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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2010
Kwang-soo Ha, Seoul, KR;
Sung-jae Chung, Seoul, KR;
Bong-gun Kim, Yongin-si, KR;
Sang-su Lee, Seoul, KR;
Sung-man Shin, Seoul, KR;
Kwang-Soo Ha, Seoul, KR;
Sung-Jae Chung, Seoul, KR;
Bong-Gun Kim, Yongin-si, KR;
Sang-Su Lee, Seoul, KR;
Sung-Man Shin, Seoul, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-Si, KR;
Abstract
A control method of an image forming apparatus which is connected to an external apparatus, supports a resource saving mode, and outputs document data is provided. The control method includes: selecting the document data to be output, selecting an output option to be applied to the selected document data, comparing a resource saving value corresponding to the output option to be applied to the document data and a resource saving set value which is pre-set in the image forming apparatus, displaying at least one suggestion option to save resources of the document data according to a result of comparison, and selecting one of the displayed suggestion option and outputting the document data.