DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The following examples are intended to illustrate the invention and are not intended to limit or limit the scope of the invention. It will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.
As used herein, the terms " comprises " or " comprising ", etc. should not be construed as necessarily including the various elements or stages described in the specification, May not be included, or may be interpreted to include additional components or steps.
In addition, terms including ordinals such as 'first' or 'second' used in this specification can be used to describe various elements, but the elements should not be limited by the terms. The terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another.
The embodiments are directed to a method and system for providing a print service, and a cloud server supporting a print service, and a detailed description of known matters to those skilled in the art will be provided .
1 is a diagram for explaining a print service based on a telephone number according to an embodiment.
1, a first person 21 (e.g., " JOHN LEE ") sends content such as images, documents, etc. stored in its mobile device 11 to a second person 23 , &Quot; JANE KIM ") can be delivered to the mobile device 13 of the second individual 23 so that the image can be printed by the image forming apparatus 31. [
At this time the content stored in the mobile device 11 of the first person 21 is transmitted to the mobile device 13 of the second person 23 based on the phone number of the mobile device 13 of the second person 23 do.
The mobile devices 11 and 13 described in this embodiment may be, but not limited to, portable mobile devices or user devices having mobile communication functions such as a smart phone, a tablet device, a personal digital assistant .
Thus, the portable mobile devices having the mobile communication function use mobile communication technologies such as well known 2G mobile communication, 3G mobile communication (fourth generation mobile communication) or 4G mobile communication So that a telephone conversation is possible.
In particular, portable mobile devices such as smart phones, tablet devices, PDAs and the like are each assigned a unique phone number for each of the devices by mobile communication companies, thereby identifying each of the portable mobile devices.
Therefore, one telephone number is assigned to each of the mobile device 11 of the first individual 21 and the mobile device 13 of the second individual 23, respectively. That is, the telephone number may correspond to a unique identification number (ID number) of each mobile device 11 or 13.
1, the first individual 21 can transmit content to the second individual 23 by inputting the telephone number of the second individual 23, which is the subject to print the content, in the mobile device 11 . Then, the second individual 23 can print the transferred content using the image forming apparatus 31. [
Hereinafter, an image forming system for providing a print service based on a telephone number according to the present embodiment will be described in detail.
The present embodiment is not limited by the types of the mobile devices 11 and 13 used by the first individual 21 and the second individual 23 and may be any device May correspond to the mobile devices 11 and 13 of the present embodiment.
2 is a diagram illustrating an image forming system 1 that provides a print service based on a telephone number according to one embodiment.
2, the image forming system 1 includes a mobile device 11, a second person 23 (e.g., " JOHN LEE ") used by a first person 21 The mobile device 15 used by the third person 25 (e.g., " BRAD PITT "), the fourth person 27 (e.g., A mobile device 17, a plurality of image forming apparatuses 31, 33 and 35 and a cloud server 40 which are used by a "TOM CRUISE".
Here, the number of persons of the individuals 21, 23, 25 and 27 included in the image forming system 1, the number of the image forming apparatuses 31, 33 and 35, But this embodiment is not limited to this.
In addition, the names "JOHN LEE", "JANE KIM", "BRAD" of the first person 21, the second person 23, the third person 25 and the fourth person 27 described in this embodiment PITT " and " TOM CRUISE " are arbitrarily defined in order to facilitate understanding of the present embodiment, but the present embodiment is not limited thereto.
The first person 21 (" JOHN LEE ") is a person in the mobile device 11 who has at least one subject (e.g., a second person 23 The first person 21 can also enter the telephone number of the other person 25 or 27 at the mobile device 11 to send the print data of the content to another person 25 or 27) can transmit the print data of the content.
For example, assuming that the first individual 21 wants to transmit the print data of the content to the second individual 23 at the mobile device 11, the following will be assumed.
The first individual 21 selects the content being used or stored in the mobile device 11 and inputs the telephone number of the second person 23 as the subject to print the content through the mobile device 11.
The content information selected in the mobile device 11 and the input phone number are transmitted to the cloud server 40. [
The cloud server 40 corresponds to a server that manages the telephone numbers of the mobile devices 11, 13, 15, and 17. In more detail, the cloud server 40 is connected to the mobile device 11, 13, 15 and 17 with information on the mapping relationship between the phone number of the mobile devices 11, 13, 15 and 17 and the image forming apparatuses 31, 33 and 35, 11, 13, 15, and 17, and information about a mapping relationship of contents transmitted from the mobile devices 11, 13, 15, and 17, and the like.
In addition, the cloud server 40 may perform cloud rendering that renders or converts the content, which is not a print data format, into a print data format.
When the phone number and content information of the second person 23 are transmitted from the mobile device 11 of the first person 21, the cloud server 40 renders or converts the transmitted content into a print data format, To the mobile device (13) of the second person (23) based on the telephone number of the second person (23) mapped to the second person (23).
When the content information is received from the cloud server 40 at the mobile device 13 of the second person 23, the print data of the content is transmitted to the mobile device 13 of the second person 23, Can be printed in at least one of the image forming apparatuses (31, 33 and 35).
In particular, when the second individual 23 has preset a direct printing mode (or a direct printing function) for the printing of the content in the mobile device 13, the print data of the content is transmitted to at least one image forming apparatus 33, and 35. In this case, Such direct printing will be described again in the following sections.
When the second person 23 has previously set a pull printing mode (or a full printing function) for printing the content in the mobile device 13, the print data of the content is transmitted to at least one image forming apparatus (Standby) until a processing request is input by the second individual 23 at the mobile device 13, rather than being automatically printed directly at the mobile device 13, 31, 33 and 35. In other words, unlike direct printing, full printing displays contents information from the mobile device 13 to the second individual 23, and when the processing request by the second individual 23 is input, it means.
At this time, the second individual 23 may enter a print request to be printed in at least one of the image forming apparatuses 31, 33 and 35 (mapped) designated by the mobile device 13. Alternatively, the second individual 23 may enter a forwarding request to re-forward the content to other individuals 25 or 27. [ Alternatively, if the second individual 23 does not wish to print the content, the second individual 23 may input a deletion request for deleting the content information stored in the cloud server 40. [ Such full printing will be described again in the following sections.
Full printing and direct printing will be described in detail below.
The cloud server 40 may be managing information on the image forming apparatus 31 mapped to the mobile device 13 of the second individual 23 in advance. The cloud server 40 transmits the print data of the content transmitted to the mobile device 13 of the second individual 23 to the image forming apparatus 31 mapped to the mobile device 13. [ Then, the image forming apparatus 31 prints the content based on the print data of the content, thereby completing the content print request of the mobile device 11 of the first individual 21.
As another example, the same is true when the first individual 21 wants to transmit the print data of the content to the third person 25 or the fourth person 27 at the mobile device 11.
Meanwhile, the cloud server 40 can manage only the image forming apparatus 31 as the mapped mobile device 13 of the second person 23, but other image forming apparatuses 33 or 35 can also be further mapped .
Even if no image forming apparatuses 31, 33, or 35 are currently mapped to the mobile device 13 of the second individual 23, the image forming apparatuses 31, 33, The registration information on the mapping relationship may be updated in the cloud server 40 by completing the registration process of the mobile devices 11, 13,
On the other hand, the mobile devices 11, 13, 15 and 17 existing in the image forming system 1, the image forming apparatuses 31, 33 and 35 and the cloud server 40 are connected to various kinds of currently known / A communication network, a mobile communication network, or the like.
2, the image forming system 1 is capable of exchanging contents to be printed with only the telephone numbers of the mobile devices 11, 13, 15, or 17, and is also provided with various image forming apparatuses 31, 33 Or 35) can be used to print the content.
Meanwhile, the printing platform of the image forming system 1 may be provided as an open application program interface (API) for an application developer, a web page producer, and the like. Accordingly, an application developer, a web page producer, and the like can utilize the open API of the image forming system 1 to perform printing (printing) executed on the mobile devices 11, 13, 15, or 17, the image forming apparatuses 31, 33, The application can be freely developed based on the printing platform according to this embodiment.
Hereinafter, the operation and the function between the respective constitutions included in the image forming system 1 for providing the printing service based on the telephone number will be described in more detail.
3 is a diagram showing a detailed configuration of the user device 10 of the image forming system 1 according to the embodiment.
3, the user device 10 may correspond to at least one of the mobile devices 11, 13, 15 and 17 of the image forming system 1 of FIG. That is, the user device 10 may be the mobile device 11, which is the transmitting terminal transmitting the content to be printed, or the mobile devices 13,15 or 17, which are the receiving terminals receiving the content to be printed. Or a computing device 19 that is connectable to an embedded web page provided by the image forming device 31, 33,
In the following description of the mobile devices 11, 13, 15 and 17, it is assumed that it includes the configuration of the user device 10 of Fig.
The user device 10 includes a user interface unit 110, a control unit 120, and a network interface unit 130. However, in FIG. 3, only the hardware components related to the present embodiment will be described in order to prevent the features of the present embodiment from being blurred. It should be understood by those skilled in the art that other general hardware components other than the hardware components shown in FIG. 3 may be included.
The user interface unit 110 is a hardware component including an input device or a display device, and displays information to the user of the user device 10 or receives information from the user. The user interface unit 110 may include individual devices for interfacing with a user such as a display screen, a speaker, a keypad, a keyboard, and a mouse, and may also include a touch screen.
The user can select content to be printed, for example, transmitted from the user device 10 to the outside via the user interface unit 110, or set printing options of the content and the like. In addition, the user can input a telephone number, which is a destination to be transmitted to the outside through the user interface unit 110. [
The control unit 120 is a hardware component that controls the overall operation and functions of the user device 10. In particular, the control unit 120 may execute a printing application that provides a print service based on the telephone number.
The control unit 120 may be implemented by at least one processor such as a central processing unit (CPU), an application processor (AP), and the like.
The network interface unit 130 is a hardware component that supports wired or wireless communication functions. The network interface unit 130 is a hardware component that supports wired or wireless communication functions and includes wireless communication such as WI-FI, WI-FI Direct, NFC , Or 2G mobile communication, 3G mobile communication, or 4G mobile communication.
4 is a diagram showing a detailed configuration of the cloud server 40 of the image forming system 1 according to the embodiment.
Referring to FIG. 4, the cloud server 40 may correspond to the cloud server 40 of the image forming system 1 of FIG. In the following description of the cloud server 40, it is assumed that it includes the configuration of the cloud server 40 in Fig.
The cloud server 40 includes a control unit 410, a storage unit 420, and a network interface unit 430. However, in FIG. 4, only the hardware components related to the present embodiment will be described in order to prevent the characteristics of the present embodiment from being blurred. It should be understood by those skilled in the art, however, that other general hardware components other than the hardware components shown in FIG. 4 may be included.
The control unit 120 is a hardware component that controls the overall operation and functions of the cloud server 40. The control unit 120 may manage and update the mapping information of the telephone numbers of the individuals 11, 13, 15, and 17, or may serve as a renderer that renders or transforms the contents.
The control unit 120 may be implemented by at least one processor such as a central processing unit (CPU), an application processor (AP), and the like.
The storage unit 420 stores a list of telephone numbers of individuals 11, 13, 15 and 17, a list of contents mapped to telephone numbers, image forming apparatuses 31, 33 and 35 mapped to telephone numbers, And the telephone number registration information for the list of telephone numbers.
In addition, the storage unit 420 stores print data of contents rendered or converted in the format of print data.
The network interface unit 130 is a hardware component that supports wired or wireless communication functions. The network interface unit 130 is a hardware component that supports wired or wireless communication functions and includes wireless communication such as WI-FI, WI-FI Direct, NFC , Or 2G mobile communication, 3G mobile communication, or 4G mobile communication.
5 is a diagram showing a detailed configuration of the image forming apparatus 30 of the image forming system 1 according to the embodiment.
Referring to FIG. 5, the image forming apparatus 30 may correspond to at least one of the image forming apparatuses 31, 33, and 35 of the image forming system 1 of FIG. The following description of the image forming apparatuses 31, 33, and 35 will be described as including the configuration of the image forming apparatus 30 of FIG.
The image forming apparatus 30 includes a user interface unit 310, a control unit 320, a network interface unit 330, and an image forming unit 340. However, in FIG. 5, only the hardware components related to the present embodiment will be described in order to prevent the features of the present embodiment from being blurred. It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that other general hardware components other than the hardware components shown in FIG. 5 may be included.
Here, on the operating system (OS) of the image forming apparatus 35, a printing application that provides a printing service based on a telephone number, having a function similar to the printing application of the mobile device 11 of the first individual 21 described above It can be installed in advance. 13, 15, or 17 to use the image forming apparatus 35, even if such a printing application is not previously installed in the image forming apparatus 35, the operating system of the image forming apparatus 35 A new print application may be installed on the operating system (OS).
The user interface unit 110 is a hardware component including an input device or a display device, and displays information to the user of the image forming apparatus 30 or receives information from the user. The user interface unit 110 includes individual devices for interfacing with a user such as a display screen, a speaker, a keypad, and the like, and may also include a touch screen.
The user can select, for example, content to be scanned in the image forming apparatus 30, or set printing options of contents through the user interface unit 110. [ In addition, the user can input a telephone number, which is a destination to be transmitted to the outside through the user interface unit 110. [
The control unit 120 is a hardware component that controls the overall operation and functions of the image forming apparatus 30. [ In particular, the control unit 120 may execute a printing application that provides a printing service based on a telephone number. In addition, the control unit 120 can control the printing function, the copying function, the scanning function, and the like of the image forming unit 340.
The control unit 120 may be implemented by at least one processor such as a central processing unit (CPU), an application processor (AP), and the like.
The network interface unit 130 is a hardware component that supports wired or wireless communication functions. The network interface unit 130 is a hardware component that supports wired or wireless communication functions and includes wireless communication such as WI-FI, WI-FI Direct, NFC , Or 2G mobile communication, 3G mobile communication, or 4G mobile communication.
