Patents by Inventor Daniel G. Bobrow
Daniel G. Bobrow 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).
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Patent number: 7139629Abstract: A computer controlled system provides for configuration-specific recovery of operation in a reconfigurable production system having a plurality of modules with a plurality of alternative capabilities for processing work units. The system includes a system controller having planning, scheduling, and performance failure identification functions. The planning function plans utilization of selected module capabilities in the production of jobs having not less than one work unit and the scheduling function schedules utilization of selected module capabilities in the production of jobs. The failure identification function identifies the failure of module capabilities to perform the work units for a scheduled job.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2003Date of Patent: November 21, 2006Assignee: Palo Alto Research Center IncorporatedInventors: Markus P. J. Fromherz, Daniel G. Bobrow
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Patent number: 7086013Abstract: A graphical input and display system having a user interface for selecting object(s) to be operated on by the system includes input devices permitting a user to select and establish image object(s) received from various image input sources. A processor, connected to the system, receives requests for various image element selection operations and also accesses a memory structure. The system memory structure includes a user interaction module, which allows a user to select image elements without pre-selecting an element selection mode, as well as data memory.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2002Date of Patent: August 1, 2006Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Eric Saund, Daniel G. Bobrow
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Patent number: 6895292Abstract: For an automated manufacturing system having a number of modules with numerous alternative capabilities, a computer-controlled system provides for configuration-specific reprioritization of jobs. The computer-controlled system includes at least one system controller for planning and scheduling utilization of selected module capabilities in the production of jobs having not less than one work unit. Module capabilities include the relative costs of the module capabilities.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2003Date of Patent: May 17, 2005Assignee: Palo Alto Research Center Inc.Inventors: Markus P. J. Fromherz, Daniel G. Bobrow
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Patent number: 6856845Abstract: For an automated manufacturing system having a number of modules with numerous alternative capabilities, a computer-controlled system provides for monitoring and reporting incremental job status. The computer-controlled system includes at least one system controller for planning and scheduling a variety of jobs submitted to the manufacturing system for processing. The system controller includes at least one planning function, which plans utilization of selected module capabilities in the production of jobs having more than one work unit. A scheduling function schedules utilization of selected module capabilities. A logging and integration function logs execution reports from the various modules in the manufacturing system.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2003Date of Patent: February 15, 2005Assignee: Palo Alto Research Center Inc.Inventors: Markus P. J. Fromherz, Daniel G. Bobrow
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Publication number: 20040260759Abstract: When a hardware or software problem reoccurs, a customer is rarely able to remember and repeat the process that was performed by a customer service representative to correct the problem the first time. By capturing desktop events and/or one or more other available data streams during the first customer service engagement, and making a document containing that data available to the customer, the customer can solve a reoccurrence of the problem without having to contact the customer service center. The captured data is integrated into a single multimedia document, which has an indexing capability, highlights critical information, and includes annotations and/or comments. The integrated multimedia document can be distributed to the customer by the customer service representative during an engagement, over a customer accessible network site visited by the customer, or in a CD-ROM provided with the product.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2003Publication date: December 23, 2004Applicants: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Xerox CorporationInventors: Stephen W. Smoliar, John Boreczky, Daniel G. Bobrow
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Publication number: 20040225391Abstract: For an automated manufacturing system having a number of modules with numerous alternative capabilities, a computer-controlled system provides for monitoring and reporting incremental job status. The computer-controlled system includes at least one system controller for planning and scheduling a variety of jobs submitted to the manufacturing system for processing. The system controller includes at least one planning function, which plans utilization of selected module capabilities in the production of jobs having more than one work unit. A scheduling function schedules utilization of selected module capabilities. A logging and integration function logs execution reports from the various modules in the manufacturing system.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2003Publication date: November 11, 2004Applicant: Palo Alto Research Center IncorporatedInventors: Markus P.J. Fromherz, Daniel G. Bobrow
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Publication number: 20040225394Abstract: For an automated manufacturing system having a number of modules with numerous alternative capabilities, a computer-controlled system provides for configuration-specific reprioritization of jobs. The computer-controlled system includes at least one system controller for planning and scheduling utilization of selected module capabilities in the production of jobs having not less than one work unit. Module capabilities include the relative costs of the module capabilities.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2003Publication date: November 11, 2004Applicant: Palo Alto Research Center, Incorporated.Inventors: Markus P.J. Fromherz, Daniel G. Bobrow
