Patents by Inventor Dana A. Jacobsen

Dana A. Jacobsen 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: 8045215
    Abstract: A printer contains a list of objects to be printed under control of a controller. Different resolutions for the objects are included in the list of objects to be printed. In one embodiment, each item has an associated resolution indicating a minimum resolution for printing the item, unless the item before it has the same resolution. In such a case, the previous resolution is used to render ensuing objects for printing until an object requires a different resolution. A rendering module renders the object for printing as a function of the listed resolutions and resolutions supported by the printer. If the desired resolution is lower than that supported by the printer, the lowest resolution of the printer is used to render the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Dana A. Jacobsen, Terry M. Fritz
  • Patent number: 7990412
    Abstract: Systems and methods for correcting perspective in an image are invented and disclosed. One embodiment comprises capturing image data responsive to light incident upon an image-capture device, wherein the image data includes a first perspective of a subject-of-interest, providing an image-processing algorithm executable by the image-capture device, the image-processing algorithm configured to generate modified data responsive to the image data and a perspective-correction factor, and executing the image-processing algorithm over the image data in accordance with the perspective-correction factor to generate modified data that includes a second perspective of the subject-of-interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Dana Jacobsen, Samuel Lester
  • Patent number: 7929160
    Abstract: An exemplary device implementation includes: a manager that is capable of monitoring a process for preparing a page for printing; and a print engine that is capable of printing the page after the process for preparing the page for printing is complete; wherein the device is adapted to temporally overlap the process for preparing the page for printing with preparation of the print engine for printing. An exemplary method implementation includes actions of: beginning processing of a page of a printing job; providing at least one command to a print engine responsive to at least one time remaining estimate for the processing of the page of the printing job prior to completion of the processing of the page of the printing job; and changing a state of the print engine responsive to the providing of the at least one command to the print engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Theresa A. Burkes, Richard M. Dow, Chris R. Gunning, Dana A. Jacobsen, Lisa Johnson, Raymond S. Kennedy, Robert J. Lavey, Perry Lea, Scott S. Lee, John Mauzey, Douglas J. Mellor, Steven R. Folkner, Randall E. Grohs, Terry-Lee M. Fritz, Michael B. Lloyd
  • Patent number: 7561289
    Abstract: A method of editing a printed page comprises feeding a printed page into a multifunction printer with the printed page including text and at least one handwritten edit symbol. A first electronic printable file, which corresponds to the text of printed page, and at least one electronic edit symbol, which corresponds to the at least one handwritten edit symbol, are obtained via the multifunction printer. Via the multifunction printer, the first electronic printable file is electronically modified with at least one electronic edit instruction, which corresponds to the at least one electronic edit symbol, to create a second electronic printable file that includes the text modified according to the at least one handwritten edit symbol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2009
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Micheal Talley, Dana Jacobsen, Terry Fritz
  • Patent number: 7398029
    Abstract: It is determined whether a print job to be output on a color laser-printing device is to have reduced color toner usage. In response to determining that the print job is to have reduced color toner usage, the print job is adjusted so that the print job consumes less color toner when output on the color laser-printing device, by color-desaturating the print job.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2008
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Dana A. Jacobsen, Terry M. Fritz, Michael L Talley
  • Patent number: 7391535
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a raster image processor, which may be part of a printing device or configured as a separate device, includes a processor to parse a print ready file, a rasterizer to translate the parsed print ready file to an intermediate file, and a compressor to translate the intermediate file to an embedded bit-stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2008
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventor: Dana A. Jacobsen
  • Patent number: 7292355
    Abstract: A printer includes a local non-volatile memory for storing at least one print job; and a control system, including at least one processor and an encryption algorithm. When a print job is sent to the printer and designated for printing at a later time, the print job is assigned a key identification number (KEY) and then encrypted by the processor based on the encryption algorithm and the KEY. The encrypted print job is then stored in the local non-volatile memory as a secured print job, while the KEY associated with the encrypted print job is erased from the printer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2007
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventor: Dana A. Jacobsen
  • Publication number: 20070003306
    Abstract: It is determined whether a print job to be output on a color laser-printing device is to have reduced color toner usage. In response to determining that the print job is to have reduced color toner usage, the print job is adjusted so that the print job consumes less color toner when output on the color laser-printing device, by color-desaturating the print job.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2005
    Publication date: January 4, 2007
    Inventors: Dana Jacobsen, Terry Fritz, Michael Talley
  • Patent number: 7145669
    Abstract: A method of partially pre-rasterizing image data in a printing device includes evaluating image data for an image strip, estimating a minimum amount of the image data to be pre-rasterized in order to avoid a print overrun, and pre-rasterizing said minimum amount of image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2006
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventor: Dana A. Jacobsen
  • Publication number: 20060093237
