KR20170016781A - Method and image forming divice for sharing personalization data - Google Patents

Abstract

Receiving user identification information for user login from a user; Identifying a second image forming apparatus connected to the first image forming apparatus; Receiving the personal setting data from the second image forming apparatus using the received user identification information; And providing a user interface to which the received personalization data is applied, in a first image forming apparatus.

Description

[0001] METHOD AND IMAGE FORMING FOR DIVISION FOR SHARING PERSONALIZATION DATA [0002]

A method of sharing personal setting data, and an image forming apparatus.

The types of image forming apparatuses include individual devices such as a printer, a scanner, a copier, and a facsimile, and a multi-function product (MFP) in which various functions of these different devices are integrated into one device. In recent years, such image forming apparatuses have been widely used in various fields such as a wired communication module such as an Ethernet or a wireless communication module such as Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Direct, NFC, Bluetooth, Zigbee, And can be connected to other user devices such as a mobile device, a notebook computer, and other image forming apparatuses through a network. In addition, the image forming apparatuses can perform a task of uploading or downloading a document to a cloud server by accessing a cloud server using the above modules.

There is a need for a method for providing an appropriate working environment for a user in an image forming apparatus used by a large number of users in an in-house network.

A method of sharing personal setting data, and an image forming apparatus. The present invention also provides a computer-readable recording medium on which a program for causing a computer to execute the method is provided. The technical problem to be solved by this embodiment is not limited to the above-mentioned technical problems, and other technical problems can be deduced from the following embodiments.

According to an aspect of the present invention, a method for sharing personalization data in a first image forming apparatus includes receiving user identification information for a user login from a user; Identifying a second image forming apparatus connected to the first image forming apparatus; Receiving the personal setting data from the second image forming apparatus using the received user identification information; And providing a user interface to which the received personalization data is applied.

The method may further include updating the personal setting data to the second image forming apparatus using the user identification information when the user login is terminated.

Receiving location information of the user's personal repository from the second image forming apparatus using the user identification information; And receiving image forming job data from the third image forming apparatus according to the received position information.

Receiving location information of the user's personal repository from the second image forming apparatus using the user identification information; And transmitting image forming job data to the second image forming apparatus or the third image forming apparatus according to the received position information.

The providing of the user interface may include changing at least one of an application provided by the user interface, a current status of the application, and a setting for the application using the received personal setting data can do.

In addition, the step of identifying the second image forming apparatus may include the step of identifying a second image forming apparatus connected to the first image forming apparatus using the user identification information.

Further, the step of identifying the second image forming apparatus may include the step of identifying the second image forming apparatus connected to the first image forming apparatus by using the identification information of the previously stored second image forming apparatus .

Further, the method may further include authenticating the user using the received user identification information, wherein, when the authentication is successful, the user interface is provided with the received personal setting data .

A method for sharing personalization data in a first image forming apparatus according to another embodiment includes: receiving user identification information for user login from a user terminal; Performing user authentication using the received user identification information; Transmitting the personal setting data corresponding to the user identification information when the user authentication is successful; Receiving, from the user terminal, an image forming job request received from a user through a user interface to which the personal setting data is applied; And performing an image forming operation in accordance with the received image forming job request.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, a first image forming apparatus includes a user interface unit for receiving user identification information for user login from a user; A communication unit for receiving the personal setting data from the second image forming apparatus using the received user identification information; And a control unit that identifies a second image forming apparatus connected to the first image forming apparatus and controls to provide a user interface to which the received personal setting data is applied.

The control unit may control the second image forming apparatus to update the personal setting data using the user identification information when the user login is terminated.

The communication unit may receive positional information of the user's personal storage from the second image forming apparatus using the user identification information, and the control unit may receive, from the third image forming apparatus, And to receive the forming operation data.

Further, the communication unit may receive position information of the user's personal storage from the second image forming apparatus using the user identification information, and the control unit may control the second image forming apparatus or the second image forming apparatus And controls the third image forming apparatus to transfer the image forming job data to the third image forming apparatus.

The control unit may change at least one of an application provided by the user interface, a current state of the application, and a setting for the application using the received personal setting data.

The control unit may identify the second image forming apparatus connected to the first image forming apparatus using the user identification information.

The control unit may identify the second image forming apparatus connected to the first image forming apparatus by using the previously stored identification information of the second image forming apparatus.

In addition, the control unit performs authentication for the user using the received user identification information, and controls the user interface to which the received personal setting data is applied when the authentication is successful .

A first image forming apparatus according to another embodiment includes a communication unit for receiving user identification information for user login from a user terminal; And a controller for performing user authentication using the received user identification information and controlling the personal setting data corresponding to the user identification information when the user authentication is successful, When the image forming job request received from the user is received from the terminal through the user interface to which the personal setting data is applied, the image forming operation is performed according to the request.

A method for sharing setting data in a second image forming apparatus according to another embodiment includes the steps of: receiving a request for setting data from a first image forming apparatus connected to the second image forming apparatus; Determining setting data to be transmitted to the first image forming apparatus among the setting data including at least one of personal setting data and common setting data based on version information of setting data of the second image forming apparatus; And transmitting the determined setting data to the first image forming apparatus.

Receiving the setting data including at least one of the personal setting data and the common setting data; And updating the version information of the setting data of the second image forming apparatus when the received setting data includes the common setting data.

The determining of the setting data to be transmitted to the first image forming apparatus among the setting data may include receiving version information on the setting data of the first image forming apparatus; And comparing the version information of the received setting data of the first image forming apparatus with the version information of the setting data of the second image forming apparatus, And judging whether or not it is the latest one.

The step of determining the setting data to be transmitted to the first image forming apparatus among the setting data may further include the step of, when the version information of the setting data of the first image forming apparatus is the latest one, Determining to transfer to the image forming apparatus; And determining that the personal setting data and the common setting data are to be transmitted to the first image forming apparatus when the version information of the setting data of the first image forming apparatus is not the latest one.

A second image forming apparatus according to another embodiment includes a communication unit for receiving a request for setting data from a first image forming apparatus connected to the second image forming apparatus; And a control unit which determines setting data to be transmitted to the first image forming apparatus among the setting data including at least any one of personal setting data and common setting data based on version information of setting data of the second image forming apparatus .

Further, the communication unit may receive the setting data including at least one of the personal setting data and the common setting data, and when the received setting data includes the common setting data, And updating the version information of the setting data of the image forming apparatus.

The communication unit receives the version information of the setting data of the first image forming apparatus, and the control unit transmits the version information of the received setting data of the first image forming apparatus to the second image forming apparatus And compares the version information with the version information of the setting data to determine whether the version information of the received setting data of the first image forming apparatus is the latest one.

