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Document job key to tailor multifunctional user interfaces

  • US 5,630,079 A
  • Filed: 05/18/1995
  • Issued: 05/13/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/28/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of distributing a document on a user interface screen, the user interface having access to a plurality of electronic devices over a network, the plurality of electronic devices being represented by identifiers on the interface screen comprising the steps of:

  • selecting at the user interface identifiers representing a first combination of electronic devices from the plurality of electronic devices including a source device and a destination device,automatically responding to the selecting of the first combination of electronic devices to provide a first set of feature options for display on the interface screen, the first set of displayed feature options being dependent upon the first combination of electronic devices and avoiding non-pertinent feature options,selecting at the user interface identifiers representing a second combination of electronic devices from the plurality of electronic devices including a source device and a destination device, andautomatically responding to the selecting of the second combination of electronic devices to provide a second set of feature options for display on the interface screen, the second set of feature options being dependent upon the second combination of electronic devices and avoiding non pertinent features, whereby the operator is presented with feature options associated with a particular combination of electronic devices.

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