Patents by Inventor Eric Olbricht

Eric Olbricht 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).

  • Device management system and method
    Patent number: 8073925
    Abstract: A device management system and method is provided. The device management system and method includes a transmission server to transmit a communication from at least one device. A reception server receives the communication from the at least one device. And a device manager coupled to the reception server manages the at least one device by automatically parsing the communication received by the reception server. The device manager authorizes the communication for further processing where the device manager includes a device list including identification data associated with the at least one device. The device manager includes an alert processing component that generates an alert message responsive to the device list.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc.
    Inventors: Phil Wheeler, Eric Olbricht
  • Intelligent printer installation
    Patent number: 7353373
    Abstract: An improved system for installing a printer on a computer or a network of computers. The disclosed system is capable of installing and configuring a printer on a computer and a network to which the computer is connected. The disclosed system allows a user to specify an arbitrary and intuitive alphanumeric name for the printer so that it may be easily identified among many printers when it is used. The disclosed system allows a user to specify a descriptive location of the printer so that it may be easily located among many printers after it prints a print job.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2008
    Assignee: Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc.
    Inventor: Eric Olbricht
  • Device management system and method
    Publication number: 20060047796
    Abstract: A device management system and method is provided. The device management system and method includes a transmission server to transmit a communication from at least one device. A reception server receives the communication from the at least one device. And a device manager coupled to the reception server manages the at least one device by automatically parsing the communication received by the reception server. The device manager authorizes the communication for further processing where the device manager includes a device list including identification data associated with the at least one device. The device manager includes an alert processing component that generates an alert message responsive to the device list.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2004
    Publication date: March 2, 2006
    Inventors: Phil Wheeler, Eric Olbricht
  • Intelligent printer installation
    Publication number: 20040193745
    Abstract: An improved system for installing a printer on a computer or a network of computers. The disclosed system is capable of installing and configuring a printer on a computer and a network to which the computer is connected. The disclosed system allows a user to specify an arbitrary and intuitive alphanumeric name for the printer so that it may be easily identified among many printers when it is used. The disclosed system allows a user to specify a descriptive location of the printer so that it may be easily located among many printers after it prints a print job.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2003
    Publication date: September 30, 2004
    Inventor: Eric Olbricht