Systems and methods for controlling user-controlled devices using data stored on a portable storage medium
OwnerDavid QUIJANOinventor
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Abstract
Data stored on a storage medium is used to operate and/or control a user-controlled device. The data may be stored onto the storage medium at a remote location using a programming device which is capable of programming and/or storing the data onto the storage medium. The data is read/received from the storage medium using a storage medium reading device and the read/received data is used operate the image forming device. A programmed storage medium may be used instead of, or in addition to, the control panel associated with a user-controlled device to operate and/or control the user-controlled device.
Claims23
A method for controlling a target user-controlled device, the method comprising:
- storing data on a storage medium using a storage medium programming device to generate a programmed storage medium, the data comprising control data;
- receiving the data stored on the programmed storage medium;
- providing the received data to a target user-controlled device;
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- automatically controlling the target user-controlled device based on the control data received from the programmed storage medium, the control data comprising at least one of a setting for the target user-controlled device and a command for the target user-controlled device to perform at least one function.
A user-controlled device, comprising:.
- a control panel that a user can operate to select at least one of a setting for the user-controlled device and a function that can be performed by the user controlled device;
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- a storage medium reading device associated with the user-controlled device that receives data stored on a storage medium and provides the data to the user-controlled device, the data comprising control data which includes at least one of a setting for the user-controlled device and a command for the user-controlled device to perform the function.
A system for controlling a user-controlled device, comprising:
- a storage medium programming device usable to program a storage medium with at least control data;
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- a storage medium reading device associated with the user-controlled device and which is usable to read control data from a storage medium programmed by the storage medium programming device, wherein the control data comprising at least one of a setting or a function of the user-controlled device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.