Patents by Inventor Barry D. Kurtz

Barry D. Kurtz 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).

  • Patent number: 6988086
    Abstract: A system and method of managing document distribution services of a plurality of document distribution providers includes registering the document distribution services, identifying at least one resource for each of the document distribution services, and monitoring an availability of the at least one resource for each of the document distribution services. As such, identifying at least one resource for each of the document distribution services includes defining at least one attribute of the at least one resource and monitoring the availability of the at least one resource for each of the document distribution services includes recording a status of the at least one attribute of the at least one resource.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2006
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Barry D. Kurtz, Larry Wayne Haley
  • Patent number: 6981018
    Abstract: An interactive delivery interface provides a user with frequently used delivery instructions for selection. Examples of delivery instructions include destinations, delivery methods, and delivery method specific options. The frequently used delivery instructions are gathered for a particular user. The frequently used delivery instructions are either gathered iteratively or concurrently. The frequently used delivery instructions are associated with the particular user. The interactive delivery interface is launched. The particular user is identified. The frequently used delivery instructions associated with the particular user are presented to the user for selection. Examples of presenting the frequently used delivery instructions include displaying favorite delivery instructions and displaying a list of frequently used delivery instructions. The document is posted according to selected frequently used delivery instructions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2005
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventor: Barry D. Kurtz
  • Publication number: 20040122751
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for processing reimbursement. In one embodiment, a system for processing reimbursement includes an off-site reimbursement manager configured to gather data corresponding to reimbursable items and send the data to a central reimbursement manager configured to receive the data corresponding to the reimbursable items via the network and reimburse in accordance with the received data. In one embodiment, a method for processing reimbursement includes gathering data corresponding to reimbursable items in a first location and sending the data via a network to a second location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2002
    Publication date: June 24, 2004
    Inventors: Barry D. Kurtz, Jeffrey K. Larsen
  • Patent number: 6754452
    Abstract: A system for enunciating imaging machine anomaly conditions is provided. The system has a control unit, memory, a logic interface unit, and an audible signal generator. Audible signals are custom mapped to individual imaging machine anomaly or exception conditions by a user. The customized mapping of audibly signals is provided by a user mapping interface and alerts nearby personnel to both the specific anomaly condition and to the specific office machine in need of attention. The selection of audible signals may range from tones, chimes, music, and verbal communications to user customized sound bytes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2004
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventor: Barry D. Kurtz
  • Publication number: 20030133718
    Abstract: A system for enunciating imaging machine anomaly conditions is provided. The system has a control unit, memory, a logic interface unit, and an audible signal generator. Audible signals are custom mapped to individual imaging machine anomaly or exception conditions by a user. The customized mapping of audibly signals is provided by a user mapping interface and alerts nearby personnel to both the specific anomaly condition and to the specific office machine in need of attention. The selection of audible signals may range from tones, chimes, music, and verbal communications to user customized sound bytes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2002
    Publication date: July 17, 2003
    Inventor: Barry D. Kurtz
  • Publication number: 20020198842
    Abstract: A system and method of managing document distribution services of a plurality of document distribution providers includes registering the document distribution services, identifying at least one resource for each of the document distribution services, and monitoring an availability of the at least one resource for each of the document distribution services. As such, identifying at least one resource for each of the document distribution services includes defining at least one attribute of the at least one resource and monitoring the availability of the at least one resource for each of the document distribution services includes recording a status of the at least one attribute of the at least one resource.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2001
    Publication date: December 26, 2002
    Inventors: Barry D. Kurtz, Larry Wayne Haley
  • Publication number: 20020091759
    Abstract: An interactive delivery interface provides a user with frequently used delivery instructions for selection. Examples of delivery instructions include destinations, delivery methods, and delivery method specific options. The frequently used delivery instructions are gathered for a particular user. The frequently used delivery instructions are either gathered iteratively or concurrently. The frequently used delivery instructions are associated with the particular user. The interactive delivery interface is launched. The particular user is identified. The frequently used delivery instructions associated with the particular user are presented to the user for selection. Examples of presenting the frequently used delivery instructions include displaying favorite delivery instructions and displaying a list of frequently used delivery instructions. The document is posted according to selected frequently used delivery instructions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2001
    Publication date: July 11, 2002
    Inventor: Barry D. Kurtz
  • Patent number: 5966136
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for clipping a objects against a non-rectangular polygon. The present invention first defines a rectangular buffer with a height and width equal to the maximum height and width of the non-rectangular polygon. Next, each object is clipped against the rectangular buffer using a fast rectangular clipping method. After all the objects have been clipped, the rectangular buffer is converted to a pattern buffer. Finally, the pattern buffer is clipped against the non-rectangular polygon using an arbitrary clipping method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 12, 1999
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Co.
    Inventors: Barry D. Kurtz, Steven J. Claiborne