The control unit may determine that the personal setting data is to be transferred to the first image forming apparatus when the version information of the setting data of the first image forming apparatus is the latest one, And determines that the personal setting data and the common setting data are to be transmitted to the first image forming apparatus when the version information on the setting data is not latest.

1 illustrates a printing system sharing personalization data according to one embodiment.
2 illustrates a process of providing a user interface using personal setting data shared in a first image forming apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment.
3 shows an example of sharing personal setting data in the first image forming apparatus according to one embodiment.
4 is a diagram illustrating a process of setting an environment for sharing personal setting data in an image forming apparatus in a printing system according to an exemplary embodiment.
5 illustrates a printing system sharing personalization data according to one embodiment.
6 is a diagram for explaining a process of managing a user's personal storage in a first image forming apparatus according to an embodiment.
7 illustrates a printing system that shares personalization data according to one embodiment.
8 is a flowchart of a method of sharing personal setting data in a first image forming apparatus according to an embodiment.
9 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an image forming apparatus sharing personal setting data according to an embodiment.
FIG. 10 shows a printing system 1000 sharing configuration data according to another embodiment.
FIG. 11 shows an example of common setting data used in the printing system 1000 of FIG.
12 is a diagram for explaining a method of sharing setting data in the printing system 1000 of FIG.
13 is a flowchart of a method of sharing configuration data in the printing system 1000 of FIG.
14 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the image forming apparatus 1400 corresponding to an example of the second image forming apparatus 2000 sharing the setting data in the printing system 1000 of FIG.

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 " comprising " or " comprising " and the like should not be construed as necessarily including the various elements or steps 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 of the present invention relate to a method of providing a device and a cloud print service supporting a cloud print service, and a detailed description of widely known matters to those skilled in the art will be omitted do.

1 illustrates a printing system 10 that shares personalization data in accordance with one embodiment.

In FIG. 1, the printing system 10 according to an exemplary embodiment may include a plurality of image forming apparatuses 100, 101, 102, 103, and 200. For example, the printing system 10 may be a system including a plurality of image forming apparatuses connected to a local network used in the enterprise.

The plurality of image forming apparatuses 100, 101, 102, 103, and 200 may be devices that support the execution of image forming operations such as scanning, printing, and faxing, such as a printer, a scanner, ) May be connected to each other via a wired or wireless network.

For example, each of the plurality of image forming apparatuses 100, 101, 102, 103, and 200 may be connected to all of the other image forming apparatuses. Alternatively, the printing system 10 may be configured such that all the image forming apparatuses 100, 101, 102, and 103 are connected to one image forming apparatus 200.

A plurality of image forming apparatuses 100, 101, 102, 103, and 200 included in the printing system 10 can be used by a plurality of users. That is, one image forming apparatus 100 in the printing system 10 can be shared by a plurality of users in the enterprise, and one user can share a plurality of image forming apparatuses 100, 101, 102, 103 and 200 ) Can be used equally. At this time, the printing system 10 can provide a suitable working environment for each user despite the use by a plurality of users.

More specifically, the plurality of image forming apparatuses 100, 101, 102, 103, and 200 of the printing system 10 provide a suitable work environment customized to the user by sharing personal setting data for the users with each other can do. The plurality of image forming apparatuses 100, 101, 102, 103, and 200 may include a second image forming apparatus 200 for storing and managing personal setting data for users, And first image forming apparatuses 100, 101, 102, and 103 that receive and use setting data.

Referring to FIG. 1, when a user A logs in to the first image forming apparatus 100, the first image forming apparatus 100 receives an instruction from the second image forming apparatus 200 for a user A It is possible to receive the personal setting data and to provide the user A with the user interface to which the personal setting data is applied.

The personalization data may be setting information for an image forming job stored corresponding to the user. For example, the personalization data may include information about the application provided in the user interface, the current state of the application, and settings for the application.

The first image forming apparatus 100 receives the personal setting data for the user A from the second image forming apparatus 200 by using the identification information of the user A when the user A logs in And can provide a user interface to which this is applied. For example, the first image forming apparatus 100 allows the user A to change the user interface in the state previously used by the first image forming apparatus 100 or the other image forming apparatus 101, 102, or 103 .

The user A can receive the user interface maintained by his / her personal settings even if any of the image forming apparatuses included in the printing system 10 is used and can easily perform the image forming operation using the printing system 10 .

FIG. 2 illustrates a process of providing a user interface using personal setting data shared in the first image forming apparatus 100 according to an exemplary embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 2, a user can log in to the first image forming apparatus 100 and receive a user interface to which user's personal setting data is applied.

Specifically, the user can input the user identification information into the first image forming apparatus 100 and log in. The user identification information is unique and unique information for each user, and the first image forming apparatus 100 can perform user authentication using the received user identification information. For example, the user identification information may be information such as a user's ID or telephone number, and may be information including a password.

If the user authentication is successful, the first image forming apparatus 100 can transmit the user identification information to the second image forming apparatus 200, and receive the personal setting data corresponding to the user identification information. The second image forming apparatus 200 can store and manage personal setting data.

The first image forming apparatus 100 can use the received personalization data to provide the user with a user interface to which the personalization data is applied. That is, the first image forming apparatus 100 can change the user interface provided in the first image forming apparatus 100, based on the received personal setting data. For example, the first image forming apparatus 100 may change the type of the application displayed on the user interface, the current state of the application, and the settings for the application, and may provide the changed information to the user.

The personalization data may include information about print settings for the printing application. In addition, the personalization data may include the address book information of the user. For example, the address book information may be an e-mail, a telephone number, or account information of another person, and the user may transmit an image forming job to another person using address book information provided through a user interface to which personal setting data is applied.

Referring to FIG. 2, the first image forming apparatus 100 may provide a default user interface 210 that is generally provided before a user logs in. The default user interface 210 may provide basic applications, and applications may maintain a default state and default settings.

At this time, when the user logs in, the first image forming apparatus 100 can provide the user interface 220 to which the personalization data of the user is applied. For example, the user interface 220 can directly provide a user interface in a state that the user has been using previously in the image forming apparatus 100 or another image forming apparatus. The user interface 220 can display the applications selected or installed by the user, and can display the status of the application and the settings for the application as the user sets them.

The user can immediately use the settings for frequently used applications or applications through the provided user interface 220 without additional resetting.

