IP Library Granted Patent US 9,912,826
Granted Patent B2
US 9,912,826 · App. 15/455,348 · Granted Mar 6, 2018

Business customized multifunction peripherals

Inventors: Bill Melo (Laguna Hills, CA); Marianne Kodimer (Huntington Beach, CA); Young Park (Aliso Viejo, CA); William Su (Riverside, CA); Jia Zhang (Irvine, CA); Louis Ormond (Irvine, CA); Michael Yeung (Mission Viejo, CA)
Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba; Toshiba TEC Kabushiki Kaisha
H04N1/0097H04N1/00411H04N1/00424H04N1/00506H04N1/00511H04N1/32122H04N2201/0094H04N2201/3211
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,912,826
App. No.
15/455,348
Granted
Mar 6, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system and method for customized multifunction peripherals includes a document processing controller including a processor and a memory, a scanner, a scanner engine, a printer, a user input and a display. The memory stores electronic customization groups, each corresponding to a unique business type. Each electronic customization group includes electronic files, such as forms, applications, screen backgrounds, company logos, screen positioning information, and labels. The memory also stores device customization data sets, each corresponding to document processing in the multifunction peripheral. Indicia on the display identify each of the customization groups by business type, and the user input receives a selection of a selected customization group. A customizations menu on the display lists available customizations from the selected customization group. A document processing options menu on the display includes document processing options corresponding to a portion of the device customization data sets associated with the selected customization group.

Claims (55)

1. 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 wherein each customization group corresponds to a unique business type, 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 by business type,

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, and

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.

2. The multifunction peripheral of claim 1 further wherein the processor is further configured to edit the customizations menu in accordance with user selection received via the user input.

3. The multifunction peripheral of claim 2 wherein the processor is further configured to edit the customizations menu to include an entry referencing user-supplied customization data.

4. The multifunction peripheral of claim 3 wherein the processor is further configured to receive the user-supplied customization data from the scanner engine.

5. The multifunction peripheral of claim 4 wherein the processor is further configured to edit document processing operation options listed on the document processing options menu in accordance user selection received via the user input.

6. The multifunction peripheral of claim 5 wherein the processor is further configured to generate a company personalization image on the display in accordance with user selection received via the user input.

7. The multifunction peripheral of claim 6 wherein the company personalization data includes logo data corresponding to a business type associated with the selected identified customization group.

8. A method comprising:

storing, in a memory, a plurality of identified electronic customization groups, each customization group including a plurality of electronic customization documents, and wherein each customization group corresponds to a unique business type;

storing a plurality of device customization data sets, each data set corresponding to control of a document processing operation of a multifunction peripheral;

generating, via a processor, indicia on a display identifying each of the plurality of customization groups by business type;

receiving user selection data corresponding to a selected identified customization group selected from the indicia;

generating, on the display, a customizations menu listing available customizations from the selected identified customization group;

generating, on the display, a document processing options menu including document processing options corresponding to a portion of the device customization data construction sets associated with the selected identified customization group; and

receiving user selection data corresponding to commencement of at least one of the document processing options including completing a print operation of a selected one of the available customizations on a print engine of the multifunction peripheral.

9. The method of claim 8 further comprising editing, via the processor, the customizations menu in accordance with user input.

10. The method of claim 9 further comprising editing the customizations menu to include an entry referencing user-supplied customization data.

11. The method of claim 10 further comprising receiving the user-supplied customization data from a scanner engine of the multifunction peripheral.

12. The method of claim 11 further comprising editing document processing operation options listed on the document processing options menu in accordance a received user selection.

13. The method of claim 12 further comprising generating a company personalization image on the display in accordance with user selection received user selection.

14. The method of claim 13 wherein the company personalization data includes logo data corresponding to a business type associated with the selected identified customization group.

15. 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 customization documents, and wherein each customization group corresponds to a unique business type, and

store a plurality of device customization data sets, each data set corresponding to a document processing operation of 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 by business type,

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 memory is further configured to store at least one user-supplied electronic customization with the selected identified customization group,

wherein the processor is further configured to update the customizations menu to include reference to the at least one user-supplied electronic customization, and

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 construction sets associated with the selected identified customization group.

16. The multifunction peripheral of claim 15 wherein the scanner engine is configured to generate the at least one user-supplied electronic customization from a scan of a tangible document.

17. The multifunction peripheral of claim 15 wherein the processor is further configured for generating document processing corresponding to a plurality of the device customization data sets in accordance with received user selection.

18. The multifunction peripheral of claim 17 wherein the processor is further configured to export data corresponding to the selected identified customization group to at least a second multifunction peripheral.

19. The multifunction peripheral of claim 18 wherein the processor is further configured to selectively implement a document security protocol for document processing operations when indicated by the selected identified customization group.

20. The multifunction peripheral of claim 18 wherein the selected identified customization group corresponds to a medical profession and wherein the document security protocol includes HIPAA compliance.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 10, 2017
From: MELO, BILL; KODIMER, MARIANNE; PARK, YOUNG; SU, WILLIAM; ZHANG, JIA; ORMOND, LOUIS; YEUNG, MICHAEL
To: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA; TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 042324/0159 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62334634 · May 11, 2016
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