KR20190007958A - Printing system and method for providing printing service through user authentification based on biometric information at user terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed are a printing system to provide a printing service through user authentication based on biometric information at a user terminal and a method thereof. According to the present invention, the printing system comprises: an image forming apparatus to transmit information about the image forming apparatus to a user terminal; the user terminal to execute an application supporting a printing service, to perform user authentication based on biometric information through the executed application in accordance with the information about the image forming apparatus, and to transmit user information of an authenticated user and a user account request to a print server; and a print server to generate a user account based on the user information of the authenticated user and to transmit the generated user account to the user terminal.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a printing system and a printing method for providing a printing service through user authentication based on biometric information in a user terminal,

And more particularly, to a printing system and method for providing a printing service through user authentication based on biometric information.

The biometric information of the user can be used to enhance the security when providing the printing service. To this end, a separate management server for registering and managing the biometric information of the user and a separate device for acquiring the biometric information of the user in the client device were required.

And a printing system and method for providing a printing service through user authentication based on biometric information in a user terminal.

A printing system including an image forming apparatus, a user terminal, and a print server according to the first aspect includes: an image forming apparatus that transmits information on the image forming apparatus to a user terminal; Executing an application supporting the printing service, performing user authentication based on the biometric information through the executed application in accordance with the information about the image forming apparatus, and transmitting the user information of the authenticated user and the user account request to the print server A transmitting user terminal; And a print server for generating a user account based on the user information of the authenticated user and transmitting the generated user account to the user terminal.

A method of providing a printing service in a printing system including an image forming apparatus, a user terminal, and a print server according to a second aspect includes executing at the user terminal an application for supporting a printing service, Selecting a device; Transmitting, by the selected image forming apparatus, information on the image forming apparatus to the user terminal; Performing user authentication based on biometric information through the executed application in the user terminal according to the information about the image forming apparatus; Transmitting, at the user terminal, the user information of the authenticated user and the user account request to the print server; And generating, in the print server, a user account based on the user information of the authenticated user, and transmitting the created user account to the user terminal.

1 is a diagram showing a configuration of an image forming apparatus according to an embodiment.
2 is a view illustrating an image forming apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention connected to a user terminal or a server.
3 is a diagram illustrating a printing environment according to an exemplary embodiment.
4 is a diagram for explaining an operation of a printing system for creating a user account through user authentication based on biometric information in a user terminal and performing a printing job according to an exemplary embodiment.
5 is a diagram illustrating a database of a print server for creating a user account according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a diagram for explaining an operation of a printing system for performing a printing job through user authentication based on biometric information in a user terminal according to another embodiment.
7 is a diagram for explaining a database of a print server storing a job list according to an embodiment.
8 is a view for explaining an operation of a printing system for performing a printing operation through user authentication based on biometric information in a user terminal according to another embodiment.
9 to 12 are flowcharts illustrating a method of providing a printing service in a printing system according to an exemplary embodiment.

Hereinafter, various embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The embodiments described below may be modified and implemented in various different forms. In order to more clearly describe the features of the embodiments, a detailed description of known matters to those skilled in the art will be omitted.

In the present specification, when a configuration is referred to as being "connected" with another configuration, it includes not only a case of being directly connected, but also a case of being connected with another configuration in between. Also, when an element is referred to as "including " another element, it is to be understood that the element may include other elements as well as other elements.

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 term "image forming job " as used herein may mean various jobs related to an image (e.g., print, scan or fax) such as the formation of an image or the creation / storage / quot; job "may mean not only an image forming operation but also a series of processes necessary for performing an image forming operation.

The term "image forming apparatus " means any apparatus capable of performing an image forming operation such as a printer, a scanner, a fax machine, a multi-function printer (MFP) can do.

The term "hard copy " means an operation of outputting an image to a print medium such as paper, and" soft copy "means an operation of outputting an image to a display device such as a TV or a monitor can do.

Further, the term "content" may mean all kinds of data to be subjected to the image forming operation such as a photograph, an image, or a document file.

In addition, "print data" may mean data converted into a printable format in the printer.

The "scan file" may mean a file generated by scanning an image from a scanner.

