Patent ID: 8264722

Claim:
A document processing device user interface system having functional controls specified by device attribute querying, comprising: a primary selection data input for receiving an initial document processing operation selection from a user input via a user interface, the initial document processing operation selected from the group comprising printing, copying, scanning, emailing or sending via facsimile a document; a query generator for communicating with each of a plurality of document processing device components in a configurable document processing device, the document processing device components including a scanner and rendering engine; a document processing device component data input for receiving operational characteristics, including functional capabilities, from each of the document processing device components in response to a query generated by the query generator; a data storage device for storing the operational characteristics for each of the document processing device components; a display for displaying indicia corresponding to functional controls for the operational characteristics associated with the initial document processing operation selection; a secondary selection data input operable to receive a secondary document processing operation selection from the user input via the user interface by selecting one of the functional controls; and a document processing device operation control operable to cause the document processing device to commence a document processing operation in response to receipt of the initial document processing operation selection and the secondary document processing operation selection via the user interface.