In addition, the personalization data may include location infomation indicating the location of the user ' s personal storage. The user's personal store stores the user's image forming job and can be located in any one of a plurality of image forming apparatuses in the printing system 10. [ The second image forming apparatus 200 may store the location information of the user's personal store in correspondence with the user identification information. At this time, the first image forming apparatus 100 receives data of the image forming job from another image forming apparatus in the printing system 10 according to the positional information of the user's personal store received from the second image forming apparatus 200 .

The user can receive and use the user's personal image forming job data stored in one image forming apparatus in any image forming apparatus in the printing system 10. [

FIG. 3 shows an example of sharing personal setting data in the first image forming apparatus 100 according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 3, the user A can share the personal newly changed setting data with other image forming apparatuses in the printing system 10 by logging out after finishing work in the first image forming apparatus 100 have.

For example, the user A who is logged into the first image forming apparatus 100 and provided with the user interface can change the personal setting data in the process of performing the image forming operation. At this time, the first image forming apparatus 100 may transmit the personal setting data, which is changed in order to maintain the state when the user logs out, to the second image forming apparatus 200. The second image forming apparatus 200 can update the personal setting data for the user using the received personal setting data.

Specifically, the first image forming apparatus 100 can transmit the current personal setting data together with the user identification information to the second image forming apparatus 200 when the user ends the connection through an appropriate process such as logout . If the second image forming apparatus 200 stores the personal setting data corresponding to the received user identification information, the second image forming apparatus 200 can update the newly received personal setting data and store the personal setting data corresponding to the received user identification information The newly received personal setting data can be stored as new information.

If there is no change in the personal setting data by the user, the first image forming apparatus 100 may not update the personal setting data. In addition, the first image forming apparatus 100 may not update the newly changed personal setting data when the connection is disconnected without an appropriate logout process. Also, the first image forming apparatus 100 can receive from the user whether or not to update the newly changed personal setting data.

3, when the user A logs out, the first image forming apparatus 100 transmits the personal setting data of the user A to the second image forming apparatus 200, and the user A The user interface 310 to which the personalization data of the user interface 310 is applied can be switched to the default user interface 320. The default user interface 320 may be a user interface where default applications are provided and applications maintain a default state and default settings.

The first image forming apparatus 100 can continue to dynamically provide the user-customized interface to the user by managing the personal setting data at the time of logout of the user.

4 is a diagram for explaining a process of setting an environment for sharing personal setting data in the image forming apparatus in the printing system 10 according to an embodiment.

The plurality of image forming apparatuses 100, 101, 102, 103, and 200 included in the printing system 10 of FIG. 1 can be preconfigured for sharing personalization data. For example, the environment setting may be performed collectively by the manager, or may be performed separately in each image forming apparatus.

For example, referring to FIG. 4, the image forming apparatus 100 of FIG. 1 may provide a user interface 400 for configuration of the first image forming apparatus 100 in the printing system 10 have. The user can set an environment for sharing personal setting data through the user interface 400. [

Specifically, the first image forming apparatus 100 can receive a user input from the user via the user interface 400 as to whether or not to share personal setting data in the first image forming apparatus 100. [

For example, when the first image forming apparatus 100 sets the user to share personal setting data in the first image forming apparatus 100, the first image forming apparatus 100 is included in the printing system 10 . If the first image forming apparatus 100 sets the user to not share personal setting data in the first image forming apparatus 100, the first image forming apparatus 100 is not included in the printing system 10 So that only the default user interface can be provided.

The first image forming apparatus 100 can also receive user input from the user via the user interface 400 whether the first image forming apparatus 100 stores and manages personal setting data for users have.

For example, when the first image forming apparatus 100 sets the personal setting data to the storage and management apparatus, the first image forming apparatus 100 can provide a function of providing the user interface to which the personal setting data is applied, Lt; RTI ID = 0.0 > personalization data < / RTI > For example, the second image forming apparatus 200 in Fig. 1 may be an image forming apparatus set as an apparatus for storing and managing personal setting data.

Also, the first image forming apparatus 100 may receive the identification information for the second image forming apparatus 200 to transmit the personal setting data from the user via the user interface 400. [ For example, the identification information for the second image forming apparatus 200 is unique information for identifying the second image forming apparatus 200, and includes the name of the second image forming apparatus 200, the unique number, the IP address And the like.

The first image forming apparatus 100 can be connected to the second image forming apparatus 200 for transmitting the personal setting data using the identification information for the received second image forming apparatus 200. [ 4, the user can input the IP address of the second image forming apparatus 200 via the user interface 400, and the first image forming apparatus 100 can use the IP address to identify 2 image forming apparatus 200 shown in FIG.

Further, the first image forming apparatus 100 is not limited to this, and can identify the second image forming apparatus 200 connected to the first image forming apparatus 100 by using various methods. For example, the first image forming apparatus 100 can identify the second image forming apparatus 200 using the user identification information received from the user. The first image forming apparatus 100 may store information on the second image forming apparatus 200 corresponding to the user identification information.

That is, the first image forming apparatus 100 may store information on another image forming apparatus in which personal setting data corresponding to the user is stored. The first image forming apparatus 100 may receive the user identification information from the user and identify the second image forming apparatus 200 corresponding to the user identification information when the user authentication is successful.

The printing system 10 can set the second image forming apparatus 200 that stores and manages the personal setting data differently according to the user so that more storage space can be secured and the system can organically combine and share data .

FIG. 5 shows a printing system 50 that shares personalization data in accordance with one embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 5, the printing system 50 may include a plurality of image forming apparatuses 500, 501, 502, 503 and 520. All the processes performed in the printing system 10 described above with reference to FIG. 1 may be performed in the printing system 50 as well.

Referring to FIG. 5, the printing system 50 may share image forming job data among the image forming apparatuses in the printing system 50 using personal setting data.

The first image forming apparatus 500 can receive the personal setting data for the user A from the second image forming apparatus 520 when the user A logs in. At this time, the personalization data may include location information indicating the location of the user's personal repository.

For example, the second image forming apparatus 520 may store the location information of the user's personal storage in response to the identification information of the user. The location information of the personal repository may be information indicating the location of the storage space allocated to the user so as to store data of the image forming job, for example, a specific folder in the specific image forming apparatus of the printing system 50 .

In Fig. 5, the location information of the personal store for the user (User A) may be "10.8.192.2/workspace/UserA&quot ;. "10.8.192.2" is the IP address of the image forming apparatus 501 of the printing system 50 and "10.8.192.2/workspace/UserA" may be the address of a specific folder in the image forming apparatus 501.

The first image forming apparatus 500 can transmit and receive data of the image forming job from the personal store of the image forming apparatus 501 using the received position information. The first image forming apparatus 500 may receive the file stored in the personal store and print it in the first image forming apparatus 500 or may store the scanned file in the first image forming apparatus 500 in the personal store .