Furthermore, the term "user" may mean a person who performs an operation related to an image forming operation using an image forming apparatus or a device connected with an image forming apparatus by wire or wireless. Also, "administrator" may mean a person who has authority to access all the functions and systems of the image forming apparatus. "Administrator" and "user" may be the same person.

These embodiments relate to an image forming apparatus that executes a screen saver and a method of controlling the image forming apparatus that executes the screen saver, and it is well known to those skilled in the art that the following embodiments A detailed description will be omitted.

1 is a diagram showing a configuration of an image forming apparatus 100 according to an embodiment. 1, an image forming apparatus 100 according to an embodiment includes a user interface device 110, a control unit 120, a communication unit 130, a memory 140, and an image forming operation unit 150 can do. Further, although not shown, the image forming apparatus 100 may further include a power supply for supplying power to the respective components.

The user interface device 110 includes an input unit for receiving an input or the like for performing an image forming operation from a user and an output unit for displaying information on the result of the image forming operation or the status of the image forming apparatus 100 can do. For example, the user interface device 110 may include an operation panel for receiving user input and a display panel for displaying the screen.

Specifically, the input may include devices capable of receiving various types of user input, such as, for example, a keyboard, a physical button, a touch screen, a camera or a microphone. Further, the output unit may include, for example, a display panel or a speaker. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the user interface device 110 may include various input / output devices.

The control unit 120 controls the overall operation of the image forming apparatus 100 and may include at least one processor such as a CPU or the like. The control unit 120 may control other components included in the image forming apparatus 100 to perform an operation corresponding to the user input received through the user interface apparatus 110. [ The controller 120 may include at least one specialized processor corresponding to each function, or may be a processor integrated into one.

For example, the control unit 120 may execute a program stored in the memory 140, read data or a file stored in the memory 140, or store a new file in the memory 140. [

The communication unit 130 can perform wired / wireless communication with another device or a network. To this end, the communication unit 130 may include a communication module supporting at least one of various wired / wireless communication methods. For example, the communication module may be in the form of a chipset, or may be a sticker / bar code (e.g., a sticker containing an NFC tag) or the like containing information necessary for communication.

The wireless communication may include at least one of, for example, Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi), Wi-Fi Direct, Bluetooth, Ultra Wide Band (UWB), or Near Field Communication (NFC). The wired communication may include, for example, at least one of USB or High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI)

The communication unit 130 is connected to an external device located outside the image forming apparatus 100 and can transmit and receive signals or data. Referring to FIG. 2, the image forming apparatus 100 is connected to the user terminal 200 through a communication unit 130. The communication unit 130 may transmit the signal or data received from the user terminal 200 to the control unit 120 or may transmit the signal or data generated by the control unit 120 to the user terminal 200. For example, when the communication unit 130 receives the print command signal and the print data from the user terminal 200, the control unit 120 can output the received print data through the printing unit 151. [

2, the user terminal 200 may include an input / output unit 210, a control unit 220, a communication unit 230, a memory 240, and a biometric information acquisition device 250. The control unit 220 includes at least one processor and executes a program stored in the memory 240 or an application supporting the printing service and transmits the generated signal or data through the communication unit 230 to the image forming apparatus 100 To control the image forming operation. The control unit 220 can perform user authentication based on the biometric information of the user acquired by the biometric information acquiring device 250. [ The user terminal 200 may include, for example, a smart phone, a tablet, a PC, a home appliance, a medical device, a camera, and a wearable device.

Meanwhile, the communication unit 130 is directly connected to the server 300 and can transmit and receive signals or data. Also, the communication unit 130 may be connected to the user terminal 200 through the server 300. That is, the communication unit 130 of the image forming apparatus 100 can transmit and receive signals or data to / from the communication unit 230 of the user terminal 200 through the server 300.

Referring again to FIG. 1, various types of data such as programs and files, such as applications, may be installed and stored in the memory 140. The control unit 120 may access the data stored in the memory 140 and use the data or store the new data in the memory 140. [ Also, the control unit 120 may execute a program installed in the memory 140. [ In addition, the control unit 120 may install the application received from the outside via the communication unit 130 in the memory 140. [

The image forming operation unit 150 can perform an image forming operation such as printing, scanning, or faxing.

