Patents by Inventor Patty Case
Patty Case 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: 9734465Abstract: A distributed workflow-enabled system includes: a workflow-enabled provider and a workflow-enabled client communicatively coupled by a network. The workflow-enabled provider and the workflow-enabled client include a workflow unit. The workflow unit allows the workflow-enabled provider and the workflow-enabled client to communicate, distribute processes and present a user interfaces by providing a communication manager, a process control module and a user interface module. The present invention also includes a number of novel methods including a method for communication, a method for processing by a process control module, a method for creating and presenting the user interface and a method for retrieving processes executable by the process control module.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2008Date of Patent: August 15, 2017Assignee: Ricoh Co., LtdInventors: Daja Phillips, Max E. McFarland, Andrea Mariotti, Haixia Yu, Michael G. E. Griffin, Bradley J. Rhodes, Sergey Chemishkian, Edward L Schwartz, Patty Case, Stephen R. Savitzky
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Patent number: 8838760Abstract: A workflow-enabled provider includes a service provider and a workflow manager interface unit. The workflow manager interface unit couples the service provider to a workflow manager to provide the automatic discovering, distributed processing and dynamic user interface generating functionality. An advertisement monitor listens for broadcasts from the workflow manager regarding new clients. A request module and a response module handle the transfer of data and control signals between the workflow manager and the service provider. A process control module performs a plurality of processing functions including aggregating requests from clients, selecting requests it can service, presenting user interfaces, processing input via the service provider and controlling the service provider. The user interface module is coupled to the process control module and dynamically generates user interfaces for display by the service provider.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2008Date of Patent: September 16, 2014Assignee: Ricoh Co., Ltd.Inventors: Max E. McFarland, Daja Phillips, Andrea Mariotti, Haixia Yu, Michael G. E. Griffin, Bradley Rhodes, Sergey Chemishkian, Edward Schwartz, Patty Case, Stephen R. Savitzky, Gregory J. Wolff
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Patent number: 8713144Abstract: A workflow-enabled client comprises a client and a workflow manager interface unit. The workflow manager interface unit couples the client to a workflow manager to provide the automatic discovering, distributed processing and dynamic user interface generating functionality of the present invention. A communication manager of the workflow-enabled client has a registration unit that registers, and unregisters, the client with the workflow manager such as by providing a name, a data and other commands. A polling module uses a received location from the workflow manager to retrieve data. The process control module performs a plurality of processing functions such a processing polled data, storing it or providing it to other clients. The process control module can also initiate other clients. The present invention also includes a number of novel methods including a method for registering a client, a method for polling data, and a method for initiating other clients.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2008Date of Patent: April 29, 2014Assignee: Ricoh Co., Ltd.Inventors: Bradley J. Rhodes, Sergey Chemishkian, Edward Schwartz, Daja Phillips, Max E. McFarland, Andrea Mariotti, Haixia Yu, Michael G. E. Griffin, Stephen R. Savitzky, Gregory J. Wolff, Patty Case
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Patent number: 8171117Abstract: A workflow manager handles the communication between a workflow-enabled provider and a workflow-enabled client. The workflow manager maintains a directory of clients, translates a transaction from a provider into multiple transactions suitable for the client, and handles security. In one embodiment, the workflow manager connects with the workflow-enabled client by registration and with the workflow-enabled provider by advertising and activation. Subsequent communications between the workflow manager and the workflow-enabled provider and the workflow-enabled client are with a request/response protocol. The workflow manager also comprises data storage for storing data for transmission to the workflow-enabled client or the workflow-enabled provider, and workflow storage for storing information related to registered clients. The present invention also includes a number of novel methods including a method for a method for registering a client and a method for activating a provider.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2008Date of Patent: May 1, 2012Assignee: Ricoh Co. Ltd.Inventors: Bradley J. Rhodes, Sergey Chemishkian, Edward Schwartz, Max E. McFarland, Daja Phillips, Andrea Mariotti, Haixia Yu, Michael G. E. Griffin, Stephen R. Savitzky, Gregory J. Wolff, Patty Case
