Patent ID: 9671982
Date: 2017-06-06
CPC Classifications: G06F,H04L

Claim:
1. A method of performing cloud printing by using a mobile device, the method comprising: generating a virtual apparatus registerable to a cloud server, corresponding to identification information of an image forming apparatus, in the mobile device in response to the image forming apparatus receiving a request for information which is necessary to generate the virtual apparatus from the mobile device, wherein the information which is necessary to generate the virtual apparatus includes the identification information of the image forming apparatus; registering the generated virtual apparatus in the cloud server; receiving, by the mobile device and from the cloud server, a job request for the virtual apparatus; and when the mobile device is connected to the image forming apparatus, transmitting the received job request to the image forming apparatus, wherein the image forming apparatus is not directly connectable to the cloud server, and wherein the registered virtual apparatus corresponds to identification information of the mobile device.