Input/output model for multifunction user interfaces

摘要

A method of simplifying operator interaction with a multifunction device having an operator interface with display screen by providing a selection of job inputs and job outputs on the operator interface display screen. The operator selects the appropriate job input such as scan paper and retrieve remote files and the appropriate job output such as save to storage and make remote prints. The system responds to the selected job inputs and outputs and provides a set of feature options on a successive display on the display screen associated with the particular combination of job inputs and outputs selected by the operator.