US 8,045,193 B2 · Automatic detection of user preference for copy or scan setting

Abstract

A method is described for automatically predicting user-preferred copy or scan settings based on past user behavior. The method is implemented in a management section of a copier, scanner, or multifunction devices that combine copy, scan and print functions, or on a server connected with such a device. The management section maintains a copy/scan/user (CSU) settings database that stores copy and/or scan settings associated with user IDs. Each time a copy or scan job is initiated, the management section analyzes the CSU database to determine a predicted user-preferred setting. The user may manually change the setting and confirm it, and the management section stores the user confirmed setting in the CSU database for future use. The CSU database may be transferred from one copier/scanner/multifunction device to another.

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Dependent claims

A method for controlling an image reproduction device, comprising:

(a) obtaining a first user ID associated with a user of the image reproduction device;
(b) determining a predicted user-preferred setting for the image reproduction device associated with the first user ID by analyzing a frequency of past uses of the setting stored in a settings database, the settings database containing one or more copy or scan settings recorded from users' past uses, each setting associated with a user ID and a frequency value indicating the frequency of past uses;
(c) allowing the user to optionally change and confirm the predicted user-preferred setting;
(d) updating the frequency value in the settings database using the confirmed setting and the first user ID;
and
(e) performing copying or scanning using the confirmed setting.

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Automatic detection of user preference for copy or scan setting

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Abstract

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