The image forming unit 340 is a hardware component that performs a printing function and a copying function of contents, or a scanning function of a manuscript.
6A to 10B are diagrams showing a second personal 23 (" JANE KIM ") corresponding to the receiving terminals in the image forming system 1 providing the printing service based on the telephone number according to the present embodiment, The mobile devices 13, 15 or 17 of the first person 25 ("BRAD PITT") or the fourth person 27 ("TOM CRUISE") are connected to the image forming apparatuses 31, In order to explain the various methods for registering the data.
6A-10B will focus on the mobile device 13 of the second person 23 (" JANE KIM ") as the recipient, but the contents of Figures 6A- The same can be applied to the mobile devices 15 or 17 as well. The mobile device 11 of the first individual 21 may also correspond to the receiving terminal as the case may be, The registration process may be similarly performed according to the methods described in 10b.
6A and 6B illustrate a method of mapping the telephone number of the mobile device 13 of the second person 23 to the image forming device 31 to provide the cloud server 40 with the telephone number of the mobile device 13 And figures for illustrating the process of registering a telephone number.
6A and 6B, in step 611, the control unit 120 of the mobile device 13 executes a printing application.
In step 612, the control unit 120 of the mobile device 13 acquires the telephone number of the mobile device 13 through the executed printing application.
The network interface unit 130 of the mobile device 13 is wirelessly connected to the network interface unit 330 of the image forming apparatus 31 and receives the identification information of the image forming apparatus 31 in step 613.
The identification information of the image forming apparatus 31 includes information on a network address such as a MAC address and an IP address of the image forming apparatus 31, Number, product specification, and so on.
The network interface unit 130 of the mobile device 13 and the network interface unit 330 of the image forming apparatus 31 can be connected through a wireless network such as WI-FI, WI-FI Direct, NFC, have.
For example, step 613 may be performed by the mobile device 13 activating the NFC function and NFC-tagging the image forming apparatus 31. [
The network interface unit 130 of the mobile device 11 is wirelessly connected to the network interface unit 430 of the cloud server 40 and receives information on the phone number of the mobile device 13 and image formation The identification information of the device 31 is transmitted together with the registration information of the mobile device 13 to the cloud server 40. [
The control unit 410 of the cloud server 40 maps the telephone number of the mobile device 13 and the identification information of the image forming apparatus 31 to each other and outputs the mapping information as the registration information of the mobile device 13 And stores it in the storage unit 420.
The user interface unit 110 of the mobile device 13 notifies that registration of the telephone number of the mobile device 13 to the image forming apparatus 31 is completed.
6C illustrates a method of mapping the telephone number of the mobile device 13 of the second person 23 to the image forming device 31 to provide the cloud server 40 with the telephone number of the mobile device 13 FIG. 2 is a view for explaining a process of registering a license.
6A and 6C, in step 621, the control unit 120 of the mobile device 13 executes a printing application.
In step 622, the control unit 120 of the mobile device 13 acquires the telephone number of the mobile device 13 through the executed printing application.
The network interface unit 130 of the mobile device 13 is wirelessly connected to the network interface unit 330 of the image forming apparatus 31 to transmit information on the obtained phone number to the image forming apparatus 31 ).
For example, step 623 may be performed by the mobile device 13 activating the NFC function and NFC-tagging the image forming apparatus 31. [
In step 624, the network interface unit 330 of the image forming apparatus 31 is connected to the network interface unit 430 of the cloud server 40 wirelessly and receives information on the telephone number obtained from the mobile device 13 And the image forming apparatus 31 to the cloud server 40 together with the registration information of the mobile device 13. [
Meanwhile, the image forming apparatus 31 may be connected to the cloud server 40 using XMPP (Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol), but may be connected using other protocols without limitation.
The control unit 410 of the cloud server 40 maps the telephone number of the mobile device 13 and the identification information of the image forming apparatus 31 to each other and outputs the mapping information as the registration information of the mobile device 13 And stores it in the storage unit 420.
The user interface unit 110 of the mobile device 13 notifies that registration of the telephone number of the mobile device 13 to the image forming apparatus 31 is completed.
6D illustrates a method of mapping the telephone number of the mobile device 13 of the second person 23 to the image forming device 31 to provide the cloud server 40 with the telephone number of the mobile device 13 FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a process of registering a number. FIG.
6A and 6D, in step 631, the control unit 120 of the mobile device 13 executes a printing application.
In step 632, the control unit 120 of the mobile device 13 obtains the telephone number of the mobile device 13 through the executed printing application.
The network interface unit 130 of the mobile device 13 is wirelessly connected to the network interface unit 330 of the image forming apparatus 31 to receive the identification information of the image forming apparatus 31 in step 633.
For example, step 633 may be performed by the mobile device 13 activating the NFC function and NFC-tagging the image forming apparatus 31. [
In step 634, the network interface unit 330 of the image forming apparatus 31 accesses the cloud server 40. Step 634 may be performed by a connection command of the mobile device 13. [ Meanwhile, the image forming apparatus 31 may be connected to the cloud server 40 using XMPP (Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol), but may be connected using other protocols without limitation.
In step 635, the control unit 410 of the cloud server 40 acquires the identification information of the image forming apparatus 31. [
The network interface unit 130 of the mobile device 13 is wirelessly connected to the network interface unit 430 of the cloud server 40 and transmits information on the phone number of the mobile device 13 and image formation And transmits the identification information of the device 31 together with the registration information of the mobile device 13 to the cloud server 40. [
The controller 410 of the cloud server 40 maps the telephone number of the mobile device 13 and the identification information of the image forming apparatus 31 to each other and outputs the mapping information as registration information of the mobile device 13 And stores it in the storage unit 420.
The user interface unit 110 of the mobile device 13 notifies that registration of the telephone number of the mobile device 13 to the image forming apparatus 31 is completed.
6E is a diagram showing a UI screen of a printing application executed in the mobile device 13 for registering the telephone number of the mobile device 13 in the cloud server 40 according to an embodiment.
A printing application is installed in the mobile device 13 in advance.
When the second person 23 wishes to register the phone number of the mobile device 13 and the image forming device 31 in the cloud server 40 the second person 23 sends a print application to the mobile device 13 .
While the printing application is running, when the second person 23 clicks the registration icon 603 to register a new printer, the first screen 601 is displayed.
In the first screen 601, an item for requesting registration of the image forming apparatus 31, an item for setting a direct printing mode, a list of image forming apparatuses registered in the telephone number of the mobile device 13, etc. are displayed .
When the second person 23 clicks on the dialog 604 of the entry requesting registration, the second screen 602 is displayed.
The second screen 602 is a screen for guiding the registration of the image forming apparatus 31. The second individual 23 can complete the registration of the image forming apparatus 31 by establishing communication between the mobile device 13 and the image forming apparatus 31 when the second screen 602 is displayed. Here, the communication between the mobile device 13 and the image forming apparatus 31 can be established by the mobile device 13 being NFC-tagged to the image forming apparatus 31. [ In addition, the communication between the mobile device 13 and the image forming apparatus 31 can be established by connecting with other wireless communication means such as WI-FI or WI-FI Direct.
That is, the mobile device 13 can register information on the phone number of the mobile device 13 in the cloud server 40 through the first screen 601 and the second screen 602 of the previously installed printing application . However, the screen configurations of the first screen 601 and the second screen 602 of the printing application may be changed differently, and the present embodiment is not limited by the screen configuration of the printing application.
On the other hand, the mobile device 13 can activate or deactivate the direct printing function through the icon 606 of the item that can set the direct printing mode of the printing application.
If the direct printing function is activated, the second person 23 selects one of the image forming apparatuses 31 (for example, " CLP-680 ") from the list of image forming apparatuses, (For example, " CLP-680 ") to perform the direct printing mode by clicking the image forming apparatus 31 (e.g.
On the other hand, the registration information, direct printing mode information, and the like performed in the printing application of the mobile device 13 can be transmitted to the cloud server 40 and stored.
7A and 7B illustrate how to map the phone number of the mobile device 13 of the second person 23 to the image forming device 31 to provide the mobile device 13 with the cloud server 40, FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a process of registering a telephone number of a telephone number.
7A and 7B, in step 711, the second individual 23 (" JANE KIM ") accesses the telephone number of the mobile device 13 through the user interface unit 310 of the image forming apparatus 31 .
The network interface unit 330 of the image forming apparatus 31 is connected to the network interface unit 430 of the cloud server 40 wirelessly and transmits information on the input phone number to the cloud server 40 in step 712. [ Lt; / RTI >
In step 713, the network interface unit 430 of the cloud server 40 transmits an arbitrary PIN (Personal Identification Number) code using an SMS (Short Message Service) or an MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service) To the mobile device (13) of the second person (23). However, the cloud server 40 is not limited to the PIN code but may use any other type of arbitrary code in addition to the PIN code, and this is included in the scope of the present embodiment.
In step 714, the user interface unit 110 of the mobile device 13 displays the PIN code received by SMS or MMS.
The second individual 23 inputs the PIN code received from the mobile device 13 through the user interface unit 310 of the image forming apparatus 31 in step 715. [
In step 716, the network interface unit 330 of the image forming apparatus 31 transmits the information on the inputted PIN code and the identification information of the image forming apparatus 31 to the cloud server 40. [
In step 717, the control unit 410 of the cloud server 40 compares the PIN code transmitted from the image forming apparatus 31 with the PIN code transmitted to the mobile device 13 to determine whether the two PIN codes are identical .
In step 718, if the two PIN codes are the same, the control unit 410 of the cloud server 40 maps the phone number of the mobile device 13 and the image forming apparatus 31 and registers them.
However, if the two PIN codes are not the same, the control unit 410 of the cloud server 40 refuses registration of the telephone number of the mobile device 13. [
The user interface unit 110 of the mobile device 13 or the user interface unit 310 of the image forming apparatus 31 registers the phone number of the mobile device 13 in the image forming apparatus 31 Is completed.
7A and 7B, registration can be completed only with the intermediary of the cloud server 40 without the mobile device 13 and the image forming apparatus 31 communicating with each other, unlike FIGS. 6A and 6B. 7A and 7B can be realized by any one of the mobile device 13 and the image forming apparatus 31 as an NFC capable of wirelessly communicating between the mobile device 13 and the image forming apparatus 31, WI-FI, WI-FI Direct, Bluetooth and so on. However, even if both the mobile device 13 and the image forming apparatus 31 support the wireless communication function as described in Figs. 6A and 6B, the registration procedure as shown in Figs. 7A and 7B can be used .
8A and 8B illustrate how to map the telephone number of the mobile device 13 of the second person 23 to the image forming device 31 to provide the cloud device 40 with the mobile device 13 And a telephone number of the mobile terminal.
8A and 8B, in step 811, the second person 23 (" JANE KIM ") uses the computing device 19 to create an embedded web page provided by the image forming apparatus 31 page (800). Here, the computing device 19 corresponds to a PC, a notebook computer, and the like, and may be the user device 10 of FIG. Accordingly, the computing device 19 includes a user interface unit 110, a control unit 120, and a network interface unit 130.
In step 812, the second person 23 enters the phone number of the mobile device 13 via the embedded web page 800. [
In step 813, the network interface unit 130 of the computing device 19 is connected to the network interface unit 430 of the cloud server 40 wirelessly, and transmits information on the input phone number to the cloud server 40 send.
In step 814, the network interface unit 430 of the cloud server 40 transmits an arbitrary PIN code to the mobile device 13 of the second person 23 having the input phone number using SMS or MMS . However, the cloud server 40 is not limited to the PIN code but may use any other type of arbitrary code in addition to the PIN code, and this is included in the scope of the present embodiment.
In step 815, the user interface unit 110 of the mobile device 13 displays the PIN code received by SMS or MMS.
In step 816, the second person 23 enters the PIN code received at the mobile device 13, via the embedded web page 800. [
In step 817, the network interface unit 130 of the computing device 19 transmits the information on the input PIN code and the identification information of the image forming apparatus 31 to the cloud server 40.
Here, the computing device 19 can acquire the identification information of the image forming apparatus 31 while accessing the embedded web page 800 of the image forming apparatus 31. [
In step 818, the control unit 410 of the cloud server 40 compares the PIN code transmitted from the computing device 19 with the PIN code transmitted to the mobile device 13 to determine whether the two PIN codes are identical do.
In step 819, if the two PIN codes are the same, the control unit 410 of the cloud server 40 maps the phone number of the mobile device 13 and the image forming apparatus 31 and registers them.
However, if the two PIN codes are not the same, the control unit 410 of the cloud server 40 refuses registration of the telephone number of the mobile device 13. [
The user interface unit 110 of the mobile device 13 or the user interface unit 110 of the computing device 19 registers the telephone number of the mobile device 13 in the image forming apparatus 31 Notification is complete.
9A and 9B map the phone number of the mobile device 13 of the second person 23 to an email address to provide the cloud server 40 with the phone number of the mobile device 13 FIG. 2 is a view for explaining a process of registering a license.
9A and 9B, in step 911, the control unit 120 of the mobile device 13 executes a printing application.
In step 912, the control unit 120 of the mobile device 13 acquires the telephone number of the mobile device 13 through the executed printing application.
In step 913, the second person 23 (" JANE KIM ") enters the desired email address through the executed printing application.
The network interface unit 130 of the mobile device 13 is wirelessly connected to the network interface unit 430 of the cloud server 40 and transmits information on the acquired phone number and the inputted email address to the cloud To the server 40
In step 915, the control unit 410 of the cloud server 40 maps the telephone number and the e-mail address to each other, and stores the mapping information in the storage unit 420 as registration information of the mobile device 13.
In step 916, the user interface unit 110 of the mobile device 13 notifies that registration of the telephone number of the mobile device 13 to the e-mail address is completed.
