KR20140051750A - User terminal apparatus and method for control thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention discloses a user terminal device. The user terminal device connectable with an image forming device and operating with Window™ 8 OS comprises a storing part for storing a metro application providing a user interface window including the status information of the image forming device and V4 driver communicating with the image forming device; a communication interface part for receiving the address information and the first status message of the image forming device by using the V4 driver; a control part for controlling the communication interface part to request a second status message which is more detail than the first status message to the image forming device by using the metro application and the address information; and a display part for indicating at least one of the first and second status messages on the user interface window provided by the metro application.

Description

[0001] USER TERMINAL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROL THEREOF [0002]

The present invention relates to a user terminal apparatus and a control method thereof, and more particularly to a user terminal apparatus connectable to an image forming apparatus and a control method thereof.

The image forming apparatus refers to a device that prints print data generated on a user terminal device such as a computer on a print sheet. Examples of such an image forming apparatus include a copier, a printer, a facsimile, or a multifunction peripheral (MFP) that combines the functions of the copier, the printer, and the facsimile through a single device.

The image forming apparatus can perform jobs such as printing, scanning, and faxing under the control of the user terminal device.

Meanwhile, the user terminal device is driven by an operating system. An operating system is a set of programs that provide an interface between a user and a user terminal device so that a user can use the user terminal device more easily.

As an operating system of a user terminal, Windows 8 (TM) of Microsoft Corporation is a hybrid O / S (Operating System) that supports a plurality of UIs (User Interfaces) of different types. It supports a desktop-style UI (or desktop UI) that is basically used up to Windows 7 (TM) and a new graphical user interface called metro style UI (or metro UI, Windows 8 style UI, tiled UI).

Windows 8 (TM) supports a new graphical user interface, metro style UI, which provides a touch-optimized interface that makes it easier to access apps and content on PCs (personal computers), tablets and smartphones .

However, in the metro style UI environment of Windows 8 (TM), there are various restrictions on the control of the image forming apparatus unlike the conventional desktop UI environment.

Specifically, it limits USB bulk channel communication of Windows 8 (TM). As for USB, it is impossible to scan both desktop style UI and metro style UI environment. In case of using network, WIA Acquisition) and TWAIN (Technology Without Any Interest Name), and thus the scan function is not provided basically in the metro style UI environment of Windows 8 (TM).

This is because, in the metro style UI environment of Windows 8 (TM), there is no attribute or application program interface (API) that can acquire an IP address necessary for communication with a network-connected image forming apparatus.

On the other hand, information such as the port name and model name used when connecting the image forming apparatus to the user terminal device can be acquired through the printer spooler, but since the port name can be arbitrarily modified by the user, A method of obtaining an address has become necessary.

Further, in the metro style UI environment of Windows 8 (TM), there is a restriction on the status error notification of the image forming apparatus 200. [ In Windows 8 (TM), the Background program can not be executed and the status error notification event can not be received. In this case, Windows 8 (TM) generates an evnet to display a status error notification through the printer driver. However, in Windows 8 (TM), it is only possible to compare EqualTo, NotEqualTo, GreaterThan, and LessThan for each state, so there is a restriction that state information can not be provided through various conditions or existing interfaces.

Also, in the Windows 8 (TM) metro style UI environment, the user can enter the desktop of the operating system at any time. Therefore, there is a restriction that the job progress of the image forming apparatus can not be confirmed on the desktop of the operating system when the job of the image forming apparatus is performed and the application screen is left. Further, a plurality of image forming apparatuses are connected, There is a problem that the user has to execute the corresponding application, select the image forming apparatus to perform the job, and set the respective job options.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, the present invention has been made keeping in mind the above problems occurring in the prior art, and it is an object of the present invention to provide an image forming apparatus which receives a detailed status message of an image forming apparatus in an operating system, And to a control method thereof.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of controlling a user terminal device connectable to an image forming apparatus, the method comprising: receiving a first status message of the image forming apparatus using a printer driver for the image forming apparatus; And receiving address information, requesting the image forming apparatus using the address information for a second status message that is more detailed than the first status message, and using at least one of the first status message and the second status message , And displaying it in a pop-up form.

The method may further include determining whether the second status message request is required based on the type of the received first status message.

In this case, the step of requesting the second status message may request the second status message only when the second status message is determined to be necessary.

If the user operation for selecting the displayed pop-up is input, the step of connecting to the Troubleshooting page may include using at least one of the first status message and the second status message.

On the other hand, the first status message may be a message predefined in the printer driver.

Meanwhile, the first status message may be defined in the Event XML of the printer driver.

Meanwhile, the second status message may include at least one of Warning, Error and Info for the status of the image forming apparatus.

Here, if the attribute of the state extracted from the second state message is not Warning or Error, the second state message may be requested again after a predetermined time delay.

On the other hand, the determining may comprise: setting a type of the first status message for which the user requests the second status message; and determining, based on the type of the first status message set by the user, And determining whether a request is required.

The user terminal device connectable to the image forming apparatus according to the present embodiment includes a communication interface unit that receives a first status message and address information of the image forming apparatus using a printer driver for the image forming apparatus, A control unit for requesting the image forming apparatus for a second status message that is more detailed than the first status message, and a display unit for displaying the status message in a pop-up form using at least one of the first status message and the second status message .

Here, the controller may determine whether the second status message request is required based on the type of the received first status message.

In this case, the control unit may request the second status message only when it is determined that the second status message is necessary.

Meanwhile, when the user operation for selecting the displayed pop-up is input, the control unit may connect to the Troubleshooting page using at least one of the first status message and the second status message.

On the other hand, the first status message may be a message predefined in the printer driver.

Meanwhile, the first status message may be defined in the Event XML of the printer driver.

Meanwhile, the second status message may include at least one of Warning, Error and Info for the status of the image forming apparatus.

Here, if the attribute of the state extracted from the second status message is not Warning or Error, the controller may request the second status message after a predetermined time delay.

Meanwhile, when the operation of the user for setting the type of the first status message to request the second status message is input, the control unit controls the second status message based on the type of the first status message set by the user, It is possible to judge whether a message request is necessary.

A computer-readable recording medium including a program for executing a control method of a user terminal device connectable to an image forming apparatus according to the present embodiment is a computer readable recording medium that includes a program for causing a computer to execute: 1 status message and address information, requesting the image forming apparatus with a second status message that is more detailed than the first status message using the address information, and receiving at least one of the first status message and the second status message And displaying it in a pop-up form using the control method.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a user terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram briefly explaining a program executed in a user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;
3 is a view for explaining an operation of acquiring address information of an image forming apparatus connected to a user terminal according to the first embodiment of the present invention;
4 is a view showing a list of image forming apparatuses provided in a printer spooler according to a first embodiment of the present invention,
5 is a diagram illustrating an operation for performing a scan job in a user terminal according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling a user terminal according to a first embodiment of the present invention,
FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling a user terminal according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG.
8 is a diagram for explaining a status notification process in a metro style UI environment of Windows 8 (TM)
9 is a diagram for explaining a status notification operation in a user terminal according to a second embodiment of the present invention;
10 is a diagram for explaining a status notification operation in a user terminal according to a second embodiment of the present invention;
11 is a diagram illustrating a pop-up display according to a second embodiment of the present invention;
12 is a diagram illustrating a user setting operation according to a second embodiment of the present invention;
13 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling a user terminal according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 14 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling a user terminal according to a second embodiment of the present invention. FIG.
15 is a block diagram briefly explaining a program executed in a user terminal according to a third embodiment of the present invention;
16 is a view for explaining a main page according to a third embodiment of the present invention,
17 is a view for explaining a job execution page according to the third embodiment of the present invention,
18 is a view for explaining a main tile according to a third embodiment of the present invention,
19 is a view for explaining a secondary tile according to a third embodiment of the present invention,
20 is a view for explaining an operation of generating a secondary tile of a user terminal according to a third embodiment of the present invention;
21 is a view showing an interface window for generating a secondary tile of a user terminal according to a third embodiment of the present invention;
22 is a view for explaining an updating operation of the secondary tile according to the third embodiment of the present invention,
23 is a diagram for explaining an execution operation of the secondary tile according to the third embodiment of the present invention,
24 is a view for explaining an operation of displaying a job execution state of the image forming apparatus according to the third embodiment of the present invention on a secondary tile,
FIG. 25 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling a user terminal according to a third embodiment of the present invention;
26 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling a user terminal according to a third embodiment of the present invention; and
27 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling a user terminal according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1, the user terminal 100 includes a user interface unit 110, a communication interface unit 120, a controller 130, a storage unit 140, and a display unit 150. The user terminal device 100 may be connected to at least one of the image forming apparatuses 200-1, 200-2, and 200-n through the communication interface unit 120. [

Although at least one of the image forming apparatuses 200-1, 200-2, and 200-n is shown as being connected to the user terminal device 100, one image forming apparatus 200 is connected for convenience of explanation .

The user interface unit 110 may include a plurality of function keys that a user can set or select various functions supported by the user terminal device 100 and may display various information provided by the user terminal device 100 .

The user interface unit 110 may be realized by a combination of a monitor and a mouse, or may be implemented as an apparatus in which an input and an output are simultaneously realized, such as a touch screen. In this case, the user interface unit 110 may include a touch sensing unit (not shown) and a display unit (not shown). The touch sensing unit may be implemented with a touch sensor capable of sensing a user's touch and a proximity sensor sensing a proximity of a user's touch. The display unit may include a desktop including various icons, a web browsing screen, an application execution screen, Such as an LCD panel, which can display various screens such as various content playback screens, user interface screens, and the like.

