Patent ID: 9007623
Filing Date: 2015-04-14
Classification: G06F,H04N

Abstract:
1. A system for enabling at least one mobile device to communicate with at least one multi-function printer over a network, the system comprising: at least one processor; and a computer-readable storage medium in communication with the at least one processor, wherein the computer-readable storage medium comprises one or more programming instructions for: registering the at least one mobile device with a web-based service; accessing, via the at least one mobile device, a user interface program providing a plurality of Extensible Interface Platform (EIP) options and services, wherein said plurality of EIP options and services can be purchased; prioritizing, sorting, and ranking the plurality of purchased EIP options and services based on user preference for said registered mobile device so as to create a customized mobile EIP User Interface (UI); enabling the customized mobile EIP UI of the at least one mobile device to communicate with and be executed on the at least one multi-function printer; and collecting a history of option and service preferences associated with the customized mobile EIP of the registered mobile device; evaluating said history of option and service preferences to anticipate likely future option and service preferences; and ranking future preferences according to said evaluation of said history of option and services preferences.