9A and 9B, the telephone number of the mobile device 13 and the image forming apparatus 31 are not mapped and the telephone number of the mobile device 13 and the second person The e-mail address of the e-mail address 23 is mapped.
Meanwhile, when the telephone number of the mobile device 13 and the email address of the second person 23 are mapped by the registration process according to FIGS. 9A and 9B, according to the transmission and printing process of FIG. 14 described below, Can be transmitted and printed.
10A and 10B map the phone number of the mobile device 13 of the second person 23 to an email address to provide the cloud server 40 with the phone number of the mobile device 13 FIG. 2 is a view for explaining a process of registering a license.
10A and 10B, in step 1011, the second person 23 (" JANE KIM ") accesses the embedded web page 1000 provided by the image forming apparatus 31, using the computing device 19. [ . Here, the computing device 19 corresponds to a PC, a notebook computer, and the like, and may be the user device 10 of FIG. Accordingly, the computing device 19 includes a user interface unit 110, a control unit 120, and a network interface unit 130.
In step 1012, the second person 23 enters the desired email address and the phone number of the mobile device 13 via the embedded web page 1000.
The network interface unit 130 of the computing device 19 is wirelessly connected to the network interface unit 430 of the cloud server 40 and transmits information on the inputted phone number and e-mail address to the cloud server 40).
In step 1014, the network interface unit 430 of the cloud server 40 transmits an arbitrary PIN code to the mobile device 13 of the second person 23 having the input phone number using SMS or MMS . However, the cloud server 40 is not limited to the PIN code but may use any other type of arbitrary code in addition to the PIN code, and this is included in the scope of the present embodiment.
In step 1015, the user interface unit 110 of the mobile device 13 displays the PIN code received by SMS or MMS.
In step 1016, the second person 23 enters the PIN code received at the mobile device 13, via the embedded web page 1000. [
In step 1017, the network interface unit 130 of the computing device 19 transmits information on the input PIN code to the cloud server 40. [
In step 1018, the control unit 410 of the cloud server 40 compares the PIN code transmitted from the computing device 19 with the PIN code transmitted to the mobile device 13 to determine whether the two PIN codes are identical do.
In step 1019, if the two PIN codes are the same, the controller 410 of the cloud server 40 maps and registers the phone number of the mobile device 13 and the email address.
However, if the two PIN codes are not the same, the control unit 410 of the cloud server 40 refuses registration of the telephone number of the mobile device 13. [
The user interface unit 110 of the mobile device 13 or the user interface unit 110 of the computing device 19 notifies that the registration of the telephone number of the mobile device 13 to the e-mail address is completed .
6A to 10B, the mobile device 13 of the second person 23 (" JANE KIM ") corresponding to the receiving terminals in the image forming system 1 has received the image forming apparatus Various methods for registering the data 31 have been described. Further, as additional methods, various methods have been described for registering an e-mail address to which the received contents are transmitted. The registration procedures according to Figs. 6A to 10B are performed when the content is transmitted from the mobile device 11 of the first person 21 (" JOHN LEE "), the image forming apparatus 31 to which the transmitted content is to be printed . 6A to 10B for the telephone number of the mobile device 13 of the second person 23 are performed before the content is transmitted from the mobile device 11 of the first person 21 . However, the present invention is not limited to this, and may be performed only after the content is transmitted.
11A through 14 below illustrate various methods for transmitting (delivering) content to be printed by the sender first individual 21 (" JOHN LEE ") to the cloud server 40 in the image forming system 1 Respectively. That is, the description of FIGS. 11A to 14 can be applied to some processes before the contents sent from the sender (the first individual 21) arrive at the receiver (the second person 23 ("JANE KIM")) have.
11A-14, the first individual 21 (" JOHN LEE ") as the sender will be described with particular emphasis, but the contents of FIGS. 11A-14 show that the other individuals 23, 25, The same can be applied.
11A and 11B are diagrams for explaining a process of transmitting content to be printed based on a telephone number from the mobile device 11 of the first individual 21 to the cloud server 40 according to an embodiment.
11A and 11B, in step 1111, the first individual 21 (" JOHN LEE ") accesses the user interface unit 110 of the mobile device 11, (&Quot; JANE KIM "), which is the destination for receiving the content to be received.
Here, the information on the content to be printed includes selection information on the content to be transmitted to the second individual 23 among the contents being used by the mobile device 11. The information about the content to be printed may also be stored in the mobile device 11 for general settings such as print options for the content preset by the first individual 21, such as paper size, color / May also be included.
In step 1112, the network interface unit 130 of the mobile device 11 transmits information on the input content and information on the phone number to the cloud server 40. [ That is, the mobile device 11 transmits the print job information including the information about the input content and the information about the phone number to the cloud server 40.
In step 1113, the control unit 410 of the cloud server 40 maps information on the received content and information on the phone number, and stores the information on the storage unit 420.
Figures 11C and 11D illustrate an embodiment of a mobile device 13 for transferring content to be printed based on a telephone number from a mobile device 11 of a first person 21 to a cloud server 40, Are diagrams for explaining a user interface (UI) screen.
First, referring to FIG. 11C, a contact screen 1101 of the mobile device 11 may display a list of names and phone numbers of others.
The first person 21 (" JOHN LEE ") wants to send the content to be printed to the second person 23 (" JANE KIM " . However, at this time, if there is no contact information of the second person 23 ("JANE KIM") in the contact list, the first person 21 ("JOHN LEE" ) Can be directly entered and selected.
When the second person 23 (" JANE KIM ") is selected, a content type screen 1102 for selecting the type of content to be printed is displayed as a pop-up.
The first person 21 (" JOHN LEE ") selects an image item if it wishes to transmit content of an image type.
In this way, when the telephone number of the second person 23 (" JANE KIM ") and information on the content to be printed are inputted through the contact screen 1101 and the content type screen 1102, To the cloud server 40, information on the inputted phone number and contents, as described above.
Referring to FIG. 11D, a list of images stored in the mobile device 11 may be displayed on the camera image screen 1105 of the mobile device 11.
The first person 21 (" JOHN LEE ") selects the flower image 1106 if at least one image (e.g., flower image 1106) from the list of images corresponds to the content to be printed.
When the flower image 1106 is selected, the contact screen 1107 is displayed as a pop-up.
The first person 21 (" JOHN LEE ") sends a message to the second person 23 (" JANE KIM " "JANE KIM").
Thus, the telephone number of the second person 23 (" JANE KIM ") and information about the content to be printed (flower image 1106) are input through the camera image screen 1105 and the contact screen 1107 The mobile device 11 transmits information on the entered phone number and contents to the cloud server 40, as described above.
11C and 11D, on the contact screen 1101 and the contact screen 1107, the telephone numbers of the individuals 23 and 25 ("JANE KIM" and "BRAD PITT" Icons 1103, 1104, 1108, and 1109 indicating whether or not the icon 31 is registered may be displayed.
The information represented by the icons 1103, 1104, 1108, and 1109 is based on the mapping information transmitted from the cloud server 40. [ That is, before the display of the contact screen 1101 and the contact screen 1107 in the mobile device 11 is activated, the mobile device 11 receives the personalities 23 and 25 (" JANE KIM ") from the cloud server 40, And " BRAD PITT ") are provided in advance. Thus, when the contact screen 1101 and the contact screen 1107 are displayed on the mobile device 11, icons 1103, < RTI ID = 0.0 > 1103, < 1104, 1108, and 1109 may be used to indicate whether or not the image forming apparatus 31 registered in advance is present.
Referring to FIG. 11C, the contact screen 1101 is displayed first, and then the content type screen 1102 is displayed. That is, according to FIG. 11C, the telephone number is first selected and then the content is selected. However, according to FIG. 11D, the camera image screen 1105 is displayed first, and then the contact screen 1107 is displayed. That is, according to FIG. 11D, the content to be printed is first selected, and then the telephone number is selected.
11C and 11D, there is a difference in the order of selecting each of the telephone number and the contents. Therefore, according to the present embodiment, as shown in Figs. 11C and 11D, any one of the telephone number and contents may be selected first.
11C and 11D are arbitrarily shown for the sake of convenience of description of the present embodiment, but the present embodiment is not limited to the configuration of the UI screen of Figs. 11C and 11D.
12A and 12B are diagrams for explaining a process of transmitting contents to be printed based on a telephone number from the image forming apparatus 35 to the cloud server 40, according to another embodiment.
12A and 12B, in step 1211, the image forming unit 340 of the image forming apparatus 35 scans a document to generate scan data. Here, the image forming apparatus 35 may be the image forming apparatus 30 of Fig. Therefore, the image forming apparatus 35 includes a user interface unit 310, a control unit 320, a network interface unit 330, and an image forming unit 340.
In step 1212, the first individual 21 (" JOHN LEE ") accesses the second personal 23 (" JOHN LEE "), which is the destination for receiving the scan data to be printed via the user interface unit 310 of the image forming apparatus 35 &Quot; JANE KIM ") of the mobile device 13 is input.
Here, in the image forming apparatus 35, a printing application having a function similar to that of the mobile device 11 of the first individual 21 described above may be installed in advance. Alternatively, even if the printing application is not previously installed in the image forming apparatus 35, the first individual 21 can newly install the printing application on the operating system (OS) of the image forming apparatus 35. [
The first individual 21 is able to receive the scan data to be printed on the print application displayed through the user interface unit 310 of the image forming apparatus 35 and the mobile device 13 of the second individual 23, Can be input.
That is, in step 1212, it is determined whether or not the printing application executed by the control unit 320 of the image forming apparatus 35 is executed by the first person 21 And information on the telephone number is input through the user interface unit 310 of the image forming apparatus 35. [
In step 1213, the network interface unit 330 of the image forming apparatus 35 transmits the information on the inputted telephone number and the scan data to the cloud server 40.
In step 1214, the control unit 410 of the cloud server 40 maps the information on the telephone number and the scan data, and stores the mapping information in the storage unit 420.
12A and 12B, unlike FIGS. 11A and 11B, the first individual 21 transmits (transmits) the content (scan data) to be printed to the second individual 23 without the mobile device 11 .
12C illustrates a user interface (UI) screen of the image forming apparatus 35 for transferring content to be printed based on a telephone number from the image forming apparatus 35 to the cloud server 40 according to an embodiment FIG.
12C, the UI screens 1201 and 1203 may be the screens provided by the printing application executed in the image forming apparatus 35. Fig.
The first person 21 (" JOHN LEE ") is capable of displaying, via the first UI screen 1201 of the printing application displayed on the user interface unit 310 of the image forming apparatus 35, You can identify the list.
The first person 21 sends the scan data of the document to the telephone number 1205 of the mobile device 13 of the second person 23 (" JANE KIM "), as previously described in Figures 12A and 12B The first person 21 clicks the "Scan to Phone" icon 1202 to execute the "Scan to Phone" function.
The second UI screen 1203 is a UI screen when the " Scan to Phone " function is executed. A preview 1204 screen for the scan data can be displayed on the second UI screen 1203 and an address book stored in the image forming apparatus 35 can be displayed.
The first person 21 selects the destination (telephone number) to be transmitted by the " Scan to Phone " function by clicking the telephone number 1205 of the mobile device 13, which is the destination to receive the scan data to be printed, Number 1205) can be determined.
If the telephone number of the mobile device 13 does not exist in the address book of the second UI screen 1203, the first individual 21 is connected to the mobile device 13) can be newly entered.
On the other hand, the configuration of the UI screens 1201 and 1203 in FIG. 12C is arbitrarily shown for convenience of description of the present embodiment, and the present embodiment is not limited to the configuration of the UI screen in FIG. 12C. In addition, if the function is to provide a print service based on the telephone number according to the present embodiment, the name of the " Scan to Phone " function may be changed to another name and used in the present embodiment.
13A and 13B are diagrams for explaining a process of transmitting contents to be printed based on a telephone number from the computing device 19 of the first individual 21 to the cloud server 40 according to another embodiment admit.
13A and 13B, in step 1311, the first individual 21 (" JOHN LEE ") selects the content to be printed through the user interface unit 110 of the computing device 19. Here, the computing device 19 corresponds to a PC, a notebook computer, and the like, and may be the user device 10 of FIG. Accordingly, the computing device 19 includes a user interface unit 110, a control unit 120, and a network interface unit 130.
In step 1312, the control unit 120 of the computing device 19 executes a printer driver 1301 that provides a print service based on the telephone number. The printer driver 1301 executed in the computing device 19 can be implemented, for example, as a virtual driver, but is not limited thereto.
Unlike the general printer driver, the printer driver 1301 does not select the printer as the print destination for the content. The printer driver 1301 displays a telephone number list as a print destination in order to provide a print service based on the telephone number.
ME: + 82-10-XXXX-9900 " (the first individual 21) as the telephone number list if the content to be printed is selected and the printer driver 1301 is executed, , "JANE KIM: + 82-10-XXXX-8800" (second person 23, or "BRAD PITT: + 82-10-XXXX-7700"
The printer driver 1301 shown in FIG. 13A includes only a telephone number list, but the present invention is not limited thereto. The printer driver 1301 may include functions for setting general printing options for contents to be printed. have.
In step 1313, the first individual 21 sends the telephone number of the mobile device 13 (" + 82 ") of the second person 23 to which the content to be printed is to be transmitted, via the user interface unit 110 of the computing device 19 -10-XXXX-8800 "). (+ 82-10-XXXX-8800 ") is not found in the printer driver 1301, or the first individual 21 has the telephone number (+ 82-10-XXXX-8800) Can be directly input.
In step 1314, the network interface unit 130 of the computing device 19 transmits the information on the input phone number and the selected content information to the cloud server 40.
In step 1315, the control unit 410 of the cloud server 40 maps the information on the telephone number and the content information, and stores the mapping information in the storage unit 420.
13A and 13B, unlike FIGS. 11A and 11B, the first individual 21 transmits (transmits) the content (scan data) to be printed to the second individual 23 without the mobile device 11 .