The communication interface unit 120 communicates with at least one image forming apparatus 200. [ Specifically, it may be connected not only through a local area network (LAN) and an Internet network, but also through a USB (Universal Serial Bus) port. The communication interface unit 120 can transmit control signals to at least one image forming apparatus 200 and receive data corresponding thereto.

The control unit 130 controls each configuration of the user terminal device 100. Specifically, the control unit 130 includes a CPU, a read-only memory (ROM) storing a control program for controlling the user terminal 100, and a signal or data input from the outside of the user terminal 100 And a random access memory (RAM) used as a storage area for a task performed by the user terminal device 100. [ The CPU may include at least one of a single-core processor, a dual-core processor, a triple-core processor, and a quad-core processor. The CPU, ROM and RAM are interconnected via an internal bus.

The storage unit 140 stores a metro application for performing a job with the image forming apparatus 200 and a V4 driver for performing communication with the image forming apparatus 200. [

The storage unit 140 may be implemented as a storage medium in the user terminal device 100 and an external storage medium such as a removable disk including a USB memory or a web server through a network. Although the present invention has been described with reference to the configuration of the controller 130 for the RAM and ROM used for storing and executing the control program, the controller 130 may be implemented as one configuration of the storage unit 140.

The term "storage unit" may include a storage unit 140, a ROM, a RAM, or a memory card (e.g., SD card, memory stick) detachable / attachable to the user terminal device 100. The storage unit may also include non-volatile memory, volatile memory, a hard disk drive (HDD), or a solid state drive (SSD).

The display unit 150 displays various screens such as a desktop screen including various tiles, a web browsing screen, an application execution screen, a moving picture, a picture, and the like, a user interface screen, etc., under the control of the controller 130 .

Meanwhile, although the display unit 150 and the user interface unit 110 according to an embodiment of the present invention are described as separate components, they may be configured as one unit. In this case, the display unit 150 may be implemented as a touch screen capable of sensing a user's touch. Specifically, the display unit 150 may include a touch sensing unit (not shown) and a display unit (not shown). The touch sensing unit may be implemented by a touch sensor capable of sensing a user's touch and a proximity sensor sensing a proximity of a user's touch, and the display unit may be implemented with an LCD panel or the like.

The user terminal device 100 including the above-described configuration will be described below according to each embodiment.

First Embodiment

Hereinafter, the user terminal 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described. Windows 8 (TM) supports the metro style UI environment and does not directly support the scan function of the image forming apparatus 200 in the metro style UI environment. Further, the address information of the image forming apparatus 200 can not be directly provided to the application. Accordingly, the user terminal 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention obtains the address information of the image forming apparatus 200 using the predetermined printer driver, and performs the scan function using the obtained address information .

The user interface unit 110 according to the first embodiment of the present invention receives a scan job command for the image forming apparatus 200 using the user interface window provided by the metro application when the metro application is driven.

The user interface unit 110 according to the first embodiment of the present invention receives a scan job command for the image forming apparatus 200. [

The user interface unit 110 displays the image forming apparatus 200 supporting the predetermined printer driver determined according to the control of the control unit 130 and displays the image forming apparatus 200 You can choose. The default printer driver may be a V4 driver.

Here, the default printer driver is a program for controlling the printer using the default Bidi Communication Schema. Because printer drivers have different control methods for each model, individual printer drivers must be provided.

For example, Windows 8 (TM) supports the V4 version printer driver, and the printer driver can obtain the IP address and status information of the printer through Bidi communication (bi-directional communication). The Bidi Communication Schema in XML (eXtensible Markup Language) format can be defined and used to obtain the IP address and status information of the printer.

A description of the default Bidi Communication Schema will be described concretely with reference to FIG.

The communication interface unit 120 requests the address information of the image forming apparatus 200 and receives the address information of the requested image forming apparatus 200 by using the V4 driver. Specifically, the communication interface unit 120 can request and receive network address information from the image forming apparatus 200 supporting the V4 driver.

The communication interface unit 120 requests the image forming apparatus 200 from the address information of the image forming apparatus 200 selected in the user interface unit 130 using the V4 driver, The address information can be received.

Meanwhile, the communication interface unit 120 can request and receive the status information of the image forming apparatus 200 together with the address information of the image forming apparatus 200, using the V4 driver.

Here, the status information may include at least one of network information of the image forming apparatus 200, executable job support information, and part consumption information. Specifically, the network information means information such as a network connection state of the image forming apparatus 200, a network security state, and a network address (port address, IP address, etc.). The job support information that can be performed means information such as whether the image forming apparatus 200 supports jobs such as print, scan, and fax, and whether or not the job is supported by each job.

On the other hand, the status information includes Capability information, and provides a troubleshooting guide based on the information, and can provide a consumable ordering function or a manufacturer's web page linking function. Status information can also be used to display notifications for errors during printing, provide troubleshooting guides to users upon selection, or set advanced printing options such as Eco, Job Accounting, and Confidential phrase settings.

On the other hand, the address information means a network address of the image forming apparatus 200, that is, an IP address. In the present invention, since the network address of the image forming apparatus 200 can not be obtained in the operating system, the network address can be received from the image forming apparatus 200 using the predetermined printer driver.

Although the address information of the image forming apparatus 200 is described as being different from the status information in this specification, the address information of the image forming apparatus 200 may be included in the status information of the image forming apparatus 200. [

The Bidi communication scheme used for requesting and receiving the address information and status information of the image forming apparatus 200 will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

Meanwhile, the communication interface unit 120 can receive scan data corresponding to a scan job command from the image forming apparatus 200.

The control unit 130 transmits a scan job command to the image forming apparatus 200 based on the address information of the received image forming apparatus 200 and transmits the scan job command to the communication interface unit 120 to receive scan data corresponding to the scan job command. . Specifically, the control unit 130 may control the communication interface unit 120 to transmit the scan job command using a communication protocol different from the default printer driver.

After acquiring the address information of the image forming apparatus 200, the control unit 130 connects the image forming apparatus 200 to the image forming apparatus 200 based on the address information of the image forming apparatus 200, And control the communication interface unit 120 to transmit and receive scan job commands and scan data. Specifically, control is performed to transmit the scan job command using a network module other than the default printer driver.

The network module other than the default printer driver is a module that directly communicates with the image forming apparatus 200 using a protocol such as SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) or HTTP (Hyper Transfer Protocol) Can be controlled directly from.

If the scan job command is input to the user interface unit 110, the control unit 130 determines whether the image forming apparatus 200 supports the default printer driver, It is possible to display the image forming apparatus 200 that supports the driver.

In addition, the control unit 130 may transmit the scan option selected by the user interface unit 110 to the image forming apparatus together with a scan job command.

Here, the scan option is a setting value for performing a scan job, which is a value for setting whether to scan on both sides, scan color, resolution, contrast, and image size. In the present invention, a scan option can be set based on status information of the image forming apparatus 200, that is, job support information that can be executed.

The storage unit 140 stores a meta application that displays a user interface window that receives a scan job command and a V4 driver that communicates with the image forming apparatus.

Meanwhile, the storage unit 140 may store a list of the image forming apparatuses 200 connected to the user terminal device 100. Here, the list of the image forming apparatus 200 may include the port of the image forming apparatus 200, the model name, and the like.

The storage unit 140 may map and store the address information and the status information of the image forming apparatus 200 transmitted from the image forming apparatus 200 to the list of the image forming apparatus 200. [ The storage unit 140 may store the scan data transmitted from the image forming apparatus 200. [

The display unit 150 may display a user interface window for selecting a scan option based on the status information of the image forming apparatus 200 received from the communication interface unit 120. [ In addition, the display unit 150 may display a list of image forming apparatuses that support the predetermined printer driver according to the determination of the controller 130.

Meanwhile, the communication interface unit 120 can display scan data corresponding to the received scan job command.

The user terminal 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention obtains the address information of the image forming apparatus 200 in an operating system that does not directly provide the address information of the connected image forming apparatus 200 , And can be provided to an application that performs a scan job by using it.

Second Embodiment

Hereinafter, the user terminal 100 according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the metro style UI environment of Windows 8 (TM), there is a restriction on the status error notification of the image forming apparatus 200. Specifically, the error state can be notified to the user only during the execution of the print job of the image forming apparatus 200, and there are 128 limitations provided by the operating system, so that about 500 error states Can not be expressed.

Accordingly, the user terminal device 100 according to the second embodiment is designed to be able to provide an existing status error notification which can not be used due to this restriction, without changing the firmware of the image forming apparatus 200. [

The user interface unit 110 may receive a user operation for selecting a user interface window for displaying a status message provided by the metro application. Also, a user operation for setting the type of the first status message to request the second status message may be input.

The first status message and the second status message will be described in detail in the communication interface unit 120 below.

The communication interface unit 120 receives the first status message and the address information of the image forming apparatus 100 using the printer driver for the image forming apparatus 200. [ Here, the printer driver may be a V4 driver.

