Patents by Inventor Dwight Ross Palmer
Dwight Ross Palmer 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: 8792123Abstract: A manufacturing system is disclosed. The manufacturing system may include a personalization mechanism to evaluate personalization information relating to mailpieces, wherein the mailpieces include mail containers and mail content components. The manufacturing system may further include a matching mechanism to compare the containers with their corresponding content components using unique verification codes assigned to each of the containers and content components, wherein the unique verification codes are assigned based on the evaluated personalization information, and a production machine to produce personalized containers and their corresponding content components based on comparison results of the comparison.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2012Date of Patent: July 29, 2014Assignee: Ricoh Production Print Solutions LLCInventors: Dwight Ross Palmer, Scott Matthew Jones, Brian Joseph Hogan
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Publication number: 20130308157Abstract: A manufacturing system is disclosed. The manufacturing system may include a personalization mechanism to evaluate personalization information relating to mailpieces, wherein the mailpieces include mail containers and mail content components. The manufacturing system may further include a matching mechanism to compare the containers with their corresponding content components using unique verification codes assigned to each of the containers and content components, wherein the unique verification codes are assigned based on the evaluated personalization information, and a production machine to produce personalized containers and their corresponding content components based on comparison results of the comparison.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2012Publication date: November 21, 2013Inventors: Dwight Ross Palmer, Scott Matthew Jones, Brian Joseph Hogan
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Patent number: 8161067Abstract: A method and apparatus for managing complex presentation objects using globally-unique identifiers. Downloaded objects are identified by globally-unique identifiers to maintain object integrity and to facilitate capturing downloaded objects for reuse without additional download time overhead. An object may be referenced by selected indicia, such as a name, a globally-unique identifier or a globally-unique identifier and an object locator, The object is located by the selected indicia. Then, a decision is made whether to allow capture of the object based upon whether the selected indicia includes a globally-unique identifier and is secure.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2004Date of Patent: April 17, 2012Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Reinhard Heinrich Hohensee, Craig D Brossman, Robert William Goings, Arthur Ray Roberts, John Thomas Varga, Calvin Larry Doescher, Lynn Mette Mastie, David Earl Stone, Dwight Ross Palmer
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Patent number: 7499867Abstract: A customer record is generated to include fields specifying at least one product, customer preferences, and a selected delivery option indicating a method to deliver generated output material on the product. A job record including a status field is added to a job status table and set to a first status. A first worker is invoked if the selected job has the first status to generate output material from processing the product and customer preference fields in the customer record for the selected job. The status for the selected job in the job status table is set to a second status after generating the output material with the first worker. A second worker is invoked if the selected job has the second status to determine whether a selected one of a plurality of delivery options from the customer record for the selected job and transmits the output material via the determined delivery option to the customer specified in the customer record.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2006Date of Patent: March 3, 2009Assignee: InfoPrint Solutions Company LLCInventors: Leonard Corning Lahey, Jagdish Mooljee Nagda, Robert Curt Nielsen, Dwight Ross Palmer, Anthony Franke Stuart, Adam Alvin Swartz
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Patent number: 7397962Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product are provided, wherein the bandwidth necessary to transmit an item of image data is reduced. When items of image data are identified in a datastream, they are extracted from the datastream. The image data item is then divided into a series of subregions of variable size. Where efficiency dictates that the operation is appropriate, the subregions are replaced in the image data item with a unique identifier to produce a reduced image. The reduced image is then packaged into a new data structure containing a header, the reduced image, and a decoding table that will allow the replacement of the identifiers with the extracted subregions. Where subregions are repeated, as they frequently are in images of large size, this arrangement will allow for the compression of the image by the elimination of redundant data that merely represents a repeated subregions. When the image reaches its destination, the it is decoded to reproduce the original image.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2001Date of Patent: July 8, 2008Assignee: Infoprint Solutions Company, LLCInventors: Dwight Ross Palmer, Arthur Ray Roberts
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Patent number: 7265854Abstract: A method and apparatus for managing complex presentation objects using globally-unique identifiers. Downloaded objects are identified by globally-unique identifiers to maintain object integrity and to facilitate capturing downloaded objects for reuse without additional download time overhead. An object may be referenced by selected indicia, such as a name, a globally-unique identifier or a globally-unique identifier and an object locator, The object is located by the selected indicia. Then, a decision is made whether to allow capture of the object based upon whether the selected indicia includes a globally-unique identifier and is secure.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2000Date of Patent: September 4, 2007Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Reinhard Heinrich Hohensee, Craig D Brossman, Robert William Goings, Arthur Ray Roberts, John Thomas Varga, Calvin Larry Doescher, Lynn Mette Mastie, David Earl Stone, Dwight Ross Palmer
