System and method for on-demand generation of a selectable input for enacting a previous document processing device control sequence

• US 8,270,008 B2
• Filed: 02/13/2008
• Issued: 09/18/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 02/13/2008
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation), Toshiba Tec Corporation (Toshiba Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation), Toshiba Tec Corporation (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: Kodimer, Marianne L., Singh, Harpreet
• Primary Examiner(s): SARPONG, AKWASI
• Application Number:
  US12/030,239
• Publication Number:
  US 20090204644A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,679 Days
• Field of Search: 700/108, 358/1.15, 358/1.16, 358/3.27, 358/520, 358/448, 715/826, 399/403
• US Class Current: 358/1.15
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1222 Increasing security of the print job
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1238 Secure printing, e.g. user identification, user rights for device usage, unallowed content, blanking portions or fields of a page, releasing held jobs
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1239 Restricting the usage of resources, e.g. usage or user levels, credit limit, consumables, special fonts
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1288 in client-server-printer device configuration
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/0035 User-machine interface; Control console input or output arrangements for computers G06F3/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00411 the display also being used for user input, e.g. touch screen
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00437 Intelligent menus, e.g. anticipating user selections
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00514 for individual users
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32106 separate from the image data, e.g. in a different computer file
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0094 Multifunctional device, i.e. a device capable of all of reading, reproducing, copying, facsimile transception, file transception
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3214 of a date
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3222 of processing required or performed, e.g. forwarding, urgent or confidential handling
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3223 of type information, e.g. reception or copy job
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3276 of a customised additional information profile, e.g. a profile specific to a user ID

Abstract

The subject application is directed to a system and method for on-demand generation of a selectable input for enacting a previous document processing device control sequence. User identification data is received, and a document processing session is opened. A sequence of instructions is then received, and data associated with the sequence is logged according to identification data. After the session opening, logged data is stored in associated memory. Data of a request to generate a selectable input corresponding to the logged data is then received, and testing is performed to determine whether data has been logged in a current session. Data logged during the session is associated with the selectable input, and stored data is retrieved and associated with the selectable input when no data has been logged during the current session. The sequence of selected instructions is then commenced upon the selection of the selectable input by the user.

Claims

1. A system for on-demand generation of a selectable input for enacting a previous document processing device control sequence comprising:

means for receiving identification data corresponding to a user of a document processing device;

means for opening a document processing session upon receipt of the identification data;

means for receiving a sequence of document processing instructions from the user during a document processing session;

logging means for automatically storing logged data associated with the sequence of document processing instructions from the user during the document processing session;

memory means for maintaining the logged data in the means for automatically storing after completion of the document processing session;

means for receiving a request to generate a selectable input corresponding to the logged data of the document processing session;

testing means for testing whether a current document processing session has been logged;

means for retrieving the logged data from the memory means when the testing means indicates that the current document processing session has not been logged;

the association means including means for associating the sequence of document processing instructions from the logged data with the selectable input; and

means for commencing performance of the sequence of document processing instructions in response to a selection of the selectable input by the user.

2. The system of claim 1 further comprising:

a graphical user interface, including means for generating selectable indicia on the graphical user interface, wherein the request is generated in response to a selection of the selectable indicia; and

wherein the graphical user interface further includes means for generating a selectable control indicia on the graphical user interface the selection of which commences the sequence of document processing instructions.

3. The system of claim 1 further comprising means for appending the logged data in the memory means with new logged data from the current document processing session.

4. The system of claim 2 wherein the graphical user interface further comprises means for generating indicia corresponding to the sequence of document processing instructions.

5. The system of claim 4 further comprising means for receiving approval of the sequence of document processing instructions received after generating of the indicia corresponding to the sequence of document processing instructions.

6. The system of claim 5 wherein the association means includes means for associating the logged data with the selectable input in accordance with received approval.

7. A method for on-demand generation of a selectable input for enacting a previous document processing device control sequence comprising:

receiving identification data corresponding to a user of a document processing device;

opening a document processing session upon receipt of the identification data;

receiving a sequence of document processing instructions from a user during a document processing session;

automatically storing the sequence of document processing instructions from the user during the document processing session as logged data;

maintaining the logged data in memory after completion of the document processing session;

receiving to a request to generate a selectable input corresponding to the logged data;

testing whether a current document processing session has been logged;

retrieving the logged data from the memory when the testing indicates that the current document processing session has not been logged;

associating the sequence of document processing instructions from the logged data with the selectable input; and

commencing performance of the sequence of selected document processing instructions in response to a selection of the selectable input by the user.

8. The method of claim 7 further comprising:

generating selectable indicia on a graphical user interface, wherein the request is generated in response to a selection of the selectable indicia; and

generating a selectable control indicia on the graphical user interface the selection of which commences the sequence of document processing instructions.

9. The method of claim 7 further comprising appending the logged data in the memory with new logged data from the current document processing session.

10. The method of claim 8 further comprising generating indicia corresponding to the sequence of document processing instructions on the graphical user interface.

11. The method of claim 10 further comprising receiving approval of the sequence of document processing instructions received after generating of the indicia corresponding to the sequence of document processing instructions.

12. The method of claim 11 wherein the logged data is associated with the selectable input in accordance with received approval.