The communication interface unit 120 requests the connected image forming apparatus 200 to send the second status message by using the address information of the image forming apparatus 200 under the control of the control unit 130, As shown in FIG. More specifically, after acquiring the address information of the image forming apparatus 200 under the control of the control unit 130, the image forming apparatus 200 can directly access the image forming apparatus 200 based on the address information of the image forming apparatus 200, Lt; / RTI > In this case, the communication interface unit 120 can communicate with the image forming apparatus 200 using a network module other than the printer driver.

Here, the first status message of the image forming apparatus 100 is a message set in the printer driver. Specifically, the first status message means a message defined in the Event XML of the printer driver. For example, in the metro UI environment of Windows 8 (TM), the V4 version printer driver is supported, and the printer driver can load the predefined Event XML. Accordingly, since only the status message defined in the loaded Event XML is received, the detailed state of the image forming apparatus 200 can not be known.

In the meantime, the first status message according to the present embodiment includes DoorOpen, MarkerSupplyLow, MarkerFailure, MarkerSupplyEmpty, MediaLow, MediaEmpty, and MediaJam among the messages classified as error in the 128 status messages supported by the operating system in the metro UI environment of the Windows 8 (TM) , MediaNeeded, OutputAreaAlmostFull, OutputAreaFull, AttentionRequired, Paused, End of job, or job cancel.

A further description of the first status message will be described with reference to Fig.

On the other hand, the second status message is a message indicating the status of the image forming apparatus 200 that is more detailed than the first status message, and means a message having a comparison attribute that is not defined in the printer driver. The second status message can provide more kinds of status information than the first status message and thus inform the user terminal device 100 of the detailed status of the image forming apparatus 200. [

A further description of the second status message will be described with reference to FIG.

Here, the address information of the image forming apparatus 200 means the network address, that is, the IP address of the image forming apparatus 200, as described in the first embodiment. In the present invention, since the network address of the image forming apparatus 200 can not be obtained in the operating system, the network address can be received from the image forming apparatus 200 using the printer driver.

The control unit 130 can request the image forming apparatus 200 for a second status message that is more detailed than the first status message using the address information of the image forming apparatus 200. [ More specifically, after acquiring the address information of the image forming apparatus 200, the control unit 130 can connect to the image forming apparatus 200 based on the address information of the image forming apparatus 200 directly without using the printer driver The communication interface unit 120 can be controlled.

On the other hand, the controller 130 may determine whether a request for a second status message is required based on the type of the received first status message. Specifically, it is determined whether or not a second status message containing detailed status information is required according to the type of the first status message set in the printer driver.

For example, in the case of the state of "Dooropen ", it is possible to sufficiently notify the user only with the comparison condition included in the first status message. However, in the case of the "PaperEmpty" state, it is impossible to notify which paper-feeding unit among at least one paper-feeding unit is short of the printing paper only by the comparison condition included in the first status message, It can be judged that it is necessary. As a result, it can be determined that a second status message is not needed in case of "Dooropen ", whereas it is judged that a second status message is required in case of" PaperJam ".

The control unit 130 may request the image forming apparatus 200 for the second status message only when it is determined that the second status message is required. This determination process will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

On the other hand, when the user's operation for setting the type of the first status message to request the second status message is input, the controller 130 determines whether or not the second status message request is required based on the type of the first status message set by the user can do. Specifically, the user terminal device 100 can directly set the type of the first status message requesting the second status message from the user. Accordingly, the control unit 130 may determine the request of the second status message based on the type of the first status message set by the user. A further explanation will be described with reference to FIG.

On the other hand, if the attribute of the state extracted from the second status message is not Warning or Error, the controller 130 may request the second status message after a predetermined time delay.

As an example, the second status message may include various information regarding the status of the image forming apparatus 200, unlike the first status message. Specifically, the second status message may include at least one of Warning, Error, and Info for the status of the image forming apparatus 200. In this case, if the attribute of the state extracted from the second status message is not Warning or Error, the controller 130 may receive the second status message again after a predetermined time delay. The reason for performing this operation is that when the first status message is received and the second status message is received, the status update time of the image forming apparatus 200 is considered, and if it is not Error / Warning And receives a second status message again after a predetermined time delay. Thereafter, in case of Error / Warning, the notification can be displayed in a pop-up form based on the second status message, and the notification process can be terminated if it corresponds to Info.

Meanwhile, when a user operation for selecting a pop-up displayed on the display unit 150 is input, the control unit 130 can connect to the Troubleshooting page using at least one of the first status message and the second status message. Specifically, if the second status message is not received, the user can connect to the Troubleshooting page using only the first status message. If the second status message is received, the user can connect to the Troubleshooting page using the first status message and the second status message . A detailed description of the troubleshooting page connection will be made with reference to Figs. 9 to 10.

The storage unit 140 may store the predefined first status message. In addition, the storage unit 140 may store the type of the first status message requesting the second status message.

The display unit 150 displays at least one of the first status message and the second status message. Specifically, if the second status message is not received, the status of the image forming apparatus 200 to be notified to the user in the first status message is extracted, a notification is displayed in the pop-up type interface window, and a second status message is received The status of the image forming apparatus 200 to be notified to the user based on the first message can be extracted and the notification can be displayed in the user interface window of the pop-up type metro application.

On the other hand, a method of displaying a notification in the display unit 150 may be displayed in a pop-up form, and various types of notification display methods may be used.

The user terminal device 100 according to the second embodiment of the present invention as described above receives the detailed status message of the image forming apparatus 200 in the operating system having a restriction on the status notification of the image forming apparatus 200, It becomes possible to provide a status notification of an error or warning of the image forming apparatus 200. [

Third Embodiment

Hereinafter, a user terminal 100 according to a third embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the metro style UI environment of Windows 8 (TM), unlike the existing desktop UI environment, a plurality of shortcut type secondary tiles can be created in one application.

Here, Tile is a rectangular or square icon used in the desktop of the metro style UI environment of Windows 8 (TM), and has a kind of link function for moving to an application, a website, a contact, and other elements. Unlike existing icons, Tile can display changed information of each connected element on the screen in real time. For example, it can display the number of unread messages in the inbox in real time. There are two types of tiles: Application Tile (Main Tile) and Secondary Tile. Application Tile (Main Tile) is a tile created when an application is installed. Secondary Tile means a tile created by a user. A detailed description of the tile will be specifically described with reference to FIG.

The user can directly enter a specific page of the application by using the secondary tile which is created at any time, and the progress of the application can be displayed on the tile in real time.

Accordingly, the user terminal 100 according to the third embodiment of the present invention performs a job of the image forming apparatus 200 using a secnodary tile, and when the user leaves the corresponding application screen, It is possible to solve the inconvenience of selecting the image forming apparatuses to perform the job and setting the respective job options when the plurality of image forming apparatuses are connected and the job option setting is large.

The user interface unit 110 receives job options to be applied to the image forming apparatus 200 through a user interface window provided by the metro application.

In this case, the user interface unit 110 may be selected together with the job option of the image forming apparatus 200 performing the job.

This will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

The communication interface unit 120 transmits a job execution command to the image forming apparatus 200 based on the job option corresponding to the UI area using the metro application. Specifically, when the UI area corresponding to the job option is selected, the control unit 130 executes the metro application for performing the job with the image forming apparatus 200, and automatically applies the job option corresponding to the UI area. The communication interface unit 120 can transmit a job execution command to the image forming apparatus 200 based on the applied job option.

Here, the UI area is an area for displaying at least one of the job options and the device information of the image forming apparatus 200 to perform a job, and may be configured in a tile shape. This can be a Secondary Tile in the metro style UI environment of Windows 8 (TM). In the present specification, the UI region is described as being formed in a tile-like shape, but its shape can be modified.

Meanwhile, the communication interface unit 120 can transmit a job execution command to the image forming apparatus 200 based on the modified job option, when a user operation for modifying the job option is input in the job execution page. Specifically, when the UI area corresponding to the job option is selected, the display unit 150 can display the job execution page of the application to which the job option corresponding to the UI area is automatically applied. Thereafter, when the job option is modified on the displayed job execution page, the communication interface unit 120 can transmit a job execution command to the image forming apparatus 200 based on the modified job option.

The control unit 130 generates a UI region corresponding to the selected job option, and displays the generated UI region on the desktop. Here, the generated UI region corresponding to the job option may be the above-mentioned Secondary Tile. This will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

Meanwhile, when there is a pre-generated UI area in the image forming apparatus 200, the control unit 130 transmits a job option corresponding to the pre-generated UI area according to a user operation to a job option selected in the user interface unit 110 To display it on the desktop, and to store it in the storage unit 140. Specifically, when a secondary tile corresponding to the image forming apparatus 200 selected by the user in the application has already been generated, a new secondary tile may be created or a secondary tile may be newly updated according to the user's selection have. This will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

On the other hand, if the default UI area is selected on the desktop, the control unit 130 can execute an application for job execution. The predetermined UI area is a main tile for executing an application for performing a job of the image forming apparatus, and can be provided basically when an application is installed. This will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

On the other hand, when the UI area corresponding to the job option is selected, the control unit 130 can execute the metro application for performing the job with the image forming apparatus 200. [ Here, the UI area corresponding to the job option may be the above-mentioned Secondary Tile.

Meanwhile, the control unit 130 may control the job option to be mapped to the UI area and stored in the storage unit 140.

