EP0902582A2
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User interface with immediate indicators of concurrence, in use, available, and not available features
Assignee: Xerox Corp
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Filing: 1998-09-11
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2018-09-11
Abstract
Abstract A method of providing immediate status and capability indicators of an imaging device (2) to an operator by displaying at the user interface display screen (40) an indicator of imaging device features available for operation and a display of imaging device features not available for operation. There is also provided a display of imaging device features in use by animating the display screen and there are displayed connecting channels indicating connection of the imaging device to other devices on the network. Finally, there is presented to the operator a manifestation of the capability of concurrent feature operation of the imaging device.
Inventors
- 👤 Ruediger W. Knodt
- 👤 Michael W. Barrett
- 👤 Andrew T. Martin
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 16:28
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/0035; H04N1/00405; H04N1/00408; H04N1/00413; H04N1/00416; H04N1/00419; H04N1/00432; H04N1/00474
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
86 words
A method of providing immediate status indicators of
an imaging device to an operator, the imaging device
including a user interface with display screen providing a
plurality of feature selections, the method comprising the
steps of: providing at the user interface display screen a
display of imaging device features in use, showing connecting channels on the display screen
indicating connection of the imaging device to other
devices on the network, and and displaying at the user interface an indicator of
imaging device features available for operation.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
24 words
A method according to claim 1, further comprising
displaying at the user interface display screen an
indicator of imaging system features available for
operation.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of claim 1 or claim 2, including the step
of presenting to the operator a display of the capability
of concurrent feature operation of the imaging device.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
39 words
The method of claim 3, wherein the step of presenting
to the operator a manifestation of the capability of
concurrent feature operation of the imaging system includes
the step of visually linking indicators of features capable
of concurrent operation.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method according to claim 3 or claim 4, wherein the
features capable of concurrent operation are printing and
scanning operations or printing and facsimile operations.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
23 words
The method of any of the preceding claims, including
the step of providing a display of features not available
to the imaging system.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
35 words
The method of any of the preceding claims, wherein the
step of providing at the user interface display screen a
display of imaging system features in use includes the step
of animating the display screen.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
31 words
The method of any of the preceding claims, wherein the
imaging system is connected to a network and the display
includes a connecting channel indicating connection of
devices on the network.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
35 words
The method of any of the preceding claims, wherein the
step of providing at the user interface display screen a
display of imaging system features in use includes the step
of animating the display screen.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method of claim 9, wherein the devices include
printers and facsimile devices.
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