Abstract:
A system finishing method of a host apparatus communicating with an image forming apparatus for performing a printing operation, comprises: selecting system-finishing in an OS (operation system) of the host apparatus; confirming the presence or absence of a printing operation of the host apparatus; and if it is confirmed that there exists the printing operation of the host apparatus, displaying a finish selection message indicating an after-print system finish item.Thus, the present invention provides a host apparatus, which is capable of promoting user's convenience at the time of system-finishing of the host apparatus by providing a user with a finish selection message indicating that the host apparatus is automatically finished after a printing operation is completed, when the user selects the system-finishing of the host apparatus during the printing operation, and a system finishing method thereof.
Abstract:
A terminal apparatus transforms an image to be printed by means of a preview function. The terminal apparatus has a user interface unit for receiving a user selection command, a preview screen generating unit for generating a preview image on a display screen by receiving a preview screen display command for a predetermined image through the user interface unit, a display unit for displaying the preview screen, and a control unit for controlling the preview screen generating unit to move the image displayed on the preview screen in a predetermined direction based on a move command entered through the user interface unit. Thus, images of desired shape can be obtained all the time.
Abstract:
An image forming apparatus capable of performing maintenance operations using a usage pattern and a method for the same. The method for performing a maintenance operation of cleaning a printing unit of the image forming apparatus comprises the steps of recording printing work information when a command for the maintenance operation is entered as usage pattern information, counting and recording the printing work information of printing data upon input of a printing command, and comparing the usage pattern information with the counted printing work information. When they correspond to each other, the maintenance operation is performed. Accordingly, maintenance operations can be conveniently performed according to a pattern of maintenance operation commands by the user.
Abstract:
A method of reporting print options in a printing system, which includes an image forming apparatus to execute printing operation, a display apparatus, a storing medium, and a host computer to transmit print data to the image forming apparatus includes changing one or more print options in the printing system, in which the changing of print options is performed by an user, and selecting help information corresponding to the print options changed by the user from help information previously stored in the storing medium and outputting the selected help information through the image forming apparatus using the host computer when the printing operation is performed after the print options have been changed. According to this method, whenever a user performs the printing operation after changing one or more printing options of a printer, the help information corresponding to the changed printing options is presented through a monitor or a printer. Thus, the user can easily confirm which print options are used in a printed matter outputted through the image forming apparatus.