Apparatus and method for configuration of an electronic device using a user-fillable configuration sheet
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1. An electronic device, comprising:
- a scanning means for converting indicia and markings on a printed medium into scan data; and
a configuration means that receives said scan data;
wherein said scanning means is capable of scanning a user-fillable configuration sheet marked by a user of said electronic device and creating said scan data, with said scan data including one or more configuration indicia, and wherein said configuration means is capable of decoding said one or more configuration indicia to create one or more corresponding configuration values and configuring said electronic device with said one or more configuration values, and wherein as part of the decoding capability said configuration means is capable of identifying a particular user-fillable configuration sheet of one or more user-fillable configuration sheets.
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Abstract
An electronic device includes a scanning device for converting indicia and markings on a printed medium into scan data and a configuration device that receives the scan data. The scanning device is capable of scanning a user-fillable configuration sheet marked by a user of the electronic device and creating the scan data, with the scan data including one or more configuration indicia. The configuration device is capable of decoding the one or more configuration indicia to create one or more corresponding configuration values and configuring the electronic device with the one or more configuration values.
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37 Claims
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1. An electronic device, comprising:
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a scanning means for converting indicia and markings on a printed medium into scan data; and a configuration means that receives said scan data; wherein said scanning means is capable of scanning a user-fillable configuration sheet marked by a user of said electronic device and creating said scan data, with said scan data including one or more configuration indicia, and wherein said configuration means is capable of decoding said one or more configuration indicia to create one or more corresponding configuration values and configuring said electronic device with said one or more configuration values, and wherein as part of the decoding capability said configuration means is capable of identifying a particular user-fillable configuration sheet of one or more user-fillable configuration sheets. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An electronic device, comprising:
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a scanning means for converting indicia and markings on a printed medium into scan data; and a configuration means that receives said scan data and stores one or more blank user-fillable configuration sheets; wherein said scanning means is capable of scanning a user-fillable configuration sheet marked by a user of said electronic device and creating said scan data, with said scan data including one or more configuration indicia, and wherein said configuration means is capable of decoding said one or more configuration indicia to create one or more corresponding configuration values and configuring said electronic device with said one or more configuration values.
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8. An electronic device, comprising:
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a scanner capable of scanning a printed medium and generating scan data; a memory including one or more configuration settings, a configuration decode routine, and a configuration mapping data structure; and a processor communicating with said memory and said scanner and receiving said scan data; wherein said electronic device is capable of scanning a user-fillable configuration sheet marked by a user of said electronic device and creating said scan data, with said scan data including one or more configuration indicia, decoding said one or more configuration indicia to create one or more corresponding configuration values including identifying a particular user-fillable configuration sheet of one or more user-fillable configuration sheets as part of said decoding, and configuring said electronic device with said one or more configuration values. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An electronic device, comprising:
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a scanner capable of scanning a printed medium and generating scan data; a memory including one or more blank user-fillable configuration sheets, one or more configuration settings, a configuration decode routine, and a configuration mapping data structure; and a processor communicating with said memory, and said scanner and receiving said scan data; wherein said electronic device is ceosbie of scanning a user-fillable configuration sheet marked by a user of said electronic device and creating said scan data, with said scan data including one or more configuration indicia, decoding said one or more configuration indicia to create one or more corresponding configuration values, and configuring said electronic device with said one or more configuration values.
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17. A user-fillable configuration sheet, comprising:
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a printable medium; one or more fillable target areas formed on said user-fillable configuration sheet at predetermined locations, with a fillable target area being capable of receiving a marking; one or more target indicia formed on said user-fillable configuration sheet and corresponding to said one or more fillable target areas; and one or more alignment marks formed on said user-fillable configuration sheet; wherein said predetermined locations of said one or mare fillable target areas specify predetermined configuration values and wherein said user-fillable configuration sheet is capable of accepting markings that specify configuration values. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A user-fillable fax speed dial configuration sheet, comprising:
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a printable medium; one or more fillable target areas formed on said user-fillable fax speed dial configuration sheet at predetermined locations, with a fillable target area being capable of receiving a telephone number digit marking; one or more target indicia formed on said user-fillable fax speed dial configuration sheet and corresponding to said one or more fillable target areas; and one or more alignment marks formed on said user-fillable fax speed dial configuration sheet; wherein said predetermined locations of said one or more fillable target areas specify predetermined configuration values and wherein said user-fillable fax speed dial configuration sheet is capable of accepting markings that specify fax speed dial numbers. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A configuration method for an electronic device that includes a scanner, comprising the steps of:
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storing one or more blank user-fillable configuration sheets in a digital memory of said electronic device, wherein said one or more blank user-fillable configuration sheets may be printed out and marked; scanning a user-fillable configuration sheet marked by a user of said electronic device to create scan data including one or more configuration indicia; decoding said one or more configuration indicia to create corresponding configuration values; and configuring said electronic device with said configuration values. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A configuration method for an electronic device that includes a scanner and a printer, comprising the steps of:
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creating a user-fillable configuration sheet including storing one or more blank user-fillable configuration sheets in a digital memory of said electronic device and printing out said user-fillable configuration sheet from said one or more blank user-fillable configuration sheets stored in said electronic device; scanning a filled configuration sheet that has been marked in one or more fillable target areas on said user-fillable configuration sheet to create a filled configuration sheet; decoding marked fillable target areas of said filled configuration sheet to create corresponding configuration values; and configuring said electronic device with said configuration values. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37)
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