14 is a diagram for explaining a process of transmitting content to be printed based on a telephone number to a cloud server 40 using an email address of a second person 23 according to another embodiment.
The method of Fig. 14 using an e-mail address can be performed both in the user device 10 or the image forming apparatus 30. [ Here, the user device 10 may correspond to the mobile devices 11, 13, 15 or 17 of FIG. 2 or the computing device 19 described above, and the image forming apparatus 30 may correspond to the image forming Devices 31, 33, or 35. FIG.
In step 1411, the first person 21 (" JOHN LEE ") sends the content to be printed through the user interface unit 110 of the user device 10 or the user interface unit 310 of the image forming apparatus 30 And enters the email address of the second person 23 (" JANE KIM "). Here, the order of contents selection and e-mail address input may be changed.
The control unit 120 of the user device 10 or the control unit 320 of the image forming apparatus 30 generates an e-mail to which the contents are attached to the e-mail address of the second individual 23 in step 1412. [
The network interface unit 130 of the user device 10 or the network interface unit 330 of the image forming apparatus 30 transmits the generated email to the cloud server 40 in step 1413. [
Here, the cloud server 40 can map the email address of the second person 23 and the mapping of the second person 23 to the phone number of the mobile device 13, according to the processes described above with reference to FIGS. 9A to 10B Information may be stored in advance.
In step 1414, the control unit 410 of the cloud server 40 re-maps the information about the telephone number previously mapped to the e-mail address and the content information attached to the e-mail, and stores the mapped information in the storage unit 420.
11A to 14, various methods for transmitting (transferring) the content to be printed by the sender first individual 21 (" JOHN LEE ") to the cloud server 40 in the image forming system 1 have been described .
15A to 19 below illustrate a case in which a second individual 23 (" JANE KIM ") corresponding to a recipient in the image forming system 1 receives a content to be printed from the cloud server 40, Are diagrams for illustrating the methods. That is, the description of FIGS. 15A to 19 shows that the contents transmitted from the sender (the first individual 21 (" JOHN LEE ")) It may be applicable to some courses. In other words, Figs. 15A to 19 may be processes to be performed after the processes described in Figs. 11A to 14 above.
15A-19 will focus on the second person 23 (" JANE KIM ") as the recipient, but the contents of FIGS. 15A-19 show that the other individuals 21, 25, The same can be applied.
15A and 15B are diagrams for explaining the process of printing the content delivered from the first individual 21 by the second person 23 on the image forming apparatus 31 based on the telephone number according to an embodiment admit.
15A and 15B, in step 1511, the network interface unit 130 of the mobile device 13 receives the upload information of the content to be printed from the cloud server 40. Here, the content to be printed includes content to be uploaded by the first person 21 (" JOHN LEE ") based on the phone number of the mobile device 13 of the second person 23 .
The cloud server 40 can transmit the upload information of the content to be printed using SMS or MMS, or through other wireless networks such as the Internet.
In step 1512, the user interface unit 110 of the mobile device 13 notifies the information that the content to be printed has arrived at the telephone number of the mobile device 13 of the second person 23.
The user interface unit 110 of the mobile device 13 can display the arrival message 1501 when the upload information of the content to be printed (for example, " Image001.JPG ") is transmitted through the message, But is not limited thereto. That is, the user interface unit 110 of the mobile device 13 may notify the second individual 23 through various methods.
If the second individual 23 requests confirmation of the content (" Image001.JPG ") at step 1513, the cloud server 40 transmits information about the content (" Image001.JPG ") to the second person 23 And returns to the mobile device 13.
In step 1514, the control unit 120 of the mobile device 13 executes a printing application, and the user interface unit 110 of the mobile device 13 displays a list of the contents currently delivered to the second individual 23 on the printing application . Here, the displayed content list includes the content (" Image001.JPG ") transmitted from the first individual 21.
In step 1514, when the second person 23 selects the content ("Image001.JPG") from the content list, the user interface unit 110 of the mobile device 13 transmits the content ("Image001.JPG" ) Is displayed. At this time, the second individual 23 may additionally set printing options of the content (" Image001.JPG ") via the printing application.
In step 1515, the second individual 23 transmits a print command (" Image001.JPG ") for printing the content (" Image001.JPG ") from the image forming apparatus 31 previously mapped through the user interface unit 110 of the mobile device 13 .
In step 1516, the network interface unit 130 of the mobile device 13 transmits the input print command to the cloud server 40.
In step 1517, the network interface unit 430 of the cloud server 40 transmits the print data of the content (" Image001.JPG ") to the image forming apparatus 31. [
In step 1518, the image forming unit 340 of the image forming apparatus 31 prints the content (" Image001.JPG ").
Steps 1515 to 1518 may be performed when the second individual 23 requests printing of the content (" Image001.JPG ") (1530). However, the second person 23 may also refuse to print 1540 the content (" Image001.JPG ").
In step 1519, when the second individual 23 requests deletion of the content (" Image001.JPG ") from the content list, the network interface unit 130 of the mobile device 13 deletes the content And sends a deletion request to the cloud server 40.
In step 1520, the control unit 410 of the cloud server 40 deletes information on the content (" Image001.JPG ") stored in the storage unit 420. [
Meanwhile, the second person 23 may enter a forwarding request 1550 that conveys the content (" Image001.JPG ") to the other individuals 25 or 27.
In step 1521, when the second individual 23 inputs a forwarding request 1550 for delivering the content (" Image001.JPG ") to the other individuals 25 or 27, (130) transmits a forwarding request (1550) of the content ("Image001.JPG") to the cloud server (40). At this time, the second individual 23 inputs the telephone number of the mobile terminals 15 or 17 of the other individuals 25 or 27 through the user interface unit 110 of the mobile device 13, (1550).
In step 1522, the cloud server 40 forwards the content (" Image001.JPG ") to the other individuals 25 or 27 requested by the second person 23.
16A and 16B are diagrams for explaining a process in which the second person 23 based on the telephone number prints the content delivered from the first person 21 in the image forming apparatus 31 according to another embodiment These are the drawings.
16A and 16B, in step 1611, the second individual 23 (" JANE KIM ") accesses the telephone number of the mobile device 13 via the user interface unit 310 of the image forming apparatus 31 .
The network interface unit 330 of the image forming apparatus 31 is connected to the network interface unit 430 of the cloud server 40 wirelessly and transmits information on the inputted phone number to the cloud server 40 in step 1612. [ Lt; / RTI >
In step 1613, the network interface unit 430 of the cloud server 40 transmits an arbitrary PIN code to the mobile device 13 of the second person 23 having the input phone number by using SMS or MMS . However, the cloud server 40 is not limited to the PIN code but may use any other type of arbitrary code in addition to the PIN code, and this is included in the scope of the present embodiment.
In step 1614, the user interface unit 110 of the mobile device 13 displays the PIN code received by SMS or MMS.
The second individual 23 inputs the PIN code received from the mobile device 13 through the user interface unit 310 of the image forming apparatus 31 in step 1615. [
In step 1616, the network interface unit 330 of the image forming apparatus 31 transmits information on the input PIN code to the cloud server 40. [
The control unit 410 of the cloud server 40 compares the PIN code transmitted from the image forming apparatus 31 with the PIN code transmitted to the mobile device 13 to determine whether the two PIN codes are identical .
If the two PIN codes are the same in step 1618, the cloud server 40 returns the information of the content mapped to the telephone number of the mobile device 13 of the second individual 23 to the image forming apparatus 31. [
However, if the two PIN codes are not the same, the control unit 410 of the cloud server 40 rejects the return.
In step 1619, the user interface unit 310 of the image forming apparatus 31 displays a list of contents currently delivered to the second individual 23.
The network interface unit 430 of the cloud server 40 transmits the print data of the selected content to the image forming apparatus 31 when the second individual 23 selects the content to be printed in the content list in step 1620. [
In step 1621, the image forming unit 340 of the image forming apparatus 31 prints the content.
16A and 16B, only the second person 23 (" JANE KIM ") prints the content in the image forming apparatus 31. However, in the image forming apparatus 31 and the cloud server 40 Between steps 1619 and 1621, steps similar to at least one of steps 1514 to 1522 of FIG. 15B may be additionally performed. For example, the second person 23 can display the preview of the content to be printed or input the printing options by the user interface unit 310 of the image forming apparatus 31. [ Also, the second individual 23 may refuse to print the content or perform full printing. That is, the printing processes of Figs. 15A to 16B may be performed in combination with each other.
17A and 17B illustrate a process in which the second person 23 prints the content transferred from the first person 21 in the image forming apparatus 31 based on the telephone number according to another embodiment Respectively.
17A and 17B, in step 1711, the cloud server 40 transmits the upload information of the content to be printed to the mobile device 13 of the second individual 23 (" JANE KIM ").
In step 1712, the user interface unit 110 of the mobile device 13 notifies the information that the content to be printed has arrived at the telephone number of the mobile device 13 of the second person 23.
The network interface unit 130 of the mobile device 13 is wirelessly connected to the network interface unit 330 of the image forming apparatus 31 and displays information about the telephone number of the mobile device 13 in an image Forming apparatus 31 as shown in Fig.
Here, the network interface unit 130 of the mobile device 13 and the network interface unit 330 of the image forming apparatus 31 can be connected through a wireless network such as WI-FI, WI-FI Direct, NFC, Bluetooth, have.
For example, the step 1713 can be performed by the mobile device 13 activating the NFC function and NFC-tagged to the image forming apparatus 31.
The network interface unit 330 of the image forming apparatus 31 is connected to the network interface unit 430 of the cloud server 40 wirelessly and transmits information about the telephone number obtained from the mobile device 13 To the cloud server (40).
In step 1715, the network interface unit 430 of the cloud server 40 returns the information on the content mapped to the telephone number to the image forming apparatus 31. [
In step 1716, the user interface unit 310 of the image forming apparatus 31 displays a list of contents currently delivered to the second individual 23.
The network interface unit 430 of the cloud server 40 transmits the print data of the selected content to the image forming apparatus 31 when the second individual 23 selects the content to be printed in the content list in step 1717. [
In step 1718, the image forming unit 340 of the image forming apparatus 31 prints the content.
However, between steps 1716 and 1718 of FIG. 17B, steps similar to at least one of steps 1514 to 1522 of FIG. 15B may be additionally performed. For example, the second person 23 (" JANE KIM ") can display the preview of the content to be printed, or receive print options, through the user interface unit 310 of the image forming apparatus 31. Also, the second individual 23 may refuse to print the content or perform full printing. That is, the printing processes of Figs. 15A to 17B may be performed in combination with each other.
Figures 18A and 18B illustrate the process of printing a content delivered from a first person 21 on an image forming apparatus 31 by a second person 23 based on a telephone number according to another embodiment Respectively.
18A and 18B, at step 1811, the second person 23 (" JANE KIM ") uses the computing device 19 to access the embedded web page 1801 provided by the image forming apparatus 31, . Here, the computing device 19 corresponds to a PC, a notebook computer, and the like, and may be the user device 10 of FIG. Accordingly, the computing device 19 includes a user interface unit 110, a control unit 120, and a network interface unit 130.
In step 1812, the second individual 23 logs into the embedded web page 1801. [
In step 1813, the user interface unit 130 of the computing device 19 displays the list of contents currently delivered to the second individual 23 via the embedded web page 1801. [
The network interface unit 430 of the cloud server 40 transmits the print data of the selected content to the image forming apparatus 31 when the second individual 23 selects the content to be printed in the content list in step 1814. [
In step 1815, the image forming unit 340 of the image forming apparatus 31 prints the content.
Between steps 1713 and 1815 of FIG. 18B, steps similar to at least one of steps 1514 to 1522 of FIG. 15B may be additionally performed. For example, the second person 23 (" JANE KIM ") may allow the user interface 110 of the computing device 19 to display a preview of the content to be printed or receive printing options. Also, the second individual 23 may refuse to print the content or perform full printing. That is, the printing processes of Figs. 15A to 18B can be performed in combination with each other.
Figure 19 is a block diagram of a user of a mobile device 13 for printing content from a first person 21 on an image forming device 31 based on a telephone number, (UI) screen according to an embodiment of the present invention.
The control unit 120 of the mobile device 13 of the second individual 23 (" JANE KIM ") executes the printing application.
The second content 1903 is displayed by clicking on the received content list icon 1902 on the first screen 1901 of the printing application by the second person 23 (" JANE KIM ").
In the second screen 1903, a first person 21 ("JOHN LEE") and a list 1904 of contents delivered from other individuals are displayed.
The second person 23 ("JANE KIM") selects the content ("Image001.JPG") delivered from the first person 21 ("JOHN LEE") from the list 1904, Quot; Image001.JPG ") can be commanded by clicking the content (" Image001.JPG ").
However, the configuration of the UI screen in Fig. 19 is arbitrarily shown for convenience of description of the present embodiment, and the present embodiment is not limited to the configuration of the UI screen in Fig.
11A to 19, when the content to be printed is transmitted from the sender first individual 21 (" JOHN LEE "), the control unit 410 causes the content to be printed in the print data format To generate print data of the content. The cloud server 40 then transmits the print data of the content to the image forming apparatus 31 designated by the recipient second person 23 ("JANE KIM"), particularly the recipient second person 23.
15A to 19, the content transmitted from the sender first person 21 (" JOHN LEE ") to the recipient second person 23 (" JANE KIM ") in the image forming system 1, Various methods for printing in the printing apparatus 31 have been described.
20 is a diagram for explaining the concept of direct printing and full printing of the image forming system 1 according to one embodiment.
20, the recipient second person 23 (" JANE KIM ") receives information about the content to be printed from the sender first person 21 (" JOHN LEE & .
First, direct printing means that contents are directly printed to the representative image forming apparatus 31 set as a default in advance when the contents to be printed arrive to the second person 23. That is, even if the second person 23 (" JANE KIM ") does not operate the mobile device 13, the print data for the content is directly transferred from the cloud server 40 to the image forming apparatus 31, (31).
