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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2011
Hsien-chung Chen, New Taipei, TW;
Tien-i Kao, New Taipei, TW;
Hsien-Chung Chen, New Taipei, TW;
Tien-I Kao, New Taipei, TW;
Cal-Comp Electronics & Communications Company Limited, New Taipei, TW;
Kinpo Electronics, Inc., New Taipei, TW;
Abstract
A multi-function printer (MFP) is provided, which includes a user interface, a storage unit, a network module and a control module. The user interface is served as an input interface and a display interface of the MFP. The storage unit stores address information and at least one really simple syndication (RSS) message of at least one subscription website on the Internet. The network module enables the MFP to have network connectivity. The control module is served as an operation core of the MFP, and has a built-in RSS reader. The control module is periodically connected to the subscription website through the network module according to the address information of the subscription website, and reads the at least one RSS message of the subscription website through the RSS reader for storing into the storage unit and further displaying the at least one stored RSS message on the user interface.