System and method of selecting pages that an appliance is sending

• US 6,518,982 B2
• Filed: 06/28/2001
• Issued: 02/11/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 08/07/1998
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Company (HP Inc.)
• Inventors: Dalton, Dan L., Smith, Kevin N., Dow, James C., Formosa, Daniel, Nieves, Sandra, Shepard, Nancy, Rudd, Michael L., Hamburger, Paul, DeVries, Michael J., Ruffatto, Karin C.
• Primary Examiner(s): Huynh, Ba
• Application Number:
  US09/894,555
• Publication Number:
  US 20010033300A1
• Time in Patent Office: 593 Days
• Field of Search: 345/764, 345/769, 345/771, 345/772, 345/774, 345/779, 345/809, 345/837, 345/839, 345/864
• US Class Current: 715/772
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00127 Connection or combination of a still picture apparatus with another apparatus, e.g. for storage, processing or transmission of still picture signals or of information associated with a still picture
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00132 in a digital photofinishing system, i.e. a system where digital photographic images undergo typical photofinishing processing, e.g. printing ordering
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00137 Transmission
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00167 Processing or editing H04N1/00196 - H04N1/00201 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00384 Key input means, e.g. buttons or keypads electromechanical details of key input means in general H01H13/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00408 Display of information to the user, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00411 the display also being used for user input, e.g. touch screen
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00413 using menus, i.e. presenting the user with a plurality of selectable options H04N1/00464 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00416 Multi-level menus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00432 using tabs
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00474 outputting a plurality of functional options, e.g. scan, copy or print
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00477 Indicating status, e.g. of a job for control or supervision between transmitter and receiver or between image input and image output device H04N2201/3219
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/107 with manual scanning
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0053 Optical, e.g. using an infrared link
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0077 Types of the still picture apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3287 Storage of at least one complete document page or image frame

Abstract

An appliance provides for the selection of data to be transmitted to an external device by selecting metaphoric page icons, each icon corresponding to a page of captured information. Metaphoric page icons may be selected by selecting the icons individually, by selecting a predefined group of icons, by selecting tagged icons, or by selecting all icons. A default selection includes selecting the current metaphoric page icon displayed on the display.

Claims

1. An appliance comprisng:

a capturing means for acquiring image information and generating at least one page containing the captured information;

a display means configured to display at least one metaphoric page icon representing at least one page of captured information;

a send page module for transfer data corresponding to the at least one page of captured information between the appliance and an eternal device;

a page selection module for selecting at least one of the metamorphic page icons so that data corresponding to selected metamorphic page icons is transferred by the sand page module;

an icon resembling a status bar, the status bar identifying a total number of pages of captured information selected for transfer by the send page module, and indicating which page of captured information is currently being transferred by the send page module;

an icon resembling a paper clip, the paper clip icon identifying a group of selected metamorphic page icons; and

a menu module executed by a processor, the menu module displaying a plurality of page send options on the display means such that at least one of the page send options is selected.

2. The appliance of claim 1, the page selection module further comprising a send page option such that when selected, the metamorphic page icon currently displayed is selected such that data corresponding to the currently displayed metamorphic page icon is transferred between the appliance and the external device.

3. The appliance of claim 1, the page selection module further comprising a send page option such that when selected, at least one of a pre-selected group of metamorphic page icons is selected such that data corresponding to the pre-selected group of metamorphic page icons is transferred between the appliance and the external device.

4. The appliance of claim 1, the page selection module further comprising a send page option such that when selected, each one of a plurality of preselected metamorphic page icons is selected such that data corresponding to each one of the preselected plurality of metamorphic page icons is transferred between the appliance and the external device.

5. The appliance of claim 1, the page selection module further comprising a send page option such that when selected, at least one pre-tagged metamorphic page icon is selected such that data corresponding to the selected at least one pre-tagged metamorphic page icon is transferred between the appliance and the external device.

6. The appliance of claim 1, the page selection module further comprising a send page option such that when selected, all of the metamorphic page icons are selected such that data corresponding to all of the metamorphic page icons are transferred between the appliance and the external device.

