A METHOD FOR PROVIDING ONE TOUCH DIAL FACILITY FOR FAX, SCAN TO EMAIL OR INTERNET FAX IN MULTI FUNCTION PERIPHERALS

摘要

The present invention provides a 'one touch dial method' to the users of MFP for fax or Scan to Email or Internet Fax in MFPI AIO without the need of a dedicated Keypad. The user may configure any number for dialing through any of the keys in the keypad. One dedicated key will be used for enabling one touch operation and this key switches the machine between one touch mode and normal mode. In addition an LED is provided for indicating that the machine is in one touch mode. Moreover this method helps in minimizing the size of MFP/AIO owing to the efficient usage of the keys without requiring a dedicated key pad for one touch operation.