Patents by Inventor Craig Rudolph

Craig Rudolph 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).

  • Publication number: 20190205074
    Abstract: A system and methods of managing incoming fax messages at a multi-function imaging device connected to a network are disclosed. One example method includes receiving a fax message at the multi-function imaging device and identifying a workflow connected to the network based upon a content of the fax message. A type of the fax message may be identified based upon the content of the fax message and may be used to identify the workflow. A recipient of the fax message is then determined based upon the identified workflow. Upon identification of the recipient of the fax message, the imaging device adds the fax message to an imaging queue associated with the recipient in a print server communicatively connected to the imaging device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventors: Thomas L. Coons, Craig A. Rudolph
  • Publication number: 20190208085
    Abstract: A system and methods of managing incoming fax messages at a multi-function imaging device connected to a network are disclosed. One example method includes receiving a fax message at the multi-function imaging device and identifying an intended recipient of the fax message. It is then determined if the intended recipient of the fax message is a registered user of the network. Upon a positive determination, the fax message is automatically added to an imaging queue associated with the intended recipient of the fax message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2017
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventors: Thomas L. Coons, Craig A. Rudolph
  • Patent number: 7880909
    Abstract: A method of parsing print stream data including the steps of intercepting a data file from at least a portion of the print stream data, reading at least a portion of the data file and determining if said data file is of a format having subset formats.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Inventors: Mark A. Bukowski, Mark B. Greene, Joel A Jirak, Christopher R. Nash, John J. Roberts, Steven B. Rogers, Craig A. Rudolph, Carl J. Voss
  • Patent number: 7675644
    Abstract: A method of parsing print stream data including the steps of intercepting a data file from at least a portion of the print stream data, reading at least a portion of the data file and determining if said data file is of a format having subset formats.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Assignee: Lexmark International, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark A. Bukowski, Mark B. Greene, Joel A. Jirak, Christopher R. Nash, John J. Roberts, Steven B. Rogers, Craig A. Rudolph, Carl J. Voss
  • Publication number: 20090097069
    Abstract: A method of parsing print stream data including the steps of intercepting a data file from at least a portion of the print stream data, reading at least a portion of the data file and determining if said data file is of a format having subset formats.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2008
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Applicant: Lexmark International Inc.
    Inventors: Mark A. Bukowski, Mark B. Greene, Joel A. Jirak, Christopher R. Nash, John J. Roberts, Steven B. Rogers, Craig A. Rudolph, Carl J. Voss
  • Publication number: 20090097070
    Abstract: A method of parsing print stream data including the steps of intercepting a data file from at least a portion of the print stream data, reading at least a portion of the data file and determining if said data file is of a format having subset formats.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2008
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Applicant: Lexmark International, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark A. Bukowski, Mark B. Greene, Joel A. Jirak, Christopher R. Nash, John J. Roberts, Steven B. Rogers, Craig A. Rudolph, Carl J. Voss
  • Patent number: 7301659
    Abstract: A system and method for the selection and execution of a profile. The system and method comprise a data store capable of storing profiles, a user console allowing interaction between a user and a multifunction device, a communication interface adapted to allow communication via at least one communication channel and a processor in communication with the communication interface, the data store and the user console. The processor receives a profile from a profile source via the communication interface, stores the received profile in the data store, receives an indicator corresponding to a selected profile and executes the selected profile to perform an operation of the multifunction device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2007
    Assignee: Lexmark International, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael R. Timperman, Charles E. Grieshaber, Christopher R. Nash, Ronald D. Parrott, Craig A. Rudolph, Timothy S. Seevers, Suzanne M. Thompson, William J. Flowers, Allen W. Waugerman
  • Publication number: 20060282463
    Abstract: A method, and a system using the method, of managing a scanned document. The method includes identifying information of a profile for the scanned document and generating a virtual coversheet based on the identified information of the profile. The method also includes associating the virtual coversheet with the scanned document.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2005
    Publication date: December 14, 2006
    Inventors: Craig Rudolph, John Steele
  • Publication number: 20060279798
    Abstract: A method, and a system using the method, of managing and using a profile to be associated with a document. The method includes generating an identifier based on the profile and printing the identifier for use in scanning documents to be associated with the profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2005
    Publication date: December 14, 2006
    Inventors: Craig Rudolph, John Steele
  • Publication number: 20060206245
    Abstract: A network architecture and related controls for disseminating and capturing flight release documents permit user directed printing and transmitting functions. At a flight origination location, a user may be authorized based on inputted identification and prompted for a flight specific data item such as a flight number. Upon validating the flight specific data item, the relevant flight information is located and a flight release document containing the relevant flight information is created and produced at the flight origination location. At a flight destination location, users may be prompted again for identification and the flight release document may be captured, received, and stored. The produced flight release document may include a specific page number and a total page count on each printed sheet and may also include a barcode containing metadata related to the flight release document. The barcode may be scanned to determine certain details of the flight release document.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2005
    Publication date: September 14, 2006
    Inventors: Mark Camper, Wendell Frazier, Edward Ghazalian, Craig Rudolph, John Steele
  • Publication number: 20060195491
    Abstract: A system and method of importing a document into a document management system are presented. In an embodiment, the method comprises displaying at a scanning device a list of one or more available profiles, each of the profiles being associated with metadata; receiving input indicative of a selection of one of the profiles; scanning the document to create a scanned document image; associating the metadata of the selected profile to the scanned document image; and importing the scanned document image and the associated metadata into the document management system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2005
    Publication date: August 31, 2006
    Inventors: Carl Nieland, Craig Rudolph, John Steele
  • Publication number: 20040252326
    Abstract: A method of parsing print stream data including the steps of intercepting a data file from at least a portion of the print stream data, reading at least a portion of the data file and determining if said data file is of a format having subset formats.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2003
    Publication date: December 16, 2004
    Inventors: Mark A. Bukowski, Mark B. Greene, Joel A. Jirak, Christopher R. Nash, John J. Roberts, Steven B. Rogers, Craig A. Rudolph, Carl J. Voss
  • Publication number: 20040042027
    Abstract: A system and method for the selection and execution of a profile. The system and method comprise a data store capable of storing profiles, a user console allowing interaction between a user and a multifunction device, a communication interface adapted to allow communication via at least one communication channel and a processor in communication with the communication interface, the data store and the user console. The processor receives a profile from a profile source via the communication interface, stores the received profile in the data store, receives an indicator corresponding to a selected profile and executes the selected profile to perform an operation of the multifunction device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2002
    Publication date: March 4, 2004
    Inventors: Michael R. Timperman, Charles E. Grieshaber, Christopher R. Nash, Ronald D. Parrott, Craig A. Rudolph, Timothy S. Seevers, Suzanne M. Thompson, William J. Flowers, Allen W. Waugerman