    Abstract: Systems and methods for correcting perspective in an image are invented and disclosed. One embodiment comprises capturing image data responsive to light incident upon an image-capture device, wherein the image data includes a first perspective of a subject-of-interest, providing an image-processing algorithm executable by the image-capture device, the image-processing algorithm configured to generate modified data responsive to the image data and a perspective-correction factor, and executing the image-processing algorithm over the image data in accordance with the perspective-correction factor to generate modified data that includes a second perspective of the subject-of-interest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2004
    Publication date: May 4, 2006
    Inventors: Dana Jacobsen, Samuel Lester
  • Publication number: 20060044463
    Abstract: Apparatus comprising a digital camera (or image capture device) and thin, deformable image sensor that is flexed to correct for sensor deformities and/or lens aberrations. The image sensor has attachments (piezoelectric devices) on its rear surface. The deformable attachments are electrically coupled to processing circuitry comprising firmware that deforms the sensor by digitally controlling the respective deformable attachments to vary the flatness of the sensor. This allows for correction of field flatness and some other lens aberrations. The sensor may be tilted, or deformed into concave or convex shapes, for example, to correct for flatness irregularities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2004
    Publication date: March 2, 2006
    Inventors: Micheal Talley, Dana Jacobsen, Terry Fritz
  • Publication number: 20060017835
    Abstract: A method for compressing an image includes obtaining focus information generated when the image was captured, establishing a region of interest in the image based on the focus information, and identifying the region of interest to a compression algorithm. The method may also comprise assigning a first compression ratio to the image inside the region of interest and a second compression ratio to the image outside the region of interest, and compressing the image to the first compression ratio in the region of interest and to the second compression ratio outside the region of interest. In one exemplary embodiment, the focus information includes at least one focus point used by the electronic imaging device to focus when capturing the image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2004
    Publication date: January 26, 2006
    Inventor: Dana Jacobsen
  • Publication number: 20050166781
    Abstract: The present invention provides printing methods, printed articles and color printers that take advantage of metamerism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2004
    Publication date: August 4, 2005
    Inventors: Terry-Lee Fritz, Dana Jacobsen, Micheal Talley
  • Publication number: 20050114772
    Abstract: A method of editing a printed page comprises feeding a printed page into a multifunction printer with the printed page including text and at least one handwritten edit symbol. A first electronic printable file, which corresponds to the text of printed page, and at least one electronic edit symbol, which corresponds to the at least one handwritten edit symbol, are obtained via the multifunction printer. Via the multifunction printer, the first electronic printable file is electronically modified with at least one electronic edit instruction, which corresponds to the at least one electronic edit symbol, to create a second electronic printable file that includes the text modified according to the at least one handwritten edit symbol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2003
    Publication date: May 26, 2005
    Inventors: Micheal Talley, Dana Jacobsen, Terry Fritz
  • Publication number: 20050094882
    Abstract: Systems, methods and devices for dynamically rebalancing pixel predictors in a compressor are provided. A method includes tracking a pool of pixel predictors. A subset of pixel predictors from the tracked pool is selected. The subset is periodically rebalanced to locally adapt to image conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2003
    Publication date: May 5, 2005
    Inventor: Dana Jacobsen
  • Publication number: 20050052659
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a printer display includes a control system to monitor progress in processing a print job. A progress indicator is configured to display progress information to indicate the progress in processing the print job.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2003
    Publication date: March 10, 2005
    Inventors: Dana Jacobsen, Terry-Lee Fritz
  • Publication number: 20050041264
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a raster image processor, which may be part of a printing device or configured as a separate device, includes a processor to parse a print ready file, a rasterizer to translate the parsed print ready file to an intermediate file, and a compressor to translate the intermediate file to an embedded bit-stream
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2003
    Publication date: February 24, 2005
    Inventor: Dana Jacobsen
  • Patent number: 6846056
    Abstract: A print medium preferably includes an identification device on or in the print medium. The identification device provides encoded printing parameters for optimizing or controlling printing by a printer on the print medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2005
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Dana A. Jacobsen, Terry-Lee M. Fritz
  • Publication number: 20050007613
    Abstract: An imaging system includes a display panel, and a driver for the display panel. The driver controls the display panel. The driver displays a control panel display changeable by a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2003
    Publication date: January 13, 2005
    Inventors: Terry Fritz, Dana Jacobsen
  • Publication number: 20040246502
    Abstract: A system, method, and article for rendering a page for a printing device is described. The system, method, and article include partitioning a page into multiple sections, partitioning individual sections into multiple sub-sections, and rendering individual sub-sections of the section. Further, a system, method, and article in an embodiment also include a cache memory, wherein the sub-sections of the section are sized so that a sub-section raster image size is less than the cache size, so that all or most of the pixels of the sub-section raster image are rendered in the cache. Further, the system, method, and article in an embodiment also include multiple processors each configured to separately render a sub-section concurrently.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2003
    Publication date: December 9, 2004
    Inventors: Dana A. Jacobsen, John F. Mauzey