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Method of Executing Web Application in Image Forming Apparatus and Image Forming Apparatus to Perform the Method

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A new patent application by EUM, Ju-ho, filed on October 1, 2014, has been made available online, outlining a method for executing web applications in image forming apparatuses. The application, assigned to Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., aims to provide a solution for executing web applications in devices with limited display capabilities.

The inventors proposed a method that involves receiving an input to execute a web application, reading a hypertext markup language (HTML) file by connecting to a server supporting the web application, generating text data by analyzing the HTML file, and displaying the text data on a display unit provided in the image forming apparatus. The generated text data excludes character strings corresponding to graphic configurations in the HTML file, ensuring that the displayed text data is in a format suitable for devices with limited display capabilities.

The patent application also describes additional features and utilities of the present general inventive concept, including the use of non-transitory computer-readable recording media to execute the method and the provision of an image forming apparatus to execute a web application. The apparatus includes a display unit, a text viewer to convert an image in a web application corresponding to a function into a selectable character string displayed on the display unit, and an image forming job execution unit to perform the function upon selection of the character string.

Key Takeaways:

  • The patent application proposes a method for executing web applications in image forming apparatuses with limited display capabilities.
  • The method involves receiving an input to execute a web application, reading an HTML file, generating text data by analyzing the HTML file, and displaying the text data on a display unit.
  • The generated text data excludes character strings corresponding to graphic configurations in the HTML file.
  • The patent application describes the use of non-transitory computer-readable recording media to execute the method and the provision of an image forming apparatus to execute a web application.
  • The apparatus includes a display unit, a text viewer, and an image forming job execution unit to perform the function upon selection of the character string.
  • The inventors proposed various embodiments of the method, including the extraction of tags included in the HTML file to generate text data in a format according to the extracted tags.
  • The text viewer may extract at least one of a form tag, an a tag, a select tag, and an option tag included in the HTML file and analyze the tag to generate text data.
  • The method may also include inputting a command to execute a web application, displaying text data generated by interpreting an HTML file, and setting an option through a text data screen.
  • The patent application includes diagrams illustrating various embodiments of the method and the provision of an image forming apparatus to execute a web application.

Statistics:

  • The patent application was filed on October 1, 2014, and posted on May 7, 2015.
  • The application is assigned to Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
  • The inventors proposed various embodiments of the method, including the extraction of tags included in the HTML file to generate text data in a format according to the extracted tags.
  • The text viewer may extract at least one of a form tag, an a tag, a select tag, and an option tag included in the HTML file and analyze the tag to generate text data.
  • The method may also include inputting a command to execute a web application, displaying text data generated by interpreting an HTML file, and setting an option through a text data screen.

Sources:

  • EUM, Ju-ho. Method of Executing Web Application in Image Forming Apparatus and Image Forming Apparatus to Perform the Method. Filed October 1, 2014 and posted May 7, 2015. Patent URL: http://appft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-adv.html&r=4835&p=97&f=G&l=50&d=PG01&S1=20150430.PD.&OS=PD/20150430&RS=PD/20150430 Keywords for this news article include: Technology Companies, Semiconductor- Memory Chip Companies. Our reports deliver fact-based news of research and discoveries from around the world. Copyright 2015, NewsRx LLC

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