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(12) United States Patent
Czyszczewski et al.
(io) Patent No.: US 6,980,312 Bl (45) Date of Patent: *Dec. 27,2005
(54) MULTIFUNCTION OFFICE DEVICE HAVING A GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE IMPLEMENTED WITH A TOUCH SCREEN
(75) Inventors: Joseph Stanley Czyszczewski,
Longmont, CO (US); James T Smith,
II, Boulder, CO (US); Ivan Woehr,
Superior, CO (US); Luana L. Vigil,
Longmont, CO (US); Kate Goes In
Center, Loveland, CO (US); Brian
William Moroney, Longmont, CO
(US); Donna Marie Martinez, Boulder,
CO (US)
(73) Assignee: International Business Machines
Corporation, Armonk, NY (US)
( * ) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this patent is extended or adjusted under 35 U.S.C. 154(b) by 0 days.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
(21) Appl. No.: 09/557,117
(22) Filed: Apr. 24, 2000
(51) Int. CI.7 G06F 15/00; G06F 3/00
(52) U.S. CI 358/1.15; 358/468; 710/1;
710/14; 710/20
(58) Field of Search 358/1.15, 400,
358/468; 348/207.99; 710/1,14, 20; 399/67;
707/9, 200; 715/513
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* cited by examiner
Primary Examiner—Kimberly Williams
Assistant Examiner—Saeid Ebrahimi
(74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Carlos Munoz-Bustamante;
Ohlandt, Greeley, Ruggiero & Perle, LLP
(57) ABSTRACT
A multifunction device includes a multifunction controller, a first interface for receiving input data from a document data source and a second interface for outputting processed input document data to a printer, and a touch screen that implements a graphical user interface for controlling the operation of the device. The device includes control over setting operational parameters for the document data source and the printer, and selecting a mode of operation of the multifunction device. Another interface is provided for coupling to a facsimile device for outputting processed document data to the facsimile device under control of the graphical user interface, while a further interface is provided for coupling to an e-mail port for outputting processed document data to the e-mail port, also under control of the graphical user interface. Users are able to search and access databases through a global data communications network.
38 Claims, 15 Drawing Sheets
