Device to edit documents for printout and method thereof

Abstract

A device and method of editing documents created in different application programs and stored in a storage unit of a printer to create a new document according to a minimum unit.

1 . A method of editing documents in a printer storing and printing one or more received documents, the method comprising:
 displaying documents stored in a storage unit of the printer;   selecting one or more target documents from the displayed documents; and   editing the selected one or more target documents to generate new documents.   
     
     
         2 . The method as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the editing of the selected one or more target documents comprises performing one of copying and deleting a minimum unit of each of the one or more target documents. 
     
     
         3 . The method as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the storage unit of the printer comprises an external storage medium connectable to the printer. 
     
     
         4 . A method of editing documents in a terminal connected to a printer through a network, the method comprising:
 displaying on a display unit documents stored in the printer;   selecting one or more documents from the displayed documents; and   editing the selected one or more documents to generate new documents.   
     
     
         5 . The method as claimed in  claim 4 , further comprising:
 sending the generated new documents to the printer to print or store.   
     
     
         6 . The method as claimed in  claim 4 , wherein the editing of the selected one or more documents comprises performing one of copying and deleting a minimum unit of each of the selected one or more documents stored in the printer. 
     
     
         7 . A method of editing documents in a terminal connected to a printer through a network, the method comprising:
 selecting one or more documents from documents stored in the printer;   inputting a command to edit the selected one or more documents;   sending the command to the printer; and   editing the selected one or more documents according to the command in the printer to create new documents.   
     
     
         8 . The method as claimed in  claim 7 , wherein the editing of the selected one or more documents according to the command comprises editing a minimum unit of the selected one or more documents stored in a memory. 
     
     
         9 . A device to edit documents stored in a printer the device comprising:
 an input unit to select a new document-creating mode;   a display unit to display characters and a setup window corresponding to key data input from the input unit; and   a control unit to list documents stored in a storage unit on a display unit in order to select one or more documents, and to edit the one or more selected documents to create a new document, if the document-creating mode is selected through the input unit.   
     
     
         10 . The device as claimed in  claim 9 , wherein the control unit edits the one or more selected documents by performing one of copying and deleting a minimum storage unit the one or more documents stored in the storage unit according to a minimum unit. 
     
     
         11 . The device as claimed in  claim 9 , wherein the storage unit of the printer comprises an external storage medium connectable to the printer. 
     
     
         12 . A device to edit documents, in a terminal connected to a printer through a network, the device comprising:
 an input unit to select a new document-creating mode;   a display unit to display characters and a setup window corresponding to key data input from the input unit; and   a control unit to list documents stored in the printer on the display unit to select one or more documents, to edit the one or more selected documents and to generate a new document, if the document-creating mode is selected through the input unit.   
     
     
         13 . The device as claimed in  claim 12 , wherein the control unit sends the new document to the printer to store and to print the new document. 
     
     
         14 . The device as claimed in  claim 12 , wherein the control unit edits the one or more selected documents by performing one of copying and deleting the one or more selected documents stored in the printer according to a minimum unit. 
     
     
         15 . A device to edit documents in a terminal connected to a printer through a network, the device comprising:
 an input unit to select one or more documents from documents stored in the printer, and to input a command to edit the selected one or more documents; and   a control unit to send the command to the printer, and to carry out the command in the printer to create a new document.   
     
     
         16 . The device as claimed in  claim 15 , wherein the command to edit the selected one or more documents comprises a mode to perform one of copying and deleting the selected one or more documents stored in the printer according to a minimum unit. 
     
     
         17 . A network printer system comprising:
 a storage unit to store a first document having one or more first minimum units and a second document having one or more second minimum units; and   a controller to combine at least one of the one or more first minimum units of the first document with at least one of the one or more second minimum units of the second document to generate a new document.   
     
     
         18 . The network printer system as claimed in  claim 17 , wherein the controller receives first data for printout and second data for printout in first and second format respectively, and converts the first data and the second data into the first document and the second document in same format. 
     
     
         19 . The network printer system as claimed in  claim 17 , further comprising:
 a printer having the storage unit and the controller.   
     
     
         20 . The network printer system as claimed in  claim 17 , further comprising:
 a display unit to display the first document and the second document.   
     
     
         21 . A method of a network printer system comprising:
 storing a first document having one or more first minimum units and a second document having one or more second minimum units; and   combining at least one of the one or more first minimum units of the first document with at least one of the one or more second minimum units of the second document to generate a new document.   
     
     
         22 . An image forming apparatus connectable to a host device executing a printer driver, the host device to generate a first document using a first application program and a second document using a second application program, the host device using the printer driver to convert the first document and the second document into a first printing data file and a second printing data file and transmitting the first printing data file and the second printing data file including printer control instructions to the image forming apparatus, the image forming apparatus comprising:
 a communication interface to receive the first printing data file and the second printing data file from the host device;   a storage unit to store image data files converted from corresponding to the first printing data file and the second printing data file and according to print instructions received by the image forming apparatus, each of the image data files containing one or more pages of data to be printed and excluding do not contain print control instructions;   a display unit to display a list of image data files excluding do not contain print control instructions stored in the storage unit;   an input unit to receive user input to select a first image data file and a second image data file from the displayed list of image data files excluding do not contain the print control instructions, the input unit to receive user input to select a merge option to merge the selected files and to receive user input to designate a page location of the second image data file in order to insert at least one page of the first image data file;   a control unit to perform a merging operation to generate a new merged file by merging pages of the selected files in image data format according to the selected merge option; and   a print unit to print the new merged file on sheets of printing medium,   wherein the merging operation is performed while the selected image data files exist in the image data format that excludes do not contain the print control instructions.