Patent ID: 9066057
Filing Date: 2015-06-23
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: an image processing unit that comprises a plurality of image processing parts which perform different functions, the different functions comprising at least one of printing, a fax transmission, and an email transmission; a display part to display at least one of text and image type files; an input part to receive at least one index information to append an index information identification (ID) to the at least one of the text and the image type files; a storing part to store the files and the received index information together; and a control part to select at least one of the image processing parts according to the appended index information ID to process the files corresponding to each of the at least one of the text and the image type files, to classify the files according to the appended index information ID of the at least one of the text and the image type files of the received index information, and to control the at least one of the image processing parts to perform at least one of the different functions corresponding to the selected at least one of the image processing parts on the classified files by processing to materialize the at least one of the text and the image type files to output at least one of a printed at least one of the text and the image type files, an email of the at least one of the text and the image type files, and a facsimile of the at least one of the text and the image type files according to the appended index information ID, wherein the files are classified by the appended index information ID according to a subject contained in an image of the at least one image type files, wherein the at least one text and image type files is individually displayed to be appended with the index information ID, wherein the index information ID corresponding to the one or more image processing parts is appended to each of the displayed at least one of the text and the image type files, and wherein the control part controls the display part to display a user interface which indicates the appended index information ID and information on the different functions corresponding to the appended index information ID.