Meanwhile, the control unit 130 may display the job performance information of the image forming apparatus 200 in the UI area while being performed in the job image forming apparatus 200 according to the job execution command. Specifically, the control unit 130 may display a job progress status of the image forming apparatus 200 on a secondary tile corresponding to the image forming apparatus 200. This will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

On the other hand, when the job is completed in the job image forming apparatus 200 according to the job execution command, the control section 130 can display the job execution result of the image forming apparatus 200 in the UI area. Specifically, the control unit 130 may display a job execution result of the image forming apparatus 200 on a secondary tile corresponding to the image forming apparatus 200. [ This will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

The storage unit 140 maps the selected job option to the corresponding UI area and stores the selected job option. Specifically, the job options selected by the user can be mapped and stored in a UI area to be generated, i.e., a secondary tile. In addition, the storage unit 140 may store the information of the image forming apparatus to be performed with the job option in a UI area, i.e., a secondary tile, to be generated. For example, the storage unit 140 can map and store device information and job option setting information of the image forming apparatus 200 using a tile ID as a key using time information of the secondary tile. This will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

The display unit 150 displays a desktop screen including a UI area corresponding to the job option. Specifically, the display unit 150 may display a desktop area of an operating system including a UI area corresponding to job options, i.e., a secondary tile.

On the other hand, if the UI area corresponding to the job option is selected, the display unit 150 can display the job execution page of the application to which the job option corresponding to the UI area is automatically applied.

The user terminal 100 according to the third embodiment of the present invention as described above provides a UI area in which a job option is automatically applied to an image forming apparatus 200 to perform a job, , The user can display the job performance information intuitively in real time by displaying the job performance status in the UI area.

Hereinafter, a program executed in the user terminal device 100 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. This can be commonly applied to the first, second, and third embodiments of the present invention.

2 is a block diagram briefly explaining a program executed in the user terminal device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2, the user terminal apparatus 100 includes a program such as a Metro App 10, a Printer Spooler 20, a Printer Driver 30, and a Port Mornitior 40 to control the image forming apparatus 200. Can be performed.

The Metro App 10 is an application executed in a metro style UI environment of Windows 8 (TM), and is an application for performing various job functions of the image forming apparatus 200. The Strart experience defined by Microsoft (TM), Advanced Print Setting experience, and Print Notifications experience.

Also, the Metro App 10 can directly communicate with the image forming apparatus 200 by using a separate network module without using the printer driver 30. [ Communication protocols used at this time include SNMP, HTTP, and USB.

Meanwhile, the Metro App 10 may be referred to as a Windows Store App or a Metro application. Here, the Metro App 10 can be automatically installed in the user terminal device 100 when the printer driver 30 of the image forming apparatus 200 is installed. The Metro App 10 provides additional information in cooperation with the image forming apparatus 200 and provides additional trobleshooting guide for errors during printing, ordering of consumables, links of the manufacturer's website, etc., .

The printer spooler 20 manages the image forming apparatuses 200 installed in the user terminal apparatus 100 and controls the transfer of the image forming job to the image forming apparatus 200.

The printer driver 30 is a program for controlling the image forming apparatus 200 in the user terminal apparatus 100. The printer driver 30 is a program for controlling the image forming apparatus 200 to execute a command transmitted from the application program to the image forming apparatus 200, And converts it to a command and transmits it.

In the present invention, the V4 version printer driver is supported in the metro UI environment of Windows 8 (TM), and the printer driver 30 can obtain the IP address and status information of the printer through Bidi communication (bidirectional communication). The Bidi Communication Schema in XML (eXtensible Markup Language) format can be defined and used to obtain the IP address and status information of the printer.

On the other hand, the printer driver 30 may be referred to as a V4 driver in the metro UI environment of Windows 8 (TM).

Port Mornitor (40) is a network interface that supports Windows 8 (TM) Metro UI, and supports protocols such as TCP / IP, USB, and WSD. For example, the USB does not support the Control Channel, and the type of the status message of the image forming apparatus 200 is also limited.

Although the Port Mornitor 40 is described as a program separate from the Printer Driver 30 in FIG. 2, it may be included in the Printer Driver 30.

The image forming apparatus 200 may include a communication interface such as an SNMP 210, an HTTP 220 and a USB 230. The image forming apparatus 200 may include a communication interface such as a print 240, a scan 250, a fax 260, Can be performed.

3 to 7 illustrate a user terminal 100 according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a view for explaining an operation of acquiring address information of the image forming apparatus 200 connected to the user terminal 100 according to the first embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 3, the Metro App 10 may be provided with a list of the image forming apparatuses 200 connected to the user terminal device 100 through the printer spooler 20. In this case, the Metro App 10 can display a list of the image forming apparatuses as shown in FIG.

 Then, the Metro App 10 requests the V4 printer driver 30 to check the address information of the image forming apparatus 200 using the default Bidi Communication Scheme as shown in Table 1 below.

<bidi: Getxmlns: bidi = "http://schemas.microsoft.com/windows/2005/03/printing/bidi">
<Query schema = '\ Printer.Samsung.IPAddress: IPv4List'/>
</ bidi: Get>

In response to the Bidi communication scheme requested by the Metro App 10, the V4 printer driver 30 transmits the address information of the image forming apparatus 200 to the Bidi XML Scheme in the form of a Bidi Communication Scheme as shown in Table 2 below Can be acquired and stored.

<? xml version = "1.0"?>
<bidi: Schema xmlns: bidi = "http://schemas.microsoft.com/windows/2005/03/printing/bidi">
<Property name = "Printer">
<Property name = "Samsung">
<Property name = "IPAddress">
<Value name = "IPv4List" oid = "1.3.6.1.4.1.236.11.5.1.12.2.5" deviceIndex = "false" type = "BIDI_STRING" drvPrinterEvent = "true" refreshInterval = "600"/>
</ Property>
</ Property>
</ bidi: Schema>

The V4 printer driver 30 can transmit the address information of the image forming apparatus 200 to the Metro App 10 according to the predetermined Bidi communication scheme as shown in Table 3 below. Here, it can be seen that the address information of the image forming apparatus 200 is 10.88.190.85, 192.168.1.5, and 192.168.11.4.

<bidi: Get xmlns: bidi = "http://schemas.microsoft.com/windows/2005/03/printing/bidi">
<Query schema = "\ Printer.Samsung.IPAddress: IPv4List">
<Schema name = "\ Printer.Samsung.IPAddress: IPv4List">
<BIDI_STRING> 10.88.190.85,192.168.1.5,192.168.11.4 </ BIDI_STRING>
</ Schema>
</ Query>
</ bidi: Get>

The Metro App 10 can map the status information and the address information of the image forming apparatus 200 and store them in the storage unit as shown in Table 4 below.

Field name Explanation ID Device ID Name name PrinterPortName Port name of Printer IsV4Driver Whether IP address can be obtained by Customized v4 driver IsBidiSupported Support for Bidi Communication IPAddress IP address ...(skip)... ...(skip)...

Thereafter, when the user drives the Metro App 10 to perform the scan function, the Metro App 10 does not go through the V4 printer driver 30 and transmits the image data to the image forming apparatus 200 It is possible to transmit the scan job command directly to the image forming apparatus 200 using the separate network module by using the address information, and obtain the scan data. Here, the separate network module means a module that directly communicates with the image forming apparatus 200 using a protocol such as Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) or HyperTransfer Protocol (HTTP).

On the other hand, if the V4 printer driver 30 is not installed in the user terminal 100 or does not support the Bidi Communication Scheme, address information and status information can not be obtained.

5, the Metro App 10 is displayed as a list of devices that support the scan function, and the scan function is also activated 510, as shown in FIG. 5, .

The user terminal apparatus 100 according to the first embodiment described in FIG. 3 acquires the address information of the image forming apparatus 200 in an operating system that does not directly provide the address information of the connected image forming apparatus 200, And to provide an application for performing a scan job.

6 is a flowchart for explaining a control method according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

6, when the user terminal 100 receives a scan job command for the image forming apparatus 200 (S610), the user terminal 100 displays address information of the image forming apparatus 200 using the default printer driver And receives the address information of the image forming apparatus 200 (S620).

Here, the default printer driver may be a printer driver that supports the default Bidi Communication Schema.

In this case, it is possible to request and receive the status information of the image forming apparatus 200 together with the address information of the image forming apparatus 100. Here, the status information may include at least one of network information of the image forming apparatus 200, executable job support information, and part consumption information.

The scan job command is transmitted to the image forming apparatus 200 based on the received address information (S630).

At this time, the user terminal device 100 can transmit the scan job command using a network module other than the default printer driver. The separate network module is described in detail in Fig. 1, but avoid duplicate description.

Meanwhile, a user interface window for selecting a scan option may be displayed based on the received status information of the image forming apparatus 200. In this case, the selected scan option may be displayed on the image forming apparatus 200 ).

Then, the scan data corresponding to the scan job command is received from the image forming apparatus 200 (S640).

Here, the user terminal device 100 may be operated in Windows 8 (TM).

The control method of the user terminal device as shown in FIG. 6 may be implemented in the user terminal device 100 having the configuration of FIG. 1, or may be executed in the user terminal device of other configurations.

7 is a flowchart for explaining a control method according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 7, when the user terminal 100 receives a scan job command for the image forming apparatus 200 (S710), the user terminal 100 determines whether the image forming apparatus 200 supports the default printer driver S720).

As a result of the determination, the image forming apparatus 200 that supports the default printer driver is displayed, and the image forming apparatus 200 to perform the scan job command is selected (S730).

