Patents Examined by Scott A. Schlack
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Patent number: 8160550Abstract: A mobile terminal and a method for downloading a message in a mobile terminal, the method includes receiving a notification message comprising information indicating whether a media file included in a transmitted message is modified, and selectively requesting downloading of the transmitted message to the mobile terminal, if the media file is modified, based upon a message reception mode of the mobile terminal.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2007Date of Patent: April 17, 2012Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventor: Jung Kyun Oh
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Patent number: 8160581Abstract: A system for correcting or updating a mobile identification number in a cellular telephone portion of a telematics unit installed in a vehicle allows service providers to resolve duplicate entries. A wireless service provider stores a triplicate entry in their HLR for cellular telephones associated with a number of telematics unit. The triplicate entry includes a MDN, a MIN, and an ESN. If a telematics unit's triplicate entry is an invalid combination, resulting, e.g., in call failure, the system provides an efficient mechanism whereby the service provider can update the MIN of each cellular telephone in one or more telematics units to eliminate duplicate entries.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2009Date of Patent: April 17, 2012Assignee: General Motors LLCInventors: Dennis L. Zoeckler, Shawn F. Granda
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Patent number: 7301661Abstract: A communication terminal device which comprises an SIP call control unit that performs call control by using an SIP (Session Initiation Protocol), a recognition unit that recognizes that a calling has become an error according to a response signal sent back from a called party terminal after making the call according to the SIP call control procedure, a redial management unit that manages a redial interval to make a redial when the calling has become an error, and a redial control unit that performs redial control according to redial information when the calling has become an error and the response signal contains the redial information.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2003Date of Patent: November 27, 2007Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshiharu Sagiya, Yoshihiro Maei, Hideki Fujii, Hirotaka Kawabata, Kazutaka Saitoh
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Patent number: 7298501Abstract: A computer network comprises plural computer systems connected to plural printers. Each computer system comprises at least one application program for generating print data for one or more of the printers. One of the computer systems is partially employed as a stock control computer. An application program stored on the stock control computer runs a model of the overall system, including maintaining an up-to-date schedule of all print jobs on the system, and maintains a log of all media resources (i.e., paper) available to each printer. The application program ensures that the printers have suitable media resources and/or that print jobs are allocated to printers where appropriate media resources are available, if possible.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2002Date of Patent: November 20, 2007Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Athena Christodoulou, Richard Taylor, Christopher Tofts
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Patent number: 7283272Abstract: A printer connected to a network prints documents transmitted as portions of E-mail messages sent to the printer from computer systems through a print server. The printing process is controlled by administrative settings stored within the printer and further by keyword-value pairs recorded in the subject lines of the E-mail messages. The printer preferably also acts as a web page server to client systems connected to the network, with administrative settings being updated through the network following recognition of a password.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2003Date of Patent: October 16, 2007Assignee: InfoPrint Solutions CompanyInventors: Charles D. Johnson, Devayani R. Talukdar
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Patent number: 7268905Abstract: A system and method for communicating commands and data to a printer and pre- and post-processors through a link using different protocols. In the exemplary embodiment, UP3I finishing instructions for a print file are specified in a MO:DCA Form Definition and processed by a print server on a host computer. Print commands are generated by the host computer and transmitted to a printer using the Intelligent Printer Data Stream (IPDS) Architecture. The processor within the printer receives and processes the UP3I pre- and post-processor commands received via the IPDS communications link and generates commands on a separate communications channel according to the Universal Printer Pre- and Post-Processing Interface (UP3I) for transmission to the pre- and post-processors. Status reported by the pre- and post-processors according to the UP3I™ specification are received by the printer and transmitted to the host computer.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2002Date of Patent: September 11, 2007Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Reinhard H. Hohensee, Robert F. Jessen, David E Stone
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Patent number: 7253917Abstract: With this invention, upon scanning a print, since additional information recorded together with that print is reproduced while displaying the scanned image, a special effect that cannot normally be obtained from still images can be obtained. A print on which image information and additional information, different from the image information, are printed is scanned by a scanner (209). An additional information demultiplexer (210) demultiplexes that additional information, which is decoded by an error correction decoder (211). After that, the image and the decoded additional information (moving image or/and acoustic information) are simultaneously reproduced in combination.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2002Date of Patent: August 7, 2007Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kiyoshi Umeda, Nobutaka Miyake, Minoru Kusakabe
