Automatic selection of mobile device default action
View Patent ↗Systems and methods for automatic selection of mobile device default action are disclosed. The method comprises presenting a default action and a list of alternative actions that identify document processing operations that may be completed by a multifunction peripheral to thereby generate an electronic document, the default action automatically selected and the list of alternative actions available for selection and receiving user interaction, on the mobile device, with the list of alternative actions thereby selecting a selected alternative action. The method further includes storing the selected alternative action as a new default action, sending instructions to the multifunction peripheral to begin a document processing operation identified by the selected alternative action, and presenting, on the mobile device, the new default action and a second list of alternative actions available for selection, the second list of alternative actions including the default action and excluding the new default action.
1. A method for automatic selection of mobile device default action comprising:
presenting, on a mobile device, a default action and a list of alternative actions that identify document processing operations that may be completed by a multifunction peripheral to thereby generate an electronic document, the default action automatically selected and the list of alternative actions available for selection;
receiving a single user interaction, on the mobile device, selecting an alternative action from the list of alternative actions;
in response to receipt of the single user interaction:
storing the selected alternative action as a new default action;
sending instructions to the multifunction peripheral to begin a document processing operation identified by the selected alternative action; and
presenting, on the mobile device, the new default action and a second list of alternative actions available for selection upon receipt of further user interaction, the second list of alternative actions including the default action and excluding the new default action.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein the instructions include a location where to store the electronic document.
3. The method of claim 2 wherein the location is a cloud service and further wherein the mobile device automatically authenticates with the cloud service to enable storage of the electronic document.
4. The method of claim 2 wherein the location is a network storage location and further wherein the mobile device automatically authenticates with the network storage location to enable storage of the electronic document.
5. The method of claim 1 wherein the instructions include a secondary operation to be performed with the resulting electronic document upon completion of the document processing operation.
6. The method of claim 5 wherein the secondary operation is transmission of the electronic document to a selected one of (1) a Bluetooth-enabled device and (2) print output via a cloud printing service at a location remote from both the mobile device and the multifunction peripheral device.
7. The method of claim 1 wherein the new default action is stored in association with one of (1) the mobile device and (2) in the cloud, such that the new default action remains a default independent of any multifunction peripheral used.
8. An apparatus, including a processor and associated memory, the apparatus including software that when executed by the processor causes the processor to:
present a default action and a list of alternative actions that identify document processing operations that may be completed by a multifunction peripheral to thereby generate an electronic document, the default action automatically selected and the list of alternative actions available for selection;
receive a single user interaction selecting an alternative action from the list of alternative actions;
in response to receipt of the single user interaction, store the selected alternative action as a new default action;
in response to receipt of the single user interaction, send instructions to the multifunction peripheral to begin a document processing operation identified by the selected alternative action; and
in response to receipt of the single user interaction, and upon further user interaction present the new default action and a second list of alternative actions available for selection, the second list of alternative actions including the default action and excluding the new default action.
9. The apparatus of claim 8 wherein the instructions include a location where to store the electronic document.
10. The apparatus of claim 9 wherein the location is a cloud service and further wherein the mobile device automatically authenticates with the cloud service to enable storage of the electronic document.
11. The apparatus of claim 9 wherein the location is a network storage location and further wherein the mobile device automatically authenticates with the network storage location to enable storage of the electronic document.
12. The apparatus of claim 8 wherein the instructions include a secondary operation to be performed with the resulting electronic document upon completion of the document processing operation.
13. The apparatus of claim 12 wherein the secondary operation is transmission of the electronic document to a selected one of (1) a Bluetooth-enabled device and (2) print output via a cloud printing service at a location remote from both the mobile device and the multifunction peripheral device.
14. The apparatus of claim 8 wherein the new default action is stored in association with one of (1) the mobile device and (2) in the cloud, such that the new default action remains a default independent of any multifunction peripheral used.
15. An apparatus comprising a mobile device in communication with a multifunction peripheral, the mobile device comprising:
a display for presenting a default action and a list of alternative actions that identify document processing operations that may be completed by a multifunction peripheral to thereby generate an electronic document, the default action automatically selected and the list of alternative actions available for selection;
a user interface for receiving a single user interaction to select an alternative action from the list of alternative actions;
a storage for storing the selected alternative action as a new default action in response to receipt of the single user interaction;
a communication interface for sending instructions to the multifunction peripheral to begin a document processing operation identified by the selected alternative action in response to receipt of the single user interaction; and
the display further for presenting the new default action and a second list of alternative actions available for selection in response to receipt of the single user interaction upon receipt of further user interaction, the second list of alternative actions including the default action and excluding the new default action.
16. The apparatus of claim 15 wherein the instructions include a location where to store the electronic document.
17. The apparatus of claim 16 wherein the location is a cloud service and further wherein the mobile device automatically authenticates with the cloud service to enable storage of the electronic document.
18. The apparatus of claim 16 wherein the location is a network storage location and further wherein the mobile device automatically authenticates with the network storage location to enable storage of the electronic document.
19. The apparatus of claim 15 wherein the instructions include a secondary operation to be performed with the resulting electronic document upon completion of the document processing operation.
20. The apparatus of claim 19 wherein the secondary operation is transmission of the electronic document to a selected one of (1) a Bluetooth-enabled device and (2) print output via a cloud printing service at a location remote from both the mobile device and the multifunction peripheral device.