The first image forming apparatus 500 can notify the first image forming apparatus 500 that the new image forming apparatus 500 does not have the position information of the personal store corresponding to the user identification information, And may transmit the location information of the personal repository created in the second image forming apparatus 520. [

6 is a diagram illustrating a process of managing a user's personal storage in the first image forming apparatus 100 according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 6, the first image forming apparatus 100 may provide a user interface 600 for managing a user's personal repository.

When the user logs in, the first image forming apparatus 100 can receive the location information of the user's personal store from the second image forming apparatus 200 using the user identification information received from the user. The first image forming apparatus 100 may provide the user interface 600 using the location information of the received personal repository.

The user interface 600 may display and present to the user the current status of the user's personal store and may receive user input for managing the personal store.

For example, the first image forming apparatus 100 may receive information on the personal repository from the image forming apparatus indicated by the location information of the personal repository, and display the information on the user interface 600. [ For example, the information about the personal repository may be information about the folders contained in the personal repository and files stored in the personal repository.

The first image forming apparatus 100 may receive preview data of a file stored in the personal repository from the image forming apparatus indicated by the location information of the personal repository and display the preview data on the user interface 600. [

Also, the first image forming apparatus 100 may receive a request from the user for an image forming job for a file stored in the personal repository through the user interface 600. [ For example, a user can request a print job by selecting a file stored in a personal repository. When a print job is requested, the first image forming apparatus 100 can receive and print the file from the image forming apparatus indicated by the location information of the personal repository.

In addition, the first image forming apparatus 100 can manage the personal repository by deleting, copying, or moving the folders and files stored in the personal repository through the user interface 600. [

FIG. 7 shows a printing system 70 that shares personalization data in accordance with one embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 7, the printing system 70 may further include a user terminal 700 in addition to the plurality of image forming apparatuses 710, 720, and 730.

The user can store and manage personal setting information using the user terminal 700. [ The user terminal 700 can receive and store the personalization data for the user from the image forming apparatus 720 and can update the personalization data that is changed by the user.

Specifically, the user can log in to the image forming apparatus 720 through the user terminal 700. [ The image forming apparatus 720 can receive user identification information from the user terminal 700 and perform user authentication. If the user authentication is successful, the image forming apparatus 720 can transmit the personal setting data corresponding to the user identification information to the user terminal 700. [

The user terminal 700 may provide a user interface for operating the image forming apparatus 720 using the received personalization data. The user terminal 700 may provide a user interface to which the received personalization data is applied. The user can manage personal setting data through a user interface for operating the image forming apparatus 720 in the user terminal 700. [ For example, a user can delete, change, or create personalization data.

At this time, the user terminal 700 can update and store the changed personal setting data. For example, the user terminal 700 may store changed personalization data when the user logs out.

The user can also be provided with a continuous user interface in the other image forming apparatuses 710 and 730 in the printing system 70 using the personal setting data stored in the user terminal 700. [ For example, when the user terminal 700 newly logs in the image forming apparatus 710, the user terminal 700 provides a user interface for operating the image forming apparatus 710 using the stored personal setting data . The user terminal 700 may provide a user interface to which stored personalization data is applied.

A user can dynamically receive a customized interface from any image forming apparatus in the printing system 70 using the user terminal 700. [

8 is a flowchart of a method of sharing personal setting data in the first image forming apparatus 100 according to an embodiment.

The method shown in Fig. 8 can be performed, for example, by the first image forming apparatus 100 of Fig.

In step 810, the first image forming apparatus 100 may receive user identification information for user login. The user identification information is unique and unique information for each user, and the first image forming apparatus 100 can perform user authentication using the received user identification information. For example, the user identification information may be information such as a user's ID or telephone number, and may be information including a password. If the authentication is successful, the user can log in to the first image forming apparatus 100. [

In step 820, the first image forming apparatus 100 can identify the second image forming apparatus 200 connected to the first image forming apparatus.

For example, the first image forming apparatus 100 can identify the second image forming apparatus 200 using the user identification information received from the user. The first image forming apparatus 100 may store information on the second image forming apparatus 200 corresponding to the user identification information.

Further, the first image forming apparatus 100 can identify the second image forming apparatus 200 by using the identification information of the second image forming apparatus 200 to which personal setting data is transmitted. For example, the identification information for the second image forming apparatus 200 is unique information for identifying the second image forming apparatus 200, and includes the name of the second image forming apparatus 200, the unique number, the IP address And the like. The identification information for the second image forming apparatus 200 may be input from the user or stored in the first image forming apparatus 100 in advance.

The first image forming apparatus 100 can be connected to the second image forming apparatus identified through the wired / wireless network.

In step 830, the first image forming apparatus 100 may receive the personalization data from the second image forming apparatus 200 using the received user identification information.

The personalization data may be setting information for an image forming job stored corresponding to the user. For example, the personalization data may include information about the application provided in the user interface, the current state of the application, and settings for the application.

The personalization data may also include information about print settings for the printing application. In addition, the personalization data may include the address book information of the user. For example, the address book information may be an e-mail, a telephone number of another person, or account information in the system.

In addition, the personalization data may include location information indicating the location of the user ' s personal repository.

In step 840, the first image forming apparatus 100 may provide a user interface to which the received personalization data is applied.

The first image forming apparatus 100 can change the user interface provided in the first image forming apparatus 100 based on the received personal setting data. For example, the first image forming apparatus 100 may change the type of the application displayed on the user interface, the current state of the application, and the settings for the application, and may provide the changed information to the user.

Thus, the first image forming apparatus 100 can directly provide a user interface in a state in which the user has previously been using the image forming apparatus 100 or another image forming apparatus. The first image forming apparatus 100 can display applications that the user has selected or installed on the user interface, and can display the status of the application and the settings for the application as the user sets them.

The user can directly use the settings for frequently used applications or applications through the user interface to which the personalization data is applied, without further resetting.

Further, the first image forming apparatus 100 can receive the data of the image forming job from another image forming apparatus indicated by the position information in the printing system 10, using the positional information indicating the position of the personal store. The user can receive and use the user's personal image forming job data stored in one image forming apparatus in any image forming apparatus in the printing system 10. [

9 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an image forming apparatus 900 sharing personal setting data according to an embodiment.

9, an image forming apparatus 900 according to an exemplary embodiment may include a user interface unit 910, a communication unit 920, and a control unit 930. In Fig. 9, only the components related to the present embodiment will be described in order to prevent the characteristic of the present embodiment from being blurred. It should be appreciated by those skilled in the art, however, that other general hardware components other than the hardware components shown in FIG. 9 may be included.

