Patents by Inventor Andy MacKay

Andy MacKay 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).

  • Multi-function peripheral for initiating a workflow process and providing status feedback of the same
    Patent number: 7529863
    Abstract: A multi-function peripheral (100) forming part of a system (200) for automating and managing business processes is disclosed. The multi-function peripheral (100) has an input device (117) for initiating a workflow process in the system (200). The multi-function peripheral (100) also receives status notification from the system (200) during the workflow process, and provides status feedback to a user. The user may be required to make further selections in response to the status feedback.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2009
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Andy MacKay, Daniel Bradbury, Peter Strohkorb
  • Multi-function peripheral for initiating a workflow process and providing status feedback of the same
    Publication number: 20050055475
    Abstract: A multi-function peripheral (100) forming part of a system (200) for automating and managing business processes is disclosed. The multi-function peripheral (100) has an input device (117) for initiating a workflow process in the system (200). The multi-function peripheral (100) also receives status notification from the system (200) during the workflow process, and provides status feedback to a user. The user may be required to make further selections in response to the status feedback.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2004
    Publication date: March 10, 2005
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Andy MacKay, Daniel Bradbury, Peter Strohkorb