisement in advance by the advertisement provider.

In step 1704, the mobile terminal requests the advertisement content to the portal server using the received advertisement URL, and in step 1705, the portal server transmits the advertisement content corresponding to the advertisement URL to the mobile terminal. In step 1706, the mobile terminal displays the received advertisement contents on the screen.

18 is a flowchart for explaining a method of providing a toner advertisement when toner is consumed in a printer according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 18, in step 1801, when it is confirmed that the remaining toner amount is insufficient, the image forming apparatus transmits status information indicating that the toner remaining amount is insufficient to the management server. In step 1802, the management server transmits the advertisement URL to the mobile terminal. In step 1803, the mobile terminal acquires the advertisement content from the portal server using the received advertisement URL. In step 1804, the mobile terminal displays the received advertisement content as a pop-up on the screen.

19 is a flowchart for explaining a method of providing a toner advertisement when the toner is consumed in the printer or automatically ordering the toner according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 19, in step 1901, when it is confirmed that the remaining toner amount is insufficient, the image forming apparatus transmits status information indicating that the toner remaining amount is insufficient to the management server. In step 1902, the management server checks whether the user of the image forming apparatus is subscribed to the automatic order program. As a result of the determination, if the user is subscribed to the automatic order program, the process proceeds to step 1907 where the management server automatically orders the toner from the toner sales website. However, if it is determined that the user is not subscribed to the automatic ordering program, the process proceeds to step 1903.

In step 1903, the management server transmits the advertisement URL to the mobile terminal. In step 1904, the mobile terminal acquires the advertisement content from the portal server using the received advertisement URL. In step 1905, the mobile terminal displays the received advertisement content as a pop-up on the screen. When the toner order is received through the pop-up advertisement displayed on the screen of the mobile terminal in step 1906, the management server orders the toner on the toner sales website in step 1907.

Thus, the advertisement provider can efficiently utilize the resources by providing various advertisements to subscribers of the Klaus printing service using the server infrastructure used in the cloud printing service.

Hereinafter, a method of performing authentication required for registering an image forming apparatus in a cloud printing service will be described with reference to FIGS. 20 to 28. FIG.

As described above with reference to FIGS. 6A to 6E, in order to use the cloud printing service, the image forming apparatus must be registered in the cloud server so as to correspond to the telephone number of the mobile terminal. At this time, in order to register the image forming apparatus to correspond to the telephone number of the mobile terminal, the reliability of the telephone number of the mobile terminal must be verified. Accordingly, an authentication process is performed to check whether the phone number requested by the user to register is in fact matched with the phone number of the user's mobile terminal. In the embodiment described below, the authentication is performed by another method according to whether or not the telephone number registered in the SIM (Subscriber Identification Module) card installed in the mobile terminal matches the telephone number input by the user.

20 to 22 are views showing UI screens displayed on a screen of a mobile terminal in a process of authenticating a telephone number when registering an image forming apparatus on a cloud server according to an embodiment.

Particularly, FIG. 20 shows UI screens displayed in the authentication process when the phone number registered in the SIM card of the mobile terminal matches with the phone number inputted by the user, and FIGS. 21 and 22 are UI screens displayed in the SIM card of the mobile terminal UI screens displayed in the authentication process when the phone number and the phone number input by the user do not match.

Referring to FIG. 20, the telephone number registered in the SIM card 2010 installed in the mobile terminal 2000 is 010-1234-5678. That is, the telephone number actually used by the mobile terminal 2000 is 010-1234-5678 registered in the SIM card 2010. [

When the user inputs a telephone number 010-1234-5678 to be authenticated in the first UI screen 2000a and presses the " OK " button, the telephone number inputted by the user matches the telephone number registered in the SIM card The authentication is completed immediately without any additional procedure, and a pop-up indicating that the authentication is completed, such as the second UI screen 2000b, is displayed. At this time, the determination as to whether or not the phone number entered by the user matches the phone number registered in the SIM card may be performed by the mobile app running in the mobile terminal 2000 or by the authentication server performing the authentication It is possible. A detailed process for each case will be described below with reference to FIGS. 24 and 25. FIG.

