Patent ID: 8804156

Claim:
A multi-functional printing apparatus connectable to a plurality of clients via a network and operable to enable the clients to remotely share a file stored in the multi-functional printing apparatus using a WebDAV (Web-based Distributed Authoring and Versioning) protocol, the multi-functional printing apparatus comprising: a storage unit capable of storing a plurality of files; a printing unit; a scanning unit; a communication interface unit to receive print data via the network; a control unit operable to process the print data received via the network and to control the printing unit to execute a printing operation according to the processed print data; and a user interface configured to receive user input to enable selection of a copying option and to enable selection of a scanning option, the user interface configured to receive user input to enable remote sharing of a file stored in the storage unit using the WebDAV protocol, and to disable remote sharing of a file stored in the storage unit, wherein, when the remote sharing is enabled via the user interface, a WebDAV server embedded in the multi-functional printing apparatus is executed to enable the clients to remotely share a file stored in the storage unit using the WebDAV protocol, wherein, if power supplied to the storage unit is cut off during a power-saving mode and a WebDAV request is received from a remote client to access the storage unit while the remote sharing is enabled, the control unit is capable of restoring power to the storage unit so as to enable the remote client to access files stored in the storage unit even when the multi-functional printing apparatus is in the power-saving mode.