1, the image forming operation unit 150 is shown as including a printing unit 151, a scanning unit 152, and a facsimile unit 153, and may include only some of these components, And may further include an arrangement for performing other kinds of image forming operations.

The printing unit 151 can form an image on a recording medium by various printing methods such as an electrophotographic method, an inkjet method, a thermal transfer method, and a direct thermal method.

The scanning unit 152 irradiates the original with light, receives the reflected light, and reads the image recorded in the original. For example, a CCD (Charge Coupled Device) or a CIS (contact type image sensor) may be employed as the image sensor for reading an image from the original. The scanning unit 152 includes a flatbed structure in which the document is positioned at a fixed position and the image sensor is moved while reading an image, a document feeder in which the image sensor is positioned at a fixed position, ) Structure, and a composite structure thereof.

In the case of the fax unit 153, the configuration for scanning the image can be shared with the scanning unit 152, the configuration for printing the received file can be shared with the printing unit 151, , Or can receive a file from the outside.

The names of the components of the image forming apparatus 100 described above may vary. In addition, the image forming apparatus 100 according to the present disclosure may be configured to include at least one of the above-described elements, and some of the elements may be omitted or further include other additional elements.

Meanwhile, the user interface device 110 of FIG. 1 may have a unique control system. A control system and a memory for controlling a user interface (UI) provided by the user interface device 110 may be provided separately from the control unit 120 of the image forming apparatus 100 . The control system of the user interface device 110 may be provided with an OS (Operating System) for providing a UI and an application for supporting various functions.

3 is a diagram illustrating a printing environment according to an exemplary embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 3, a printing environment including image forming apparatuses 100, 100-2 and 100-3, a user terminal 200, and print servers 400 and 400-2 is shown. The printing environment may include one or more image forming devices 100, one or more user terminals 200, and one or more print servers 400. Hereinafter, for convenience of explanation, the image forming apparatus 100, the user terminal 200, and the print server 400 will be described. The print server 400 may include at least one processor (not shown), storage (not shown), and communication interface (not shown).

The image forming apparatus 100 may communicate with the user terminal 200 through a wired or wireless network or may communicate with the user terminal 200 through an access point (AP). The user terminal 200 can communicate with the print server 400 via the AP. When the user terminal 200 can not communicate with the print server 400 using the internal wireless network, the user terminal 200 may communicate with the print server 400 through an external server (not shown). For example, if the user terminal 200 can not communicate with the print server 400 due to a firewall, the firewall problem can be solved by using the MQTT protocol. The image forming apparatus 100 may be connected to the print server 400 via a network.

Referring to FIG. 3, the print server 400 can register image forming apparatuses 100 and 100-2, respectively, and manage device information of the image forming apparatuses 100 and 100-2.

The user terminal 200 can access the image forming apparatus 100 to acquire information on the image forming apparatus 100 to acquire information on the image forming apparatus 100. [ For example, the user installs and executes an application for supporting the printing service in the user terminal 200, performs NFC tagging on the image forming apparatus 100, scans the QR code in the image forming apparatus 100, The information on the image forming apparatus 100 can be obtained by accessing the image forming apparatus 100 with the image forming apparatus 100. [

The user terminal 200 may provide a security function using biometric information. The biometric information may be a fingerprint, an iris, a vein, a voice, a motion information, or the like, and may provide a security function by simultaneously using a plurality of biometric information. The user terminal 200 may perform user authentication based on biometric information to provide a security-enhanced printing service. For example, in a process of providing a printing service, when security such as user authentication or information used for a printing job is required, a printing service is provided through user authentication based on biometric information in the user terminal 200 can do. The biometric information acquiring device 250 provided in the user terminal 200 does not require a separate biometric reader and transmits the biometric information acquired by the user terminal 200 to the outside or stores it in an external server Security can be enhanced.

4 is a diagram for explaining an operation of a printing system for creating a user account through user authentication based on biometric information in the user terminal 200 and performing a printing job according to an embodiment.

The user terminal 200 may execute an application supporting the printing service (S405). An application supporting the printing service may be installed in the user terminal 200 in advance. The application supporting the printing service can provide the user interface optimized for the user terminal 200.