Referring to FIG. 21, the telephone number registered in the SIM card 2110 mounted on the mobile terminal 2100 is 010-1111-2222. That is, the telephone number actually used by the mobile terminal 2100 is 010-1111-2222 registered in the SIM card 2110.

When the user inputs a telephone number 010-1111-2222 to be authenticated on the first UI screen 2100a and presses the "OK" button, the telephone number inputted by the user and the telephone number registered in the SIM card do not coincide with each other The mobile terminal 2100 receives an authentication number for authentication. Accordingly, a pop-up informing reception of a message including the authentication number is displayed as shown in the second UI screen 2100b.

When the user presses the " OK " button on the second UI screen 2100b, the mobile terminal 2100 displays a screen for requesting the authentication number as shown in the third UI screen 2100c in Fig. When the user inputs the authentication number ("8147") previously received from the third UI screen 2100c and presses the "OK" button, a pop-up indicating that the authentication is completed is displayed like the fourth UI screen 2100d. The determination as to whether or not the phone number input by the user matches the phone number registered in the SIM card may be performed by the mobile app running in the mobile terminal 2000 or by the authentication server performing authentication It is possible. A detailed process for each case will be described below with reference to FIGS. 24 and 25. FIG.

23 is a flowchart for explaining a method of authenticating a telephone number performed in registering an image forming apparatus in a cloud server according to an exemplary embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 23, in step 2301, the authentication server receives the telephone number of the mobile terminal and the authentication request from the mobile terminal. In step 2302, a determination is made as to whether the telephone number entered by the user on the mobile terminal matches the telephone number registered on the SIM card installed in the mobile terminal. If it is determined as a result of the determination, the process proceeds to step 2303 and it is determined that the authentication is successful. Otherwise, the process proceeds to step 2304.

If the authentication server transmits an authentication number to the Short Message Service (SMS) server in step 2304, the SMS server transmits a message including the authentication number to the mobile terminal. The mobile terminal displays a message including the received authentication number on the screen.

If the user inputs the authentication number to the mobile terminal by viewing the authentication number displayed on the screen, the authentication server receives the authentication number input by the user from the mobile terminal in step 2305. [ In step 2306, the authentication server determines whether the received authentication server is correct, that is, whether the authentication number transmitted to the mobile terminal in step 2304 and the authentication number received from the mobile terminal in step 2305 match. If it is determined as a result of the judgment, the process proceeds to step 2303 and it is determined that the authentication is successful. Otherwise, the process proceeds to step 2307 to determine that the authentication has failed.

FIGS. 24 and 25 are diagrams illustrating a process of performing authentication upon registration of an image forming apparatus with a cloud server according to an embodiment. In particular, in FIG. 24, the authentication server determines whether the inputted telephone number matches the telephone number registered in the SIM card. In FIG. 25, the mobile terminal performs the same determination.

Referring to FIG. 24, in step 2401, the MFP, that is, the image forming apparatus transmits device identification information to the mobile terminal. In step 2402, the mobile terminal receives a telephone number input and authentication request from the user.

In step 2403, the mobile terminal transmits the phone number input by the user, the phone number registered in the SIM card mounted on the mobile terminal, and the device identification information of the image forming apparatus to the authentication server.

In step 2404, the authentication server determines whether the entered phone number matches the phone number registered in the SIM card. If it is determined as a result of the determination, the process proceeds to step 2410 and determines that the authentication is successful. However, if they do not match, the authentication server proceeds to step 2405 and transmits an authentication number to the SMS server.

In step 2406, the SMS server transmits a message including the authentication number received from the authentication server to the mobile terminal. The mobile terminal displays the received message on the screen.

In step 2407, the mobile terminal receives the authentication number from the user. In step 2408, the mobile terminal transmits the received authentication number to the authentication server.

