Control panels for multifunction devices
First Claim
1. A system of control panels for multifunction print devices, the system of control panels comprising multiple control panels each of which include:
- multiple regions each of which are associated with a different function of the multifunction print devices;
selectable controls grouped by functional relation into one or more control groups, the selectable controls of an individual control group arranged within a region associated with a function of the individual control group; and
at least one control panel having the selectable controls arranged within less than all of the multiple regions.
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Abstract
A system of control panels for multifunction devices each have multiple defined regions which are associated with a different function of the multifunction devices. Selectable controls are grouped by functional relation into one or more control groups, where the selectable controls of an individual control group are arranged within a region associated with a particular function. Although a particular control panel may not have selectable controls for a function that is not supported by a multifunction device, the particular control panel still has a defined region for the function.
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47 Claims
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1. A system of control panels for multifunction print devices, the system of control panels comprising multiple control panels each of which include:
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multiple regions each of which are associated with a different function of the multifunction print devices;
selectable controls grouped by functional relation into one or more control groups, the selectable controls of an individual control group arranged within a region associated with a function of the individual control group; and
at least one control panel having the selectable controls arranged within less than all of the multiple regions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A control panel for multifunction print devices, comprising:
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multiple regions each of which are associated with a different function of the multifunction print devices;
selectable controls grouped by functional relation into one or more control groups, the selectable controls of an individual control group arranged within a region associated with a function of the individual control group; and
the selectable controls arranged within less than all of the multiple regions. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A system of control panels for multifunction devices, the system of control panels comprising multiple control panels each of which include:
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multiple regions each of which are associated with a different function of the multifunction devices;
one or more selectable controls arranged within one or more of the multiple regions, the one or more selectable controls within any one region having individual functionality associated with the different function of the one region;
the multiple regions including a print region having one or more selectable printing controls associated with a print function of the multifunction devices, and a copy region having one or more selectable copying controls associated with a copy function of the multifunction devices; and
at least one control panel having selectable controls arranged within less than all of the multiple regions. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A method, comprising:
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defining multiple regions of a control panel for a multifunction device;
associating an individual region with a particular function of the multifunction device, the particular function selected from a group of functions including printing, copying, scanning, and faxing;
associating one or more selectable controls with the individual region, the one or more selectable controls having individual functionality associated with the particular function of the individual region; and
producing multiple control panels some of which have selectable controls in less than all of the multiple regions. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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