In step S740, address information of the selected image forming apparatus 200 is requested using the default printer driver, and address information of the selected image forming apparatus 200 is received.

Here, the default printer driver may be a printer driver that supports the default Bidi Communication Schema.

In this case, it is possible to request and receive the status information of the image forming apparatus 200 together with the address information of the image forming apparatus 100. Here, the status information may include at least one of network information of the image forming apparatus 200, executable job support information, and part consumption information.

Then, the scan job command is transmitted to the image forming apparatus 200 selected based on the received address information (S750).

Meanwhile, a user interface window for selecting a scan option may be displayed based on the received status information of the image forming apparatus 200. In this case, the selected scan option may be displayed on the image forming apparatus 200 ).

Thereafter, the scan data corresponding to the scan job command is received from the image forming apparatus 200 (S760).

Here, the user terminal device 100 may be operated in Windows 8 (TM).

Meanwhile, the control method of the user terminal device as shown in Fig. 7 can be implemented in the user terminal device 100 having the configuration shown in Fig. 1, and can also be executed in the user terminal device having other configurations.

As described above, in the control method of the user terminal 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention, the address information of the image forming apparatus 200 in the operating system that does not directly provide the address information of the connected image forming apparatus 200 And can provide it to an application that performs a scan job by using the acquired information.

Hereinafter, a user terminal 100 according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 8 to 14. FIG.

8 is a diagram showing a state notification process fundamentally provided in a metro style UI environment of Windows 8 (TM).

Referring to FIG. 8, the program executed by the user terminal of FIG. 2 is further divided.

The printer driver 30 may provide a status notification event based on the status message received from the image forming apparatus 200 in connection with the Event XML 31 data. That is, the image forming apparatus 200 can notify only the status of the image forming apparatus 200 provided by the printer driver 30. As an example, it can be seen that the 2202 value is treated as "DoorOpen" in the Event XML of Table 5 below.

<? xml version = "1.0" encoding = "utf-8"?>
- <de: DriverEvents xmlns: de = "http://schemas.microsoft.com/windows/2011/08/printing/driverevents " schemaVersion = " 4.0 ">
- <DriverEvent eventId = "{2D39BF93-0838-4DA9-8E28-E18041E49E14} ">
<Transport> WSD </ Transport>
<Transport> SNMP </ Transport>
<Query> \ Printer.Status </ Query>
- <Trigger result = "\ Printer.Status.Summary: StateReason " comparison = " EqualTo " value = " DoorOpen ">
<StandardMessage resourceId = " 2202 "/>
</ Trigger>
- <Trigger result = "\ Printer.Status.Summary: StateReason " comparison = " EqualTo " value = " MarkerFailure ">
<StandardMessage resourceId = " 2505 "/>
</ Trigger>
- <Trigger result = "\ Printer.Status.Summary: StateReason " comparison = " EqualTo " value = " MarkerSupplyEmpty "
<StandardMessage resourceId = " 1805 "/>
</ Trigger>
- <Trigger result = "\ Printer.Status.Summary: StateReason " comparison = " EqualTo " value = " MediaEmpty "
<StandardMessage resourceId = " 1501 "/>
</ Trigger>
- <Trigger result = "\ Printer.Status.Summary: StateReason " comparison = " EqualTo " value = " MediaJam "
<StandardMessage resourceId = " 1402 "/>
</ Trigger>
- <Trigger result = "\ Printer.Status.Summary: StateReason " comparison = " EqualTo " value = " MediaNeeded ">
<StandardMessage resourceId = " 1701 "/>
</ Trigger>
- <Trigger result = "\ Printer.Status.Summary: StateReason " comparison = " EqualTo " value = " OutputAreaFull ">
<StandardMessage resourceId = " 1601 "/>
</ Trigger>
- <Trigger result = "\ Printer.Status.Summary: StateReason " comparison = " EqualTo " value = " AttentionRequired ">
<StandardMessage resourceId = " 1007 "/>
</ Trigger>
- <Trigger result = "\ Printer.Status.Summary: StateReason " comparison = " EqualTo " value = " Paused ">
<StandardMessage resourceId = " 2600 "/>
</ Trigger>
</ DriverEvent>
</ de: DriverEvents>

The event XML 31 data of the printer driver 30 is set to "EqulTo" (same value), "NotEqualTo" (not equal value), "GreaterThan" (large value), "LessThan" Value) is only possible. Therefore, in a state in which only four conditions are not processed (for example, a toner value), it is impossible to provide the user with an appropriate status notification.

The spooler 20 means the printer spooler of FIG. 2, and can receive the status notification event of the printer driver 30 and provide it to the Metro App 10. Here, the spooler 20 may be connected to the Device Metadata 21 to manage the image forming apparatus 200 as a whole.

The Metro App 10 interprets the status notification event received from the spooler 20, displays a status notification to the user, and performs an operation to connect to the Troubleshooting page. Specifically, the overall operation of the Metro App 10 is controlled by the Metro App Handler 11, and the status notification operation can be controlled by the Toast Event Handler 12. The control operations of the Metro App handler 11 and the Toast Event Handler 12 may be recorded in the Status Log 14. [ And Metro App Troubleshooting (13) can control the connection to the Troubleshooting page using Internet content.

8 provides status notification to the user in the metro style UI environment of Windows 8 (TM), but processes only the status messages pre-stored in the Event XML (31) file connected to the printer driver 30 , There is a limitation that the user can not inform the user of various conditions.

Hereinafter, a status notification in the user terminal device 100 for overcoming the above-described limitations will be described.

FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining a status notification operation in the user terminal 100 according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 9, the printer driver 30 and the spooler 20 are connected to the Event XML 31 data as described above with reference to FIG. 8, and based on status messages received from the image forming apparatus 200, event to the Metro App (10).

In this case, the status message received by the printer driver 30 may be the first status message described with reference to FIG.

When the status notification event occurs, the Metro App 10 acquires the address information of the image forming apparatus 200 that has transmitted the status message from the printer driver 30 under the control of the Metro App Handler 11.

Then, the communication module 17 of the Metro App 10 requests the detailed status message of the stored XML format 18 using the acquired address information. Here, the communication module 17 can directly communicate with the image forming apparatus 200 using protocols such as SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) and HTTP (Hyper Transfer Protocol) And may be a second status message. Table 6 below is an example of a detailed status message in XML format. In this XML formatted detail status message, English text (STRING), status code (STATUS CODE), and Troubleshooting Key (generalMSG) can be provided for each status. Here, the status code (STATUS CODE) may be interpreted as "attribute of state" described in FIG.

- <Status>
- <Ready GeneralMSG = "Ready " STRING = " Ready ">
<Mask> [00] [FF] [FF] [00] [00] [00] [00] [00] </ Mask>
<Status> [81] [01] [01] [FF] [FF] [FF] [FF] [FF]
</ Ready>
- <Printing GeneralMSG = "Printing " STRING = " Printing ... ">
<Mask> [00] [FF] [FF] [00] [00] [00] [00] [00] </ Mask>
<Status> [81] [01] [04] [FF] [FF] [FF] [FF] [FF]
</ Printing>
- <Warmingup GeneralMSG = "Waiting " STRING = " Warming up ... Please wait few minutes. ">
<Mask> [00] [FF] [FF] [00] [00] [00] [00] [00] </ Mask>
<Status> [83] [01] [05] [FF] [FF] [FF] [FF] [FF]
</ Warmingup>
- <Processing GeneralMSG = "Waiting " STRING = " Processing ">
<Mask> [00] [FF] [FF] [00] [00] [00] [00] [00] </ Mask>
<Status> [81] [01] [0B] [FF] [FF] [FF] [FF] [FF]
</ Processing>
- <PowerSave GeneralMSG = "PowerSave " STRING = " Sleeping ... ">
<Mask> [00] [FF] [FF] [00] [00] [00] [00] [00] </ Mask>
<Status> [81] [01] [03] [FF] [FF] [FF] [FF] [FF]
</ PowerSave>

Upon reception of the detailed status message as described above, the Metro App 10 can perform the status notification operation by the Toast Event Handler 12.

Subsequently, when the connection of the user's Troubleshooting page is input, the Metro App Troubleshooting 13 uses the model name and status code of the image forming apparatus 200 extracted from the detailed status message, Information can be obtained and provided to the user. Specifically, the troubleshooting page information in the Lite SM Help Link (19) has XML information as shown in Table 7 below to link the problem and the troubleshooting information.

