Patent ID: 6801955
Filing Date: 2004-10-05
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A method for automatically selecting a digital sending functionality of a digital sending device, the digital sending functionality comprising e-mailing and faxing, said method comprising:receiving, at the device, a hardcopy document for scanning by the device; displaying, at the device, a default screen operative to display characters input by an operator; receiving, at the device, input of a character; displaying the character with the default screen; determining, at the device, the nature of the character; determining whether a digital sending trigger of the device has been satisfied based on the nature of the character such that, if it is determined that the character is a letter, a digital sending e-mail trigger has been satisfied; and where a digital sending trigger of the device has been satisfied, automatically selecting a digital sending functionality of the device based upon the type of the trigger such that, if the digital sending e-mail trigger has been satisfied, e-mailing functionality of the device is automatically selected with a â€œtoâ€  text field for e-mailing information corresponding to the hardcopy document being automatically populated with the character.