Referring to FIG. 6E, the second person 23 can activate (ON) or deactivate (OFF) the direct printing function through the icon 606 of the item that can set the direct printing mode of the printing application.
When the direct printing function is activated, the second person 23 selects one of the image forming apparatuses 31 (e.g., " CLP-680 ") from the list of image forming apparatuses, 607, the image forming apparatus 31 can be designated as a representative printer or a default printer.
Therefore, when the direct printing function is activated (ON), the content that has arrived at the second individual 23 can be printed directly at the image forming apparatus 31 without confirmation of the second individual 23.
Next, the full printing means that when the content to be printed arrives at the second individual 23, the printing of the content does not start immediately, but is in a held state or a waiting state. That is, full printing may be performed when the direct printing function is inactivated (OFF).
According to the full printing, when the content to be printed arrives at the second individual 23, the second individual 23 inputs the print request for the content, deletes the content, or the image forming apparatuses 31, 33, or 35), or forward content to other individuals 25 or 27. [ That is, the second individual 23 (" JANE KIM ") inputs at least one processing request in the mobile device 13, and processing such as printing, deletion, and forwarding of the content is performed.
That is, the image forming system 1 according to the present embodiment can support both direct printing and full printing.
21 is a diagram for explaining notification of the arrival of content when a content to be printed is received in the mobile device 13 of the receiver second personal 23 according to an embodiment.
21, the first person 21 (" JOHN LEE ") sends the content to be printed to the telephone number of the mobile device 13 of the second person 23 (" JANE KIM ").
As described above, the cloud server 40 can transmit information on the content to be printed in a message by SMS or MMS, based on the telephone number of the mobile device 13 of the second individual 23.
When a message arrives at the mobile device 13 of the second individual 23, the message application installed in the mobile device 13 displays an arrival notification 2101 of the content to be printed.
When the message application is executed in the mobile device 13, the content information message 2102 received from the cloud server 40 is displayed. The content information message 2102 includes information on the content (" Image001.JPG ") transmitted by the first individual 21.
22 is a diagram for explaining a management service for monitoring the status of the image forming apparatus 31 based on the telephone number of an administrator 29 according to an embodiment.
22, the cloud server 40 manages the telephone number of the mobile device 18 of the manager 29 and the identification information of the image forming apparatus 31 by the registration procedures of FIGS. 6A to 10B, Are managed and managed in advance. Here, the manager 29 and the mobile device 18 are present in the image forming system 1 of Fig.
When an error such as a paper jam, a paper shortage, or a toner shortage occurs in the image forming apparatus 31, the cloud server 40 collects information on the error generated from the image forming apparatus 31. [
The cloud server 40 transmits the error information of the image forming apparatus 31 to the mobile device 18 of the manager 29 mapped to the image forming apparatus 31. [ At this time, the cloud server 40 can transmit the error information of the image forming apparatus 31 by transmitting a message 2201 by SMS or MMS using the telephone number of the mobile device 18 of the manager 29 .
23 illustrates the management of phone numbers of an individual, a company, or a group by separating the white list 2301 and the black list 2302 in the cloud server 40 according to an embodiment. Fig.
Referring to FIG. 23, the storage unit 420 of the cloud server 40 may manage the telephone numbers by storing a white list 2301 and a black list 2302.
A white list 2301 and a black list 2302 may be requested from the receiving side individual 13,15 or 17 and stored in the cloud server 40. [
The white list 2301 is a management list for receiving only contents delivered from specific telephone numbers that are permitted. Thus, according to the white list 2301, the content delivered from the unauthorized telephone numbers is not transmitted to the receiving individuals 13,15 or 17.
The black list 2302 is a management list for rejecting only content delivered from specific phone numbers that are not allowed. Thus, according to a black list 2302, content delivered from telephone numbers not included in the black list 2302 can be transmitted to the receiving individuals 13,15 or 17 have.
The second person 23 (" JANE KIM ") corresponding to the recipient, as illustrated in the preceding figures, may be associated with his or her mobile device 13, computing device 19 or imaging devices 31, A white list 2301 or a black list 2302 may be stored in advance in the cloud server 40 by using the server 35. [
24 is a diagram for explaining facsimile transmission of contents from the mobile device 11 of the first individual 21 based on the fax telephone number of the image forming apparatus 31 according to an embodiment .
24, the first individual 21 (" JOHN LEE ") selects the content to be faxed at the mobile device 11 and transmits the fax telephone number (e.g., " 82-31-580-XXXX ").
The cloud server 40 receives the information about the contents and the fax telephone number to be faxed from the mobile device 11 by the first individual 21. Here, the cloud server 40 may have a function of a fax server.
The cloud server 40 faxes the information about the content to the image forming apparatus 31 having the received fax telephone number. Then, the image forming apparatus 31 prints the faxed contents.
That is, Fig. 24 differs from the drawings described above only in that the receiving terminal is changed to the image forming apparatus 31 and is facsimile transmitted, and the receiving terminal transmits the image data to the mobile devices 13, 15 or 17, The operation and function of the above-described drawings can also be applied to Fig.
25 is a diagram for explaining a print service environment based on a telephone number.
Referring to FIG. 25, a print service environment based on a phone number based on the cloud server 40 is schematically shown. The cloud server 40 may store a telephone number and various information in association with each other to support a telephone number-based print service. For example, it is possible to store information such as a phone number and image forming apparatus information corresponding thereto, or a form in which other information is associated with the telephone number, such as the telephone number, the print job, and the identification information of the print job. In Fig. 25, the sender device 50 can be divided into a left side and a receiver device 60 on the right side with the cloud server 40 as a center.
25, the left side of the cloud server 40 shows embodiments in which a sender who wants to send a print job registers a print job to the cloud server 40 using various kinds of sender devices 50 have. For example, a sender may select a content displayed on a screen after executing an application of the mobile device, specify a file, scan a document to generate scan data, or use a print program on a user computer such as a laptop or a desktop By specifying the contents to be printed, a print job can be generated. The generated print job can be transmitted to the cloud server 40 supporting the telephone number based print service by the caller using the user interface of each of the sender devices 50 by inputting the recipient's telephone number.
On the other hand, in FIG. 25, when the right side of the cloud server 40 is viewed, a receiver for performing a print job receives print jobs from the cloud server 40 using various types of recipient devices 60 Lt; / RTI > At this time, there are two methods of receiving the print job from the cloud server 40 using the recipient devices 60, namely, a direct print method and a pull print method. Which of the two methods to use can be determined according to the user's setting.
The direct print method is preset in the cloud server 40 so as to transmit the print job to the image forming apparatus information corresponding to the recipient's telephone number. Even if there is no separate print job request from the recipient, the cloud server 40 The print job is immediately transmitted to the image forming apparatus corresponding to the receiver's telephone number, and the print job is performed. The pull print method registers the print job transmitted from the sender devices 50 to the cloud server 40 in the cloud server 40 and transmits the print job registered in the cloud server 40 to the mobile device corresponding to the recipient's phone number Information is transmitted to inform the recipient that the print job has been registered in the cloud server 40. When there is a print job execution request from the recipient, the print job is transmitted from the cloud server 40 to the recipient device 60, This is how it is done.
A more detailed description of the pull print method is as follows. After executing the application of the mobile device, the recipient can select a print job to be printed from the print job list displayed on the screen and request execution of the print job. At this time, it is possible to further select the image forming apparatus information to be printed. When there is a request for a print job from the receiver, the cloud server 40 may transmit the requested print job to the image forming apparatus set in advance corresponding to the telephone number or selected by the recipient so that the print job is performed. In the following embodiments, it is assumed that the system is a pull print system, but the present invention is not limited thereto.
In the case of a print service using a management server such as an existing enterprise server, since it is a print service based on a user account, it differs from the print service based on the phone number described in FIG. In other words, a device that supports an existing user account-based print service performs a print job through user login using a user account, and thus does not use the user's telephone number when transmitting a print job or managing a print job . In addition, a device supporting an existing user account-based print service does not necessarily store a user's telephone number when registering user information, and generally does not provide a field for storing a telephone number. Accordingly, while the present invention continues to use a device supporting a print service based on a user account such as a usable device through a management server such as an existing enterprise server and a user login using a user account, A technique for linking a print service based on a user account and a print service based on a telephone number is required. Hereinafter, the embodiments will be described with reference to the drawings.
26 is a view for explaining a system for providing a print service in which a user account based print service and a phone number based print service are linked according to an embodiment.
26, when a management server 200 supporting a user account-based print service and a cloud server 300 supporting a phone number-based print service are linked, the user device 100, the management server 200 ), The cloud server 300, and the mobile device 400. FIG.
In the following embodiments, the user device 100 and the management server 200 support a printing service based on a user account. Since the user device 100 and the management server 200 support a printing service based on a user account, And therefore are devices that do not provide a phone number based print service.
The user device 100 may be various forms such as an image forming apparatus, a user computer such as a desktop or a laptop, a mobile device, and the like, but refers to a device that a user can use through user authentication using a user account. Hereinafter, for the sake of convenience, the user device 100 is an image forming apparatus according to an embodiment of the user device 100, for example.
When the user logs in to the user device 100 using the user account, the management server 200 performs user authentication using the user account database and manages the usage amount, the user's permission, and the history of the user have.
The cloud server 300 can serve as a mediator between a device supporting a print service based on a user account and a device supporting a phone number based print service. In other words, the mobile device 400, which is capable of performing communication with the user device 100, which is a device supporting the user account based print service and the management server 200, ) Can communicate with each other.
The mobile device 400 supports a phone number-based print service capable of communicating with the cloud server 300, and may support a phone number-based print service unlike the user device 100. The user device 100 may also be mobile, but the mobile device 400, unlike the user device 100, may transmit a user account based print job to the management server 200 or the cloud server 300 Based print job can be transmitted to the cloud server 300.
The management server 200 supporting the user account-based print service and the cloud server 300 supporting the phone number-based print service are interlocked with each other so that the print service based on the user account and the print service based on the phone number (500). At this time, the cloud server 300 can perform server-client communication with the management server 200 to maintain security.
The cloud server 300 may be a public cloud server or a private cloud server. Accordingly, the location where the print job is registered in the system 500 providing the print service including the management server 200 and the cloud server 300 can be changed. This is due to the difference in security level according to the type of the cloud server 300, which will be described below with reference to FIGS. 27A and 27B.
27A and 27B are views for explaining a structure of a cloud server according to an embodiment.
27A and 27B, the cloud server 300 of FIG. 27A and FIG. 27B commonly includes a server unit 3100 and a user information database 3200, and the cloud server 300 of FIG. And further includes a database 3300. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that other general-purpose components other than the components shown in FIGS. 27A and 27B can be further included.
In the cloud server 300, there can be a public cloud server or a private cloud server. In the case where the cloud server 300 is public, it is advantageous from the cost point of view, but the security is weak. When the cloud server 300 is private, the cloud server 300 is disadvantageous in cost, . Accordingly, when the cloud server 300 is public, in order to maintain security, the print job is transmitted from the system 500 providing the print service including the management server 200 and the cloud server 300 to the management server 200, It is preferable to register it on the side of the mobile terminal 200. On the contrary, when the cloud server 300 is private, the print job is registered in the cloud server 300 side in the system 500 that provides the print service including the management server 200 and the cloud server 300 . Particularly, when the cloud server 300 is private, the private cloud server is mostly used because there is no space for storing the print job in the management server 200. Therefore, a print job is registered on the side of the cloud server 300 .
27A is a case in which the cloud server 300 is public, and does not include the print job database 3300 for registering the print job, as shown in Fig. 27A.
On the other hand, Fig. 27B can include a print job database 3300 for registering a print job when the cloud server 300 is private. In this case, the registration of the print job can be managed by the cloud server 300 without registering the print job in the management server 200. [ For example, in a case where there is no print job database 3300 for registering a print job in the management server 200 or it is difficult to newly construct a print job database 3300 for registering a print job in the management server 200, The cloud server 300 shown in Fig. 27B including the print job database 3300 can be used.
Therefore, in the following embodiments, when the cloud server 300 is public, it is assumed that the cloud server 300 is a cloud server 300 having the configuration shown in FIG. 27A. In the case where the cloud server 300 is private, It is assumed that the cloud server 300 has the configuration shown in FIG. 27B. 28 and 29, when the cloud server 300 is public or private, a print service that links a print service based on a user account and a print service based on a phone number The configuration and operation of the system to be provided will be described.
28 is a diagram for explaining the structure and operation of a system for providing a print service in which a user account based print service and a telephone number based print service are linked according to an embodiment. Specifically, the case where the cloud server 300 included in the system 500 for providing a print service is a public cloud server.
Referring to FIG. 28, a system 500 for providing a print service in which a print service based on a user account and a phone number based print service are combined may include a management server 200 and a cloud server 300. The management server 200 supporting the print service based on the user account can communicate with the user device 100 and the cloud server 300 supporting the print service based on the phone number can communicate with the user device 100 And may also communicate with the mobile device 400.
Referring to FIG. 28, there is shown a configuration required for linking the management server 200 supporting the user account-based print service and the cloud server 300 supporting the phone number-based print service.
The management server 200 supporting the user account based print service may include a client unit 2100, a user account database 2200, a print job acceptance unit 2300, and a print job database 2400. 27A, the print job database 2400 is included in the management server 200. [ The cloud server 300 supporting the telephone number-based print service may include a server unit 3100 and a user information database 3200.
The management server 200 can receive a print job from the user device 100. [ For example, when the user device 100 is an image forming apparatus, the management server 200 can receive the scan data generated by the image forming apparatus. At this time, the user device 100 can transmit a print job based on a user account, which is available through user authentication using a user account and transmits a user account of the recipient together with the print job to the management server 200 .
The user account database 2200 can store various information related to each user account including the user account. For example, each user account and information about the usage amount of the user corresponding to the user account, or authority information, and the like may be stored.
