Patent ID: 6518982
Filing Date: 2003-02-11
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
An appliance comprisng:a capturing means for acquiring image information and generating at least one page containing the captured information; a display means configured to display at least one metaphoric page icon representing at least one page of captured information; a send page module for transfer data corresponding to the at least one page of captured information between the appliance and an eternal device; a page selection module for selecting at least one of the metamorphic page icons so that data corresponding to selected metamorphic page icons is transferred by the sand page module; an icon resembling a status bar, the status bar identifying a total number of pages of captured information selected for transfer by the send page module, and indicating which page of captured information is currently being transferred by the send page module; an icon resembling a paper clip, the paper clip icon identifying a group of selected metamorphic page icons; and a menu module executed by a processor, the menu module displaying a plurality of page send options on the display means such that at least one of the page send options is selected.