Control point, image forming apparatus, and method of controlling printing

摘要

A control point includes a communication interface to search for one or more image forming apparatuses using digital living network alliance (DLNA), a user interface unit through which at least one piece of content is selected for printing using a user interface of the control point, and through which an image forming apparatus is selected from among the searched image forming apparatuses to perform printing, a DLNA stack unit to set a connection policy regarding connection to the selected image forming apparatus, and to selectively control the DLNA connection status to the selected image forming apparatus according to the connection policy, and a controller to control the communication interface to transmit print data corresponding to the selected content-for-printing and the connection policy to the selected image forming apparatus.

主权项

1. A control point apparatus connectable to one or more image forming apparatuses using digital living network alliance (DLNA), the control point apparatus comprising:
a communication interface to search the one or more image forming apparatuses using the DLNA; a user interface (UI) unit through which at least one piece of content is selected for printing using a user interface of the control point apparatus, and through which an image forming apparatus is selected from among the searched image forming apparatuses to perform printing; a DLNA stack unit to set a connection policy regarding connection to the selected image forming apparatus, and to selectively control the DLNA connection status to the selected image forming apparatus according to the connection policy, the DLNA stack unit disconnecting the control point apparatus from the selected image forming apparatus after print data corresponding to the selected content-for-printing has been transmitted to the selected image forming apparatus, or connecting and disconnecting the control point apparatus from the selected image forming apparatus at predetermined intervals of time, the DLNA stack unit periodically connecting (ON) and disconnecting (OFF) the control point from the selected image forming apparatus to receive the notification of print job completion from the selected image forming apparatus; and a controller to control the communication interface to transmit the print data corresponding to the selected content-for-printing and the connection policy to the selected image forming apparatus.