ACCESS TO NETWORKED PERIPHERAL DEVICE FOR IMPAIRED USERS

• US 20080144077A1
• Filed: 10/31/2006
• Published: 06/19/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 10/31/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lexmark International Incorporated (Ninestar Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Lexmark International Incorporated (Ninestar Corporation)
• Inventors: Bridges, Amanda Kay, Flowers, William James Gardner, McQuillen, Chad Eugene, Timperman, Michael Ray, Grieshaber, Charles Edward, Ahmed, Mohamed Nooman, Daniel, Stuart Willard, Hasselbring, Dennis Herbert, Lhamon, Michael Earl
• Granted Patent: US 8,743,388 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 358/1.15
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1205 resulting in increased flexibility in print job configuration, e.g. job settings, print requirements, job tickets
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1207 resulting in the user being informed about print result after a job submission
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1258 by updating job settings at the printer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1259 Print job monitoring, e.g. job status
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1285 Remote printer device, e.g. being remote from client or server
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 21/001 Teaching or communicating with blind persons G09B21/02 - G09B21/06 take precedence

Abstract

A method for controlling a peripheral device includes receiving input from a user at a workstation adapted to the user, determining whether the received input can be valid, generating a job ticket from the valid input, sending the job ticket to the peripheral device and receiving an identifier representing the job ticket from the peripheral device.

Claims

1. A method to control a peripheral device comprising:

receiving input from a user at a workstation adapted to the user;

determining whether the received input is valid;

generating a job ticket from the valid input;

sending the job ticket to the peripheral device; and

receiving an identifier representing the job ticket from the peripheral device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the input comprises at least one alphanumeric character representing at least one peripheral device functions and associated attributes.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining comprises checking that at least received alphanumeric characters represent valid peripheral device functions and associated attributes.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising signaling the user in response to the determining.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the signaling comprises:

a first indicator signifying a valid received input; and

a second indicator signifying an invalid received input.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein at least one of the first and the second indicators is from the group consisting of an audio indicator and a visual indicator.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the job ticket comprises a request for the peripheral device to perform a function including at least one associated attributes.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving a completion indication from the user prior to the generating of the job ticket.

9. A method to control a networked peripheral device comprising:

receiving input from a user at an input/output (I/O) device adapted for the user;

determining whether the received input is valid;

sending the valid input to the networked peripheral device; and

receiving, from the networked peripheral device, an identification representing the valid input.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the input comprises at least one alphanumeric characters representing one or more peripheral device functions and associated attributes.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein determining comprises checking that at least one received alphanumeric characters represent valid peripheral device functions and associated attributes.

12. The method of claim 9, further comprising signaling the user in response to the determining.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the signaling comprises:

a first indicator signifying a valid received input; and

a second indicator signifying an invalid received input.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein at least one of the first and the second indicators is from the group consisting of an audio indicator and a visual indicator.

15. The method of claim 9, wherein the valid input comprises a request for the peripheral device to perform a function including at least one associated attributes.

16. The method of claim 9, wherein the I/O device is one from the group consisting of:

an interactive voice response system, large viewing screen, a screen reader, touch screen, keyboard, mouse, voice recognition system, digital ink pen, track pad, track ball and sound generating device.

17. A method of executing a job ticket in a multifunction peripheral (MFP) device, comprising:

assigning an identifier to a job ticket received over a network;

storing the job ticket by the identifier;

receiving input at the MFP device; and

executing the job ticket associated with the identifier if the received matches the identifier.

18. The method of claim 17, further comprising:

signaling positive feedback if the received input matches the identifier; and

signaling negative feedback if the received input fails to match the identifier.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein at least on of the positive feedback and the negative feedback is from the group consisting of an audio indicator and a visual indicator.

20. The method of claim 17, wherein the job ticket comprises a request for the MFP device to perform a function including one or more associated attributes.