<TroubleshootingList modelname = "Samsung SCX-483x 5x3x Series " indexfile = " start_here.htm ">
<Troubleshooting name = " Offline " target = " advanced / offline.htm "/>
<Troubleshooting name = " PaperEmpty " target = " basic / media_and_tray.htm # tray "/>
<Troubleshooting name = " PaperLow " target = " basic / media_and_tray.htm # tray "/>
<Troubleshooting name = " PaperMP " target = " basic / media_and_tray.htm # mp "/>
<Troubleshooting name = " JamMP " target = " basic / jam.htm # jammp "/>
<Troubleshooting name = " JamTray1 " target = " basic / jam.htm # jamtray1 "/>
<Troubleshooting name = " JamTrayN " target = " basic / jam.htm # jamtray2 "/>
<Troubleshooting name = " JamInside " target = " basic / jam.htm # jaminside "/>
<Troubleshooting name = " JamExitArea " target = " basic / jam.htm # jamexitarea "/>
<Troubleshooting name = " Jam0Duplex " target = " basic / jam.htm # jamduplex "/>
...
<Troubleshooting name = " MarkerSupplyEmpty " target = " basic / replacingoner.htm " DriverStatus = " True " ResourceID = " 1805 "/>
<Troubleshooting name = " MediaEmpty " target = " basic / media_and_tray.htm " DriverStatus = " True " ResourceID = " 1501 "/>
<Troubleshooting name = " MediaJam " target = " basic / jam.htm " DriverStatus = " True " ResourceID = " 1402 "/>
<Troubleshooting name = " MediaNeeded " target = " basic / media_and_tray.htm " DriverStatus = " True " ResourceID = " 1701 "/>
<Troubleshooting name = " OutputAreaFull " target = " basic / media_and_tray.htm " DriverStatus = " True " ResourceID = " 1601 "/>
<Troubleshooting name = " AttentionRequired " target = " basic / troubleshooting.htm " DriverStatus = " True " ResourceID = " 1007 "/>
<Troubleshooting name = " Paused " target = " basic / troubleshooting.htm " DriverStatus = " True " ResourceID = " 2600 "/>
<Troubleshooting name = " Default " target = " basic / troubleshooting.htm "/>
</ TroubleshootingList>

FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining a status notification operation in the user terminal device 100 according to the second embodiment, which further includes the determination unit 15 in the Metro App 10 of FIG.

Referring to FIG. 10, the determination unit 15 of the Metro App 10 can determine whether a request for a detailed status message, that is, a second status message, is required. Specifically, depending on the type of the status message transmitted from the printer driver 30, it is possible to determine whether a detailed status message is required. For example, in the case of "DoorOpe", it is possible to provide status notification and troubleshooting directly to "DoorOpen" itself without requesting a separate detailed status message, but in case of "PaperEmpty" A detailed status message is required.

This type of status message that requires a detailed status message may be stored in the Configuration 16 and provided at the time of determination. Table 8 below corresponds to one embodiment of Configuration (16). In the example below, GetDetailedStatus is NO, so there is no need to request a detailed status message. In the state of PaperEmpty, GetDetailedStatus is Yes, so a detailed status message is requested.

<StatusConfiguration modelname = "Samsung SCX-483x 5x3x Series ">
<Status DriverEvent = " Offline " GetDetailedStatus = "No"/>
<Status DriverEvent = " PaperEmpty " GetDetailedStatus = "Yes"/>
...
< / StatusConfiguration >

On the other hand, the configuration 16 can be defined by the manufacturer of the Metro App 10, or can be defined by the user.

The determination unit 15 of the Metro App 10 as described above requests the detailed status message again for all the status messages transmitted from the printer driver 30 as shown in FIG. 8 to supplement the consumption of system resources and network resources .

11 is a diagram illustrating a pop-up display according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

11, an interface window 1101 may be generated based on a status message of the image forming apparatus 200 on a part of the desktop of the operating system, and displayed in a pop-up form. Here, if the user inputs an operation to select the interface window 1101, the user terminal device 100 can generate and display a Troubleshooting page.

12 is a view for explaining a user setting operation according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

12, the user can display a status notification only by receiving a status message received through the printer driver 30 without using the determination unit 15 as shown in FIG. 10. In operation 1201,

10, the user can set the type of the status message to request the detailed status message 1202. This setting value can be stored in the configuration 16 of FIG.

13 is a flowchart for explaining a control method of the user terminal 100 according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

13, the user terminal device 100 receives the first status message and the address information of the image forming apparatus using the printer driver for the image forming apparatus 200 (S1310).

Here, the first status message is the default message to the printer driver and is defined in the Event XML of the printer driver. This may be the status message described in FIG.

Then, the user terminal device 100 requests the image forming apparatus 200 for a second status message in more detail than the first status message, using the received address information (S1320).

Here, the second status message may be the detailed status message described in FIG.

Meanwhile, the second status message may include at least one of Warning, Error, and Info for the status of the image forming apparatus 200. If the attribute of the status extracted from the second status message is not Warning or Error , And may request the second status message again after a predetermined time delay.

Then, the user terminal device 100 displays at least one of the first status message and the second status message in a pop-up form (S1330).

13 may be implemented in the user terminal device 100 having the configuration shown in FIG. 1, or may be executed in the user terminal device having other configurations.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling a user terminal according to a second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 14 corresponds to a control method in which a second status message is determined and a troubleshooting page connection step is further added in FIG.

14, the user terminal device 100 receives the first status message and the address information of the image forming apparatus using the printer driver for the image forming apparatus 200 (S1410).

Here, the first status message is the default message to the printer driver and is defined in the Event XML of the printer driver. This may be the status message described in FIG.

Then, the user terminal device 100 may determine whether a request for a second status message is required based on the type of the received first status message (S1420).

The determination process is described in detail in the determination unit 15 of FIG. 11, and avoids redundant description.

If it is determined that the second status message is needed (S1420: Yes), the user terminal device 100 may request the second status message using the address information of the received image forming apparatus (S1430). Then, the second status message can be displayed in a pop-up form (S1440).

On the other hand, if it is determined that the second status message is not required (S1420: No), the user terminal device 100 may display the received first status message in a pop-up form (S1470).

Thereafter, if there is an input of a user selecting pop-up (S1450: Yes), the user terminal device 100 connects to the Troubleshooting page (S1460) and can provide the problem and troubleshooting information.

On the other hand, the control method of the user terminal device as shown in Fig. 14 can be implemented in the user terminal device 100 having the configuration of Fig. 1, and can also be executed in the user terminal device having other configurations.

As described above, the control method of the user terminal device 100 according to the second embodiment of the present invention receives the detailed status message of the image forming apparatus 200 in the operating system having a restriction on the status notification of the image forming apparatus 200 , The user can be provided with a status notification of an error or warning of the image forming apparatus 200.

Hereinafter, a user terminal 100 according to a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 15 to 27. FIG.

Before describing FIG. 15, a description will be made of a tile supported in a metro style UI environment of Windows 8 (TM).

Here, tile is a rectangular or square icon used in the desktop (or start screen) of the metro style UI environment of Windows 8 (TM) and is a kind of link function for moving to an application, a website, a contact and other elements Lt; / RTI &gt; Unlike existing icons, Tile can display changed information of each connected element on the screen in real time. For example, it can display the number of unread messages in the inbox in real time. There are two types of tiles: Application Tile (Main Tile) and Secondary Tile. Application Tile (Main Tile) is a tile created when an application is installed. Secondary Tile means a tile created by a user. FIG. 18 shows an example of an application tile (Main Tile), which shows a form of a Mail Tile 51 of an application performing an image forming job.

19 shows various examples of the Secondary Tile, which includes a tile 52 for displaying an image (model name), a tile 52 'for displaying an image (model name, setting number), (model name, setting number, setting A tile 52 '' 'for displaying a tile 52' '(information on the type of job, model name, address information, setting number) A tile 52 '' '' for displaying a setting number, a tile 52 '' '' for displaying a job type, a model name, address information, a setting number, . Here, the job progress status and the job execution result can be reflected in the tile in real time.

Specifically, if the Application Tile (Main Tile) is selected by touch or click, the application can be executed. The application running in this manner displays the main page of the application. 16 shows a Main page according to an embodiment, and shows a Main page displayed when a scan application is executed.

The Secondary Tile is selected by touch or click, it can be executed while showing a specific page of the application, or it can access the application with specific arguments. In other words, a specific page of the application is displayed. FIG. 17 shows a job performing page according to an embodiment, and displays a scan job performing page for the image forming apparatus 200 selected in the scan application.

Hereinafter, the application tile will be defined as a main tile for convenience of description, and the description will be limited to the scan job of the image forming apparatus 200. [

15 is a diagram illustrating a connection relationship between an application and a tile according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 15, the Metro App 10 includes a main page 70, which is a basic application page, and scan pages 71-1 and 71-2, which are scan job performing pages. Here, a plurality of scan pages 71-1 and 71-2 may be connected to the MFP A 200-1 device and the MFP Z 200-2 device, respectively, to perform a scan job.

And each page can be connected to a respective tile of the desktop (or start screen) The main page (70) is connected to the main tile (51). A plurality of Scan Secondary Tiles 52-1, 51-2 and 51-3 are connected to the Scan Page (Device A) 71-1, and a Scan Page (Device Z) 71-2 is connected to the Scan Secondary tile 51-4.

Here, the plurality of Scan Secondary Tiles 52-1, 51-2, and 51-3 have different option values and are connected to one scan page 71-1.

The scan options corresponding to the Scan Secondary Tiles 52-1, 52-2, 52-3, and 52-3 and the device information of the image forming apparatus are stored in the Application Data Container 60. [ Specifically, each tile can be used as a key for accessing the application data container 60 by setting the creation time (YYYYMMDDHHmmSSNNN) as an ID.

The application data container 60 may map and store device information and scan options of the image forming apparatus 200 to each tile ID in a Lookup-table format.

20 is a view for explaining an operation of generating a secondary tile of the user terminal 100 according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 20, when the application 10 is installed in the metro style UI environment of Windows 8 (TM), the main tile 51 of the application can be displayed on the desktop (or start screen). The user can click or touch the Main Tile 51 to execute the application 10. [

When the application 10 is executed, the OnLaunched (LaunchActivatedEventArgs args) function of the App class is called, and the null value is set in args.Arguments, so that the main page 70 of the application can be displayed on the screen.

