Patents by Inventor Bryan Heller

Bryan Heller 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).

  • Apparatus, system and method for updating a peripheral connected to image processing device
    Patent number: 9946532
    Abstract: An image processing device and control method that includes a processor and a memory storing a set of instructions that, when executed by the processor, controls the image processing device to receive a first data object representing a software update to be applied to the at least one peripheral device coupled to the image processing device. A communication mode switch message is generated to change a mode of communicating data between the at least one peripheral device and the image processing device and communicate the communication mode switch message to the at least one peripheral device. Currently active communication mode is disabled and a previously disabled communication pathway of the at least one peripheral device is activated as an update mode. The data representing the software update is transmitted via the update mode to apply the software update to the at least one peripheral device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignees: CANON INFORMATION AND IMAGING SOLUTIONS, INC., CANON U.S.A., INC.
    Inventors: Jiayin Peng, Jiuyuan Ge, Song Cang, Bryan Heller
  • APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR UPDATING A PERIPHERAL CONNECTED TO IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20170364346
    Abstract: An image processing device and control method that includes a processor and a memory storing a set of instructions that, when executed by the processor, controls the image processing device to receive a first data object representing a software update to be applied to the at least one peripheral device coupled to the image processing device. A communication mode switch message is generated to change a mode of communicating data between the at least one peripheral device and the image processing device and communicate the communication mode switch message to the at least one peripheral device. Currently active communication mode is disabled and a previously disabled communication pathway of the at least one peripheral device is activated as an update mode. The data representing the software update is transmitted via the update mode to apply the software update to the at least one peripheral device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2016
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventors: Jiayin Peng, Jiuyuan Ge, Song Cang, Bryan Heller