Cloud server, image forming device, and printing control method

1. At least one server connectable to a mobile device, the at least one server comprising:

at least one processor to,

generate a virtual work group associated with the mobile device to include a plurality of image forming devices to be controlled by the mobile device, and

generate information to display a user interface, UI, to receive input of a virtual task group of a plurality of tasks to perform one job, each task respectively corresponding to a different function supported by an image forming devise from among the plurality of image forming devices in the virtual work group, to perform the one job; and

a communication interface hardware component to transmit the generated information for the UI to the mobile device to cause the mobile device to display the UI for the receiving of the virtual group of the plurality of different tasks of the one jab.

2. The at least one server as claimed in claim 1 , wherein in response to receiving an execute command for the one job of the virtual task group, the at least one processor is to,

control the communication interface hardware component such that a first image forming device of the plurality of image forming devices in the virtual work group executes a first task, among the tasks of the one job, corresponding to a first function supported by the first image forming device, and a second image forming device e the plurality of image forming devices in the virtual work group executes a second task, among the tasks of the one job, corresponding to a second function different from the first function and supported by the second image forming device.

3. The at least one server as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the at least one processor s to control the communication interface hardware component such that control commands related to the one job of the virtual task group with respect to the first image forming device and the second image forming device are transmitted to the first image forming device in batches.

4. The at least one server as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the at least one processor is to control the communication interface hardware component such that a first control command for executing the first task of the one job of the virtual task group is transmitted to the first image forming device, and a second control command for executing the second task of the one job of the virtual task group is transmitted to the second image forming device.

5. The et least one server as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the generated information to display the UI is a generated webpage.

6. The at least one server as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the communication interface hardware component receives information including phone numbers for specifying corresponding image forming devices of the plurality of image forming devices, from the mobile device,

wherein the at least one processor is to generate the virtual work group including the plurality of image forming devices corresponding to the received phone numbers.

7. The at least one server as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the communication interface hardware component receives the phone numbers and a function number for specifying a function of an image forming device among the plurality of image forming devices,

wherein the at least one processor is to generate the virtual work group of the plurality of image forming devices corresponding to the received phone numbers and the function number.

8. The at least ore server as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the communication interface hardware component receives work group information on the plurality of image forming devices from an image forming device among the image forming devices to generate the virtual work group based on the received work group information.

9. The at least one server as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is to generate a phone number corresponding to the virtual work group, and in response to receiving a request for the one job of the virtual work group with respect to the phone number, execute the one job of the virtual work group corresponding to the phone number to be executed.

10. An image forming device communicatively connectable to a server which is communicatively connectable to a mobile device, the image forming device comprising:

a communication interface hardware component to receive a job execute command for a virtual task group of a plurality of tasks to perform one job, each task respectively corresponding to a different function supported by an other image forming device from among a plurality of image forming devices in a virtual workgroup; and

a processor to,

execute a first task, among the tasks of the one job of the virtual task group, corresponding to a first function supported by the image forming device included in the virtual work group, and

control the communication interface hardware component to transmit a second task, among the tasks of the one job of the virtual task group, to the other image forming device among the plurality of image forming devices in the virtual work group.

11. A printing control method in a server communicatively connectable to a mobile device, the method comprising:

generating, by the server, a virtual work group associated with the mobile device to include a plurality of image forming devices to be controlled by the mobile device;

generating, by the server, information to display a User Interface, UI, to receive input of a virtual task group of a plurality of tasks to perform one job, each task respectively corresponding to a different function supported by an image forming device from among the plurality of image forming in the virtual work group, to perform the one job; and

transmitting, by the server, the generated information for the UI to the mobile device to cause the mobile device to display the UI for the receiving of the virtual group of the plurality of different tasks of the one job.

12. The method as claimed in claim 11 , further comprising:

receiving, by the server, an execute command for the one job of the virtual task group; and

causing, by the server, a first image forming device of the plurality of image forming devices in the virtual work group to execute a first task, among the task of the one job, corresponding to the first function supported by the first image forming device and causing a second image forming device of the plurality of image forming devices in the virtual work group to execute a second task, among the tasks of the one job, corresponding to a second function different from the first function and supported by the second image forming device.

13. The method as claimed in claim 11 , further comprising:

generating, by the server, a phone number corresponding to the virtual work group; and

controlling, by the server, in response to receiving a request for the one job of the virtual work group with respect to the phone number, the one job of the virtual work group corresponding to the phone number to be executed.

14. A printing control method of an image forming device communicatively connectable to a server which is connectable to a mobile device, the method comprising:

receiving, by the image forming device, a job execute command for a virtual task group of a plurality of tasks to perform one job, each task respectively corresponding to a different function supported by an other image forming device from among a plurality of image forming devices in a virtual workgroup;

executing, by the image forming device, a first task, among the tasks of the one job of the virtual task group, corresponding to a first function supported by the image forming device included in the virtual work group; and

transmitting, by the image forming device, a second task, among the tasks of the one job of the virtual task group, to the other image forming device among the plurality of image forming devices in the virtual work group.