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Patent number: 7218405Abstract: The present invention allows data objects to be tagged with secondary resources that specify rendering attributes, such as color profiles. A method, data structure and apparatus provides object level management using tagged secondary resources. Rendering control (color space selection, in this case) of the primary datastream (AFP, in this case) is provided to heterogeneous objects (PostScript Level 1 color images, in this case). The present invention provides a method for the primary datastream to include the source calibration parameters, i.e., the rendering control, without modifying the heterogeneous object. For example, if the threshold matrix for the halftoning is tagged as a resource to the image object, the rendering process can use this specific matrix when the image is halftoned and presented.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2000Date of Patent: May 15, 2007Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Jean Margaret Aschenbrenner, Reinhard Heinrich Hohensee, Dwight Ross Palmer, Nenad Rijavec
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Patent number: 7184157Abstract: A print job is preferably displayed using a visual job ticketing application. An operator is enabled to create multiple job tickets describing print parameters to be applied to the print job. Using the visual job ticketing application, the operator may select a previously created job ticket to be used to display and/or print the print job. Alterations made to the print job are automatically propagated across all associated print job tickets. When creating new print job tickets, the operator may choose to start with a blank job ticket, a default job ticket, the last active job ticket or any previously created job ticket.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2002Date of Patent: February 27, 2007Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Carl Michael Dennison, Ronald L. Heiney, Brian William Moroney, Dwight Ross Palmer, Adam A. Swartz, Garrett L. Thompson, John Stuart Walker
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Patent number: 7171373Abstract: Disclosed is a workflow management system for creating and delivering output material. A customer record is generated to include fields specifying at least one product, customer preferences, and a selected output method to deliver generated output material on the product specified in the customer record. A job record including a status field is added to a job status table for the customer record and set to a first status. A first worker generates output material from processing the product and customer preference fields in the customer record for the selected job, and sets the status for the selected job to a second status. A second worker determines a selected one of a plurality of delivery options from the customer record for the selected job and transmits the output material via the determined delivery option to the customer specified in the customer record.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2005Date of Patent: January 30, 2007Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Leonard Corning Lahey, Jagdish Mooljee Nagda, Robert Curt Nielsen, Dwight Ross Palmer, Anthony Franke Stuart, Adam Alvin Swartz
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Patent number: 7146566Abstract: Data is stored in multiple formats based on the nature of the data and the characteristics of the possible output devices to minimize processing requirements and processing time while maximizing output quality. A data set is broken into objects and further into units so that each unit within an object contains a similar data type. Units that require less processing power for presentation are stored in a device-independent format. Units that require more processing power for presentation are stored in device-dependent form at determined by the presentation parameters of an attached peripheral presentation device. At presentation time a document database, or storage area, assembles the document from the units determined by the presentation device. The document is composed of data that is specific for the presentation device or data that is device independent.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 1999Date of Patent: December 5, 2006Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Reinhard Heinrich Hohensee, Dwight Ross Palmer, Nenad Rijavec
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Patent number: 7028303Abstract: Disclosed is a method, system, and program for processing a job in a workflow environment. A signal is generated when status for the job is changed from a first status to a second status. A work process associated with the second status is notified that one job had its status changed to the second status in response to the signal. The work process processes the job that had its status changed from the first status to the second status and modifies the status of the job after completing the processing of the job.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 1999Date of Patent: April 11, 2006Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Leonard Corning Lahey, Robert Curt Nielsen, Dwight Ross Palmer, Adam Alvin Swartz
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Patent number: 6959416Abstract: Provided is a method, system, program and data structures for managing structured documents. Each structured document has at least one element in common and each element is capable of having one defined data object. At least one table is generated based on a schema of elements in the managed structured documents. Further, at least one table is designed to include entries for each element instance in the managed structured documents and at least one object for one element instance. For each element instance in the managed structured documents, one entry is added to at least one table including information on an element identifier for the element instance, the data object for the element instance, and a document identifier for the structured document including the element instance. The at least one table provides an association of the element instance, the at least one data object for the element instance, and the document identifier of the structured document including the element instance.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2001Date of Patent: October 25, 2005Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Kyle P. Manning, Dwight Ross Palmer
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Patent number: 6839527Abstract: A print job is displayed as a sequence of pages. An operator is enabled to create artificial pages representing such elements as cover pages and preprinted sheets which are normally apart from the print job data file. The artificial pages are inserted into a display of the real pages defined by the print job data file or original document and are therefore displayed visually just as the other document pages are displayed. They can be manipulated just like other pages; that is, they can be moved, deleted, replaced and so on.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2002Date of Patent: January 4, 2005Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Carl Michael Dennison, Brian William Moroney, Dwight Ross Palmer, Adam A. Swartz, John Stuart Walker