The user terminal 200 may select an image forming apparatus to perform a print job and send an information request about the image forming apparatus to the selected image forming apparatus 100. (S410) For example, the user terminal 200 Searches the image forming apparatus 100 around the user terminal 200 through the discovery procedure and the user can select the image forming apparatus 100 to perform the print job from the list of the image forming apparatuses searched for. The user terminal 200 can request information about the image forming apparatus from the user to the image forming apparatus 100 selected by the user.

The image forming apparatus 100 selected by the user can transmit the information on the image forming apparatus to the user terminal 200. (S415) The information about the image forming apparatus performs a print job through user authentication based on the biometric information Information about whether or not the image forming apparatus 100 is connected to the image forming apparatus 100, the print server information managing the image forming apparatus 100, and the device information of the image forming apparatus 100.

The user terminal 200 can perform user authentication based on the biometric information through the executed application in accordance with information on the image forming apparatus 100 received from the image forming apparatus 100. [ When the user terminal 200 determines that the image forming apparatus 100 performs the printing operation based on the user information based on the biometric information based on the information about the image forming apparatus, the user terminal 200 can drive the biometric information obtaining apparatus 250 have. The user terminal 200 may request the user to input biometric information by driving the biometric information acquiring device 250 capable of inputting biometric information in cooperation with the executed application.

The user terminal 200 can acquire biometric information through the biometric information acquisition device 250 and perform user authentication by determining whether the acquired biometric information is the same as the biometric information registered in advance in the user terminal. 425)

The user terminal 200 may transmit the user information of the authenticated user and the user account request to the print server 400. (S 430) When the user authentication is successful, the user terminal 200 transmits the user information of the authenticated user, The account request can be transmitted to the print server 400 using the print server information included in the information on the image forming apparatus received from the image forming apparatus 100. [ User information is information that can uniquely identify a user, such as mobile number, e-mail, and name. The user account request may include device information of the image forming apparatus 100. [

The print server 400 can create a user account based on the user information of the authenticated user. (S 435) The print server 400 refers to the intranet database or the self database of the authenticated user, You can decide if you want to create an account. The print server 400 can register the created user account in the print server 400 in correspondence with the image forming apparatus 100. [ The user account can be a token or an account based on an identity / password.

5 is a diagram for explaining a database of the print server 400 for creating a user account in the printing system according to the embodiment.

5, when a user account is created in the print server 400, the user information of the authenticated user, the generated user account, and the device information of the image forming apparatus are mapped to the database of the print server 400 . For example, when the user information of the "first user" authenticated in the user terminal 200 is "the first mobile number ", and the image forming apparatus 100, A ", the print server 400 can register the created user account with the user information of the authenticated user and the device information of the image forming apparatus, and register the created user account in the database, as shown in FIG.

4, the print server 400 may transmit the created user account to the user terminal 200. In operation S440,

The user terminal 200 may store the received user account in step 445. The user terminal 200 may map the received user account to the image forming apparatus 100 and store the user account in the user terminal 200. [ If the user account is an ID / password-based user account, the user can check the user account in the user terminal 200 and utilize it in another client device.

The user terminal 200 may transmit the user account and the print job to the image forming apparatus 100. (S 450) In the printing system according to the embodiment, the push-printing method according to the transmission of the print job of the user terminal 200 So that the image forming apparatus 100 can perform the printing operation.

The image forming apparatus 100 may transmit the user account received from the user terminal 200 to the print server 400. In operation 455,

The print server 400 can confirm the validity of the user account by checking the user account received from the image forming apparatus 100. In operation S460,

The print server 400 may transmit the result of the user account check to the image forming apparatus 100. (S465)

The image forming apparatus 100 can perform the printing job received from the user terminal 200 according to the result of the user account check (S 470)

6 is a view for explaining an operation of a printing system for performing a printing operation through user authentication based on biometric information in the user terminal 200 according to another embodiment.

The user terminal 200 may execute an application supporting the printing service. (S605) The application supporting the printing service may be installed in the user terminal 200 in advance.

The user terminal 200 may select an image forming apparatus to perform a print job and send an information request about the image forming apparatus to the selected image forming apparatus 100. (S610) For example, when the user terminal 200 Searches the image forming apparatus 100 around the user terminal 200 through the discovery procedure and the user can select the image forming apparatus 100 to perform the print job from the list of the image forming apparatuses searched for. The user terminal 200 can request information about the image forming apparatus from the user to the image forming apparatus 100 selected by the user.

