Invention Application
- Patent Title: Automated output of user guide
- Patent Title (中): 用户指南自动输出
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Application No.: US11204222Application Date: 2005-08-16
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Publication No.: US20050289249A1Publication Date: 2005-12-29
- Inventor: Don Matsubayashi
- Applicant: Don Matsubayashi
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Main IPC: G06F3/00
- IPC: G06F3/00 ; G06F3/12 ; G06F9/445 ; G06F15/00 ; G06K15/00

Abstract:
An interface card for a device with image output capabilities. The interface card includes a connector for connecting to the device and a controller. The controller sends data for output of an image of a quick-start guide from the interface card to the device through the connector. The controller sends the data once without error and does not send the data to the device again unless the interface card is reset with respect to whether the data has been sent. In the preferred embodiment, the interface card further includes a non-volatile memory, and the controller stores an indication that the data has been sent without error in the non-volatile memory in a case that the data has been sent without error. The controller uses the indication to determine if the data has been sent once without error, and the interface card is reset with respect to whether the data has been sent by resetting the indication. Examples of interface cards according to the invention include, but are not limited to, CD-ROM and DVD cards for computer systems with displays and/or printers, display interface cards, and network interface cards for printers.
Public/Granted literature
- US07522301B2 Automated output of user guide Public/Granted day:2009-04-21
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