Patents by Inventor Christer Fernstrom
Christer Fernstrom 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).
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Patent number: 8108773Abstract: A composition model, which specifies a set of all possible facets that may be used to render a composition template, is used to bind unresolved elements in the composition template with a set of document components in a container. Different instances of a rendered document are produced by altering the set of document components in the container and using the composition model to re-bind the unresolved elements in the composition template with the document components in the altered set of document components in the container.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2004Date of Patent: January 31, 2012Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventor: Christer Fernstrom
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Patent number: 7930407Abstract: Methods for controlling a document service request involve defining a document service request workflow and redirecting document service requests from the mobile device. In one embodiment, through a short-range connection with a document processing device on a foreign network, a mobile device establishes a secure connection to the mobile device's native network to identify a document stored on a file server operating thereon. Once a document is identified, the mobile device over the secure connection initiates a document service request by requesting an output server operating on the native network to retrieve and convert the identified document into an output-ready format suitable for the document processing device. Upon receipt of the output-ready document, the mobile device resends the output-ready document over a local connection to the document processing device to carry out the document service request.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2008Date of Patent: April 19, 2011Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Francois Ragnet, Christer Fernstrom
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Patent number: 7495792Abstract: A programmable document includes a physical document having at least one sheet of material and information recorded thereon and a computer attached to the physical document. The computer includes an input/output device, a processor and a memory storing the recorded information in digital form and metadata pertaining to the physical document. By attaching small, inexpensive, computing devices to paper documents, various electronic information associated with the physical document can be retained, updated and modified.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2000Date of Patent: February 24, 2009Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Dave Snowdon, Christer Fernstrom, Marc Dymetman, Natalie S. Glance
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Publication number: 20080270516Abstract: Methods for controlling a document service request involve defining a document service request workflow and redirecting document service requests from the mobile device. In one embodiment, through a short-range connection with a document processing device on a foreign network, a mobile device establishes a secure connection to the mobile device's native network to identify a document stored on a file server operating thereon. Once a document is identified, the mobile device over the secure connection initiates a document service request by requesting an output server operating on the native network to retrieve and convert the identified document into an output-ready format suitable for the document processing device. Upon receipt of the output-ready document, the mobile device resends the output-ready document over a local connection to the document processing device to carry out the document service request.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2008Publication date: October 30, 2008Applicant: XEROX CORPORATIONInventors: Francois RAGNET, Christer Fernstrom
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Patent number: 7409452Abstract: Methods for controlling a document service request involve defining a document service request workflow and redirecting document service requests from the mobile device. In one embodiment, through a short-range connection with a document processing device on a foreign network, a mobile device establishes a secure connection to the mobile device's native network to identify a document stored on a file server operating thereon. Once a document is identified, the mobile device over the secure connection initiates a document service request by requesting an output server operating on the native network to retrieve and convert the identified document into an output-ready format suitable for the document processing device. Upon receipt of the output-ready document, the mobile device resends the output-ready document over a local connection to the document processing device to carry out the document service request.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2003Date of Patent: August 5, 2008Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Francois Ragnet, Christer Fernstrom
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Publication number: 20070056034Abstract: A system and method for controlling the reproduction of secure documents includes detecting an electronic data storage device of a secure document; reading the electronic data storage device of the secure document; determining rules for accessing the information stored in the electronic data storage device of the secure document; obtaining a user identity; comparing the rules for accessing the information with the user identity; and determining which of the information stored in the electronic data storage device to allow access to.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2005Publication date: March 8, 2007Inventor: Christer Fernstrom
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Publication number: 20060136809Abstract: A composition model, which specifies a set of all possible facets that may be used to render a composition template, is used to bind unresolved elements in the composition template with a set of document components in a container. Different instances of a rendered document are produced by altering the set of document components in the container and using the composition model to re-bind the unresolved elements in the composition template with the document components in the altered set of document components in the container.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2004Publication date: June 22, 2006Inventor: Christer Fernstrom
