Patents by Inventor Kim Douglas Mason

Kim Douglas Mason 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).

  • Software installation process
    Patent number: 8607059
    Abstract: A method of installing software on a computer associated with a user, the computer being coupled to a system including one or more document handling devices connected to the computer via a communications network. The method includes, in a document handling device, determining a user identity associated with the user, and in at least part of the system, identifying the computer using the determined user identity and causing a software package to be transferred to the computer via the communications network, thereby causing the software to be installed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Canon Information Systems Research Australia Pty. Ltd.
    Inventors: Kim Douglas Mason, Veronica Luke