The user interface unit 910 may be a hardware configuration that serves to provide information to the user and receive input from the user. The user interface unit 910 may include a display device having a display function, a touch screen, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) or an LED (Light Emitting Diodes), an input device such as a touch panel, a keyboard, a mouse, . ≪ / RTI >

The user interface unit 910 provides a user interface for receiving user identification information, and can receive the user identification information.

In addition, the user interface unit 910 may provide a user interface for setting the environment of the image forming apparatus 900. A user input for determining whether to share personal setting data from a user through a user interface for setting a user interface unit 910, a user input for whether to store and manage personal setting data, and an identification for a second image forming apparatus Information and the like can be received.

In addition, the user interface unit 910 may provide a user interface to which the personal setting data is applied when the personal setting data is received.

Also, the user interface unit 910 may provide a user interface for managing the user's personal repository using the location information of the personal repository. The user interface unit 910 may display the current status of the user's personal storage through a user interface for managing the personal storage, provide the user with the current status of the user's personal storage, and receive user input for managing the personal storage.

The user interface unit 910 may receive and display preview data of a file stored in the personal repository from the image forming apparatus indicated by the location information of the personal repository. In addition, the user interface unit 910 may receive from the user a request for an image forming job for a file stored in the personal repository. For example, a user can request a print job by selecting a file stored in a personal repository.

In addition, the user interface unit 910 can manage the personal storage by deleting, copying, or moving the folders and files stored in the personal storage.

The communication unit 920 includes a WiFi module, a WiFi Direct module, a Bluetooth module, an Ethernet module, and the like for transmitting and receiving data to / from an external device through wired / wireless communication.

The communication unit 920 may transmit the user identification information to the second image forming apparatus and receive the personal setting data from the second image forming apparatus.

Further, the communication unit 920 can receive the location information of the user's personal store from the second image forming apparatus using the user identification information. Further, the communication unit 920 can transmit the changed personal setting data to the second image forming apparatus.

Further, the communication unit 920 can receive the image forming job data from the second image forming apparatus or the third image forming apparatus using the position information of the personal store. In addition, the communication unit 920 can transmit various control signals for managing the personal repository to the second image forming apparatus or the third image forming apparatus.

The control unit 930 controls the overall operation of the image forming apparatus 900 and may include a central processing unit (CPU), for example.

The controller 930 may perform user authentication using the received user identification information. The control unit 930 may perform user authentication by checking a pre-stored valid user list based on the user identification information. If the user authentication is successful, the control unit 930 can control to provide the user interface to which the received personalization data is applied.

Further, the control unit 930 can identify the second image forming apparatus connected to the image forming apparatus 900. [ For example, the control unit 930 can identify the second image forming apparatus to be connected to the image forming apparatus 900 using the user identification information. Further, the control unit 930 can identify the second image forming apparatus to be connected to the image forming apparatus 900 by using the identification information of the predetermined second image forming apparatus.

Also, the control unit 930 can control to provide a user interface to which the received personal setting data is applied. For example, the control unit 930 may change at least one of an application provided by the user interface, a current state of the application, and a setting for the application using the received personalization data.

In addition, the control unit 930 may control the second image forming apparatus to update the personal setting data using the user identification information when the user login is terminated.

Further, when the position information of the user's personal storage is received, the controller 930 can control to receive the image forming job data from the third image forming apparatus according to the received position information. Further, the control unit 930 can control to transmit the image forming job data to the second image forming apparatus or the third image forming apparatus according to the received position information.

FIG. 10 shows a printing system 1000 sharing configuration data according to another embodiment.

In FIG. 10, the printing system 1000 according to one embodiment may be configured with a plurality of image forming apparatuses 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, and 2000. For example, the printing system 1000 may be a system including a plurality of image forming apparatuses connected to each other in a local network environment such as an intra-enterprise network.

The plurality of image forming apparatuses 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, and 2000 may be devices that support image forming operations such as scanning, printing, and faxing, such as a scanner, May be connected to each other via a wired or wireless network.

The plurality of image forming apparatuses 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, and 2000 receive the setting data from the second image forming apparatus 2000 that stores and manages the setting data of the image forming job and the second image forming apparatus 2000 The image forming apparatuses 1001, 1002, 1003, and 1004 may be used.

In this case, the setting data of the image forming job may include personalization data representing personal setting data for each user and general setting data which can be applied collectively without any difference according to the user .

For example, the personalization data used in the printing system 1000 according to one embodiment may be the same as the personalization data used in the printing system 100 according to the embodiment of FIG. That is, the first image forming apparatuses 1001, 1002, 1003, and 1004 of the printing system 1000 according to one embodiment perform the same functions as the first image forming apparatuses 100, 101, 102, and 103 of FIG. And the second image forming apparatus 2000 of the printing system 1000 according to an embodiment can perform the same function as the second image forming apparatus 200 of FIG.

In addition, the common setting data used in the printing system 1000 according to an exemplary embodiment may be data including information on a working environment applied to a plurality of image forming apparatuses collectively by an administrator. Like the personal setting data, the common setting data may include information about the application provided to the user interface, the state of the application, and information about the application. However, unlike the personal setting data, the common setting data may not include the identification information such as the identification information of the image forming apparatus or the IP address which can not be the same for each user. The common setting data can be used as a default setting of the image forming apparatus and the image forming job.

The administrator of the printing system 1000 according to an embodiment can input common setting data to collectively manage a plurality of image forming apparatuses 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004 and 2000 in the printing system 1000 .

Specifically, referring to Fig. 10, the second image forming apparatus 2000 can receive, store, and manage common setting data from an administrator (Admin). For example, the administrator (Admin) may directly input common setting data through a user interface unit provided in the second image forming apparatus 2000, or may use another user terminal connected to the second image forming apparatus 2000 The common setting data may be transmitted to the second forming machine 2000. At this time, administrator authority may be required for the administrator (Admin) to input common setting data to the second image forming apparatus 2000.

The second image forming apparatus 2000 can store and manage the received common setting data. When the first image forming apparatuses 1001, 1002, 1003, and 1004 request personal setting data according to the user's login, The common setting data can be transmitted to the first image forming apparatuses 1001, 1002, 1003, and 1004 together with the personal setting data. At this time, unnecessary transmission is prevented by using the version information of the setting data, so that the data transmission efficiency and complement can be improved, and the setting data can be managed more efficiently.

The version information of the setting data according to one embodiment is information for managing the update status of setting data for each of the plurality of image forming apparatuses 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, and 2000, for example, It can be a number.

