Image forming apparatus and method of cloning using mobile device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2017024176-A9
Application number	US-201514621753-A
Country	US
Kind code	A9
Filing date	Feb 13, 2015
Priority date	Apr 2, 2014
Publication date	Jan 26, 2017
Grant date	—

Abstract

An image forming device and a mobile device are provided. The image forming device includes a file generating unit, which generates a cloning file including set values of the image forming device; and a wireless communication unit, which transmits the cloning file to a mobile device for cloning another image forming device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An image forming device comprising:
a file generating unit, which generates a cloning file including set values of the image forming device; and a wireless communication unit, which transmits the cloning file to a mobile device for cloning another image forming device.

2 . The image forming device of claim 1 , wherein the file generating unit generates the cloning file in the XML format.

3 . The image forming device of claim 1 , wherein the file generating unit generates an encrypted cloning file by using an encryption key input by a user.

4 . The image forming device of claim 1 , wherein the wireless communication unit performs an authentication by using an ID and a password input by a user, and
the cloning file is transmitted to the mobile device only when the authentication is successful.

5 . The image forming device of claim 1 , further comprising a NFC tag including data for a wireless communication with the mobile device.

6 . The image forming device of claim 1 , wherein the file generating unit generates capability information indicating functions supported by the image forming device, and
the wireless communication unit transmits the capability information to the mobile device.

7 . The image forming device of claim 6 , wherein the wireless communication unit receives data indicating which of the functions included in the capability information is selected by the user, and
the file generating unit generates a cloning file including set values regarding the selected functions.

8 . An image forming device comprising:
a wireless communication unit, which receives a data file from a mobile device; and an update unit, which analyzes the data file and performs a cloning process.

9 . The image forming device of claim 8 , wherein the data file is a cloning file generated by another image forming device.

10 . The image forming device of claim 9 , wherein the cloning file is generated in the XML format.

11 . The image forming device of claim 8 , wherein the data file is print data comprising a printing task.

12 . The image forming device of claim 11 , wherein the update unit extracts set values included in the print data by parsing the print data and performs a cloning process by updating set values of the image forming device to the extracted set values.

13 . The image forming device of claim 8 , wherein the data file is a file encrypted by using an encryption key input by a user.

14 . The image forming device of claim 13 , wherein the update unit decrypts the encrypted data file by using an encryption key input by a user and performs a cloning process by updating set values of the image forming device to set values included in the decrypted data file.

15 . The image forming device of claim 8 , wherein the update unit performs an authentication by using an ID and a password input by a user and receives the data file from the mobile device only when the authentication is successful.

16 . The image forming device of claim 8 , further comprising a NFC tag for a wireless communication with the mobile device.

17 . A mobile device comprising:
a cloning file processing unit, which sets to export or import of a cloning file; and a wireless communication unit, which receives a cloning file from a first image forming device when it is set to export and transmits the cloning file to a second image forming device when it is set to import.

18 . The mobile device of claim 17 , wherein the cloning file is generated by the first image forming device in the XML format.

19 . The mobile device of claim 17 , wherein the wireless communication unit receives capability information indicating functions supported by the first image forming device, and
the cloning file processing unit transmits data indicating functions selected from among the functions by a user to the first image forming device.

20 . The mobile device of claim 17 , wherein the wireless communication unit performs authentications with the first and second image forming devices by using an ID and a password input by a user and transmits and receives the cloning file only when the authentications are successful.

21 . The mobile device of claim 17 , further comprising a NFC reader for reading NFC tags attached to the first and second image forming devices.

22 . A mobile device comprising:
a cloning file processing unit, which sets to export or import of a cloning file; and a wireless communication unit, which transmits print data to an image forming device when it is set to import, wherein the wireless communication unit receives a cloning file generated by the image forming device when it is set to import.

23 . The mobile device of claim 22 , wherein the print data is generated in the printer job language (PJL) format.

24 . The mobile device of claim 22 , wherein the cloning file processing unit extracts set values included in the print data, and
the wireless communication unit transmits the extracted set values to the image forming device.

25 . The mobile device of claim 22 , further comprising a NFC reader for reading a NFC tag attached to the image forming device.

26 . The mobile device of claim 22 , wherein the cloning file is generated by using set values included in the print data.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kim Ki-Tae
• Lee Hye-Jin
• Jang Wu-Seok

Classifications

• G06K15/1811

  including high level document description only · CPC title

• G06F3/123

  Software or firmware update, e.g. device firmware management · CPC title

• G06F3/1209

  resulting in adapted or bridged legacy communication protocols, e.g. emulation, protocol extension · CPC title

• H04N1/00103

  specially adapted for radio transmission, e.g. via satellites (H04N1/00098 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G06F3/1292 Primary

  Mobile client, e.g. wireless printing · CPC title