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Publication number: 20090077165Abstract: A workflow manager handles the communication between a workflow-enabled provider and a workflow-enabled client. The workflow manager maintains a directory of clients, translates a transaction from a provider into multiple transactions suitable for the client, and handles security. In one embodiment, the workflow manager connects with the workflow-enabled client by registration and with the workflow-enabled provider by advertising and activation. Subsequent communications between the workflow manager and the workflow-enabled provider and the workflow-enabled client are with a request/response protocol. The workflow manager also comprises data storage for storing data for transmission to the workflow-enabled client or the workflow-enabled provider, and workflow storage for storing information related to registered clients. The present invention also includes a number of novel methods including a method for a method for registering a client and a method for activating a provider.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2008Publication date: March 19, 2009Inventors: Bradley J. Rhodes, Sergey Chemishkian, Edward Schwartz, Max E. McFarland, Daja Phillips, Andrea Mariotti, Haixia Yu, Michael G.E. Griffin, Stephen R. Savitzky, Gregory J. Wolff, Patty Case
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Publication number: 20090077216Abstract: A workflow-enabled client comprises a client and a workflow manager interface unit. The workflow manager interface unit couples the client to a workflow manager to provide the automatic discovering, distributed processing and dynamic user interface generating functionality of the present invention. A communication manager of the workflow-enabled client has a registration unit that registers, and unregisters, the client with the workflow manager such as by providing a name, a data and other commands. A polling module uses a received location from the workflow manager to retrieve data. The process control module performs a plurality of processing functions such a processing polled data, storing it or providing it to other clients. The process control module can also initiate other clients. The present invention also includes a number of novel methods including a method for registering a client, a method for polling data, and a method for initiating other clients.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2008Publication date: March 19, 2009Inventors: Bradley J. Rhodes, Sergey Chemishkian, Edward Schwartz, Daja Phillips, Max E. McFarland, Andrea Mariotti, Haixia Yu, Michael G.E. Griffin, Stephen R. Savitzky, Gregory J. Wolff, Patty Case
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Publication number: 20090077164Abstract: A distributed workflow-enabled system includes: a workflow-enabled provider and a workflow-enabled client communicatively coupled by a network. The workflow-enabled provider and the workflow-enabled client include a workflow unit. The workflow unit allows the workflow-enabled provider and the workflow-enabled client to communicate, distribute processes and present a user interfaces by providing a communication manager, a process control module and a user interface module. The present invention also includes a number of novel methods including a method for communication, a method for processing by a process control module, a method for creating and presenting the user interface and a method for retrieving processes executable by the process control module.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2008Publication date: March 19, 2009Inventors: Daja Phillips, Max E. McFarland, Andrea Mariotti, Haixia Yu, Michael G.E. Griffin, Bradley J. Rhodes, Sergey Chemishkian, Edward L. Schwartz, Patty Case, Stephen R. Savitzky
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Publication number: 20090077217Abstract: A workflow-enabled provider includes a service provider and a workflow manager interface unit. The workflow manager interface unit couples the service provider to a workflow manager to provide the automatic discovering, distributed processing and dynamic user interface generating functionality. An advertisement monitor listens for broadcasts from the workflow manager regarding new clients. A request module and a response module handle the transfer of data and control signals between the workflow manager and the service provider. A process control module performs a plurality of processing functions including aggregating requests from clients, selecting requests it can service, presenting user interfaces, processing input via the service provider and controlling the service provider. The user interface module is coupled to the process control module and dynamically generates user interfaces for display by the service provider.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2008Publication date: March 19, 2009Inventors: Max E. McFarland, Daja Phillips, Andrea Mariotti, Haixia Yu, Michael G.E. Griffin, Bradley Rhodes, Sergey Chemishkian, Edward L. Schwartz, Patty Case, Stephen R. Savitzky, Gregory J. Wolff