Systems and methods for operating a multi-user document device via a personal device portal
First Claim
1. A multi-user document device for processing documents, comprising:
- a) a user interface for operating the document device;
b) a functional resource for performing a function with respect to a document to be processed by the document device;
c) a device portal for providing a user with access to general resources, located remotely from the document device, that include information that is local relative to the location of the document device;
d) a personal portal for providing a user with access to personal resources, located remotely from the document device, that includes information that is personal to the user of the document device; and
e) software, operating on the document device, to control submission of one of the general resources as selected by the user and one of the personal resources as selected by the user, respectively, as an input to said functional resource to perform a function on the user-selected general resource or personal resource.
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Abstract
A networked or non-networked multi-user document device is provided with a device portal and/or a personal portal. The device portal and/or the personal portal combine the functionality of an interface of the multi-user document device with access to information and/or resources that may be utilized with or may utilize the functionality or operating capabilities of the multi-user document device. The device portal and the personal portal expand the usefulness of the interface of the multi-user document device and the personal portal customizes or personalizes the interface for an identified user of the multi-user document device. The device portal and/or the personal portal enable various e-commerce capabilities for multi-user document devices.
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16 Claims
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1. A multi-user document device for processing documents, comprising:
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a) a user interface for operating the document device;
b) a functional resource for performing a function with respect to a document to be processed by the document device;
c) a device portal for providing a user with access to general resources, located remotely from the document device, that include information that is local relative to the location of the document device;
d) a personal portal for providing a user with access to personal resources, located remotely from the document device, that includes information that is personal to the user of the document device; and
e) software, operating on the document device, to control submission of one of the general resources as selected by the user and one of the personal resources as selected by the user, respectively, as an input to said functional resource to perform a function on the user-selected general resource or personal resource. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of operating a multi-user document device, comprising:
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a) presenting a user interface to a user;
b) selectively presenting a device portal or a personal portal on the user interface in response to a user'"'"'s input;
c) entering a user ID into the document device;
d) selectively operating the device portal and the personal portal, respectively, to receive at the document device from remote locations, respectively, general information relative to the location of the document device and personal information relative to the identify of the user; and
e) activating a function of the document device to process the received general information and the received personal information, respectively. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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