Thereafter, the scan job performing page 71 of the selected image forming apparatus 200 can be displayed on the screen by selecting any of the plurality of image forming apparatuses 200 connected.

Then, the scan job option page 71 selects a scan job option, and the SecondaryTile 52 is generated using the PinToStart function of the bottom application. In this case, the tile information is not overwritten with the tile ID as the generation time, and the desired tile name can be set in the "tile name input box" 80 provided by the operating system as shown in FIG.

When the generation of the secondary tile 52 is completed, the application data container 60 having the tile ID as a key value can be created and stored in the data format shown in Table 9 below.

Application Data Container (Key: 20120101060712232) Model Name SCX-6200 Series Port Name 123.123.123.112 Color Type TRUE COLOR Paper Type B5 Resolution 600 Pre Scan True Auto Exposure True Auto Color Balance True Auto Straight True Auto Rotation True Background Removal True

Table 10 below shows an example of the code for generating the tile and application data container described above.

content.TileId = current time (e.g. 20120101060712232)
content.ShortName = model name
content.DisplayName = model name
content.Arguments = "ScanPage"
content.WideLogoReference = logo image

var secondaryTile =
new Windows.UI.StartScreen.SecondaryTile (content.TileId,
content.ShortName,
content.DisplayName,
content.Arguments,
Windows.UI.StartScreen.TileOptions.ShowNameOnWideLogo,
content.LogoReference,
content.WideLogoReference); ApplicationDataContainer container = localSettings.CreateContainer (current time, ApplicationDataCreateDisposition.Always);

As shown in FIG. 20, the user terminal 100 may perform a secondary tile generation operation.

22 is a diagram for explaining an updating operation of a secondary tile according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

22, when there is at least one secondary tile already generated in the scan job performing page 71, a list 90 of secondary tiles connected to the image forming apparatus 200 of the scan job performing page 71 is displayed It can be displayed on the screen.

The user can select a secondary tile to update (91) or create a new secondary tile (92).

If the user selects the Secnodary Tile to update, the newly set scan options can be updated in the Application Data Container (60) using the selected tile ID, and the scan options displayed on the Secondary Tile (52) To transmit the tile notification included in the scan option to the tile. At this time, it is possible to update only the scan option by setting the Notification Tag to "SettingInfo". Table 11 below is an example of code to reflect the update of Secondary Tile.

var tileUpdater = TileUpdateManager.CreateTileUpdaterForSecondaryTile (TileID);
TileNotification SettingInfoNotification = CreateSettingInfo ();

SettingInfoNotification.Tag = "SettingInfo"

tileUpdater.Update (SettingInfoNotification);

As shown in FIG. 22, the user terminal device 100 may perform an update operation of a secondary tile.

23 is a diagram for explaining an execution operation of a secondary tile according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

23, when an operation of touching or clicking on the secondary tile 52 displayed on the desktop is input, the On Launched (LaunchActivatedEventArgs args) function of the App class is called while the corresponding application 10 is executed, and the function args. The "ScanPage" value is set in the Arguments field, and the scan job execution page 71 of the application can be displayed on the screen.

The scan option stored in the application data container can be read and automatically applied to the scan job execution page 71 using the tile id as a key value. Table 12 below shows an example of code that loads the scan options stored in the Application Data Container.

ApplicationDataContainer container =
ApplicationData.Current.LocalSettings.Containers [Tile ID];
DeviceModelName = container.Values ["ModelName"];
DevicePortName = container.Values ["PortName"];
ColorType = container.Values ["ColorType"];
PaperType = container.Values ["PaperType"];
Resolution = container.Values ["Resolution"];
PreScan = container.Values ["PreScan"];
AutoExposure = container.Values ["AutoExposure"];
AutoColorBalance = container.Values ["AutoColorBalance"];
AutoStraight = container.Values ["AutoStraight"];
AutoRotation = container.Values ["AutoRotation"];
BackgroundRemoval = container.Values ["BackgroundRemoval"];

As shown in FIG. 23, the user terminal 100 can perform a secondary tile execution operation.

24 is a diagram for explaining an operation of displaying a job execution state of the image forming apparatus 200 according to the third embodiment of the present invention on a secondary tile.

24, when a scan button is pressed on the scan job execution page 71, a secondary tile 52 is mapped to the connected image forming apparatus 200 in the application data container.

When the scan job is started, a tile notification is transmitted to display the progress of the scan job on the secondary tile 52. The codes for transmitting the tile notification are as shown in Table 13 below. Here, the Tag of the Secondary Tile can be set as "DeviceInfo ", and the device information of the image forming apparatus 200 already displayed can be updated.

var tileUpdater = TileUpdateManager.CreateTileUpdaterForSecondaryTile (TileID);
TileNotification DeviceInfoNotification = CreateDeviceInfo ();
TileNotification SettingInfoNotification = CreateSettingInfo ();

DeviceInfoNotification.Tag = "DeviceInfo"
SettingInfoNotification.Tag = "SettingInfo"

tileUpdater.Update (DeviceInfoNotification);
tileUpdater.Update (SettingInfoNotification);

As described above, when the Notification indicating that the scan job is in progress is transmitted and updated, the secondary tile 52 can display "Scanning" 2410. When the Notification indicating that the scan job has been completed is transmitted and updated, the secondary tile 52 can display the scan image 2420.

As shown in FIG. 24, the user terminal device 100 may perform an operation for displaying a job status on a secondary tile.

Although the above description is limited to the scan job, it can also be commonly applied to the print job and the fax job.

25 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling a user terminal according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 25, the user terminal device 100 selects a job option to be applied to the image forming apparatus 200 (S2510).

On the other hand, if the default UI area is selected on the desktop of the operating system before step S2510, an application for job execution can be executed. The predefined UI area may be the Main Tile of the application.

On the other hand, when the job option is selected, the job option can be selected together with the image forming apparatus 200 performing the job.

Then, a UI area corresponding to the selected job option is created, and the created UI area is displayed on the desktop (S2520). The predefined UI area may be a secondary tile of the application.

Then, the job option is mapped to the created UI area and stored (S2530).

Here, the generated UI area may be a secondary tile that displays at least one of a job option and device information of an image forming apparatus to perform a job, and may be in the form of a tile.

On the other hand, the control method of the user terminal device as shown in Fig. 25 can be implemented in the user terminal device 100 having the configuration of Fig. 1, and can also be executed in the user terminal device having other configurations.

26 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling a user terminal according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

26, the user terminal device 100 selects a job option to be applied to the image forming apparatus 200 (S2510)

On the other hand, when the job option is selected, the job option can be selected together with the image forming apparatus 200 performing the job.

If there is a UI area already created in the image forming apparatus 200 (S2620: Yes), it is determined whether or not to update the job option corresponding to the created UI area according to the user's operation with the job option selected by the user (S2630).

Here, if the user selects the update (S2630: Yes), the job option corresponding to the previously created UI area may be updated with the job option selected by the user (S2640).

On the other hand, if the user does not select update (S2630: No), a UI area corresponding to the selected job option may be newly generated and the generated UI may be displayed on the desktop (S2650). Then, the job option can be mapped and stored in the UI area (S2660).

Here, the generated UI area may be a secondary tile that displays at least one of a job option and device information of an image forming apparatus to perform a job, and may be in the form of a tile.

On the other hand, if there is no UI area generated in step S2620, steps S2650 and S2660 may be performed.

The control method of the user terminal device as shown in Fig. 26 may be implemented in the user terminal device 100 having the configuration of Fig. 1, or may be executed in the user terminal device having other configurations as well.

FIG. 27 is a flowchart for explaining a control method of the user terminal 100 according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 27, the user terminal device 100 may display a desktop screen including a UI area corresponding to a job option (S2710). Here, the UI area corresponding to the job option may be a secondary tile.

If the UI area is selected by the user (S2720: Yes), an application for performing a job with the image forming apparatus 200 can be executed (S2730).

The job execution command can be transmitted to the image forming apparatus 200 based on the job option corresponding to the UI area (S2740).

Here, the job execution page of the application to which the job option corresponding to the UI area is automatically applied can be displayed. In this case, if a user operation for modifying the job option is input in the job execution page, the job execution command can be transmitted to the image forming apparatus 200 based on the modified job option.

Meanwhile, the user terminal device 100 may display job performance information of the image forming apparatus 200 in the UI area while the job is performed in the image forming apparatus 200 according to the job execution command.

On the other hand, if the job is completed in the image forming apparatus according to the job execution command, the job execution result of the image forming apparatus 200 can be displayed in the UI area.

On the other hand, the control method of the user terminal device as shown in FIG. 27 can be implemented in the user terminal device 100 having the configuration of FIG. 1, or can be executed in the user terminal device having other configurations.

The control method of the user terminal device 100 according to the third embodiment of the present invention as described above provides a UI area to which the image forming apparatus 200 to perform a job and a job option is automatically applied, The user can display the job performance information intuitively in real time by displaying the job performance status in the UI area.

Meanwhile, the methods according to various embodiments may be programmed and stored in various storage media. As such, the methods according to various embodiments described above can be implemented in various types of electronic devices that execute the storage medium.

Further, the control method as described above can be implemented as a program including an executable algorithm that can be executed in a computer, and the program can be stored and provided in a non-transitory computer readable medium , And stored in a computer-readable recording medium.

