Patent ID: 9749483
Date: 2017-08-29
CPC Classifications: G06K,G06Q,H04N

Claim:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: a memory configured to store computer-executable instructions; and a processor configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to perform operations comprising: receiving print data from a user terminal, wherein the print data is page description language data; classifying and storing words for each business type in a business-type based word database; storing business-type-based templates in a business-type based template database in which a plurality of icons to respectively invoke a plurality of functions previously set for each business type are grouped; extracting a word from the print data by analyzing character information included in the print data; comparing the extracted word with the words stored in the business-type-based word database and to count a coincidence number in a comparison result for each business type; determining a business type of a user transmitting the print data based on the coincidence number; acquiring a template relating to the determined business type of the user from the business-type-based template database; displaying the acquired template on a screen; and converting the print data to a raster image based on the acquired template being selected based on user input.