The second image forming apparatus 2000 according to one embodiment is provided with version information on the setting data of the second image forming apparatus 2000 and information on the setting data of the first image forming apparatuses 1001, 1002, 1003, and 1004 The version information can be compared to determine the setting data to be transmitted to the first image forming apparatuses 1001, 1002, 1003 and 1004. A more detailed operation process of the second image forming apparatus 2000 according to one embodiment will be described later with reference to FIG. 12 to FIG.

FIG. 11 shows an example of common setting data used in the printing system 1000 of FIG.

The administrator of the printing system 1000 according to an embodiment can input common setting data to be commonly applied in the printing system 1000 to the second image forming apparatus 2000. [ 11, the second image forming apparatus 2000 may be connected to a user interface unit provided in the second image forming apparatus 2000 or another user terminal connected to the second image forming apparatus 2000, for example, The user interface 1100 may be provided with an item of common setting data.

The administrator can select items of common setting data to be commonly applied in the printing system 1000 through the user interface 1100 and input common setting data for the selected items.

For example, the following items may be set: Machine Settings item, Network Settings item, System Security item, Network Security item, User Access Control item, The administrator can select a network security item and a user authority item as an item of common setting data to be commonly applied in the printing system 1000. In this case,

In addition, the administrator can input specific common setting data for the selected network security item and user authority item. For example, the administrator may input common setting data indicating the level of network security with respect to the network security item, and input common setting data indicating the level of the authority required when the user is connected to the user authority item .

In addition, the administrator may allow the user to select and apply some or all items among the input common setting data. For example, when the administrator inputs common setting data including a device setting item, a network setting item, a system security item, a network security item, a user right item and a program item to the second image forming apparatus (2000) The first image forming apparatuses 1001, 1002, 1003, and 1004 can acquire the common setting data from the second image forming apparatus 2000 and provide the user interface 1100 to the user. The user can select an item to which the common setting data is to be applied through the user interface 1100 and use common setting data for some or all of the items.

Alternatively, the user may select whether to apply common setting data or personalization data.

12 is a diagram for explaining a method of sharing setting data in the printing system 1000 of FIG.

The method of sharing the setting data in the printing system 1000 according to one embodiment may be performed by the first image forming apparatus 1202 and the second image forming apparatus 1203. [

In step 1205, the administrator 1204 of the printing system 1000 according to one embodiment may input common setting data, which will be commonly applied in the printing system 1000, to the second image forming apparatus 1203. For example, the administrator 1204 may directly input the common setting data through the user interface unit provided in the second image forming apparatus 1203, or may use the other user terminal connected to the second image forming apparatus 1203 And the common setting data may be transmitted to the second chemical forming machine 1203.

In step 1210, when the common setting data is received, the second image forming apparatus 1203 can update the existing common setting data with the received common setting data. Further, the second image forming apparatus 1203 can update the version information of the setting data when the received setting data is the common setting data. For example, the version information may be a number indicating the number of updates. When the common setting data is received and the current version information is 1, the second image forming apparatus 1203 can update the version information by two and update the version information by one.

The second image forming apparatus 1203 waits until the request for the setting data is received without transmitting the setting data and the version information about the setting data to the first image forming apparatus 1202 immediately.

In step 1215, the user 1201 may log in to the first image forming apparatus 1202 to perform an image forming operation using the first image forming apparatus 1202. [

In step 1220, when the user 1201 logs in, the first image forming apparatus 1202 can transmit a request for the setting data to the second image forming apparatus 1203. [ At this time, the setting data may include the personal setting data and the common setting data. The first image forming apparatus 1202 transmits the user identification information of the user 1201 for acquiring the personal setting data and the version information on the setting information of the first image forming apparatus 1202 for acquiring the common setting data, To the second image forming apparatus 1203 together with the request to the second image forming apparatus 1203.

In step 1225, the second image forming apparatus 1203 can determine the setting data to be transmitted to the first image forming apparatus 1202 when a request for the setting data is received.

Specifically, the second image forming apparatus 1203 can determine the setting data of at least one of the personal setting data and the common setting data.

For example, the second image forming apparatus 1203 can determine the personal setting data corresponding to the user identification information received from the first personality forming apparatus 1202 among the stored personal setting data.

The second image forming apparatus 1203 is configured to send the common setting data stored in the second image forming apparatus 1203 to the first image forming apparatus 1203 using the version information of the setting data of the received first image forming apparatus 1202, (1202). ≪ / RTI > For example, the second image forming apparatus 1203 compares the version information of the setting data of the first image forming apparatus 1202 with the version information of the setting data of the updated second image forming apparatus 1203, It can be determined whether or not the version information of the setting data of the image forming apparatus 1202 is the latest one.

The second image forming apparatus 1203 can determine to transmit the common setting data to the first image forming apparatus 1202 only when the version information on the setting data of the first image forming apparatus 1202 is not latest .

For example, when the version information on the setting data of the first image forming apparatus 1202 is the latest one, the second image forming apparatus 1203 transmits the personal setting data to the first image forming apparatus 1202 You can decide. If the version information on the setting data of the first image forming apparatus 1202 is not latest, the second image forming apparatus 1203 causes the first image forming apparatus 1202 to transmit the personal setting data and the common setting data You can decide.

Whether or not the version information of the setting data of the first image forming apparatus 1202 is the latest can be determined by comparing the version information of the setting data of the first image forming apparatus 1202 with the setting of the setting of the second image forming apparatus 1203 And comparing the size of the version information with respect to the data. For example, when the version information of the setting data of the first image forming apparatus 1202 is the same as the version information of the setting data of the second image forming apparatus 1203, the setting data of the first image forming apparatus 1202 May be the latest version. When the version information on the setting data of the first image forming apparatus 1202 is a number smaller than the version information on the setting data of the second image forming apparatus 1203, May not be the latest version.

In step 1230, the second image forming apparatus 1203 can transmit the setting data of at least any one of the determined personal setting data and common setting data to the first image forming apparatus 1202. [

In step 1235, the first image forming apparatus 1202 may provide the user interface to which the received setting data is applied using the received setting data.

At this time, the first image forming apparatus 1202 can update the setting data by storing the received setting data in the first image forming apparatus 1202. [ For example, when the received setting data includes the personal setting data, the first image forming apparatus 1202 can update the personal setting data for the logged-in user 1201. [ Further, when the received setting data includes the common setting data, the first image forming apparatus 1202 can update the common setting data. When updating the common setting data, the first image forming apparatus 1202 can update the version information of the setting data of the first image forming apparatus 1202. [

When updating the version information of the setting data of the first image forming apparatus 1202, the first image forming apparatus 1202 can update the version information by incrementing by one. Alternatively, the first image forming apparatus 1202 receives the version information of the setting data of the second image forming apparatus 1203, and converts the version information of the setting data of the first image forming apparatus 1202 into the second image forming And may be updated by changing the version information of the setting data of the device 1203 in the same manner.