The image forming apparatus 100 selected by the user can transmit the information about the image forming apparatus to the user terminal 200. (S615) The information about the image forming apparatus performs a print job through user authentication based on the biometric information Information about whether or not the image forming apparatus 100 is connected to the image forming apparatus 100, the print server information managing the image forming apparatus 100, and the device information of the image forming apparatus 100.

If the user terminal 200 does not have a user account for the image forming apparatus 100, the user terminal 200 may authenticate the user through the user authentication based on the biometric information in the user terminal 200 4, < / RTI >

If the user terminal 200 has a user account for the image forming apparatus 100 or satisfies a predetermined condition according to the setting of the user, the user terminal 200 follows the command of the user inputted through the executed application .

If the user wishes to perform a print job in accordance with a request for a job list, the user can select a job list request menu in the executed application. (S620) Pull printing is a process of Refers to a method of communicating with the print server 400 in which a printing job is stored, receiving a print job from the print server, and performing the received print job.

When the task list request menu is selected in the executed application, the user terminal 200 performs user authentication based on the biometric information through the executed application according to the information about the image forming apparatus received from the image forming apparatus 100 . When the user terminal 200 determines that the image forming apparatus 100 performs the printing operation based on the user information based on the biometric information based on the information about the image forming apparatus, the user terminal 200 can drive the biometric information obtaining apparatus 250 have. The user terminal 200 can request the user to input biometric information by driving the biometric information acquiring device 250 capable of inputting biometric information in cooperation with the executed application (S 625)

The user terminal 200 can acquire biometric information through the biometric information acquisition device 250 and perform user authentication by determining whether the acquired biometric information is the same as the biometric information registered in advance in the user terminal. 630)

The user terminal 200 may transmit a user account and an operation list request of the authenticated user to the print server 400. (S 635) The user terminal 200 may authenticate the user account of the authenticated user, The list request can be transmitted to the print server 400 by using the print server information included in the information about the image forming apparatus received from the image forming apparatus 100. [

The print server 400 may inquire the work list corresponding to the user account based on the user account of the authenticated user (S640)

7 is a diagram for explaining a database of the print server 400 storing a job list according to an embodiment.

7, when a user account is registered in the print server 400, the user information of the authenticated user, device information of the user account, and image forming apparatus are mapped and stored in the database of the print server 400 Can be. In addition, the database of the print server 400 may store a task list in correspondence with user information mapped to a user account.

For example, if the user information of the "second user" authenticated in the user terminal 200 is the "second mobile number" and the image forming apparatus 100 corresponding to the user account of the second user is "image forming apparatus A 7, the print server 400 maps the task list with the user information of the authenticated user, the user information such as the mobile number, and the device information of the image forming apparatus, .

6, the print server 400 may transmit the task list to the user terminal 200. (S645)

The user terminal 200 may display the received job list, and may select at least one print job from the user in the job list (S 650)

The user terminal 200 may transmit the print job information selected in the job list to the print server 400. (S655)

The print server 400 can receive the print job information selected in the job list from the user terminal 200 and transmit the print job corresponding to the selected print job information to the image forming apparatus 100. (S660)

The image forming apparatus 100 can perform the printing job received from the print server 400. (S665)

FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining the operation of a printing system for performing a printing operation through user authentication based on biometric information in the user terminal 200 according to another embodiment.

The user terminal 200 may execute an application supporting the printing service. (S805) The application supporting the printing service may be installed in the user terminal 200 in advance.

The user terminal 200 may select an image forming apparatus to perform the printing operation and send an information request regarding the image forming apparatus to the selected image forming apparatus 100. (S810) For example, when the user terminal 200 Searches the image forming apparatus 100 around the user terminal 200 through the discovery procedure and the user can select the image forming apparatus 100 to perform the print job from the list of the image forming apparatuses searched for. The user terminal 200 can request information about the image forming apparatus from the user to the image forming apparatus 100 selected by the user.

