Multifunction peripheral and control method thereof

• US 8,347,229 B2
• Filed: 10/17/2006
• Issued: 01/01/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 01/04/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Kim, Hyuck, Cho, Young-ei, Moon, Pill-kyoung
• Primary Examiner(s): Roswell, Michael
• Assistant Examiner(s): Muhebbullah, Sajeda
• Application Number:
  US11/581,332
• Publication Number:
  US 20070157109A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,268 Days
• Field of Search: 715/773, 715/846, 715/780, 715/828
• US Class Current: 715/828
• CPC Class Codes: G03G 15/502 relating to the structure of the control menu, e.g. pop-up menus, help screens
• 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

Abstract

A multifunction peripheral and a control method thereof include an input to provide an input screen through which an item is selected from a plurality of items to execute a plurality of operations, and data corresponding to the selected item is input, and a controller to control the multifunction peripheral such that when the data corresponding to the selected item is input, the input data is applied to execute the operations.

Claims

1. A multifunction peripheral which performs at least one of faxing, scanning, copying, emailing, and printing as a single system, comprising:

an input providing an input window comprising;

a single item display area to display an item selected from a plurality of data input items necessary to execute one of the plurality of operations;

an input area having a plurality of keys provided in a keyboard type screen to allow a user to input data regarding the selected item; and

an item change button to select an item from the plurality of data input items to be displayed in the single item display area; and

a controller to control the input such that the data input on the input area is applied to the selected item, and whenever the item change button is input, an item is selected from the plurality of items,

wherein the controller controls the input such that even when an item in the single item display area is changed according to an input of the item change button, the input area remains.

2. The multifunction peripheral of claim 1, wherein the controller controls the input to select each of the plurality of items in a closed loop manner in response to an input of the item change button.

3. The multifunction peripheral of claim 1, wherein the input window further comprises an apply button to apply an input signal to the controller after the data is input corresponding to the item displayed through the item display window and checked.

4. The multifunction peripheral of claim 3, wherein the controller controls the input, in response to the input of the apply button, to apply the input data to execute the respective operations, and to change only the single item display area so that another item can be selected according to the input of the item change button.

5. The multifunction peripheral of claim 1, wherein the input window further comprises a phrase change button to select and input one among a plurality of preset phrases, the phrases comprising frequently used phrases during data input, and

the controller controls in response to the input of the phrase change button such that one among the plurality of preset phrases is input.

6. The multifunction peripheral of claim 5, wherein the controller controls such that each of the plurality of items is selected in a closed loop manner in response to an input of the phrase change button.

7. The multifunction peripheral of claim 5, wherein the input window further comprises a phrase display window to indicate the selected phrase.

8. The multifunction peripheral of claim 7, wherein the controller controls in response to the input of the phrase change button such that a phrase indicated in the phrase display window is selected and input.

9. The multifunction peripheral of claim 1, wherein the data input item relates to an operation of emailing of the multifunction peripheral.

10. A control method of a multifunction peripheral which performs at least one of faxing, scanning, copying, emailing, and printing as a single system, the method comprising:

selecting an operation of the multifunction peripheral;

providing an input window comprising;

a single item display area to display an item selected from a plurality of data input items necessary to execute one of the plurality of operations;

an input area having a plurality of keys provided in a keyboard screen to input data regarding the selected item; and

an item change button to select an item from the plurality of data input items to be displayed in the single item display area;

receiving a input of data regarding the item selected form the plurality of items;

applying the input data to the selected item, and whenever the item change button is input, selecting an item from the plurality of items,

wherein the selecting does not change the input area even when an item in the single item display area is changed according to an input of the item change button.

11. The control method of claim 10, wherein the operation of inputting selects each of the plurality of items in a closed loop manner in response to an input of the item change button.

12. The control method of claim 10, wherein the input window further comprises an apply button to apply an input signal to the controller after the data is input corresponding to the item displayed through the item display window and checked.

13. The control method of claim 12, wherein the operation of selecting, in response to the input of the apply button, applies the input data to execute the respective operations, and converts only the single item display area so that another item can be selected according to the input of the item change button.

14. The control method of claim 10, wherein the operation of inputting uses a phrase change button to select and input one among a plurality of preset phrases, the phrases comprising frequently used phrases during data input, and comprising:

inputting the phrase change button for a predetermined number of times to select one among the plurality of phrases; and

controlling the multifunction peripheral such that one among the plurality of preset phrases is selected and input when the phrase change button is input as many times as the predetermined number of times.

15. The control method of claim 14, wherein in the operation of selecting and inputting the phrase, each of the plurality of items is selected in a closed loop manner according to the number of inputs on the phrase change button.

16. The control method of claim 14, further comprising displaying the selected phrase on a phrase display window to indicate the selected phrase.

17. The control method of claim 16, wherein the operation of selecting and inputting the phrase controls the multifunction peripheral such that a phrase indicated in the phrase display window is selected and input according to the number of inputs on the phrase change button.

18. The multifunction peripheral of claim 10, wherein the data input item relates to an operation of emailing of the multifunction peripheral.

19. A multifunctional peripheral which performs at least one of faxing, scanning, copying, emailing, and printing, comprising:

an interactive device to view and select an item from a plurality of items to execute a corresponding operation among a plurality of operations and to input data corresponding to the selected item; and

an execution unit to apply the input data to execute the corresponding operation when the data corresponding to the selected item is input,

wherein the interactive device provides an input window comprising;

a single item display area to display an item selected from a plurality of data input items necessary to execute one of the plurality of operations;

an input area having a plurality of keys provided in a keyboard type to input data regarding the selected item; and

an item change button to select an item from the plurality of data input items to be displayed in the single item display area, and

wherein the execution unit controls the interactive device to select and display in the single item display area an item from the plurality of data input items according to a selection of the item change button.

20. The multifunction peripheral of claim 19, wherein the execution unit controls the selecting to select each of the plurality of items in a closed loop manner in response to a selecting of the item change operation.