The print job permitting unit 2300 can determine whether the print job is permitted based on the user account included in the user account based print job received by the management server 200. [ For example, the print job permitting unit 2300 can determine whether the print job is permitted by checking whether the user account received along with the print job exists in the user account database 2200 in the management server 200. [ In addition, the print job acceptance unit 2300 may determine whether the print job is permitted by considering the usage amount or authority of the user corresponding to the user account.
The print job database 2400 can register the print job permitted by the print job acceptance unit 2300. [ For example, the print job received in the management server 200 may be stored in correspondence with the user account of the recipient.
The client unit 2100 of the management server 200 is a communication module on the management server 200 that can perform server-client communication with the cloud server 300. In other words, in order to perform communication maintaining security between the management server 200 supporting the user account-based print service and the cloud server 300 supporting the user account-based print service, the management server 200 side Communication module.
The client unit 2100 of the management server 200 transmits information to be transmitted to the mobile device 400 or information required to control the cloud server 300 to the cloud server 300 through the cloud server 300, It is possible to receive from the cloud server 300 the information to be transmitted to the user device 100 and the information required to control the management server 200. [ For example, the client unit 2100 may determine whether the print job is permitted or not, determined by the print job acceptance unit 2300, or the registered result of the permitted print job registered by the print job database 2400, To the server 300 or to receive from the cloud server 300 the print job received in the cloud server 300 or the print job execution request information transmitted from the mobile device 400 to the cloud server 300 .
The cloud server 300 may receive a print job from the mobile device 400. [ At this time, when the mobile device 400 transmits the print job to the cloud server 300, the mobile device 400 may transmit a phone number-based print job together with the recipient's phone number. In addition, the cloud server 300 may receive print job execution request information from the mobile device 400, and may be a telephone number based print job execution request information to which a telephone number is transmitted together.
The user information database 3200 may store user information in a form in which a user's phone number and a user account are associated with each other. That is, the user's telephone number and the user account are associated with each other and stored in the user information database 3200, so that the user account and the telephone number can be mutually converted. For example, the telephone number of the user can be converted into a user account corresponding to the telephone number, or vice versa, using the user account, into a telephone number corresponding to the user account. The user information database 3200 may store user information in a form in which the telephone number and the user account are further mapped to information of a device such as an image forming apparatus.
The server unit 3100 of the cloud server 300 is a communication module on the side of the cloud server 300 that can perform server-client communication with the management server 200. [ In other words, in order to perform communication maintaining security between the management server 200 supporting the user account-based print service and the cloud server 300 supporting the user account-based print service, the cloud server 300 side Communication module.
The server unit 3100 of the cloud server 300 receives the information to be transmitted to the mobile device 400 or the information required for the control of the cloud server 300 through the cloud server 300 from the management server 200, It is possible to transmit to the management server 200 the information to be transmitted to the user device 100 and the information necessary for the control of the management server 200. [ For example, the server unit 3100 may determine whether the print job is allowed or not, determined by the print job acceptance unit 2300 of the management server 200, or by the print job database 2400 of the management server 200 The print job execution request information transmitted from the mobile device 400 to the cloud server 300 or the print job execution request information transmitted from the mobile device 400 to the cloud server 300, And the like to the management server 200.
The information received from the management server 200 or transmitted to the management server 200 should be information based on the user account that can be used in the management server 200. [ This is because the management server 200 is a device that supports a print service based on a user account. The server unit 3100 of the cloud server 300 may perform a server-client communication with the client unit 2100 of the management server 200 so that the management server 200 and the cloud server 300 can be interlocked with each other. By converting the user account and the telephone number using the user information database 3200, a device supporting the telephone number based print service and a device supporting the user account based print service can be intermediated.
29 is a view for explaining the structure and operation of a system for providing a print service in which a user account based print service and a phone number based print service are linked according to another embodiment. Specifically, the cloud server 300 included in the system 500 for providing print services is a private cloud server.
29, a system 500 for providing a print service in which a user account based print service and a telephone number based print service are linked may include a management server 200 and a cloud server 300. The management server 200 supporting the print service based on the user account can communicate with the user device 100 and the cloud server 300 supporting the print service based on the phone number can communicate with the user device 100 And may also communicate with the mobile device 400.
29, there is shown a configuration required for linking the management server 200 supporting the user account-based print service and the cloud server 300 supporting the phone number-based print service.
The management server 200 supporting the user account based print service may include a client unit 2100, a user account database 2200, and a print job acceptance unit 2300. Unlike FIG. 28, the management server 200 does not include the print job database 2400. The cloud server 300 supporting the telephone number-based print service may include a server unit 3100, a user information database 3200, and a print job database 3300. As described above with reference to Fig. 27B, the print job database 3300 is included in the cloud server 300. Fig. 28 will not be described. Only portions different from those described in Fig. 28 by including the print job database 3300 in the cloud server 300 will be described below.
The print job database 3300 of the cloud server 300 can register a print job permitted by the print job acceptance unit 2300 of the management server 200. [ For example, the print job received by the cloud server 300 may be stored in correspondence with the recipient's user account or telephone number. The cloud server 300 may receive a print job based on a user account from the user device 100 or a print job based on a phone number from the mobile terminal 400. Since the user's telephone number and the user account are stored in correspondence with each other in the user information database 3200, the user account and the telephone number can be converted using the user's account number and the user account, so that the user account or the telephone number is stored in the cloud server 300 The received print job can be stored in association with each other.
28, since the print job database 330 is included in the cloud server 300, the print job database 330 does not receive the registration result of the print job permitted from the management server 200, The print job is not transmitted to the management server 200 because the job is registered.
Hereinafter, embodiments of a print service provided in a system 500 for providing a print service in which a user account based print service and a phone number based print service are linked will be described with reference to the drawings of FIGS. 30 to 36.
FIG. 30 is a flowchart illustrating a process of providing a print service in a case where a system providing a print service that links a print service based on a user account and a print service based on a phone number includes a public cloud server according to an exemplary embodiment, Fig. Hereinafter, for convenience of explanation, it is assumed that the user device 100 is an image forming apparatus which is an example of the user device 100. [ In other words, when an image forming apparatus, which is an example of the user device 100, transmits a print job as a sender to the system 500 providing the print service including the management server 200 and the cloud server 300, Operations of the user device 100, the management server 200, the cloud server 300, and the mobile device 400 will be described.
The user can perform user login using the user account to the user device 100 (S 3005). At this time, the user device 100 refers to a device that the user can use through user authentication using the user account. For example, the image forming apparatus in the enterprise can be used as an example of the user device 100 because the user can use the user by performing user login using his or her own user account.
The user device 100 requests a login to the management server 200 using the user account input from the user and the management server 200 permits the user's login through the user authentication procedure for confirming the user account (S3010). When the user is allowed to log in, the user can start the procedure for receiving the print service using the user device 100. [
The user device 100 can execute an application supporting the print service according to the input of the user. (S3015) In other words, the user can execute the application supporting the print service in the user device 100. [ At this time, the application supporting the print service can serve as an interface for connecting the user device 100 with the system 500 that provides the print service that links the print service based on the user account and the print service based on the phone number. If the application executed by the user device 100 guarantees the connection to the management server 200 supporting the user account based print service rather than the entire system 500 providing the print service, Needs to set a trigger so that the print job can be retransmitted to the cloud server 300. [
The user can select the recipient from the address book of the user device 100 to send the print job to the other user as a sender. (S3020) The address book stores the user's user account so that the user, A plurality of user accounts can be displayed so that the user can select the user account.
The user can create a print job using the user device 100 and request processing of the print job. (S3025) For example, in the image forming apparatus, which is an example of the user device 100, Scan data to generate scan data, and request processing of the print job to transmit the generated scan data to another user.
The user device 100 can transmit the print job requested by the user to the management server 200. (S3030) In other words, the management server 200 can receive the print job. At this time, the print job received from the user device 100 to the management server 200 may be a user account based print job, and may include a user account and a print job.
The management server 200 can determine whether the print job is permitted based on the user account. (S3035) The management server 200 determines whether the print job is included in the user account-based print job sent from the user device 100 Based on the user account, it is possible to determine whether or not the printing job is permitted. For example, the management server 200 can determine whether the user account of the recipient included in the received user account-based print job is a user account that can receive the print service, thereby determining whether the print job is permitted.
The management server 200 can register the permitted printing job according to the determination result of whether or not the printing job is permitted. (S3040) The cloud server 300 included in the system 500 for providing the printing service is a public cloud Since the server is a server, the print job has to be registered in the management server 200 side in FIG. The management server 200 can register the print job based on the user account in association with the print job identification information. When a plurality of print jobs exist in the same user account, the management server 200 can manage the print job using the print job identification information. If the print job is not permitted, the print job sent to the management server 200 may be deleted.
The management server 200 can transmit the print job registration result to the cloud server 300. (S3045) In other words, the cloud server 300 can receive the print job registration result from the management server 200. [ At this time, the management server 200 and the cloud server 300 can perform server-client communication, and data transmitted between the management server 200 and the cloud server 300 can be transmitted in the form of encrypted data through a key. The print job registration result may include a user account of the recipient and print job identification information that identifies the print job.
The cloud server 300 transmits the registration result of the print job permitted by the management server 200 to the cloud server 300 so that the user account of the recipient included in the registration result of the permitted print job is transmitted to the telephone (S3050). For connection with the mobile device 400 supporting the print service based on the telephone number, the user account included in the registration result of the received print job is converted into a telephone number corresponding to the user account To a process of associating a print service based on a user account with a print service based on a telephone number. To this end, the cloud server 300 has previously been described as having a user information database 3200 for storing user information in a form in which a user's telephone number and user account are associated with each other.
The cloud server 300 can notify the registration of the print job permitted to the mobile device 400. (S3055) At this time, the cloud server 300 transmits the print job identification information to the converted phone number from the user account of the receiver Thereby allowing the registration of the permitted print job to be notified.
According to the above process, a print job based on a user account requested by a sender for processing through the user device 100 using a user account is transmitted to a system (for example, a print server 200) and a system 500 to the telephone number corresponding to the user account of the recipient. In this process, the print service based on the user account is associated with the print service based on the telephone number, and the process of converting the user account into the telephone number corresponding to the user account in the cloud server 300 can be performed.
Thereafter, the recipient can confirm that there is a registered print job through his / her mobile device 400, and can select a print job to perform according to a pull print method and request execution of a print job.
FIG. 31 is a flowchart illustrating a process of providing a print service in a case where a system providing a print service that links a print service based on a user account and a print service based on a telephone number according to another embodiment includes a private cloud server, Fig. Hereinafter, for convenience of explanation, it is assumed that the user device 100 is an image forming apparatus which is an example of the user device 100. [ In other words, when an image forming apparatus, which is an example of the user device 100, transmits a print job as a sender to the system 500 providing the print service including the management server 200 and the cloud server 300, Operations of the user device 100, the management server 200, the cloud server 300, and the mobile device 400 will be described.
31 corresponds to the type difference between the above-described FIG. 30 and the cloud server 300, so that the parts overlapping with the contents of FIG. 30 described above will be briefly described. Even if omitted here, can do.
The user can perform user login using the user account to the user device 100. (S 3105)
The user device 100 requests a login to the management server 200 using the user account input from the user and the management server 200 permits the user's login through the user authentication procedure for confirming the user account (S 3110)
The user device 100 can execute an application supporting the print service according to the input of the user (S 3115)
The user can select the recipient from the address book of the user device 100 to send the print job to the other user as a sender (S 3120)
A user can create a print job using the user device 100 and request processing of the print job (S3125)
The contents of S 3105 to S 3125 are as described above for S 3005 to S 3025 in FIG.
The user device 100 may transmit a request for permission of the print job requested by the user to the management server 200. (S3130) At this time, the user device 100 requests the permission of the print job received from the user device 100 The request may include a user account. In other words, by sending the user account of the recipient to the management server 200, the management server 200 determines whether the print job is allowed.
The user device 100 can transmit the print job requested by the user to the cloud server 300. (S3355) At this time, the print job transmitted from the user device 100 to the cloud server 300 is a user account- As a print job, it may include a user account and a print job. The print job transmission to the cloud server 300 of S 3135 is performed simultaneously with the print job permission request to the management server 200 of S 3130 or after the determination of whether or not the print job of the management server 200 is permitted It is possible.
The management server 200 can determine whether or not the print job is allowed based on the user account. (S3140) The management server 200 determines whether the user device 100 is allowed to print according to the print job permission request of the user device 100. [ Based on the user account received from the user. For example, the management server 200 can determine whether a print job is permitted by checking whether the user account of the recipient is a user account that can receive a print service.
The management server 200 can transmit the determination result of the permission or denied permission to the cloud server 300. (S345) In other words, the cloud server 300 can receive the permission or non-permission determination result from the management server 200. [ At this time, the management server 200 and the cloud server 300 can perform server-client communication, and data transmitted between the management server 200 and the cloud server 300 can be transmitted in the form of encrypted data through a key. The result of the determination as to whether or not the print job is permitted may include a value indicating a user account of the recipient and a result of determining whether or not to allow the print job.
The cloud server 300 can register the permitted print job according to the determination result of whether or not the print job is permitted. (S350) In other words, the cloud server 300 transmits the print job sent from the user device 100 The permitted print job can be registered by confirming the result of the permission determination transmitted from the management server 200. [ 29 that the print job can be registered on the cloud server 300 side because the cloud server 300 included in the system 500 for providing the print service is a private cloud server. The cloud server 300 can register the print job based on the user account in association with the print job identification information. When a plurality of print jobs exist in the same user account, the management server 200 can manage the print job using the print job identification information. If the print job is not permitted, the print job sent to the cloud server 300 may be deleted.
