Patents Examined by Neil R McClean
  • Patent number: 10416943
    Abstract: Provided is an image formation system including a plurality of image formation devices, for example, two image formation devices. The image formation devices each include a human body detector that detects whether human bodies are present in the vicinity of respective image formation devices. The image formation system stores information based on the result of human body detection by the human body detector and manages the tendency of persons in the vicinity of the image formation devices in accordance with the stored information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventor: Toshiyuki Maeshima
  • Patent number: 8582164
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for generation of electronic documents, such as a merge utility, is disclosed. In an embodiment, the merge utility merges two types of documents at least one of which is first converted from a format that is not supported by an output device to one that is. In an embodiment, one document may contain information related to an overlay and the other may contain information related to a background. In an embodiment, the conversion is performed in a format that is supported by an output device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Osama Elkady, Tomoji Ashitani