Further, the first image forming apparatus 1202 can determine the setting data to be applied to the user interface among the updated setting data. The first image forming apparatus 1202 can determine setting data to be applied to the user interface based on the input of the user 1201. [

In step 1240, the first image forming apparatus 1202 can receive and update the new personal setting data from the logged-in user 1201. [ At this time, the user 1201 can newly input only the personal setting data, and can update the common setting data.

Also, in steps 1245 and 1250, the first image forming apparatus 1202 may transmit updated personalization data to the second image forming apparatus 1203 when the user 1201 logs out. At this time, the first image forming apparatus 1202 can transmit only the updated personal setting data, and does not transmit the common setting data. The second image forming apparatus 1203 that has received the personal setting data can update the personal setting data.

13 is a flowchart of a method of sharing configuration data in the printing system 1000 of FIG.

The method of sharing the setting data according to one embodiment can be performed by the second image forming apparatus 2000 of FIG.

In step 1310, the second image forming apparatus 2000 can receive the setting data. At this time, the setting data may be data including at least one of the personal setting data and the common setting data.

For example, the second image forming apparatus 2000 may receive the common setting data from the manager, receive the personal setting data from the user, and the other image forming apparatuses 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004). ≪ / RTI >

When the setting data is received, in step 1320, the second image forming apparatus 2000 can determine whether the received setting data includes common setting data.

If the received setting data does not include the common setting data, the second image forming apparatus 2000 can update the received personal setting data and end the job.

If the received setting data includes the common setting data, the second image forming apparatus 2000 can update the version information of the setting data of the second image forming apparatus 2000 in step 1330. [

In step 1340, the second image forming apparatus 2000 can receive a request for setting data. For example, the second image forming apparatus 2000 can receive a request for setting data from other image forming apparatuses 1001, 1002, 1003, and 1004. At this time, the second image forming apparatus 2000 can receive the version information of the setting data of the other image forming apparatuses 1001, 1002, 1003, and 1004 together.

In step 1350, the second image forming apparatus 2000 can determine whether or not the version information on the setting data of the other image forming apparatuses 1001, 1002, 1003, and 1004 received is up-to-date. The second image forming apparatus 2000 compares the version information of the setting data of the other image forming apparatuses 1001, 1002, 1003, and 1004 with the version information of the setting data of the second image forming apparatus 2000, Or the like. For example, the second image forming apparatus 2000 determines that the version information of the setting data of the other image forming apparatuses 1001, 1002, 1003, and 1004 is the version information of the setting data of the second image forming apparatus 2000 The version information on the setting data of the other image forming apparatuses 1001, 1002, 1003, and 1004 can be determined to be the latest.

If the received version information is the latest one, in step 1360, the second image forming apparatus 2000 may transmit the personalization data to the other image forming apparatuses 1001, 1002, 1003, and 1004.

If the received version information is not latest, in step 1370, the second image forming apparatus 2000 can transmit the common setting data and the personal setting data to the other image forming apparatuses 1001, 1002, 1003, and 1004 .

14 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the image forming apparatus 1400 corresponding to an example of the second image forming apparatus 2000 sharing the setting data in the printing system 1000 of FIG.

14, an image forming apparatus 1400 according to an embodiment may include a user interface unit 1410, a communication unit 1420, and a controller 1430. In Fig. 14, only the components related to the present embodiment will be described in order to prevent the characteristic of the present embodiment from being blurred. It should be appreciated by those skilled in the art, however, that other general hardware components other than the hardware components shown in FIG. 9 may be included.

The user interface unit 1410 may be a hardware configuration that serves to provide information to a user or an administrator and to receive input from a user or an administrator. The user interface unit 1410 may include a display such as a monitor, a touch screen, a liquid crystal display (LCD) or a light emitting diode (LED) having a display function and an input device such as a touch panel, a keyboard, a mouse, . ≪ / RTI >

The user interface unit 1410 may provide a user interface for receiving user identification information and receive user identification information from the user. Also, the user interface unit 1410 may provide a user interface for setting the environment of the image forming apparatus 1400. In addition, the user interface unit 1410 can provide a user interface for receiving personal setting data to the user, and can provide a user interface to which the personal setting data is applied.

In addition, the user interface unit 1410 can provide the user with a user interface for receiving the common setting data, and can receive the common setting data from the manager. Administrator privileges may be required for the administrator to enter common configuration data.

The communication unit 1420 includes a WiFi module, a WiFi Direct module, a Bluetooth module, an Ethernet module, and the like for transmitting and receiving data to / from an external device through wired / wireless communication.

The communication unit 1420 can receive the common setting data from the terminal of the administrator outside the image forming apparatus 1400. [

Further, the communication unit 1420 can receive a request for setting data from other image forming apparatuses (e.g., 1001, 1002, 1003, and 1004 in Fig. 10). The communication unit 1420 can receive the user identification information from the other image forming apparatuses or the version information about the setting information of the other image forming apparatuses.

The communication unit 1420 may transmit the setting data determined by the control unit 1430 to other image forming apparatuses that request the setting data.

The controller 1430 controls the overall operation of the image forming apparatus 1400 and may include a central processing unit (CPU), for example.

The control unit 1430 can receive manager's authority information from an administrator and perform administrator authentication. If the administrator authentication is successful, the control unit 1430 may control the user interface unit 1410 to provide a user interface for inputting common setting data.

Also, the control unit 1430 can determine whether the setting data received through the communication unit 1420 includes common setting data. The control unit 1430 can update the setting data received through the communication unit 1420 by storing the setting data in a storage unit (not shown). At this time, the received setting data may include at least one of the personal setting data and the common setting data. The control unit 1430 can update the version information on the setting data of the image forming apparatus 1400 when the received setting data includes the common setting data.

In addition, when the communication unit 1420 receives the request for the setting data, the control unit 1430 can determine whether the version information of the setting data of the other image forming apparatuses that transmitted the request is the latest one. The control unit 1430 can determine whether or not the version information of the setting data of the other image forming apparatus is the latest by comparing the version information with the version information of the setting data of the image forming apparatus 1400. [

If the version information of the setting data of the other image forming apparatus is the latest one, the control unit 1430 can transmit only the personal setting data in response to the request of the setting data. If the version information of the setting data of the other image forming apparatus is not the latest, the control section 1430 can transmit the personal setting data and the common setting data in response to the request of the setting data.