The cloud server 300 may convert the user account of the recipient of the registered print job into a telephone number corresponding to the user account. (S 3155) The connection with the mobile device 400 supporting the telephone number based print service The user account of the recipient for the print job registered in the cloud server 300 is converted into the telephone number corresponding to the user account so that the process of associating the print service based on the user account with the print service based on the telephone number will be. To this end, the cloud server 300 has previously been described as having a user information database 3200 for storing user information in a form in which a user's telephone number and user account are associated with each other.
The cloud server 300 may notify the registration of the print job permitted to the mobile device 400. (S360) At this time, the cloud server 300 transmits print job identification information to the converted phone number from the receiver's user account Thereby allowing the registration of the permitted print job to be notified.
According to the above process, a print job based on a user account requested by a sender for processing through the user device 100 using a user account is transmitted to a system (for example, a print server 200) and a system 500 to the telephone number corresponding to the user account of the recipient. In this process, the print service based on the user account is associated with the print service based on the telephone number, and the process of converting the user account into the telephone number corresponding to the user account in the cloud server 300 can be performed.
Thereafter, the recipient can confirm that there is a registered print job through his / her mobile device 400, and can select a print job to perform according to a pull print method and request execution of a print job.
FIG. 32 is a flowchart illustrating a process of providing a print service in a case where a system providing a print service that links a print service based on a user account and a print service based on a telephone number according to an embodiment includes a public cloud server, Fig. In other words, when the user at the mobile device 400 transmits the print job as a sender to the system 500 providing the print service including the management server 200 and the cloud server 300, the user device 100, Operations of the management server 200, the cloud server 300, and the mobile device 400 will be described.
The mobile device 400 can execute an application supporting the print service according to the input of the user. (S 3205) In other words, the user can execute the application supporting the print service in the mobile device 400. At this time, the application supporting the print service can serve as an interface for connecting the mobile device 400 with the system 500 that provides the print service linking the print service based on the user account and the print service based on the telephone number.
The user can select the content to be transmitted for the print job in the mobile device 400. (S3210) The mobile device 400 transmits a file corresponding to the content selected by the user so that the content selected by the user can be transmitted to the outside Can be obtained.
The user can select the recipient from the contact of the mobile device 400 to send the print job to the other user as the sender. (S3215) The contact may store the user's phone number, and the user, who is the sender, A plurality of telephone numbers can be displayed so that the telephone number can be selected.
The user can request the processing of the print job using the mobile device 400. That is, in order to allow the recipient selected in the contact to print the file of the contents selected by the mobile device 400, Processing can be requested.
The mobile device 400 can transmit the requested print job from the user to the cloud server 300. (S3225) In other words, the cloud server 300 can receive the print job. At this time, the print job received from the mobile device 400 to the cloud server 300 may be a phone number based print job, and may include a telephone number and a print job.
The cloud server 300 may convert the telephone number of the recipient included in the telephone number-based print job transmitted from the mobile device 400 into a user account corresponding to the telephone number. (S3230) The cloud server 300 Converts the telephone number included in the received print job into a user account corresponding to the telephone number for connection with the management server 200 supporting the user account based print service, Account-based print services. To this end, the cloud server 300 has previously been described as having a user information database 3200 for storing user information in a form in which a user's telephone number and user account are associated with each other.
The cloud server 300 may transmit the converted user account based print job including the converted user account from the telephone number to the management server 200. (S3235) In other words, the management server 200 transmits the converted A user account-based print job can be received from the cloud server 300. At this time, the cloud server 300 and the management server 200 can perform server-client communication, and data transmitted to each other can be transmitted as encrypted data through a key. At this time, the print job transmitted from the cloud server 300 to the management server 200 may be a user account based print job, and may include a user account and a print job.
The management server 200 can determine whether the print job is allowed or not based on the user account. (S3240) The management server 200 determines whether or not the converted user account included in the converted user account- It is possible to judge whether or not the printing job is permitted based on the judgment result. For example, the management server 200 can determine whether the user account of the recipient converted from the recipient's phone number is a user account that can receive a print service, thereby determining whether the print job is permitted.
The management server 200 can register the permitted print job according to the determination result of whether or not to allow the print job. (S3245) The cloud server 300 included in the system 500 for providing the print service can register the public cloud Since the server is a server, the print job has to be registered in the management server 200 side in FIG. The management server 200 can register the print job based on the user account in association with the print job identification information. When a plurality of print jobs exist in the same user account, the management server 200 can manage the print job using the print job identification information. If the print job is not permitted, the converted user account-based print job sent to the management server 200 may be deleted.
The management server 200 can transmit the print job registration result to the cloud server 300. (S 3250) In other words, the cloud server 300 can receive the print job registration result from the management server 200. At this time, the management server 200 and the cloud server 300 can perform server-client communication, and data transmitted between the management server 200 and the cloud server 300 can be transmitted in the form of encrypted data through a key. The print job registration result may include a user account of the recipient and print job identification information that identifies the print job.
The cloud server 300 transmits the registration result of the print job permitted by the management server 200 to the cloud server 300 so that the user account of the recipient included in the registration result of the permitted print job is transmitted to the telephone (S 3255). For connection with the mobile device 400 supporting the print service based on the telephone number, the user account included in the registration result of the received print job is converted into a telephone number corresponding to the user account Number of print services by linking the user account based print service with the telephone number based print service. To this end, the cloud server 300 has previously been described as having a user information database 3200 for storing user information in a form in which a user's telephone number and user account are associated with each other.
The cloud server 300 may inform the mobile device 400 of the registration of the allowed print job. (S 3260) At this time, the cloud server 300 prints the converted telephone number from the converted user account in S 3230 By transmitting the job identification information, registration of the permitted print job can be notified.
According to the above process, a telephone number-based print job requested by the sender through the mobile device 400 using the telephone number is transmitted to the management server 200 and the system (for example, the system providing the print service including the cloud server 300 500), the telephone number is converted into a user account, and the user account is reconverted to a telephone number, so that it is transmitted to the recipient's telephone number. In this process, the print service based on the telephone number is associated with the print service based on the user account. To this end, the process of converting the telephone number into the user account corresponding to the telephone number in the cloud server 300, Conversion to the telephone number corresponding to the user account can be performed.
Thereafter, the recipient can confirm that there is a registered print job through his / her mobile device 400, and can select a print job to perform according to a pull print method and request execution of a print job.
FIG. 33 is a flowchart illustrating a process of providing a print service in a case where a system providing a print service that links a print service based on a user account and a phone number based print service according to another embodiment includes a private cloud server, Fig. In other words, when the user at the mobile device 400 transmits the print job as a sender to the system 500 providing the print service including the management server 200 and the cloud server 300, the user device 100, Operations of the management server 200, the cloud server 300, and the mobile device 400 will be described.
33 corresponds to the type difference between the above-described FIG. 32 and the cloud server 300, so that the parts overlapping with the contents of FIG. 32 described above will be briefly described. Even if omitted below, can do.
The mobile device 400 may execute an application supporting the print service according to the input of the user (S 3305)
The user can select the content to be transmitted for the print job in the mobile device 400 (S3310)
The user can select the recipient from the contact of the mobile device 400 to send the print job to the other user as a sender (S3315)
The user may request the processing of the print job using the mobile device 400 (S3320)
The mobile device 400 may transmit the requested print job from the user to the cloud server 300. (S3325) At this time, the print job received from the mobile device 400 in the cloud server 300 is a phone number- As a print job, it may include a telephone number and a print job.
The cloud server 300 may convert the telephone number of the recipient included in the telephone number-based print job transmitted from the mobile device 400 into a user account corresponding to the telephone number (S3330)
The contents of S 3305 to S 3330 are as described above for S 3205 to S 3230 of FIG.
The cloud server 300 can transmit a request for permission of the print job requested by the user to the management server 200. (S3335) In other words, the management server 200 transmits an acceptance request of the print job to the cloud server 300, Lt; / RTI > At this time, the cloud server 300 and the management server 200 can perform server-client communication, and data transmitted to each other can be transmitted as encrypted data through a key. At this time, the accepted request of the print job received from the cloud server 300 to the management server 200 may include the converted user account. In other words, by sending the user account of the recipient to the management server 200, the management server 200 determines whether the print job is allowed.
The management server 200 can determine whether the print job is permitted based on the user account. (S3340) The management server 200 can determine whether the print job is allowed or not based on the converted user account have. For example, the management server 200 can determine whether the user account of the recipient converted from the recipient's phone number is a user account that can receive a print service, thereby determining whether the print job is permitted.
The management server 200 can transmit the determination result of the permission or denial to the cloud server 300. (S3345) In other words, the cloud server 300 can receive the determination result of the permission or denial from the management server 200. [ At this time, the management server 200 and the cloud server 300 can perform server-client communication, and data transmitted between the management server 200 and the cloud server 300 can be transmitted in the form of encrypted data through a key. The result of the determination as to whether or not the print job is permitted may include a value indicating a user account of the recipient and a result of determining whether or not to allow the print job.
The cloud server 300 can register the permitted print job according to the determination result of whether or not the print job is permitted. (S3350) When the cloud server 300 included in the system 500 that provides the print service is a private cloud It is described in Fig. 29 that the print job can be registered on the cloud server 300 side. The cloud server 300 can register the print job in association with the print job identification information. When there are a plurality of print jobs in the same user account, the cloud server 300 can manage the print job using the print job identification information. If the print job is not allowed, the print job sent to the cloud server 300 may be deleted.
The cloud server 300 may convert the user account of the recipient of the registered print job into the telephone number corresponding to the user account. (S3355) The mobile device 400 supporting the telephone number based print service A procedure for linking the user account based print service to the telephone number based print service by converting the user account of the receiver for the print job registered in the cloud server 300 into a telephone number corresponding to the user account It is going through. To this end, the cloud server 300 has previously been described as having a user information database 3200 for storing user information in a form in which a user's telephone number and user account are associated with each other.
The cloud server 300 can inform the mobile device 400 of the registration of the allowed printing job. (S3360) At this time, the cloud server 300 prints the converted telephone number from the converted user account at S3330 By transmitting the job identification information, registration of the permitted print job can be notified.
According to the above process, a telephone number-based print job requested by the sender through the mobile device 400 using the telephone number is transmitted to the management server 200 and the system (for example, the system providing the print service including the cloud server 300 500), the telephone number is converted into a user account, and the user account is reconverted to a telephone number, so that it is transmitted to the recipient's telephone number. In this process, the print service based on the telephone number is associated with the print service based on the user account. To this end, the process of converting the telephone number into the user account corresponding to the telephone number in the cloud server 300, Conversion to the telephone number corresponding to the user account can be performed.
Thereafter, the recipient can confirm that there is a registered print job through his / her mobile device 400, and can select a print job to perform according to a pull print method and request execution of a print job.
FIG. 34 is a flowchart illustrating a method of printing a print job according to a full printing method in a mobile device of a recipient when a system for providing a print service that links a print service based on a user account and a phone number based print service according to an exemplary embodiment includes a public cloud server. Fig. 5 is a diagram for explaining a print service requesting execution. In other words, the mobile device 400 confirms that the user has registered the print job, and transmits the print job execution request information to the system 500 that provides the print service including the management server 200 and the cloud server 300 The operations of the user device 100, the management server 200, the cloud server 300, and the mobile device 400 will be described.
The mobile device 400 can execute an application supporting the print service according to the input of the user. (S 3405) In other words, the user can execute the application supporting the print service in the mobile device 400. At this time, the application supporting the print service can serve as an interface for connecting the mobile device 400 with the system 500 that provides the print service linking the print service based on the user account and the print service based on the telephone number.
The user can select a print job from the mobile device 400. (S3410) The mobile device 400 displays a print job list related to the registered print job so that the user can select a print job, You can choose to work.
The user can further select an image forming apparatus to be used in printing of the print job in the mobile device 400. (S3415) The mobile device 400 is configured to allow the user to select an image forming apparatus, A list of the image forming apparatus can be displayed, and the image forming apparatus can be selected from the user.
The user can request the execution of the print job using the mobile device 400. (S3420) In other words, the user can perform the print job so that the print job selected by the mobile device 400 can be printed by the selected image forming apparatus. Can be requested.
The mobile device 400 may transmit the print job execution request information related to the execution of the print job requested by the user to the cloud server 300. (S3425) In other words, the cloud server 300 transmits the print job execution request information . At this time, the print job execution request information received from the mobile device 400 in the cloud server 300 may include a telephone number and print job identification information for identifying a print job selected from the user. If the selection of the image forming apparatus is input from the user, the image forming apparatus identification information may further include image forming apparatus identification information for identifying the image forming apparatus.
The cloud server 300 may convert the phone number of the recipient included in the print job execution request information transmitted from the mobile device 400 into a user account corresponding to the phone number. Converts the telephone number included in the received print job into a user account corresponding to the telephone number for connection with the management server 200 supporting the user account based print service, Based printing service. To this end, the cloud server 300 has previously been described as having a user information database 3200 for storing user information in a form in which a user's telephone number and user account are associated with each other.
The cloud server 300 may transmit print job execution request information including the user account converted from the telephone number to the management server 200. (S3435) In other words, the management server 200 transmits the converted user account From the cloud server 300, print job execution request information including the print job execution request information. At this time, the cloud server 300 and the management server 200 can perform server-client communication, and data transmitted to each other can be transmitted as encrypted data through a key.
The management server 200 may determine whether the print job is permitted based on the user account included in the print job execution request information. (S3440) For example, the management server 200 determines whether the print job is permitted It is possible to determine whether or not the print job is permitted by checking whether the user account of the converted recipient is a user account that can receive a print service.
The management server 200 can instruct the execution of the print job according to the determination result of the permission or inhibition of the print job. (S3445) When the cloud server 300 included in the system 500 providing the print service is a public cloud server The print job may be registered on the management server 200 side. If the print job is permitted, the registered print job corresponding to the print job identification information is transmitted to the image forming apparatus connected to the management server 200, and the execution of the print job can be instructed. At this time, the image forming apparatus is an apparatus that can be used through user authentication using a user account, and may correspond to an example of the user device 100 connected to the management server 200.