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Publication number: 20040156075Abstract: A method and apparatus for managing complex presentation objects using globally-unique identifiers. Downloaded objects are identified by globally-unique identifiers to maintain object integrity and to facilitate capturing downloaded objects for reuse without additional download time overhead. An object may be referenced by selected indicia, such as a name, a globally-unique identifier or a globally-unique identifier and an object locator, The object is located by the selected indicia. Then, a decision is made whether to allow capture of the object based upon whether the selected indicia includes a globally-unique identifier and is secure.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2004Publication date: August 12, 2004Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Reinhard Heinrich Hohensee, Craig D. Brossman, Robert William Goings, Arthur Ray Roberts, John Thomas Varga, Calvin Larry Doescher, Lynn Mette Mastie, David Earl Stone, Dwight Ross Palmer
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Publication number: 20030154115Abstract: Disclosed is a method, system, and program for processing a job in a workflow environment. A signal is generated when status for the job is changed from a first status to a second status. A work process associated with the second status is notified that one job had its status changed to the second status in response to the signal. The work process processes the job that had its status changed from the first status to the second status and modifies the status of the job after completing the processing of the job.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 1999Publication date: August 14, 2003Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINE CORPORATIONInventors: LEONARD CORNING LAHEY, ROBERT CURT NIELSEN, DWIGHT ROSS PALMER, ADAM ALVIN SWARTZ
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Patent number: 6587217Abstract: The present invention concerns a method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for managing print files associated with a job ticket describing a plurality of print files included in a print job. The print files are stored in a library within a server. When space usage in the library has exceeded a predetermined limit, print files are migrated from the library to a backup unit. For each file migrated from the first storage device to the second storage device, a stub file is generated which includes information on the migrated file. A computer is used to select a print file to include in the print job described in the job ticket. If the print file selected is stored in the backup unit and a stub file is stored in the library, then the server will access the stub file upon selection of the print file. The stub file in the library is replaced with the print file in the backup unit when the stub file is accessed.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 1997Date of Patent: July 1, 2003Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Leonard Corning Lahey, Dwight Ross Palmer, John Stuart Walker
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Publication number: 20030090708Abstract: A print job is preferably displayed using a visual job ticketing application. An operator is enabled to create multiple job tickets describing print parameters to be applied to the print job. Using the visual job ticketing application, the operator may select a previously created job ticket to be used to display and/or print the print job. Alterations made to the print job are automatically propagated across all associated print job tickets. When creating new print job tickets, the operator may choose to start with a blank job ticket, a default job ticket, the last active job ticket or any previously created job ticket.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2002Publication date: May 15, 2003Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Carl Michael Dennison, Ronald L. Heiney, Brian William Moroney, Dwight Ross Palmer, Adam A. Swartz, Garrett L. Thompson, John Stuart Walker
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Publication number: 20030093758Abstract: A standard document viewing application, such as Adobe Acrobat Exchange, Microsoft Word or others, is used with plug in enhancements to display a document to be printed and visual feedback cues associated with user selected print job parameters. The job originator then has all the advantages of the viewing application when ticketing the job, such as thumbnail drag-and-drop and other manipulations, zoom, multiple-page display, multiple documents open simultaneously, document content editing and adjustment, bookmarks and other document navigation aids. In addition, the job originator can use a familiar interface to view documents without having to learn a new application.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2002Publication date: May 15, 2003Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Carl Michael Dennison, Ronald L. Heiney, Richard J. Howarth, Brian William Moroney, Dwight Ross Palmer, Adam A. Swartz, John Stuart Walker
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Publication number: 20030086719Abstract: A print job is displayed as a sequence of pages. An operator is enabled to create artificial pages representing such elements as cover pages and preprinted sheets which are normally apart from the print job data file. The artificial pages are inserted into a display of the real pages defined by the print job data file or original document and are therefore displayed visually just as the other document pages are displayed. They can be manipulated just like other pages; that is, they can be moved, deleted, replaced and so on.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2002Publication date: May 8, 2003Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Carl Michael Dennison, Brian William Moroney, Dwight Ross Palmer, Adam A. Swartz, John Stuart Walker
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Publication number: 20030081840Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product are provided, wherein the bandwidth necessary to transmit an item of image data is reduced. When items of image data are identified in a datastream, they are extracted from the datastream. The image data item is then divided into a series of subregions of variable size. Where efficiency dictates that the operation is appropriate, the subregions are replaced in the image data item with a unique identifier to produce a reduced image. The reduced image is then packaged into a new data structure containing a header, the reduced image, and a decoding table that will allow the replacement of the identifiers with the extracted subregions. Where subregions are repeated, as they frequently are in images of large size, this arrangement will allow for the compression of the image by the elimination of redundant data that merely represents a repeated subregions. When the image reaches its destination, the it is decoded to reproduce the original image.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2001Publication date: May 1, 2003Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Dwight Ross Palmer, Arthur Ray Roberts