The image forming apparatus 100 selected by the user can transmit the information about the image forming apparatus to the user terminal 200. (S815) The information about the image forming apparatus performs a print job through user authentication based on biometric information Information about whether or not the image forming apparatus 100 is connected to the image forming apparatus 100, the print server information managing the image forming apparatus 100, and the device information of the image forming apparatus 100.

If the user terminal 200 does not have a user account for the image forming apparatus 100, the user terminal 200 may authenticate the user through the user authentication based on the biometric information in the user terminal 200 4, < / RTI >

If the user terminal 200 has a user account for the image forming apparatus 100 or satisfies a predetermined condition according to the setting of the user, the user terminal 200 follows a command of the user inputted through the executed application.

If the user wishes to perform a print job in accordance with a request for a job list, the user can select a job list request menu in the executed application. (S 820) Pull printing is a process for the image forming apparatus 100 Refers to a method of communicating with the print server 400 in which a printing job is stored, receiving a print job from the print server, and performing the received print job.

When the task list request menu is selected in the executed application, the user terminal 200 performs user authentication based on the biometric information through the executed application according to the information about the image forming apparatus received from the image forming apparatus 100 . When the user terminal 200 determines that the image forming apparatus 100 performs the printing operation based on the user information based on the biometric information based on the information about the image forming apparatus, the user terminal 200 can drive the biometric information obtaining apparatus 250 have. The user terminal 200 may request the user to input biometric information by driving the biometric information acquiring device 250 capable of inputting biometric information in cooperation with the executed application (S 825)

The user terminal 200 can acquire biometric information through the biometric information acquisition device 250 and perform user authentication by determining whether the acquired biometric information is the same as the biometric information registered in advance in the user terminal. 830)

The user terminal 200 may transmit the user information of the authenticated user to the image forming apparatus 100. (S835) The process of performing the print job after the user authentication of the user terminal 200 is completed may be referred to as an image When the user terminal 200 determines in advance that it is going to proceed in the forming apparatus 100, the user terminal 200 determines whether the user information of the user, which has been received from the image forming apparatus 100, Can be transferred to the image forming apparatus 100 by using the device information of the image forming apparatus.

The image forming apparatus 100 may send the authenticated user's user information and the work list request to the print server 400. (S840)

The print server 400 may inquire the work list corresponding to the user information based on the user information of the authenticated user (S845)

The print server 400 may transmit the work list to the image forming apparatus 100. (S850)

The image forming apparatus 100 displays the received job list, and can select at least one print job from the user in the job list. (S855)

The image forming apparatus 100 can transmit the selected print job information in the job list to the print server 400. (S860)

The print server 400 receives the print job information selected in the job list from the image forming apparatus 100 and transmits the print job corresponding to the selected print job information to the image forming apparatus 100. (S865)

The image forming apparatus 100 can perform the printing job received from the print server 400. (S870)

9 to 12 are views for explaining a method of providing a printing service in a printing system according to an embodiment.

9 is a flowchart illustrating a process of generating a user account through user authentication based on biometric information in the user terminal 200 to provide a printing service in the printing system according to an exemplary embodiment.

In operation 910, the user terminal 200 may execute an application supporting the printing service, and may select the image forming apparatus 100 to perform the printing operation.

In step 920, the image forming apparatus 100 can transmit information on the image forming apparatus to the user terminal 200. [

In step 930, the user terminal 200 can perform user authentication based on the biometric information through the executed application according to the information about the image forming apparatus. The user terminal 200 drives the biometric information acquiring device 250 capable of inputting biometric information in cooperation with the executed application, acquires the biometric information, and the acquired biometric information is registered in advance in the user terminal 200 It is possible to perform user authentication by judging whether the biometric information is the same as the biometric information. When the user terminal 200 determines that the image forming apparatus 100 performs the printing operation based on the user information based on the biometric information based on the information about the image forming apparatus, the user terminal 200 can drive the biometric information obtaining apparatus 250 have.

In operation 940, the user terminal 200 may transmit the user information of the authenticated user and the user account request to the print server 400. The user terminal 200 transmits the user information of the authenticated user and the user account request to the print server 400 using the print server information included in the information on the image forming apparatus 100 received from the image forming apparatus 100 ).