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Publication number: 20040216002Abstract: A computer controlled system provides for configuration-specific recovery of operation in a reconfigurable production system having a plurality of modules with a plurality of alternative capabilities for processing work units. The system includes a system controller having planning, scheduling, and performance failure identification functions. The planning function plans utilization of selected module capabilities in the production of jobs having not less than one work unit and the scheduling function schedules utilization of selected module capabilities in the production of jobs. The failure identification function identifies the failure of module capabilities to perform the work units for a scheduled job.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2003Publication date: October 28, 2004Applicant: Palo Alto Research Center, Incorporated.Inventors: Markus P.J. Fromherz, Daniel G. Bobrow
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Publication number: 20040150156Abstract: A frameless media path module is provided for a media processing system feeding media streams through a media path structured for serial or parallel flows. The frameless media path module includes a plurality of media guides and not less than two media transport nips operated by at least one actuator. Means is included for attaching the frameless media path module to a supporting structure. Media state sensing electronics detect media edge or relative motion and intermodule electrical communication capability is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2003Publication date: August 5, 2004Applicant: Palo Alto Research Center, Incorporated.Inventors: Markus P.J. Fromherz, David K. Biegelsen, Mark H. Yim, Kimon D. Roufas, Daniel G. Bobrow
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Patent number: 6665841Abstract: In a document search and retrieval system, document images are segmented into layout objects. Each layout object identifies different structural elements in a document image. In addition, the system computes attributes and features for each segmented layout object. Before any document images are transmitted between a client and a server, users specify which document image attributes and features are most relevant to their browsing or searching tasks. Transmission (and/or display) of document images is then divided into two stages. During the first stage, those layout objects which are identified as having the specified features or attributes are transmitted at a first or high resolution; the remaining layout objects in an image are transmitted at a second or lower resolution (or in the form of bounding polygons). If the second stage is invoked, those remaining layout objects are re-transmitted at the first or high resolution.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 1997Date of Patent: December 16, 2003Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: James V. Mahoney, Daniel G. Bobrow, William J. Rucklidge
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Publication number: 20030179235Abstract: A graphical input and display system having a user interface for selecting object(s) to be operated on by the system includes input devices permitting a user to select and establish image object(s) received from various image input sources. A processor, connected to the system, receives requests for various image element selection operations and also accesses a memory structure. The system memory structure includes a user interaction module, which allows a user to select image elements without pre-selecting an element selection mode, as well as data memory.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2002Publication date: September 25, 2003Applicant: Xerox CorporationInventors: Eric Saund, Daniel G. Bobrow
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Patent number: 6607320Abstract: An apparatus for processing a substrate on two sides. A substrate has a first edge as a leading edge in a process direction and a first side in a face-up orientation. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises an input pathway for receiving the substrate from a substrate processing station, a station for processing the face-up side of the substrate, a reversion pathway for reverting the substrate and returning the reverted substrate to the input pathway. After reversion, a second side of the substrate is in the face up orientation and the first edge is the leading edge. A merge point merges the reverted substrate into the input pathway for processing the face-up side of the substrate in the print station.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2001Date of Patent: August 19, 2003Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Daniel G. Bobrow, Warren B. Jackson, David Kalman Biegelsen
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Patent number: 6562077Abstract: A programming interface of document search system enables a user to dynamically specifying features of documents recorded in a corpus of documents. The programming interface provides category and format flexibility for defining different genre of documents. The document search system initially segments document images into one or more layout objects. Each layout object identifies a structural element in a document such as text blocks, graphics, or halftones. Subsequently, the document search system computes a set of attributes for each of the identified layout objects. The set of attributes are used to describe the layout structure of a page image of a document in terms of the spatial relations that layout objects have to frames of reference that are defined by other layout objects. Using the set of attributes a user defines features of a document with the programming interface.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 1997Date of Patent: May 13, 2003Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Daniel G. Bobrow, James V. Mahoney, William J. Rucklidge
