MULTIFUNCTION OFFICE DEVICE HAVING A CONFIGURABLE DOCUMENT PROCESSING PIPELINE

摘要

The multifunction device according to the invention comprises a multifunction controller and a graphical user interface having an output coupled to the input of the multifunction controller. The multi-function controller, in response to a graphical user interface, receives an input for receiving scanline data, at least one intermediate stage for processing the scanline data, and an output for outputting the processed scanline data to an output device. Configure a multistage document processing pipeline to have The at least one intermediate stage may be a stage for performing data compression, a stage for converting input data into ASCII data, and a single stage for converting input data into a standard document format. The output stage outputs the processed scanline data to a device designated by a user through a graphic user interface among a printer, a facsimile device, or an e-mail port.