US 2006/0155890 A1 · Multi-functional peripheral combination apparatus and control method thereof

Abstract

A multi-functional peripheral combination apparatus includes a multi-functional peripheral, a portable electronic equipment and a transforming unit being electrically connected between the multi-functional peripheral and the portable electronic equipment for image management, file management and other administrative affairs. Furthermore, the operation applied to both of the portable electronic equipment and the multi-functional peripheral is configured to preview the working image before the processing of the multi-functional peripheral, and then to edit and revise the image.

Claims15

Dependent claims

A multi-functional peripheral combination apparatus comprising:

a multi-functional peripheral;
a portable electronic equipment having a display panel;
and
a transforming unit being electrically connected between said multi-functional peripheral and said portable electronic equipment, thereby to transmit a variety of data from said display panel of said portable electronic equipment into said multi-functional peripheral.

1 more element

A control method of a multi-functional peripheral combination apparatus having a portable electronic equipment with a display panel, a multi-functional peripheral and a transforming unit, the control method comprising:

connecting the portable electronic equipment to the multi-functional peripheral via the transforming unit;
processing a specific application program configured by a controlled processor of said portable electronic equipment;
detecting whether a link between said portable electronic equipment and said multi-functional peripheral is established or not via the specific application program;
executing a variety of application programs of said multi-functional peripheral via the link between said portable electronic equipment and said multi-functional peripheral;
and
inputting operation instructions from the display panel of said portable electronic equipment into said multi-functional peripheral.

3 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

11/033,815Filed 13 Jan 2005

Published

13 Jul 2006

Term ends

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Classification7 codes

H04N 1/00204
Connection or combination of a still picture apparatus with another apparatus, e.g. for storage, processing or transmission of still picture…:…
H04N 1/0044
Display of information to the user, e.g. menus: for image preview or review, e.g. to help the user position a sheet
H04N 2201/0036
Details of the connection, e.g. connector, interface: detecting or checking connection
H04N 2201/0062
Details of the connection, e.g. connector, interface: stand-alone interface device

Multi-functional peripheral combination apparatus and control method thereof

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Multi-functional peripheral combination apparatus and control method thereof

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Abstract

Claims15