In step 2409, the authentication server determines whether the received authentication number is correct. If the authentication number is correct, the authentication server proceeds to step 2410 and determines that the authentication is successful. However, if the authentication number is not correct,

Referring to FIG. 25, in step 2501, the MFP, that is, the image forming apparatus transmits device identification information to the mobile terminal. In step 2502, the mobile terminal receives a telephone number input and authentication request from the user.

In step 2503, the mobile terminal determines whether the entered phone number matches the phone number registered in the SIM card. If the determination result is YES, the process proceeds to step 2510 and determines that the authentication is successful. If not, the mobile terminal proceeds to step 2504 and transmits the input phone number and the device identification information of the image forming apparatus to the authentication server.

In step 2505, the authentication server transmits the authentication number together with the telephone number received from the mobile terminal to the SMS server. In step 2406, the SMS server transmits a message including the authentication number received from the authentication server to the telephone number received from the authentication server. The mobile terminal displays the received message on the screen.

In step 2507, the mobile terminal receives the authentication number from the user and transmits the received authentication number to the authentication server in step 2508.

In step 2509, the authentication server determines whether the received authentication number is correct. If the authentication number is correct, the authentication server proceeds to step 2510 and determines that authentication is successful. However, if the authentication number is incorrect,

Hereinafter, an embodiment for performing authentication for a mobile terminal without a SIM card will be described with reference to FIGS. 26A to 28. FIG.

26A and 26B are views showing UI screens displayed in an authentication process performed when a mobile terminal without a SIM card is registered in a cloud printing service according to an exemplary embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 26A, a user possesses a mobile A (2600-1) without a SIM card and a mobile B (2600-2) with a SIM card, and a SIM The telephone number registered in the card 2610 is " 010-1234-5678 ".

The user inputs a telephone number ("B") of another mobile terminal (mobile B) of the user to which the SIM card is attached, in the first UI screen 2600a, to perform authentication for the mobile A (2600-1) 010-1234-5678 ") and press the" OK "button to request authentication.

Since the mobile A (2600-1) inputs the telephone number of the mobile B (2600-2) and requests authentication, the mobile B (2600-2) receives the authentication number. Referring to the second UI screen 2600b, there is a request for authentication from the mobile A, and a message of " 8147 "

26B, when the authentication number received through the mobile B 2600-2 is inputted from the third UI screen 2600c of the mobile A 2600-1 and the "OK" button is pressed, the fourth UI screen 2600d), a pop-up message indicating that the authentication is completed is displayed.

27 is a diagram illustrating an authentication process performed when a mobile terminal without a SIM card is registered in a cloud printing service according to an exemplary embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 27, in step 2701, the MFP, that is, the image forming apparatus transmits device identification information to the mobile A. FIG. In step 2702, the user inputs a telephone number of the mobile B in the mobile A and requests authentication. At this time, it is assumed that the mobile A is not equipped with a SIM card, and the mobile B is equipped with a SIM card.

In step 2703, the mobile A transmits the phone number and device identification information of the mobile B received from the user to the authentication server. In step 2704, the authentication server transmits the telephone number and the authentication number of the mobile B to the SMS server.

In step 2705, the SMS server transmits a message including the received authentication number to the mobile B, and in step 2706, the mobile B displays the received authentication number on the screen. Accordingly, the user can confirm the authentication number necessary for authentication on the screen of the mobile B

The user who has confirmed the authentication number in the mobile B inputs the authentication number in the mobile A in step 2707. In step 2708, the mobile A transmits the received authentication number to the authentication server. In step 2709, the authentication server determines whether the received authentication number is correct. If the authentication number is correct, the authentication server proceeds to step 2710 and determines that authentication is successful. However, if the authentication number is incorrect,

28 is a flowchart illustrating an authentication method performed when a mobile terminal without a SIM card is registered in a cloud printing service according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 28, in step 2801, the authentication server receives a telephone number of the mobile B and an authentication request from the mobile A. In step 2802, the authentication server sends an authentication number to the mobile B by requesting the SMS server. In step 2803, the authentication server receives the authentication number input by the user from the mobile A, from the mobile A. [ In step 2804, the authentication server determines whether the received authentication number is correct. If the authentication number is correct, the authentication server proceeds to step 2805 and determines that the authentication is successful. If not, the authentication server proceeds to step 2806 and determines that authentication fails.

