Patents by Inventor Athar Ahmad

Athar Ahmad has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20070177164
    Abstract: A method for specifying handling characteristics for multiple printed copies of an electronic document is disclosed. According to one aspect, a user interface is displayed. The user interface comprises user interface elements through which a user can specify, for each copy of two or more printed copies of an electronic document, a separate handling characteristic (e.g., a source tray and/or an output tray) for that copy. The handling characteristics for each copy of the electronic document may differ. Through the user interface, separate handling characteristics for each copy of the two or more copies are received. Print data, which causes the printing device to print the two or more copies in accordance with the handling characteristics, in sent to a printing device (e.g., a printer). Consequently, users are not required to repetitively activate the “print” control of an application program for each copy that is to be handled differently.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2006
    Publication date: August 2, 2007
    Inventor: Athar Ahmad
  • Publication number: 20070177207
    Abstract: A method for customizing header pages, footer pages, and/or separator pages is disclosed. According to one aspect, a user interface is displayed. The user interface comprises user interface elements through which a user can specify user-customized content that is to appear on an additional page that is to be printed with the pages of an electronic document. A user-generated representation of the content is received through the user interface. A printer driver generates modified print data based on additional print data, which represents the additional page, and original print data, which represents the electronic document. The modified print data causes the printing device to print the user-customized content on a header, footer, or separator page. As a result, when the printing device receives the modified print data, the printing device prints the header, footer, or separator page, with the user-customized content, in addition to the pages of the electronic document.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2006
    Publication date: August 2, 2007
    Inventor: Athar Ahmad