Device control method and system using XML document

摘要

A device control method and system that sets a control setting through a user interface generated by using an XML (eXtensible Markup Language) document is provided. Operation control of a device is set through a user interface that is generated using an XML (eXtensible Markup Language) document. A user interface is generated for control settings of a device based on received first information, second information corresponding to control setting values is input through the user interface, and the second information is transmitted to the device and corresponding control settings of the device are set. Accordingly, operation control of the device can be controlled through a user interface by using a single standardized document regardless of the type of device.

主权项

1. A host which controls an image forming apparatus, the host comprising:
an interface unit for providing a communication interface to communicate with the image forming apparatus, for requesting first information which is needed to make a user interface for setting control operation of the image forming apparatus to the image forming apparatus, and for receiving the first information from the image forming apparatus according to the request; an eXtensible Markup Language (XML) processing unit for analyzing the received first information and for generating the user interface by setting menu items of the user interface based on an analyzed result; a display unit for displaying the generated user interface; an input unit for receiving an operation command or setting values from a user; and a host controller for generating second information corresponding to the received operation command or setting values, wherein the interface unit transmits the generated second information to the image forming apparatus.