Hereinafter, a method of registering an image forming apparatus in a cloud printing service on behalf of another user according to an embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 29 to 31. FIG.

29 is a diagram for explaining a method of registering an image forming apparatus in a cloud printing service on behalf of another user according to an embodiment.

29, when the user A registers the image forming apparatus MFP-1 in the cloud server 2930 so as to correspond to the telephone number of his terminal 2910-1, the mobile terminal 2910-1 of the user A The image forming apparatus MFP-1 is also registered in the cloud server 2930 with respect to the mobile terminals 2910-2 and 2910-3 of the users B and C registered in the address book of the mobile terminal 2910-2.

30 is a diagram illustrating a process of registering an image forming apparatus in a cloud printing service on behalf of another user according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 30, in step 3001, the MFP, that is, the image forming apparatus transmits device identification information to the mobile terminal. In step 3002, the mobile terminal receives a registration request of the image forming apparatus from the user. In step 3003, the mobile terminal extracts phone numbers stored in the address book. At this time, all the telephone numbers stored in the mobile terminal may be extracted, or the user may extract only the selected telephone number.

In step 3004, the mobile terminal transmits the telephone numbers extracted in step 3003 to the cloud server together with the telephone number of the mobile terminal.

In step 3005, the cloud server performs authentication necessary for registration of the image forming apparatus, and if the authentication is successful, registers the image forming apparatus with respect to all the received phone numbers.

31 is a flowchart illustrating a method of registering an image forming apparatus with a cloud printing service on behalf of another user according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 31, in step 3101, the mobile terminal receives device identification information from the image forming apparatus. In step 3102, the mobile terminal receives a registration request of the image forming apparatus from the user. In step 3103, the mobile terminal extracts phone numbers stored in the address book. In step 3104, the mobile terminal requests the authentication server to register the image forming apparatus with respect to the telephone number of the mobile terminal and the telephone number extracted from the address book.

The present invention has been described with reference to the preferred embodiments. It will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. Therefore, the disclosed embodiments should be considered in an illustrative rather than a restrictive sense. The scope of the present invention is indicated by the appended claims rather than by the foregoing description, and all differences within the scope of equivalents thereof should be construed as being included in the present invention.

The above-described embodiments of the present invention can be embodied in a general-purpose digital computer that can be embodied as a program that can be executed by a computer and operates the program using a computer-readable recording medium. The computer-readable recording medium includes magnetic storage media such as ROMs, floppy disks, hard disks and the like, optical storage media such as CD-ROMs and DVDs, and storage media such as carrier waves such as, for example, .

100: mobile terminal 300: cloud server

Claims (6)

A sharing method of an image forming apparatus in a cloud printing service,
Receiving a sharing request of an image forming apparatus;
Determining a sharing object including at least one image forming apparatus;
Determining a sharing user that includes at least one user; And
And transmitting a list of at least one image forming apparatus included in the sharing object to the device of the shared user. The method according to claim 1,
The method of claim 1,
Wherein at least one image forming apparatus registered to correspond to a user who has transmitted the sharing request is determined as the sharing object. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein determining the shared user comprises:
Determining at least one user registered as a friend of a user who has transmitted the sharing request as the shared user. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the sharing request includes information for determining the shared object and the shared user. 5. The method of claim 4,
Wherein the shared object can be determined differently for at least one user included in the shared user. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the list of the at least one image forming apparatus received is displayed on the screen of the device of the shared user together with a guide indicating that the device is shared by the user who has transmitted the sharing request.

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