7. The appliance of claim 1, the page selection module further comprising:

a first send page option such that when selected, data corresponding to a current metamorphic page icon is transferred between the appliance and the external device;

a second send page option such that when selected, data corresponding to at least one of a pre-selected group of metamorphic page icons is transferred between the appliance and the external device;

a third send page option such that when selected, data corresponding to each one of a plurality of selected metamorphic page icons is transferred between the appliance and the external device;

a fourth send page option such that when selected, data corresponding to at least one pre-tagged metamorphic page icon is transferred between the appliance and the external device; and

a fifth send page option such that when selected, data corresponding to all metamorphic page icons is transferred between the appliance and the external device.

8. The appliance of claim 7, wherein the first send page option is a default option, such that when one of the plurality of send page options is not selected, the first send page option is selected by default.

9. A method for transferring data between appliances and external devices, the method comprising the steps of:

generating at least one page of captured information corresponding to an image captured by an appliance having a display;

displaying on the display at least one metamorphic page icon resembling the page of captured information, the metamorphic page icon corresponding to the page of captured information;

selecting at least one of the metamorphic page icons;

identifying a selected group of metamorphic page icons with an icon resembling a paper clip attached to the selected metamorphic page icon group;

selecting a send page option on a send page menu;

sending data from tile appliance to an external device according to the selected send page option, the data corresponding to the pages of captured information associated with each of selected metamorphic page icons; and

displaying on the display an icon resembling a status bar, the status bar identifying a total number of pages of captured information selected for transfer by the send page module, and indicating which page of captured information is currently being transferred by the send page module.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising the step of selecting a send current page option from the send page menu such that the step of sending data sends data associated with the metamorphic page icon currently displayed on the display.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising the step of specifying the send current page option as a default send page option, such that when one of a plurality of send page options is not selected, the send current page option is selected by default.

12. The method of claim 9, further comprising the steps of:

selecting a group of metamorphic page icons, the group of metamorphic page icons corresponding to a group of pages of captured information; and

selecting a group send page option from the send page menu such that the step of sending data sends data corresponding to the selected group of metamorphic page icons.

13. The method of claim 9, further comprising the steps of:

marking at least one metamorphic page icon; and

selecting a marked send page option from the send page menu such that the step of sending data sends data corresponding to the marked metamorphic page icon.

14. The method of claim 9, further comprising the steps of:

tagging at least one metamorphic page icon; and

selecting a tagged send page option from the send page menu such that the step of sending data sends data corresponding to the tagged metamorphic page icon.

15. The method of claim 9, further comprising the step of selecting a send all page option from the send page menu such that the step of sending data sends data associated with all metamorphic page icons.

16. A computer readable medium having a program for sending information from an appliance to an external device, the program comprising:

logic configured for capturing an image with the appliance;

logic configured for capturing an image;

logic configured for displaying on a display residing on the appliance at least one metamorphic page icon resembling a page of captured information, the metamorphic page icon corresponding to the page of captured information;

logic configured for selecting at least one of the metamorphic page icons;

logic confined for identifying a selected group of metamorphic page icons with an icon resembling a paper clip attached to the selected metamorphic page icon group;

logic configured for selecting a send page option on a send page menu;

logic configured for sending data from the appliance to an external device according to the selected send page option, the data corresponding to the pages of captured information associated with each of selected metamorphic page icons; and

logic configured for displaying on the display an icon resembling a status bar, the status bar identifying a total number of pages of captured information selected for transfer by the send page module, and indicating which page of captured information is currently being transferred by the send page module.

17. The program of claim 16, further comprising logic configured for selecting a send current page option from the send page menu such that the appliance sends data associated with the metamorphic page icon currently displayed on the display.

18. The program of claim 16, further comprising:

logic configured for selecting a group of metamorphic page icons, the group of metamorphic page icons corresponding to a group of pages of captured information; and

logic configured for selecting a group send page option from the send page menu such that the appliance sends data corresponding to the selected group of metamorphic page icons.

19. The program of claim 16, further comprising:

logic configured for marking at least one metamorphic page icon; and

logic configured for selecting a marked send page option from the send page menu such that the appliance sends data corresponding to the marked metamorphic page icon.

20. The program of claim 16, further comprising:

logic configured for tagging at least one metamorphic page icon; and

logic configured for selecting a tagged send page option from the send page menu such that the appliance sends data corresponding to the tagged metamorphic page icon.

21. The program of claim 16, further comprising logic configured for selecting a send all page option from the send page menu such that the appliance sends data associated with all metamorphic page icons.