Patent ID: 8526018
Filing Date: 2013-09-03
Classification: G06F,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method to convert a file stored in an image forming apparatus and to transmit the converted file to a remote device, comprising: displaying a plurality of tasks to be executed by the image forming apparatus; receiving a user input to select an emailing task from among the displayed plurality of tasks to transmit a file via an email transmission; receiving a user input to select a file stored in a format compatible to a task different to the selected emailing task, from among a plurality of files stored in the image forming apparatus, to be transmitted to a remote device via the email transmission; converting the format of data of the selected file to be transmitted to the remote device via the email transmission into a bitmap format and converting the format of the selected file from the bitmap format into one of a plurality of formats predefined for the emailing task; and transmitting the converted file to the remote device via the email transmission.