A computer readable recording medium including a program for executing a control method of a user terminal device which is connectable to an image forming apparatus having a scan function according to the first embodiment and drives Windows 8 (TM) A metro application that displays a user interface window that receives a scan job command, and a program that includes a V4 driver that communicates with the image forming apparatus.

Here, when receiving the scan job command through the user interface window, the metro application requests and receives address information of the image forming apparatus from the V4 driver, and transmits a scan job command to the image forming apparatus based on the received address information And receives scan data from the image forming apparatus. When the V4 driver receives the address information of the image forming apparatus from the metro application, it provides the address information of the image forming apparatus to the metro application.

Here, the metro application can communicate with the image forming apparatus using a network module other than the V4 driver.

On the other hand, when the scan job command is input, the metro application determines whether the image forming apparatus supports the V4 driver, displays the image forming apparatus supporting the V4 driver, selects the image forming apparatus to perform the scan job command .

Here, the V4 driver can request and receive the state information of the image forming apparatus together with the address information of the image forming apparatus.

In this case, the metro application displays a user interface window for selecting a scan option based on the received status information of the image forming apparatus, selects the scan option, and transmits the selected scan option to the image forming apparatus together with the scan job command .

Here, the status information may include at least one of network information of the image forming apparatus, job support information that can be performed, and part consumption information.

On the other hand, the V4 driver may be a printer driver that supports the default Bidi Communication Schema.

A computer readable recording medium including a program for executing a control method of a user terminal device that is connectable to an image forming apparatus having a scan function according to the first embodiment and drives Windows 8 (TM) Provides a metro application that obtains address information of the image forming apparatus 200 in an operating system that does not directly provide address information of the connected image forming apparatus 200 and performs a scan job using the address information.

A computer readable recording medium including a program for executing a control method of a user terminal device which is connectable to an image forming apparatus having a scan function according to the second embodiment and drives Windows 8 (TM) A metro application for providing a user interface window including status information of the image forming apparatus, and a program including a V4 driver for communicating with the image forming apparatus.

Here, the V4 driver receives the first status message and the address information of the image forming apparatus, and the metro application uses the address information received via the V4 driver to inform the image forming apparatus of the second status message And displays at least one of the first status message and the second status message on the user interface window.

Here, the metro application can determine whether a second status message request is necessary based on the type of the received first status message.

In this case, the metro application can request a second status message only when it is determined that the second status message is needed.

On the other hand, when the user sets the type of the first status message to request the second status message, the metro application can determine whether the second status message request is necessary based on the type of the first status message set by the user .

On the other hand, the metro application can connect to the Troubleshooting page using at least one of the first status message and the second status message, when the user operation for selecting the user interface window displaying the status message is input.

On the other hand, the first status message may be a message defined in the V4 driver or a message defined in the Event XML of the V4 driver.

On the other hand, the second status message may include at least one of Warning, Error, and Info for the status of the image forming apparatus.

In this case, if the attribute of the state extracted from the second state message is not Warning or Error, the metro application can request the second state message again after a predetermined time delay.

A computer-readable recording medium that can be connected to the image forming apparatus according to the second embodiment and includes a program for executing a control method of a user terminal device that drives Windows 8 (TM) as an operating system, Receives a detailed status message of the image forming apparatus from an operating system having a restriction on the status notification of the image forming apparatus, and provides a status notification of the error or warning of the image forming apparatus to the user.

The metro application of the computer readable recording medium including the metro application for executing the control method of the user terminal device that is connectable with the image forming apparatus according to the third embodiment and drives the Windows (TM) 8 as an operating system, When the UI area corresponding to the job option is selected on the desktop of the TM 8, the job execution command is transmitted to the image forming apparatus based on the job option corresponding to the UI area.

Here, the metro application is driven when a UI area corresponding to a job option is selected on the desktop of the Windows (TM) 8, displays a job execution page to which a job option corresponding to the UI area is automatically applied, The job execution command may be transmitted to the image forming apparatus based on the modified job option.

Meanwhile, the metro application can display the job execution information of the image forming apparatus in the UI area while being executed in the job image forming apparatus according to the job execution command.

On the other hand, when the metro application is completed in the job image forming apparatus according to the job execution command, the metro application can display the job execution result of the image forming apparatus in the UI area.

The metro application of the computer-readable recording medium including the metro application for executing the control method of the user terminal device that is connectable to the image forming apparatus according to the third embodiment and drives the Windows (TM) 8 as an operating system , Displays a user interface window for selecting a job option to be applied to the image forming apparatus, creates a UI area corresponding to the selected job option, displays the generated UI area on the desktop of the window TM 8, May be mapped to the UI area and mapped to the UI area and stored.

Here, if there is a pre-created UI area in the image forming apparatus, the metro application can update and display and store the job options corresponding to the previously created UI area with the selected job options according to the user's operation.

Meanwhile, the metro application can select an image forming apparatus to perform a job together with a job option.

Meanwhile, the generated UI area may be in the form of a tile that displays at least one of job options and device information of the image forming apparatus to perform the job.

A computer readable recording medium including a metro application for executing a control method of a user terminal device that is connectable with the image forming apparatus according to the third embodiment of the present invention as described above and drives the Windows (TM) 8 as an operating system The image forming apparatus to perform the job and the UI area to which the job option is automatically applied, so that the job can be performed without any troublesome procedure, and the job execution status is displayed in the UI area so that the user can intuitively show the job performing information in real time To provide a metro application.

A non-transitory readable medium is a medium that stores data for a short period of time, such as a register, cache, memory, etc., but semi-permanently stores data and is readable by the apparatus. In particular, the various applications or programs described above may be stored on non-volatile readable media such as CD, DVD, hard disk, Blu-ray disk, USB, memory card, ROM,

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments, but, on the contrary, It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

100: Image forming apparatus 200: User terminal
110: user interface unit 120: communication interface unit
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Claims (19)

A computer readable recording medium including a program for executing a control method of a user terminal device which is connectable to an image forming apparatus and drives a Windows (TM) 8 as an operating system,
The program includes:
A metro application for providing a user interface window including status information of the image forming apparatus; And
And a V4 driver for performing communication with the image forming apparatus,
The V4 driver,
Receiving a first status message and address information of the image forming apparatus,
The metro application includes:
Requesting the image forming apparatus with a second status message detailed than the first status message using the address information received through the V4 driver, and transmitting at least one of the first status message and the second status message to the user interface window On the display unit. The method according to claim 1,
The metro application includes:
And determine whether the second status message request is necessary based on the type of the received first status message. 3. The method of claim 2,
The metro application includes:
And requests the second status message only when it is determined that the second status message is necessary. The method according to claim 1,
The metro application includes:
When a user operation for selecting a user interface window for displaying the status message is input, connects to a Troubleshooting page using at least one of the first status message and the second status message. . The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the first status message comprises:
Is a message predefined in the V4 driver. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the first status message comprises:
And is defined in Event XML of the V4 driver. The method according to claim 1,
The second status message comprising:
And at least one of Warning, Error and Info for the state of the image forming apparatus. 8. The method of claim 7,
The metro application includes:
And when the attribute of the state extracted from the second status message is not Warning or Error, the second status message is requested again after the predetermined time is delayed. 3. The method of claim 2,
The metro application includes:
When the user sets the type of the first status message to request the second status message, determines whether the second status message request is required based on the type of the first status message set by the user And a computer readable medium. A control method of a user terminal device which is connectable to an image forming apparatus and drives a window (TM) 8 as an operating system,
Receiving a first status message and address information of the image forming apparatus using a V4 driver that communicates with the image forming apparatus;
Requesting the image forming apparatus with a second status message detailed than the first status message using the metro application previously stored in the user terminal device and the address information; And
And displaying at least one of the first status message and the second status message in a user interface window provided by the metro application. 11. The method of claim 10,
Further comprising: determining whether the second status message request is necessary based on the type of the received first status message. 12. The method of claim 11,
Wherein requesting the second status message comprises:
And requests the second status message only when it is determined that the second status message is needed. 11. The method of claim 10,
When the user operation for selecting the user interface window for displaying the status message is input, connecting to the Troubleshooting page using at least one of the first status message and the second status message Lt; / RTI &gt; 11. The method of claim 10,
Wherein the first status message is a message predefined in the V4 driver. 11. The method of claim 10,
Wherein the first status message is defined in the Event XML of the V4 driver. 11. The method of claim 10,
The second status message comprising:
And at least one of Warning, Error and Info for the state of the image forming apparatus. 17. The method of claim 16,
And if the attribute of the state extracted from the second state message is not Warning or Error, the second state message is requested again after a predetermined time delay. 12. The method of claim 11,
Wherein the determining step comprises:
Setting a type of the first status message for which the user requests the second status message; And
And determining whether the second status message request is required based on the type of the first status message set by the user. A user terminal device connectable to an image forming apparatus and operating a Windows (TM) 8 as an operating system,
A storage unit for storing a metro application for providing a user interface window including status information of the image forming apparatus and a V4 driver for communicating with the image forming apparatus;
A communication interface unit receiving the first status message and the address information of the image forming apparatus using the V4 driver;
A control unit for controlling the communication interface unit to request the image forming apparatus with a second status message detailed than the first status message using the metro application and the address information; And
And a display unit displaying at least one of the first status message and the second status message on a user interface window provided by the metro application.

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