METHOD AND MULTI-FUNCTION MACHINE HAVING THE CAPABILITY OF DISPLAYING COMMERCIAL CONTENT
First Claim
1. A multi-function machine of the type having the capability of scanning, copying and electronically transmitting documents, the multi-function machine comprising:
- a scanning assembly;
a printer;
a display;
a display content management module for managing commercial content received via at least one network connection for displaying by said display; and
a processor operable to control said display to display said commercial content received via the at least one network connection and managed by said display content management module.
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Abstract
A method and a multi-function machine are provided for displaying commercial content and advertisements on the display screen when it is idle. The multi-function machine is of the type having the capability of scanning, copying and electronically transmitting documents. In particular, the multi-function machine includes a scanning assembly; a printer; a display; and a display content management module for managing commercial content received via at least one network connection for displaying by said display; and at least one processor configured to control said display to display said commercial content received via the at least one network connection and managed by said display content management module.
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26 Claims
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1. A multi-function machine of the type having the capability of scanning, copying and electronically transmitting documents, the multi-function machine comprising:
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a scanning assembly; a printer; a display; a display content management module for managing commercial content received via at least one network connection for displaying by said display; and a processor operable to control said display to display said commercial content received via the at least one network connection and managed by said display content management module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for displaying commercial content received via at least one network connection on a display of a multi-function machine, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving said commercial content from a remote server; determining if a predetermined condition has been satisfied; and displaying the received commercial content on said display of the multi-function machine, if said predetermined condition has been satisfied. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A commercial content electronic delivery system comprising:
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a remote server; at least one network; a plurality of multi-function machines in operative communication with said remote server via said at least one network, each of said plurality of multi-function machines being of the type having the capability of scanning, copying and electronically transmitting documents, each of the plurality of multi-function machines comprising; a scanning assembly; a printer; a display; a display content management module for managing commercial content received via said at least one network for displaying by said display; and a processor operable to control said display to display said commercial content received via the at least one network and managed by said display content management module. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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25. A computer-readable medium storing a set of programmable instructions configured for execution by at least one processor for displaying commercial content received via at least one network connection on a display of a multi-function machine, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving said commercial content from a remote server; determining if a predetermined condition has been satisfied; and displaying the received commercial content on said display of the multi-function machine, if said predetermined condition has been satisfied. - View Dependent Claims (26)
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