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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2010
Jung-mo Hong, Suwon-si, KR;
Hak-ju Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Hyun-jung Park, Seoul, KR;
Dong-hoan Koo, Suwon-si, KR;
Kyung-hoon Kang, Suwon-si, KR;
Jung-mo Hong, Suwon-si, KR;
Hak-ju Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Hyun-jung Park, Seoul, KR;
Dong-hoan Koo, Suwon-si, KR;
Kyung-hoon Kang, Suwon-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-Si, KR;
Abstract
A method for controlling the host apparatus includes searching for at least one image reading apparatus being connected to the host apparatus; displaying a list of image reading apparatuses using the first information of the searched at least one image reading apparatus; selecting one of the at least image reading apparatus from the displayed list of image reading apparatuses; displaying a user interface (UI) for selecting a scanning option which includes the second information of the selected image reading apparatus using the second information corresponding to the selected image reading apparatus; and controlling the selected image reading apparatus to perform a scanning operation according to the scanning option which is input through the UI for selecting a scanning option. Accordingly, a plurality of image reading apparatuses are controlled by a single universal driver without the need of installing driver programs for each of the image reading apparatuses.