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Patent number: 7248379Abstract: Image processing operations, such as settings of copying conditions of a copier, are facilitated, with the setting being made on a terminal such as a personal computer or other copier. Data of the image processing operation settings to be executed by an image processing apparatus, are set on a terminal such as a personal computer which is interconnected with the image processing apparatus through LAN, and to which a user has been accustomed in operation. The set data are transmitted to the image processing apparatus and names of the image processing operations are displayed on a display window of the image processing apparatus, as candidates to be executed by the apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2003Date of Patent: July 24, 2007Assignee: Kyocera Mita CorporationInventor: Tetsuya Yoshioka
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Patent number: 7245403Abstract: An image transfer apparatus includes a history information storage unit configure to store a history information by associating a mail address designated as a destination in a previously performed image transfer with type information indicating a type of the terminal of the image transfer destination. The apparatus allows a first transfer unit to execute the image transfer, when the history information stored in the history information storage unit is designated as the image transfer destination and the type information included in the designated history information indicates a first type in conformity with a Internet system, and allows a second transfer unit to execute the image transfer, when the type information included in the history information designated as the image transfer destination indicates a second type in a predetermined system not to related to the Internet system.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2002Date of Patent: July 17, 2007Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Tec Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Toshiharu Ishii
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Patent number: 7239413Abstract: A replaceable component is installable in and removable from a printing device and contains one or more supplies used in printing by the printing device. A memory and a port are in the replaceable component. Data that characterizes usage of the one or more supplies in printing by the printing device is stored in the memory. The data can be transferred through a cable from the port to a host computer using a data transfer protocol of the port.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2002Date of Patent: July 3, 2007Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Kevin Owen, Jeetendra Kumar
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Patent number: 7224492Abstract: A facsimile apparatus can properly detect whether or not the facsimile apparatus is connected to a line. The facsimile apparatus comprises a network control device formed of a semiconductor DAA device having a primary line control part driven by a local power supply and a secondary serial interface circuit communicating with said primary line control part through a photocoupler and a local power supply detecting part detecting a local power supply to said primary line control part. As a result, it is possible to detect whether or not the facsimile apparatus is connected to the line.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2002Date of Patent: May 29, 2007Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventor: Noriaki Orikasa
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Patent number: 7215438Abstract: Transmitting and receiving methods of an Internet facsimile system are disclosed. The Internet facsimile system includes a telephone network, a transmitting network, a server and an office machine. The server has therein a network interface and a memory unit. The office machine includes a data storage means and network interface. The office machine transmits a fax through the telephone network and establishes a connection with the server through the transmitting network. The storage means has a memory capacity much less than that of the memory unit. Therefore, the transmitting and receiving methods of an Internet facsimile system capitalize on the tremendous memory capacity provided by the server as an intermediate storage such that the memory shortage of the office machine is avoided.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2002Date of Patent: May 8, 2007Assignee: Teco Image Systems Co., LtdInventor: Ko-Meng Chen
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Patent number: 7206084Abstract: A document processing system where system software interfaces with transport hardware is provided. A medium stores the system software which includes an API for application software. The system software further includes instructions for a track control module and an exception handler. The track control module creates an object for each read document. The object reports document completion to the application software. The application software requires that document completions be reported in the same order in which the objects were created. When a document jam occurs, the track control module identifies all documents involved in the jam, and for each document involved in the jam the track control module checks if all operations are complete and if the document entered the correct pocket, and sets a flag if both events are true. The exception handler hides the documents involved in the jam that have a set flag, but displays the others.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2002Date of Patent: April 17, 2007Assignee: Unisys CorporationInventor: Thomas L Bondy
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Patent number: 7193732Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a command data conversion device and printing apparatus that can correctly interpret print command data even where the codes or the parameter codes assigned to the commands in the print command data change, or where the data output sequence changes. Using the present invention, print command data including commands used in print control as well as associated data are received, and the contents thereof are interpreted. Multiple commands are rewritably stored in command registers in advance, and if a command included in the print command data matches any of the stored multiple commands, prescribed processing is carried out to at least one of either the command or its associated data.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2001Date of Patent: March 20, 2007Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Junya Yada