In operation 950, the print server 400 may generate a user account based on the user information of the authenticated user, and may transmit the created user account to the user terminal 200.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating a process of performing a print job by a push printing method according to the transmission of a print job of the user terminal 200 in the printing system according to the embodiment.

In operation 1010, the user terminal 200 may transmit a user account and a print job to the image forming apparatus 100.

In step 1020, the image forming apparatus 100 transmits the user account received from the user terminal 200 to the print server 400, and performs a print job received from the user terminal 200 according to a result of the user account check . As a result of checking the user account, the print server 400 may transmit a print command to the image forming apparatus 100 in the case of a registered user account.

11 is a flowchart illustrating a process of performing a print job in a full printing method according to a job list request of a user terminal 200 in a printing system according to an exemplary embodiment.

In operation 1110, when the task list request menu is selected in the executed application, the user terminal 200 performs user authentication based on the biometric information, and transmits a user account and an operation list request of the authenticated user upon image authentication To the print server 400 using the print server information included in the information about the image forming apparatus received from the apparatus 100. [

In step 1120, the print server 400 inquires the job list corresponding to the user account, transmits the job list to the user terminal 200, receives the print job information selected in the job list from the user terminal 200, The print job corresponding to the job information can be transmitted to the image forming apparatus 100. [ The image forming apparatus 100 receiving the print job can perform a print job.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart illustrating a process of performing a print job in a full printing method according to a request for a job list of the image forming apparatus 100 in a printing system according to an exemplary embodiment.

In step 1210, when the task list request menu is selected in the executed application, the user terminal 200 performs user authentication based on the biometric information, and receives user information of an authenticated user at the time of successful user authentication from the image forming apparatus To the image forming apparatus 100 by using the device information of the image forming apparatus included in the information about the image forming apparatus.

In step 1220, the print server 400 inquires the job list corresponding to the user information, transmits the job list to the image forming apparatus 100, receives the selected print job information from the job list from the image forming apparatus 100, The print job corresponding to the selected print job information can be transmitted to the image forming apparatus 100. [ The image forming apparatus 100 receiving the print job can perform a print job.

Meanwhile, the above-described embodiments may be embodied in the form of a computer-readable recording medium storing computer-executable instructions and data. At least one of the command and data may be stored in the form of program code, and when executed by the processor, a predetermined program module may be generated to perform a predetermined operation. Such computer-readable media may include read only memory (ROM), random access memory (RAM), flash memory, CD-ROMs, CD-Rs, CD + Rs, CD- ROMs, DVD-Rs, DVD + Rs, DVD-RWs, DVD + RWs, DVD-RAMs, BD-ROMs, BD-Rs, BD-R LTHs, BD-REs, magnetic tape, floppy disks, (SSD), and instructions or software, associated data, data files, and data structures, and may be stored on a processor or computer to enable a processor or computer to execute instructions Instructions or software, associated data, data files, and data structures. For example, the computer-readable recording medium may be the memory 140 of the image forming apparatus 100 or the memory 114 of the user interface apparatus 110. [

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 being indicated by the appended claims rather than by the foregoing description of the embodiments, and all differences within the scope of equivalents thereof should be construed as being included in the scope of the invention.

Claims (20)

