Global Patent Index - EP 1953599 B1

EP 1953599 B1 20161005 - System and method of seamlessly switching between embedded and external functions on a multi-function printer

Title (en)

System and method of seamlessly switching between embedded and external functions on a multi-function printer

Title (de)

System und Verfahren zur nahtlosen Umschaltung zwischen eingebetteten und externen Funktionen auf einem Multifunktionsdrucker

Title (fr)

Système et procédé pour la commutation sans interruption entre des fonctions intégrées et externes sur une imprimante multifonctions

Publication

EP 1953599 B1 20161005 (EN)

Application

EP 08150752 A 20080129

Priority

  • US 66972107 A 20070131
  • US 66974607 A 20070131
  • US 69295707 A 20070329
  • US 72985007 A 20070330

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1953599A1] A method and apparatus for launching a host application of an image handling device, determining external functions for the image handling device, storing information regarding available external functions determined by the determining in a configuration file, presenting a graphical interface that includes selectable graphical indicia representing each function accessible on the image handling device including the at least one embedded function and the available external functions and executing the at least one embedded function and the determined external functions based on a selection of the corresponding graphical indicia.

IPC 8 full level

G03G 15/00 (2006.01); G06F 21/12 (2013.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G03G 15/5091 (2013.01); G03G 2215/00109 (2013.01); G03G 2215/00126 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1953599 A1 20080806; EP 1953599 B1 20161005; JP 2008193664 A 20080821; JP 5053072 B2 20121017

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 08150752 A 20080129; JP 2007337216 A 20071227