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Patent number: 6554276Abstract: A flexible sheet handling apparatus comprising an input section for receiving the flexible sheet, a reversion section for rotating the flexible sheet about an axis of motion and an output section for transferring the rotated flexible sheet to a sheet processing system.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2001Date of Patent: April 29, 2003Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Warren B. Jackson, David Kalman Biegelsen, Daniel G. Bobrow
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Patent number: 6529285Abstract: A processor is provided with a first set of digital information that includes a first structured representation of a document. From the first set of digital information, the processor produces a second set of digital information that includes a second structured representation of the document. The second structured representation is a lossless representation and includes a set of tokens and a set of positions. At least one token in the plurality of tokens has an associated semantic label which may be a character code associated with various font types in the second structured representation of the document. The semantic label may be obtained and stored in the second structured representation of the document by a computer program. The first and second representations may be resolution dependent structured representations and have, respectively, first and second characteristic resolutions. The first representation, but not the second, is provided in digital form to an untrusted recipient.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2001Date of Patent: March 4, 2003Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Daniel G. Bobrow, Daniel P. Huttenlocher, William J. Rucklidge, John Seely Brown
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Publication number: 20020140165Abstract: A flexible sheet handling apparatus comprising an input section for receiving the flexible sheet, a reversion section for rotating the flexible sheet about an axis of motion and an output section for transferring the rotated flexible sheet to a sheet processing system.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2001Publication date: October 3, 2002Applicant: Xerox CorporationInventors: Warren B. Jackson, David Kalman Biegelsen, Daniel G. Bobrow
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Publication number: 20020141805Abstract: An apparatus for processing a substrate on two sides. A substrate has a first edge as a leading edge in a process direction and a first side in a face-up orientation. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises an input pathway for receiving the substrate from a substrate processing station, a station for processing the face-up side of the substrate, a reversion pathway for reverting the substrate and returning the reverted substrate to the input pathway. After reversion, a second side of the substrate is in the face up orientation and the first edge is the leading edge. A merge point merges the reverted substrate into the input pathway for processing the face-up side of the substrate in the print station.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2001Publication date: October 3, 2002Applicant: Xerox Corporation.Inventors: Daniel G. Bobrow, Warren B. Jackson, David Kalman Biegelsen
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Patent number: 6419618Abstract: Tamper-evident electric paper is made of two sheets of electric paper bonded together, the bottom sheet of which includes a pattern. Any attempt to erase a writing on the top sheet of electric paper results in the pattern on the bottom sheet of electric paper being erased. Therefore any tampering by erasure of a writing on the tamper-evident electric paper is revealed by the absence of a portion of the pattern on the bottom sheet of electric paper. Single sheet tamper-evident electric paper has a complex pattern, such as an encryption, printed on a single sheet of electric paper. Any attempt to erase a writing on the electric paper also erases a portion of the encryption, thereby providing evidence of tampering.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2000Date of Patent: July 16, 2002Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Jock D. Mackinlay, Daniel G. Bobrow, Daniel H. Greene, L. Charles Hebel, Nicholas K. Sheridon, Craig A. Smith, William C. Emerson
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Publication number: 20020079371Abstract: A scanning pen for use in an information management system having multiple modes adapted to scan and process different data types. The scanning pen has an optical scanning head, various user controls, and a wireless link to the information management system. The pen has several input modes of operation governing the interpretation of data received through the scanning head, and feedback on the current input mode is provided to the user through visual, audible, or tactile feedback.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2001Publication date: June 27, 2002Applicant: Xerox CorporationInventors: Daniel G. Bobrow, Annette M. Adler, Marvin M. Theimer, Kenneth P. Fishkin, Catherine C. Marshall, Alexander E. Silverman
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Publication number: 20020029232Abstract: A programming interface of document search system enables a user to dynamically specifying features of documents recorded in a corpus of documents. The programming interface provides category and format flexibility for defining different genre of documents. The document search system initially segments document images into one or more layout objects. Each layout object identifies a structural element in a document such as text blocks, graphics, or halftones. Subsequently, the document search system computes a set of attributes for each of the identified layout objects. The set of attributes are used to describe the layout structure of a page image of a document in terms of the spatial relations that layout objects have to frames of reference that are defined by other layout objects. Using the set of attributes a user defines features of a document with the programming interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 1997Publication date: March 7, 2002Inventors: DANIEL G. BOBROW, JAMES V. MAHONEY, WILLIAM J. RUCKLIDGE