Meanwhile, the above-described method can be implemented in a general-purpose digital computer that can be created as a program that can be executed by a computer and operates the program using a computer-readable recording medium. In addition, the structure of the data used in the above-described method can be recorded on a computer-readable recording medium through various means. The computer-readable recording medium includes a storage medium such as a magnetic storage medium (e.g., ROM, floppy disk, hard disk, etc.), optical reading medium (e.g., CD ROM,

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. Therefore, the disclosed methods should be considered from an illustrative point of view, not from a restrictive point of view. The scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims rather than by the foregoing description, and all differences within the scope of equivalents thereof should be construed as being included in the present invention.

Claims (27)

A method for sharing personalization data in a first image forming apparatus,
Receiving user identification information for user login from a user;
Identifying a second image forming apparatus connected to the first image forming apparatus;
Receiving the personal setting data from the second image forming apparatus using the received user identification information; And
And providing a user interface to which the received personalization data is applied. The method according to claim 1,
And updating the personal setting data to the second image forming apparatus using the user identification information when the user login is terminated. The method according to claim 1,
Receiving location information of the user's personal repository from the second image forming apparatus using the user identification information; And
And receiving image forming job data from the third image forming apparatus in accordance with the received position information. The method according to claim 1,
Receiving location information of the user's personal repository from the second image forming apparatus using the user identification information; And
And transferring the image forming job data to the second image forming apparatus or the third image forming apparatus according to the received position information. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein providing the user interface comprises:
And changing at least one of an application provided by the user interface, a current status of the application, and a setting for the application using the received personalization data. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the step of identifying the second image forming apparatus comprises:
And identifying the second image forming apparatus connected to the first image forming apparatus using the user identification information. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the step of identifying the second image forming apparatus comprises:
And identifying the second image forming apparatus connected to the first image forming apparatus using the previously stored identification information of the second image forming apparatus. The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising the step of authenticating the user using the received user identification information,
And if the authentication is successful, providing the user interface to which the received personalization data is applied. A method for sharing personalization data in a first image forming apparatus,
Receiving user identification information for user login from a user terminal;
Performing user authentication using the received user identification information;
Transmitting the personal setting data corresponding to the user identification information when the user authentication is successful;
Receiving, from the user terminal, an image forming job request received from a user through a user interface to which the personal setting data is applied; And
And performing an image forming operation in accordance with the received image forming job request. A user interface unit for receiving user identification information for user login from a user;
A communication unit for receiving the personal setting data from the second image forming apparatus using the received user identification information; And
And a control unit which identifies a second image forming apparatus connected to the first image forming apparatus and controls to provide a user interface to which the received personal setting data is applied. 11. The method of claim 10,
Wherein,
And controls the second image forming apparatus to update the personal setting data using the user identification information when the user login is terminated. 11. The method of claim 10,
Wherein the communication unit receives position information of the user's personal storage from the second image forming apparatus using the user identification information,
Wherein the control unit controls to receive image forming job data from the third image forming apparatus in accordance with the received position information. 11. The method of claim 10,
Wherein the communication unit receives position information of the user's personal storage from the second image forming apparatus using the user identification information,
Wherein the control unit controls to transmit the image forming job data to the second image forming apparatus or the third image forming apparatus according to the received position information. 11. The method of claim 10,
Wherein,
And changes at least one of an application provided by the user interface, a current status of the application, and a setting for the application using the received personal setting data. 15. The method of claim 14,
Wherein,
And identifies the second image forming apparatus connected to the first image forming apparatus by using the user identification information. 11. The method of claim 10,
Wherein,
And identifies the second image forming apparatus connected to the first image forming apparatus using the previously stored identification information of the second image forming apparatus. 11. The method of claim 10,
Wherein,
Wherein the control unit performs authentication for the user using the received user identification information and provides the user interface to which the received personal setting data is applied when the authentication is successful. A communication unit for receiving user identification information for user login from a user terminal; And
And a controller for performing user authentication using the received user identification information and controlling the personal setting data corresponding to the user identification information when the user authentication is successful,
Wherein the control unit performs an image forming operation in response to the image forming job request received from the user through the user interface to which the personal setting data is applied from the user terminal. A method for sharing setting data in a second image forming apparatus,
Receiving a request for setting data from a first image forming apparatus connected to the second image forming apparatus;
Determining setting data to be transmitted to the first image forming apparatus among the setting data including at least one of personal setting data and common setting data based on version information of setting data of the second image forming apparatus; And
And transmitting the determined setting data to the first image forming apparatus. 20. The method of claim 19,
Receiving the setting data including at least one of the personal setting data and the common setting data; And
And updating the version information of the setting data of the second image forming apparatus when the received setting data includes the common setting data. 20. The method of claim 19,
Wherein the determining of the setting data to be transmitted to the first image forming apparatus among the setting data comprises:
Receiving version information on setting data of the first image forming apparatus; And
Comparing the version information of the received setting data of the first image forming apparatus with the version information of the setting data of the second image forming apparatus to update the version information of the received setting data of the first image forming apparatus ≪ / RTI > 20. The method of claim 19,
Wherein the determining of the setting data to be transmitted to the first image forming apparatus among the setting data comprises:
Determining that the personal setting data is to be transmitted to the first image forming apparatus when the version information of the setting data of the first image forming apparatus is the latest one; And
And determining that the personal setting data and the common setting data are to be transmitted to the first image forming apparatus when the version information on the setting data of the first image forming apparatus is not latest. In the second image forming apparatus,
A communication unit for receiving a request for setting data from a first image forming apparatus connected to the second image forming apparatus; And
A control unit that determines setting data to be transmitted to the first image forming apparatus among the setting data including at least one of the personal setting data and the common setting data based on the version information of the setting data of the second image forming apparatus And the second image forming apparatus. 24. The method of claim 23,
Wherein the communication unit receives the setting data including at least one of the personal setting data and the common setting data,
Wherein the control unit updates the version information of the setting data of the second image forming apparatus when the received setting data includes the common setting data. 24. The method of claim 23,
Wherein the communication unit receives the version information of the setting data of the first image forming apparatus,
Wherein the control unit compares the received version information of the setting data of the first image forming apparatus with the version information of the setting data of the second image forming apparatus, And judges whether or not the version information is latest. 24. The method of claim 23,
Wherein the control unit determines to transfer the personal setting data to the first image forming apparatus when the version information of the setting data of the first image forming apparatus is the latest one, Determines that the personal setting data and the common setting data are to be transferred to the first image forming apparatus when the version information for the first image forming apparatus is not latest. A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for executing the method according to any one of claims 1 to 9, and 19 to 22.

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