Patent ID: 8279484

Claim:
A multi-function printing machine comprising: a print engine; a one-touch button selectable by a user; at least one storage device; at least one processor executing instructions stored in said at least one storage device so as to perform the following: in response to a single touch of said one-touch button, auto filling known data into auto entry fields of a blank service log form for said multi-function machine so as to generate a partially completed service log form, said known data being stored on said at least one storage device and comprising at least a number corresponding to said multi-function printing machine; and causing said print engine to output a printed copy of said partially completed service log form to said user for subsequent completion; and a scanner scanning in a document and generating a corresponding image of said document, said document comprising a completed service log form for said multi-function printing machine, said completed service log form comprising said auto entry fields filled-in with said known data and user entry fields filled-in onto said printed copy of said partially completed service log form with user-entered data related to servicing of said multi-function printing machine by said user; said processor further executing said instructions so as to perform the following: performing optical character recognition (OCR) on said image so as to translate contents of said user entry fields into update data; generating, based on said update data, an updated service log form, said at least one storage device storing said updated service log form; and outputting said updated service log form on-demand.