Image forming apparatus and job performing method
View Patent ↗A job performing method of an image forming apparatus which includes a touch screen making a handwriting input available, the method including displaying a handwriting input window in a part of an initial screen displayed on the touch screen and making a user's handwriting input available; inputting a handwriting by the user in the displayed handwriting input window; comparing the input handwriting with a prestored job; and performing the prestored job by the image forming apparatus according to the comparison result. With this, the image forming apparatus provides the shortcut of a function frequently used by a user in an initial screen and enables a user to easily select and perform a particular function or a job.
1. A job performing method of an image forming apparatus which comprises a touch screen making a handwriting input available, the method comprising:
displaying a handwriting input window in a part of an initial screen displayed on the touch screen and making a user's handwriting input available;
inputting a handwriting by the user in the displayed handwriting input window;
comparing the input handwriting with a prestored job;
performing the prestored job by the image forming apparatus according to the comparison result;
setting an option for a predetermined job of the image forming apparatus; and
selecting whether to register a shortcut corresponding to the handwriting input with respect to a job for which the option is set.
2. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising logging in the image forming apparatus by the user.
3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the displaying the handwriting input window comprises further displaying at least one of a prestored job list and an icon list corresponding to a handwriting input in the handwriting input window.
4. The method according to claim 3 , wherein the job list and the icon list are displayed corresponding to the user who has logged in.
5. The method according to claim 3 , wherein the job list and the icon list are displayed by the user's request.
6. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising displaying a job performing result.
7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the inputting the handwriting comprises inputting at least one of a number, a character, a shape and a directional gesture.
8. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising displaying a recommendation list for a name of the registered shortcut according to the selection result.
9. An image forming apparatus, comprising:
a display unit which displays a handwriting input window making a user's handwriting input available in a part of an initial screen of the image forming apparatus;
a user operation unit which comprises a touch screen to receive a handwriting input with respect to the displayed handwriting input window;
a storage unit which stores therein a job corresponding to the handwriting input;
a job performing unit which performs a job for a predetermined function of the image forming apparatus; and
a controller which compares the handwriting input received through the touch screen with a job prestored in the storage unit, and controls the job performing unit to perform a corresponding job according to the comparison result,
wherein the user operation unit sets an option for a predetermined job of the image forming apparatus and selects whether to register a shortcut of the job for which the option is set, corresponding to the handwriting input.
10. The image forming apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the user operation unit receives a user login to the image forming apparatus.
11. The image forming apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the display unit further displays at least one of a prestored job list and an icon list corresponding to a handwriting input in the handwriting input window.
12. The image forming apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the job list and the icon list are displayed corresponding to the user who has logged in.
13. The image forming apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the job list and the icon list are displayed by a user's request.
14. The image forming apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the display unit displays thereon a job performing result.
15. The image forming apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the handwriting input comprises at least one of a number, a character, a shape and a directional gesture.
16. The image forming apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the job performing unit comprises at least one of an image forming unit performing a print operation, an image scanner scanning a document and a communication unit communicating with an external device, and
the communication unit comprises at least one of a fax communication module transmitting and receiving a fax, a network communication module performing a network communication, and an interface which is connected with an hard disc drive (HDD) or a universal serial bus (USB).
17. The image forming apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the display unit displays a recommendation list for a name of the registered shortcut according to the selection result.