Methods and apparatuses for interfacing portable devices with digital sender devices
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1. A method comprising:
- operatively configuring a digital sender device to receive outgoing data over a communication link between said digital sender and a portable device, said outgoing data including message data being sent from a user of said portable device to at least one user of a remote device;
causing said digital sender to combine scanned object data and said message data to form corresponding modified message data; and
causing said digital sender to output said modified message data to at least one communication network connected to said at least one remote device, said modified message data being configured to be sent over said communication network to said remote device.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatuses are provided for interfacing portable devices with digital sender devices. Accordingly, a portable device can send and receive e-mail or other like message data through a digital sender device. The e-mail that is sent from the portable device can be selectively modified by the digital sender device to include scanned object data produced by the digital sender device or other e-mail information. The digital sender device may be included within a multiple function peripheral (MFP) device.
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48 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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operatively configuring a digital sender device to receive outgoing data over a communication link between said digital sender and a portable device, said outgoing data including message data being sent from a user of said portable device to at least one user of a remote device;
causing said digital sender to combine scanned object data and said message data to form corresponding modified message data; and
causing said digital sender to output said modified message data to at least one communication network connected to said at least one remote device, said modified message data being configured to be sent over said communication network to said remote device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An apparatus comprising:
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at least one communication port operatively configured to receive message data from a portable device over a communication link, said message data being sent from a user of said portable device to at least one user of a remote device;
at least one network interface configurable to connect to at least one communication network that is operatively connected to said at least one remote device;
logic operatively coupled to said at least one communication port and said at least one network interface, said logic being configured to combine scanned object data and said received message data to form corresponding modified message data, and provide said modified message data to said at least one network interface, where upon said at least one network interface is configurable to output said modified electronic mail to said at least one communication network, said modified message data being configured to be sent over said at least one communication network to said remote device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for causing logic to perform acts comprising:
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operatively configuring a digital sender device to receive outgoing data over a communication link between said digital sender and a portable device, said outgoing data including message data being sent from a user of said portable device to at least one user of a remote device;
causing said digital sender to combine scanned object data and said message data to form corresponding modified message data; and
causing said digital sender to output said modified message data to at least one communication network connected to said at least one remote device, said modified message data being configured to be sent over said communication network to said remote device. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A computing device operatively configured to access a computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for causing logic to perform acts comprising:
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operatively configuring a digital sender device to receive outgoing data over a communication link between said digital sender and a portable device, said outgoing data including message data being sent from a user of said portable device to at least one user of a remote device;
causing said digital sender to combine scanned object data and said message data to form corresponding modified message data; and
causing said digital sender to output said modified message data to at least one communication network connected to said at least one remote device, said modified message data being configured to be sent over said communication network to said remote device. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37)
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38. An system comprising:
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means for operatively configuring a digital sender device to receive outgoing data over a communication link between said digital sender and a portable device, said outgoing data including message data being sent from a user of said portable device to at least one user of a remote device;
means for causing said digital sender to combine scanned object data and said message data to form corresponding modified message data; and
means for causing said digital sender to output said modified message data to at least one communication network connected to said at least one remote device, said modified message data being configured to be sent over said communication network to said remote device. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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