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System and method for selecting and implementing one or more user customized MFP interfaces

AssigneeToshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha

InventorsWilliam Su, Jia Zhang

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Abstract

A system and method for customizing a multifunction peripheral user interface includes a multifunction peripheral with a document processing controller including a processor and memory. The memory stores identified electronic customization groups, each comprised of electronic files. The memory also stores device customization data sets, each data set corresponding to document processing in the multifunction peripheral. A print engine and a scan engine are operational by instructions issued from the controller. The processor generates indicia on a display identifying each of the customization groups and receives a user selection of one or more customization group. A customizations menu listing available customizations from the selections is displayed along with a document processing options menu including corresponding device customization data sets. Selectable user interface packages, where at least one of the interface packages includes a document processing options menu, are stored in the memory.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A multifunction peripheral comprising:

a document processing controller including,
a processor, and
a memory configured to
store a plurality of identified electronic customization groups, each customization group including a plurality of electronic files, and
store a plurality of device customization data sets, each data set corresponding to document processing in the multifunction peripheral;
a print engine operational by instructions issued from the controller;
a scanner engine operational by instructions issued from the controller;
a user input;
and
a display,
wherein the processor is configured to generate indicia on the display identifying each of the plurality of customization groups,
wherein the processor is further configured to receive user selection data received via the user input corresponding to a selected identified customization group selected from the indicia,
wherein the processor is further configured to generate, on the display, a customizations menu listing available customizations from the selected identified customization group,
wherein the processor is further configured to generate, on the display, a document processing options menu including document processing options corresponding to a portion of the device customization data sets associated with the selected identified customization group, wherein the processor is further configured to store, in the memory, a plurality of selectable user interface packages, and
wherein at least one of the interface packages is comprised of the document processing options menu.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 16/172,105Filed 26 Oct 2018 · continuation in part
Priority: 11 May 2016
Published: US 2019/0068801 A128 Feb 2019
Granted: 24 Sep 2019
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification9 codes

H04N 1/0097
Input arrangements for operating instructions or parameters, e.g. updating internal software: storage of instructions or parameters, e.g.…
H04N 1/00411
Display of information to the user, e.g. menus: the display also being used for user input, e.g. touch screen
H04N 1/00424
Arrangements for navigating between pages or parts of the menu: using a list of graphical elements, e.g. icons or icon bar
H04N 1/00506
Tailoring a user interface [UI] to specific requirements: customising to the data to be displayed

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