Patent ID: 8464146

Claim:
An image forming apparatus which is connected to at least one printing control apparatus comprising a second display unit implemented as a web browser, the image forming apparatus comprising: a first display unit to display each function of web content through a web browser; a storage unit to store at least one of at least one first web application corresponding to each function of the image forming apparatus and a second web application provided by a third party; a bundle management unit to identify whether or not the at least one web application can be applied to the image forming apparatus; a web server to receive a request for access to a local user interface from the at least one printing control apparatus; and a control unit to identify whether to display the at least one web application having an individual context and to generate the local user interface according to the identification by the control unit and the bundle management unit, wherein the web server provides the printing control apparatus with the generated local user interface, and wherein according to a web application selected by the printing control apparatus, the control unit independently drives the web application.