Patents by Inventor Eric T. Staples

Eric T. Staples 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: 9529558
    Abstract: Systems and methods for mobile document generation from a print workflow. One system is an apparatus that includes a workflow with an interface that receives a print job that defines multiple documents. The workflow server also includes a controller that directs devices of a print shop in accordance with a print workflow that comprises an ordered set of activities to perform upon the documents. The controller records content from the documents while the print job is being processed in the workflow for generating a mobile version of the documents. The controller also identifies a document for viewing on a mobile device, and identifies a template for generating the mobile version of the document. The controller further inserts the content recorded for the document into the template to generate the mobile version of the document, and provides the mobile version of the document to the mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Eric T. Staples, Joseph W. Stradling
  • Publication number: 20160328194
    Abstract: Systems and methods for mobile document generation from a print workflow. One system is an apparatus that includes a workflow with an interface that receives a print job that defines multiple documents. The workflow server also includes a controller that directs devices of a print shop in accordance with a print workflow that comprises an ordered set of activities to perform upon the documents. The controller records content from the documents while the print job is being processed in the workflow for generating a mobile version of the documents. The controller also identifies a document for viewing on a mobile device, and identifies a template for generating the mobile version of the document. The controller further inserts the content recorded for the document into the template to generate the mobile version of the document, and provides the mobile version of the document to the mobile device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2015
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Eric T. Staples, Joseph W. Stradling