Image forming apparatus for providing user interface and method thereof

1. A method for providing a user interface of an image forming apparatus, the method comprising:

displaying a setting user interface (UI) to set a function of the image forming apparatus on a display of the image forming apparatus, by a controller of the image forming apparatus;

when a user manipulation is not input to the setting UI for a predetermined time before a user finishes setting the function, temporarily storing setting information that the user has input through the setting UI in a storage of the apparatus and displaying an initial UI on the display, by the controller; and

when a predetermined event occurs, re-displaying the setting UI corresponding to the setting information on the display, by the controller.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a shortcut icon is displayed on the initial UI and the event is an event in which the shortcut icon is selected.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the setting UI comprises a plurality of pages,

wherein the re-displaying the setting UI comprises re-displaying a page that was displayed last from among the plurality of pages based on the setting information.

4. The method as claimed in claim 3 , wherein at least one of the plurality of pages displays a menu for setting a shortcut function to temporarily store the setting information and return to the setting UI according to the event.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising, when the setting UI is re-displayed, deleting the setting information.

6. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the setting UI is displayed when the user logs in and inputs a setting command for the function,

wherein the setting information is matched with user login information and stored,

wherein the event is an event in which the user re-logs in.

7. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the setting UI is displayed when the user logs in and inputs a setting command for the function,

wherein the setting information is matched with user login information and stored,

wherein the re-displaying the setting UI corresponding to the setting information comprises:

when the user re-logs in, displaying a shortcut icon on the initial screen; and

when an event in which the shortcut icon is selected occurs, re-displaying the setting UI.

8. An image forming apparatus comprising:

a display configured to display a setting User Interface (UI) to set a function of the image forming apparatus;

an inputter configured to receive setting information which is set through the setting UI; and

when a user manipulation is not input to the setting UI for a predetermined time before a user finishes setting the function, a controller configured to temporarily store the setting information that the user has input in a storage and display an initial UI on the display,

wherein, when a predetermined event occurs, the controller re-displays the setting UI corresponding to the setting information on the display.

9. The image forming apparatus as claimed in claim 8 , wherein a shortcut icon is displayed on the initial UI and the event is an event in which the shortcut icon is selected.

10. The image forming apparatus as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the setting UI comprises a plurality of pages,

wherein, when the predetermined event occurs, the controller re-displays a page that was displayed last from among the plurality of pages based on the setting information.

11. The image forming apparatus as claimed in claim 10 , wherein at least one of the plurality of pages displays a menu for setting a shortcut function to temporarily store the setting information and return to the setting UI according to the event.

12. The image forming apparatus as claimed in claim 8 , wherein, when the setting UI is re-displayed, the controller deletes the setting information from the storage.

13. The image forming apparatus as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the display displays the setting UI when the user logs in and inputs a setting command for the function,

wherein the controller matches the setting information with user login information and stores the setting information with the user login information in the storage,

wherein the event is an event in which the user re-logs in.

14. The image forming apparatus as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the display displays the setting UI when the user logs in and inputs a setting command for the function,

wherein the controller matches the setting information with user login information and stores the setting information with the user login information in the storage,

wherein, when the user re-logs in, the controller displays a shortcut icon on the initial screen, and, when an event in which the shortcut icon is selected occurs, re-displays the setting UI.

15. The image forming apparatus as claimed in claim 8 , further comprising the storage configured to store the setting information.

16. A method for providing a user interface of an apparatus, the method comprising:

displaying an initial user interface (UI) to set a function of the apparatus on a display of the apparatus, by a controller of the apparatus;

when an incomplete setting of the UI is input and a predetermined time has passed, temporarily storing the incomplete setting in a storage of the apparatus and displaying an initial UI on the display, by the controller; and

when a predetermined event occurs, displaying a UI corresponding to the temporarily stored setting information on the display, by the controller.

17. The method as claimed in claim 16 , wherein the initial UI is a blank screen.