The image forming apparatus 100, which is an example of the user device 100, receives a print job execution instruction from the management server 200 and can perform a print job. (S3450)
The management server 200 can transmit the print job execution result to the cloud server 300. (S3455) In other words, the cloud server 300 can receive the print job execution result from the management server 200. [ At this time, the management server 200 and the cloud server 300 can perform server-client communication, and data transmitted between the management server 200 and the cloud server 300 can be transmitted in the form of encrypted data through a key. The print job execution result may include a value indicating a user account of the recipient and a result of performing the print job.
By transmitting the print job execution result to the cloud server 300 by the management server 200, the cloud server 300 can convert the user account of the recipient included in the print job execution result into the telephone number corresponding to the user account (S 3460) In order to connect with the mobile device 400 supporting the telephone number-based print service, the user account included in the received print job execution result is converted back to the telephone number corresponding to the user account, Based print service to a telephone-based print service. To this end, the cloud server 300 has previously been described as having a user information database 3200 for storing user information in a form in which a user's telephone number and user account are associated with each other.
The cloud server 300 can notify the result of the print job to the mobile device 400. (S3465) At this time, the cloud server 300 performs the print job on the converted phone number from the user account converted in S3430 By transmitting a value indicating the result, the user can know the result of the print job execution through the mobile device 400.
FIG. 35 is a flowchart illustrating a method of printing a print job according to a full-printing method in a mobile device of a recipient when a system providing a print service that links a print service based on a user account and a print service based on another embodiment includes a private cloud server. Fig. 5 is a diagram for explaining a print service requesting execution. In other words, the mobile device 400 confirms that the user has registered the print job, and transmits the print job execution request information to the system 500 that provides the print service including the management server 200 and the cloud server 300 The operations of the user device 100, the management server 200, the cloud server 300, and the mobile device 400 will be described.
35 corresponds to the type difference between the above-described FIG. 34 and the cloud server 300, so that the parts overlapping with the contents of FIG. 34 described above will be briefly described. Even if the contents are omitted in the following description, can do.
The mobile device 400 can execute an application supporting the print service according to the input of the user (S 3505)
The user may select a print job from the mobile device 400. (S3510)
The user can further select the image forming apparatus to be used for printing the print job in the mobile device 400. (S3515)
The user can request the execution of the print job using the mobile device 400. (S3520)
The mobile device 400 may transmit the print job execution request information related to the execution of the print job requested by the user to the cloud server 300. (S3525)
The cloud server 300 may convert the telephone number of the recipient included in the print job execution request information transmitted from the mobile device 400 into a user account corresponding to the telephone number.
The contents of S 3505 to S 3530 are as described above for S 3405 to S 3430 of FIG.
The cloud server 300 may transmit a request for permission of the print job requested by the user to the management server 200. (S3535) At this time, the cloud server 300 requests the permission of the print job received from the cloud server 300 The request may include a user account. In other words, a user account converted from the telephone number is transmitted to the management server 200, so that the management server 200 determines whether the print job is permitted. At this time, the cloud server 300 and the management server 200 can perform server-client communication, and data transmitted to each other can be transmitted as encrypted data through a key.
The cloud server 300 may transmit the print job requested by the user to the image forming apparatus which is one example of the user device 100. (S3540) The cloud server 300 included in the system 500 providing the print service, Is a private cloud server, the print job may be registered in the cloud server 300 side. The print job transmission of S 3540 may be performed simultaneously with the print job permission request to the management server 200 of S 3535 or may be performed after the determination of whether or not the print job of the management server 200 of S 3545 is permitted.
The management server 200 may determine whether the print job is allowed based on the user account included in the print job execution request information. (S3545) For example, the management server 200 may determine It is possible to determine whether or not the print job is permitted by checking whether the user account of the converted recipient is a user account that can receive a print service.
The management server 200 can instruct the execution of the print job according to the determination result of the permission or inhibition of the print job (S3550)
The image forming apparatus 100 that is an example of the user device 100 receives a print job execution instruction from the management server 200 and can perform a print job received from the cloud server 300. (S3555)
The management server 200 can transmit the print job execution result to the cloud server 300. (S3560) In other words, the cloud server 300 can receive the print job execution result from the management server 200. [ At this time, the management server 200 and the cloud server 300 can perform server-client communication, and data transmitted between the management server 200 and the cloud server 300 can be transmitted in the form of encrypted data through a key. The print job execution result may include a value indicating a user account of the recipient and a result of performing the print job.
By transmitting the print job execution result to the cloud server 300 by the management server 200, the cloud server 300 can convert the user account of the recipient included in the print job execution result into the telephone number corresponding to the user account (S3565) In order to connect with the mobile device 400 supporting the print service based on the telephone number, the user account included in the received print job execution result is converted back to the telephone number corresponding to the user account, Based print service to a telephone-based print service. To this end, the cloud server 300 has previously been described as having a user information database 3200 for storing user information in a form in which a user's telephone number and user account are associated with each other.
The cloud server 300 may notify the result of the print job to the mobile device 400. (S3570) At this time, the cloud server 300 performs the print job on the converted phone number from the converted user account in S3530 By transmitting a value indicating the result, the user can know the result of the print job execution through the mobile device 400.
36 is a diagram for explaining a login of a user device based on a telephone number by using a system for providing a print service in which a print service based on a user account and a telephone number based print service according to an embodiment is provided; to be. In other words, in order to perform a user login of the user device 100, a user may use the mobile device 400 to transmit the phone number through the user device 100, including the management server 200 and the cloud server 300 The operations of the user device 100, the management server 200, the cloud server 300, and the mobile device 400 will be described.
The mobile device 400 can execute an application supporting the print service according to the input of the user. (S 3605) In other words, the user can execute the application supporting the print service in the mobile device 400. In order to receive the print service of the system 500 for providing the print service, the user login of the user device 100 is required first, and the user can use the mobile device 400 in which the application supporting the print service is executed, 100) user's login.
The mobile device 400 may transmit the telephone number to the user device 100 via NFC-tagging with the user device 100. (S3610) Data communication between the mobile device 400 and the user device 100 may be performed by NFC - Not only tagging but also various wireless communication such as near-infrared communication, Zigbee, bluetooth, WiFi-direct. By transmitting user information such as a telephone number to the user device 100, the user device 100 can acquire information to perform user authentication. In the case of the management server 200, since user login and user authentication based on the user account are allowed, user authentication can not be received from the management server 200 using the telephone number. Accordingly, the user device 100 may perform the following process of performing user login of the user device 100 through a process of converting a telephone number into a user account.
The user device 100 can request a user login of the user device 100 by transmitting the phone number received from the mobile device 400 to the cloud server 300. (S3615) At this time, The identification information of the user device 100 may also be transmitted.
The cloud server 300 may convert the telephone number transmitted from the user device 100 into a user account corresponding to the telephone number (S3620). To this end, the cloud server 300 may have a user information database 3200 for storing user information in a form in which a user's telephone number and a user account are associated with each other.
The cloud server 300 may request a user login to the user device 100 by transmitting the converted user account from the phone number to the management server 200 on behalf of the user device 100. In operation 3625, At this time, the identification information of the user device 100 to which the user is to log in may also be transmitted.
The management server 200 may perform user account authentication on the user account transmitted from the cloud server 300. (S3630) To this end, the management server 200 transmits a user authentication request And a user account database 2200 for storing and managing accounts. The management server 200 can authenticate the user account by checking whether the user account transferred from the cloud server 300 exists in the user account database 2200. [
The management server 200 may allow a user login to the user device 100 corresponding to the user account when the user account transmitted from the cloud server 300 exists in the user account database 2200. 3635) When there are a plurality of user devices 100 corresponding to the user account, based on the identification information of the user device 100 transmitted together, it is possible to confirm the user device 100 requesting the user login.
By performing the user login of the user device 100 in accordance with the above process, it is possible to provide the print service using the user device 100. [
37 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a print service according to an embodiment. Hereinafter, the contents described for the system 500 for providing a print service in the above description may be applied to a method for providing a print service.
Referring to FIG. 37, when a user requests transmission of a print job to another user via the system 500 for providing a print service, the process is shown.
First, in step 3710, the system 500 providing the print service can receive the print job. For example, the management server 200 included in the system 500 for providing print services can receive a user account-based print job from the user device 100. [ For example, the cloud server 300 included in the system 500 for providing print services may receive a print job based on a user account from the user device 100, A job can be received. However, if a print job based on a telephone number is received, the process of converting the telephone number into a user account corresponding to the telephone number may be performed so as to perform the following process.
In step 3720, the system 500 providing the print service can determine whether to allow the print job based on the user account. Whether or not the print job is allowed is determined by the management server 200 supporting the print service based on the user account. Therefore, by using the user account included in the received print job or the user account converted from the phone number, Can be determined.
In step 3730, the system 500 providing the print service can register the permitted print job according to the determination result of whether or not to allow the print job. However, depending on the type of the cloud server 300 included in the system 500 that provides the printing service, the positions where the permitted printing jobs are registered may be changed. For example, if the cloud server 300 is a public cloud server, the print job may be stored in the management server 200. [ Conversely, if the cloud server 300 is a private cloud server, the print job may be stored in the cloud server 300. [ Particularly, when the cloud server 300 is a private cloud server, the management server 200 transmits the determination result of whether or not the print job is permitted according to the permission request of the print job to the cloud server 300, The registration of the permitted print job can be performed.
In step 3740, the system 500 providing the print service may convert the user account to a telephone number corresponding to the user account. This is for informing the registration of the print job to the mobile terminal 400 supporting the telephone number-based print service. To this end, the cloud server 300 may include a user information database 3300 for storing user information in a form in which a user's telephone number and a user account are associated with each other. However, if the cloud server 300 is a public cloud server, the registration result of the print job permitted by the management server 200 is transmitted to the cloud server 300, so that the cloud server 300 can respond to the user account To a telephone number.
In step 3750, the system 500 providing the print service may notify the registration of the accepted print job to the converted telephone number from the user account.
In step 3710 to step 3750, the print service based on the user account is associated with the print service based on the telephone number. To this end, the process of converting the user account into the telephone number corresponding to the user account in the cloud server 300 . ≪ / RTI >
38 is a flowchart for explaining a method of providing a print service according to another embodiment. Hereinafter, the contents described for the system 500 for providing a print service in the above description may be applied to a method for providing a print service.
Referring to FIG. 38, there is shown a process when a user requests a system 500 providing a print service using the mobile device 400 to perform a print job in a pull print manner.
First, in step 3810, the system 500 providing the print service can receive the print job execution request information based on the telephone number. Specifically, the cloud server 300 supporting the telephone number-based print service included in the system 500 for providing the print service receives the print job from the mobile device 400 that identifies the print job selected from the telephone number and the user Print job execution request information including identification information can be received. If the mobile device 400 receives the selection of the image forming apparatus from the user, the print job execution request information may further include image forming apparatus identification information for identifying the image forming apparatus.
In step 3820, the system 500 providing the print service may convert the telephone number to a user account corresponding to the telephone number. Specifically, the cloud server 300 supporting the telephone number-based print service included in the system 500 for providing the print service receives the telephone number included in the print job execution request information received from the mobile device 400 You can convert to a user account that corresponds to a phone number. To this end, the cloud server 300 may include a user information database 3300 for storing user information in a form in which a user's telephone number and a user account are associated with each other. Through such a process, a telephone number-based print service and a user account-based print service can be linked.
In step 3830, the system 500 providing the printing service can determine whether the printing job corresponding to the converted user-account based printing job execution request information is permitted based on the converted user account. Specifically, the management server 200 supporting the user account-based print service included in the system 500 for providing the print service receives the converted user-account print job execution request information from the cloud server 300 Or a permission of the print job using the converted user account is requested, thereby determining whether or not the print job is permitted. For example, when the cloud server 300 included in the system 500 providing the print service is a public cloud server, since the registered print job exists in the management server 200, the converted user account and the print job identification information The print job execution request information based on the converted user account is transmitted to the management server 200, so that the management server 200 can determine whether to allow the print job. In another example, when the cloud server 300 included in the system 500 for providing print services is a private cloud server, since the registered print job is in the cloud server 300, By requesting permission of the print job, the management server 200 can determine whether the print job is allowed or not.
In step 3840, the system 500 providing the print service can instruct execution of the permitted print job according to the determination result of the permission or inhibition of the print job. Specifically, the management server 200 supporting the user account-based print service included in the system 500 for providing the print service can instruct execution of the print job allowed in the image forming apparatus. At this time, when the cloud server 300 included in the system 500 providing the print service is a public cloud server, since the registered print job is in the management server 200, the management server 200 To the image forming apparatus, and instruct the execution of the print job. On the other hand, when the cloud server 300 included in the printing service providing system 500 is a private cloud server, since the registered print job is in the cloud server 300, To the image forming apparatus, and the management server 200 can instruct the execution of the print job.
The management server 200 may transmit the print job execution result to the mobile device 400 via the cloud server 300 in order to transmit the print job execution result to the mobile device 400. [ The cloud server 300 can convert the user account converted from the telephone number into the telephone number again, thereby transmitting the print job execution result to the mobile device 400 corresponding to the telephone number.
Through the process of steps 3810 to 3840, the telephone number-based print service is associated with the print service based on the user account, and the process of converting the telephone number into the user account corresponding to the telephone number in the cloud server 300 . ≪ / RTI >
So far, the embodiments have been mainly described. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the disclosed embodiments may be embodied in various other forms without departing from the essential characteristics thereof. Therefore, the disclosed embodiments should be considered in an illustrative rather than a restrictive sense. The scope of the invention in accordance with the embodiments is set forth in the appended claims rather than the foregoing description, and all differences within the scope of equivalents thereof should be construed as being included in the scope of the invention.
