US 11,755,257 B2
Automatic output of document
Myoungjin Lee, Seongnam-si (KR); and Inhwan Cha, Seongnam-si (KR)
Assigned to Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Spring, TX (US)
Appl. No. 17/762,475
Filed by HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P., Spring, TX (US)
PCT Filed Jun. 26, 2020, PCT No. PCT/US2020/039838
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Mar. 22, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/141624, PCT Pub. Date Jul. 15, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2020-0001341 (KR), filed on Jan. 6, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0365732 A1, Nov. 17, 2022
Int. Cl. G06F 3/12 (2006.01); H04L 67/06 (2022.01)
CPC G06F 3/1204 (2013.01) [G06F 3/1236 (2013.01); G06F 3/1268 (2013.01); G06F 3/1287 (2013.01); H04L 67/06 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An image forming apparatus comprising:
a communication interface device;
a print engine;
a processor; and
a memory storing instructions executable by the processor,
wherein the processor, by executing the instructions as an automatic document output function is performed, is to:
detect access of a predetermined user terminal through the communication interface device,
based on detecting the access of the predetermined user terminal, obtain a document to be automatically output using setting information of the automatic document output function,
based on the setting information, determine a set time for outputting the document, wherein:
in response to the set time being immediately after the document is obtained, set the document to be automatically output immediately after being obtained, and
in response to the set time being after a predetermined time after the document is obtained, set the document to be automatically output after the predetermined time has elapsed, and
output the obtained document by using the print engine.