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Patent number: 6820815Abstract: An encoded sheet material includes a sheet of material having a first surface, a second surface disposed opposite the first surface and an edge extending between the first surface and the second surface and peripherally about the sheet of material, the edge having indicia arranged thereon to form a code uniquely identifying the sheet of material. A system for managing an encoded sheet of material, includes a code reader operative in conjunction with the encoded sheet of material for reading the code, a sheet processing apparatus for reading information from and/or writing information to at least one of the first and second surfaces, and a processor in communication with the code reader device and the sheet processing apparatus for associating the information with the read code.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2003Date of Patent: November 23, 2004Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Jean-Luc Meunier, Marc Dymetman, Christer Fernstrom
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Publication number: 20040172586Abstract: Methods for controlling a document service request involve defining a document service request workflow and redirecting document service requests from the mobile device. In one embodiment, through a short-range connection with a document processing device on a foreign network, a mobile device establishes a secure connection to the mobile device's native network to identify a document stored on a file server operating thereon. Once a document is identified, the mobile device over the secure connection initiates a document service request by requesting an output server operating on the native network to retrieve and convert the identified document into an output-ready format suitable for the document processing device. Upon receipt of the output-ready document, the mobile device resends the output-ready document over a local connection to the document processing device to carry out the document service request.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2003Publication date: September 2, 2004Applicant: XEROX CORPORATIONInventors: Francois Ragnet, Christer Fernstrom
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Patent number: 6732090Abstract: A system operates using meta-documents which include document content associated with one or more personalities. Each personality is associated with a set of document service requests. Users are provided different techniques for creating personalities and modifying existing personalities. These techniques include: the use of an algebra to tailor existing personalities, the use of a list of links or documents to create a personality, the use of predefined personalities and knowledge levels in a field to create new personalities, the use of question answering techniques, and the use of learning personalities. Specified personalities are then used to enrich document content by integrating into corresponding meta-documents the results received from their document service requests.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2001Date of Patent: May 4, 2004Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: James G. Shanahan, Gregory T. Grefenstette, Christer Fernstrom, Laurence Hubert
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Publication number: 20030127523Abstract: An encoded sheet material includes a sheet of material having a first surface, a second surface disposed opposite the first surface and an edge extending between the first surface and the second surface and peripherally about the sheet of material, the edge having indicia arranged thereon to form a code uniquely identifying the sheet of material. A system for managing an encoded sheet of material, includes a code reader operative in conjunction with the encoded sheet of material for reading the code, a sheet processing apparatus for reading information from and/or writing information to at least one of the first and second surfaces, and a processor in communication with the code reader device and the sheet processing apparatus for associating the information with the read code.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2003Publication date: July 10, 2003Applicant: Xerox CorporationInventors: Jean-Luc Meunier, Marc Dymetman, Christer Fernstrom
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Patent number: 6585163Abstract: An encoded sheet material includes a sheet of material having a first surface, a second surface disposed opposite the first surface and an edge extending between the first surface and the second surface and peripherally about the sheet of material, the edge having indicia arranged thereon to form a code uniquely identifying the sheet of material. A system for managing an encoded sheet of material, includes a code reader operative in conjunction with the encoded sheet of material for reading the code, a sheet processing apparatus for reading information from and/or writing information to at least one of the first and second surfaces, and a processor in communication with the code reader device and the sheet processing apparatus for associating the information with the read code.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2000Date of Patent: July 1, 2003Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Jean-Luc Meunier, Marc Dymetman, Christer Fernstrom
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Publication number: 20030033287Abstract: A system operates using meta-documents which include document content associated with one or more personalities. Each personality is associated with a set of document service requests. Users are provided different techniques for creating personalities and modifying existing personalities. These techniques include: the use of an algebra to tailor existing personalities, the use of a list of links or documents to create a personality, the use of predefined personalities and knowledge levels in a field to create new personalities, the use of question answering techniques, and the use of learning personalities. Specified personalities are then used to enrich document content by integrating into corresponding meta-documents the results received from their document service requests.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2001Publication date: February 13, 2003Applicant: Xerox CorporationInventors: James G. Shanahan, Gregory T. Grefenstette, Christer Fernstrom, Laurence Hubert
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Publication number: 20020080386Abstract: A programmable document includes a physical document having at least one sheet of material and information recorded thereon and a computer attached to the physical document. The computer includes an input/output device, a processor and a memory storing the recorded information in digital form and metadata pertaining to the physical document. By attaching small, inexpensive, computing devices to paper documents, various electronic information associated with the physical document can be retained, updated and modified.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2000Publication date: June 27, 2002Applicant: Xerox CorporationInventors: Dave Snowdon, Christer Fernstrom, Marc Dymetman, Natalie S. Glance