1. A printing system including an image forming apparatus, a user terminal, and a print server,
An image forming apparatus for transferring information on the image forming apparatus to a user terminal;
Executing an application supporting the printing service, performing user authentication based on the biometric information through the executed application in accordance with the information about the image forming apparatus, and transmitting the user information of the authenticated user and the user account request to the print server A transmitting user terminal; And
A print server for generating a user account based on the user information of the authenticated user and transmitting the created user account to the user terminal;
And a printing system. The method according to claim 1,
The user terminal comprises:
The biometric information acquiring device capable of inputting the biometric information in cooperation with the executed application is driven to acquire the biometric information and judge whether the acquired biometric information is the same as the biometric information registered in advance in the user terminal To perform the user authentication. 3. The method of claim 2,
The user terminal comprises:
Wherein the biometric information acquiring device drives the biometric information acquiring device when it is determined that the image forming device performs the printing operation based on the user information based on the biometric information based on the information about the image forming device. The method according to claim 1,
The information on the image forming apparatus is,
Information about whether or not a print job is performed through user authentication based on the biometric information, print server information for managing the image forming apparatus, and device information of the image forming apparatus. The method according to claim 1,
The user terminal comprises:
And transmits the user information of the authenticated user and the user account request to the print server using the print server information included in the information about the image forming apparatus received from the image forming apparatus when the user authentication is successful. . The method according to claim 1,
The print server comprising:
And registers the generated user account in the print server in association with the image forming apparatus. The method according to claim 1,
The user terminal comprises:
Transferring the user account and the print job to the image forming apparatus,
The image forming apparatus comprising:
And transmits a user account received from the user terminal to the print server to perform a print job received from the user terminal according to a user account identification result. The method according to claim 1,
The user terminal,
Wherein when the task list request menu is selected in the executed application, user authentication based on biometric information is performed, and upon receiving the user account and work list request of the authenticated user from the image forming apparatus, To the print server using the print server information included in the information about the image forming apparatus. 9. The method of claim 8,
The print server comprising:
And transmits the print job information corresponding to the selected print job information to the user terminal, the print job information selected in the job list from the user terminal, To the device. The method according to claim 1,
The user terminal,
When the task list request menu is selected in the executed application, performs user authentication based on the biometric information, and when the user authentication is successful, the user information of the authenticated user is received from the image forming apparatus To the image forming apparatus using the device information of the image forming apparatus included in the information about the image forming apparatus,
The image forming apparatus comprising:
And transmits the user information and the work list request of the authenticated user to the print server. 11. The method of claim 10,
The print server comprising:
And a control unit configured to receive the print job information corresponding to the selected print job information from the image forming apparatus, To the image forming apparatus. A method of providing printing services in a printing system including an image forming apparatus, a user terminal, and a print server,
Executing an application supporting the printing service in the user terminal, and selecting an image forming apparatus to perform the printing operation;
Transmitting, by the selected image forming apparatus, information on the image forming apparatus to the user terminal;
Performing user authentication based on biometric information through the executed application in the user terminal according to the information about the image forming apparatus;
Transmitting, at the user terminal, the user information of the authenticated user and the user account request to the print server; And
Generating, in the print server, a user account based on the user information of the authenticated user, and transmitting the created user account to the user terminal;
≪ / RTI > 13. The method of claim 12,
In the user terminal, performing the user authentication includes:
Driving a biometric information acquiring device capable of inputting the biometric information in cooperation with the executed application;
Acquiring the biometric information; And
Determining whether the acquired biometric information is identical to biometric information previously registered in the user terminal and performing the user authentication;
/ RTI > 14. The method of claim 13,
Wherein the step of driving the bio-
A biometric information acquiring device that, when it is determined that the image forming apparatus is an image forming apparatus that performs a printing job through user authentication based on the biometric information based on the information about the image forming apparatus, 13. The method of claim 12,
Wherein, in the user terminal,
And transmits the user information of the authenticated user and the user account request to the print server using the print server information included in the information about the image forming apparatus received from the image forming apparatus when the user authentication is successful. 13. The method of claim 12,
Transmitting, at the user terminal, the user account and the print job to the image forming apparatus; And
Transmitting, by the image forming apparatus, a user account received from the user terminal to the print server and performing a print job received from the user terminal according to a user account identification result;
≪ / RTI > 13. The method of claim 12,
A user terminal performs user authentication based on biometrics information when a task list request menu is selected in the executed application, and requests the user account and the work list of the authenticated user to the image forming apparatus To the print server using the print server information included in the information about the image forming apparatus received from the print server. 18. The method of claim 17,
The print server transmits a job list corresponding to the user account to the user terminal and receives print job information selected in the job list from the user terminal, And transferring the job to the image forming apparatus. 13. The method of claim 12,
The method of claim 1, further comprising: performing, at the user terminal, user authentication based on the biometrics information when the task list request menu is selected in the executed application; and transmitting the user information of the authenticated user from the image forming apparatus Further comprising transmitting to the image forming apparatus using the device information of the image forming apparatus contained in the information about the image forming apparatus. 20. The method of claim 19,
Wherein the print server inquires a job list corresponding to the user information and transmits the job list to the image forming apparatus, receives print job information selected in the job list from the image forming apparatus, To the image forming apparatus.

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