Patents by Inventor Dirk Landau

Dirk Landau 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).

  • Office machine that can be remote-maintenanced via a computer network and a management or/and support or/and report or/and information system comprising a plurality of office machines
    Patent number: 7355730
    Abstract: The invention relates to an office machine that comprises an electronic control unit and a data communication interface, wherein internal data of the office machine can be read via the data communication interface and internal data of the office machine can be input. According to the invention, the office machine (10) is associated with a computer unit (20) that is or can be connected to a computer network (24) and that can access internal data of the office machine. Said computer unit is further adapted to allow read-out of internal data of the office machine via the computer network or/and input of internal data of the office machine via the computer network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2008
    Assignee: Toshiba TEC Germany Imaging Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Dirk Landau, Philipp Antziopoulos, Hans-Werner Stottmeister
  • Office machine that can be remote-maintenanced via a computer network and a management or/and support or/and report or/and information system comprising a plurality of office machines
    Publication number: 20040100650
    Abstract: The invention relates to an office machine that comprises an electronic control unit and a data communication interface, wherein internal data of the office machine can be read via the data communication interface and internal data of the office machine can be input. According to the invention, the office machine (10) is associated with a computer unit (20) that is or can be connected to a computer network (24) and that can access internal data of the office machine. Said computer unit is further adapted to allow read-out of internal data of the office machine via the computer network or/and input of internal data of the office machine via the computer network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2003
    Publication date: May 27, 2004
    Inventors: Dirk Landau, Philipp Antziopoulos
  • Method and system for service management or/and for service support or/and for the generation of service reports
    Publication number: 20040098400
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system and to a method for the service management or/and for service support or/and for the generation of service reports on the basis of a plurality of computer systems (102, 126) that communicate with one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2003
    Publication date: May 20, 2004
    Inventors: Dirk Landau, Philipp Antziopoulos, Hans-Werner Stotttmeister