PERIPHERAL DEVICE

• US 20080115222A1
• Filed: 10/30/2006
• Published: 05/15/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 10/30/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lexmark International Incorporated (Ninestar Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Lexmark International Incorporated (Ninestar Corporation)
• Inventors: Hasselbring, Dennis Herbert, Bridges, Amanda Kay, Flowers, William James Gardner, McQuillen, Chad Eugene, Timperman, Michael Ray, Grieshaber, Charles Edward, Ahmed, Mohamed Nooman, Daniel, Stuart Willard, Lhamon, Michael Earl
• Granted Patent: US 8,185,957 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 726/26
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/608 Secure printing
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 15/00 Arrangements for producing a permanent visual presentation of the output data , e.g. computer output printersprinting or plotting combined with another operation, e.g. with conveying, G06K17/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 15/005 only locally
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 2215/0082 Architecture adapted for a particular function
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 21/00 Teaching, or communicating with, the blind, deaf or mute audible presentation of material to be studied G09B5/04; devices or methods for replacing direct visual or auditory perception by another kind of perception A61F9/08, A61F11/04; audible indication of meter readings or of colour G01D7/12; watches for blind persons G04B25/02; speech analysis, speech recognition G10L; sound-recording or reproducing, per se G11B

Abstract

A method for an impaired user to control a peripheral device including receiving key-value pair input from the user, determining whether the received input is valid and executing a job generated from the valid received key-value pair input.

Claims

1. A method for controlling a peripheral device comprising:

receiving a key-value pair input from a user;

determining whether the key-value pair input is valid for a desired function; and

executing a job generated from the valid key-value pair input.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the key-value pair input is one or more alphanumeric characters representing a desired feature and its associated value.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising, signaling the user whether the key-value pair input is valid.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein signaling comprises:

a first audio sound signifying valid key-value pair input; and

a second audio sound signifying invalid key-value pair input.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein the signaling is accomplished via a data network in communication with a digital receiver.

6. The method of claim 2, wherein the determining whether the key-value pair input is valid comprises verifying the associated feature value is an acceptable value for the desired feature.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the job comprises a request for the peripheral device to perform the desired function including a desired feature.

8. A method for a user to control a peripheral device, comprising:

receiving input from the user;

determining whether the received input is valid;

receiving a completion indication from the user; and

executing a job generated from valid received input.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the input comprises a key-value pair.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the input comprises one or more alphanumeric characters representing a desired attribute and its associated value.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein the determining comprises checking that the input represents a valid peripheral device functions and an associated attribute.

12. The method of claim 8, further comprising signaling the user whether the input is valid, wherein the signaling includes

a first audio sound signifying valid received input;

and

a second audio sound signifying invalid received input.

13. The method of claim 8, wherein the completion indication is a special function key on an operational panel linked to the peripheral device.

14. The method of claim 8, wherein the job comprises a request for the peripheral device to perform a function including a desired attribute.

15. A computer program product, tangibly embodied in an information carrier, for controlling a peripheral device, the computer program product being operable to cause data processing apparatus to:

receive key-value input from a user;

determine whether the key-value input is valid; and

execute a job generated from valid key-value input.

16. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the key-value input is one or more alphanumeric characters representing a desired feature and its associated value.

17. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the determining whether the key-value pair input is valid comprises verifying the associated feature value is an acceptable value for the desired feature.

18. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the computer program product is operable to cause the data processing apparatus to signal the user whether the key-value pair input is valid.

19. The computer program product of claim 18, wherein signaling comprises:

a first audio sound signifying valid key-value input; and

a second audio sound signifying invalid key-value input.

20. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the job comprises a request for the peripheral device to perform a function including a desired feature.