Patent ID: 7574532
Filing Date: 2009-08-11
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A multi-functional peripheral combination apparatus that is separate from a personal computer, the apparatus comprising: a multi-functional peripheral; a portable electronic equipment having a display panel and a specific application program; a transforming unit electrically connected between the multi-functional peripheral and the portable electronic equipment, the transforming unit having a transforming connector separate from a USB hub unit, wherein the transforming connector is coupled to (a) the portable electronic equipment via a first cable and (b) the USB hub unit via a second cable, and wherein the USB hub unit is coupled to the multi-functional peripheral via a third cable, further wherein the transforming unit serves as an interface for data transmission between the portable electronic equipment and the multi-functional peripheral, and wherein the transforming connector is further configured to transform a data transmission format of the portable electronic equipment into a USB transmission format; and a separate memory unit selectively connected to the USB hub unit of the transforming unit, the memory unit being at least one of a hard disk, a portable disk, a memory card, a digital camera, and a digital video; wherein by processing the specific application program, the portable electronic equipment is configured to preview and/or edit data from the memory unit and send control instructions relating to the data to the multi-functional peripheral via the transforming unit, wherein the control instructions include at least one of print, fax, scan and copy.