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Patent number: 7188311Abstract: Attributes can be set for an entire document, each chapter, and each page by using an entire document attribute, chapter attribute, and page attribute. When the print format of a chapter is set with a chapter attribute different from the entire document attribute, this chapter is printed in a print format complying with the chapter attribute. Similarly, when the print format of a page is set with a page attribute different from the entire document attribute or chapter attribute, this page is printed in the print format complying with the page attribute. In hierarchically displaying the document structure with a book, chapters, and pages, a predetermined icon is so added as to identify a chapter or page having a unique attribute.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2002Date of Patent: March 6, 2007Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Satoshi Tanaka, Kenichi Kazumi, Shigeo Nara, Yasuo Mori
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Patent number: 7173726Abstract: Disclosed are a communication apparatus capable of efficiently using a communication line, a control method of the communication apparatus, a facsimile apparatus, a communication method, and a program. To accomplish this, if “print later” in a menu is selected with an image displayed during data communication while a line is connected (S432), printing data is generated from an HTML file of the displayed image (S433). That is, the displayed image is designated as an image to be printed after the line is disconnected. The generated printing data is stored in a printing data buffer (S434). If the presence of the data in the printing buffer is detected (S437) after the line is disconnected (S436), the data is printed (S438).Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2002Date of Patent: February 6, 2007Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Michihiro Izumi
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Patent number: 7161693Abstract: Even when printing cannot be executed by only the common setting included in a printing designation document, in order to generate the printing setting information native in a printer in accordance with the common general designation information included in a printing designation document and to execute the processing of a printing document in accordance with the information, a printing control method inputs a printing document and a printing designation document for specifying the processing content of the printing document, specifies a printer for processing the printing document in accordance with the input printing designation document, and obtains the native printing setting information which can be set to a control program in the printing control apparatus for controlling the specified printer, and controls the processing of transmitting a printing designation according to native printing setting information obtained by the obtainment step to the printer through the printing control program.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2002Date of Patent: January 9, 2007Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Junichiro Kizaki, Satoshi Nishikawa
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Patent number: 7136197Abstract: The present invention relates to an Internet facsimile machine including a processor for receiving an electronic mail including format information of an original image data and a standardized image data. The processor returns an electronic mail having machine receiving ability information and receives an electronic mail including high quality image data formed in accordance with the machine receiving ability information. The processor processes the standardized image data before returning the email having the machine receiving ability information. The Internet facsimile machine also includes a controller for setting functions of the processor.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2002Date of Patent: November 14, 2006Assignee: Murata Kikai Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Yoshifumi Tanimoto
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Patent number: 7126701Abstract: A rasterization processor capable of properly selecting a rasterization processing method reducing a non-operating time of an output unit is provided. The rasterization processor acquires the operating state of the output unit and a time up to termination of output operation of the output unit, calculates times for rasterizing page data at a time and consecutively rasterizing a plurality of separation data separated from page data respectively and compares an output operation end time and an at-a-time RIP processing time with each other. On the basis of the result, the rasterization processor selects and executes either rasterization processing. Thus, a rasterization processor maximally keeping the operating time of the output unit and improving efficiency of printing/prepress steps can be provided.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2002Date of Patent: October 24, 2006Assignee: Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd.Inventors: Iwata Ikeda, Takako Kato
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Patent number: 7110138Abstract: An image forming apparatus, method and computer program product, including a pattern detecting device configured detect whether or not a pattern is constructed with a lengthwise line of a single dot width on a basis of a pattern of respective multi-value data of a target pixel and circumferential pixels adjacent thereto in a main scanning direction; and a printing device configured to print size-reduced printing dots of the lengthwise line of the single dot width detected by the pattern detecting device.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2001Date of Patent: September 19, 2006Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventor: Masahito Obata