Patents by Inventor Andrew Daborn

Andrew Daborn 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).

  • IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, MOBILE DEVICE, AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR
    Publication number: 20090103124
    Abstract: This invention further improves the operability of a mobile device by changing the operation screen of the mobile device in accordance with the operation status of the mobile device or that of an image forming apparatus in a communicable state when the mobile device and image forming apparatus become communicable with each other. When it is detected that the mobile device exists within a range of a predetermined short distance, status information is acquired from the mobile device to determine whether a file is selected in the operation screen of the mobile device. Information which designates an operation screen to be displayed on the mobile device is transmitted on the basis of the determination result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2006
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yoshio Kimura, Junko Nemoto, Wilson Chiu, Andrew Daborn, Yuan Shao