Patents by Inventor Erika C. Dabney

Erika C. Dabney 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).

  • Method and system for ordering a consumable for a device
    Patent number: 7822645
    Abstract: A method for ordering one or more consumables for a device includes selecting one or more of the consumables used in the device to order using the device and submitting the order for the selected consumables using the device to one or more suppliers. A device for ordering one or more consumables for the device includes an ordering system in the device and a communication system in the device. The ordering system providing a menu of one or more of the consumables to select to place an order. The communication system submits the order for the selected consumables when completed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy S. Claremont, Erika C. Dabney
  • Print driver user interface
    Patent number: 7280241
    Abstract: A print driver user interface method for printing copies of a document, which includes receiving a number corresponding to the number of copies to be printed from an application, receiving at least one command relating to an operation to be performed on each of the number of copies to be printed, and displaying a first feature to a user informing the user that the application may have a problem printing multiple copies. The method also includes offering the user a choice relating to printing copies of the document and transferring control of printing the copies from the application to the print driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2007
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Erika C. Dabney, Gary M. Davis, Sarah E. Campbell, Alan K. Robertson
  • Method and system for ordering a consumable for a device
    Patent number: 7124097
    Abstract: A method for ordering one or more consumables for a device includes selecting one or more of the consumables used in the device to order using the device and submitting the order for the selected consumables using the device to one or more suppliers. A device for ordering one or more consumables for the device includes an ordering system in the device and a communication system in the device. The ordering system providing a menu of one or more of the consumables to select to place an order. The communication system submits the order for the selected consumables when completed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2006
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy S. Claremont, Erika C. Dabney
  • Method and system for ordering a consumable for a device
    Publication number: 20030139973
    Abstract: A method for ordering one or more consumables for a device includes selecting one or more of the consumables used in the device to order using the device and submitting the order for the selected consumables using the device to one or more suppliers. A device for ordering one or more consumables for the device includes an ordering system in the device and a communication system in the device. The ordering system providing a menu of one or more of the consumables to select to place an order. The communication system submits the order for the selected consumables when completed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2002
    Publication date: July 24, 2003
    Applicant: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy S. Claremont, Erika C. Dabney
  • Print driver user interface
    Publication number: 20030043398
    Abstract: A print driver user interface method for printing copies of a document, which includes receiving a number corresponding to the number of copies to be printed from an application, receiving at least one command relating to an operation to be performed on each of the number of copies to be printed, and displaying a first feature to a user informing the user that the application may have a problem printing multiple copies. The method also includes offering the user a choice relating to printing copies of the document and transferring control of printing the copies from the application to the print driver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2001
    Publication date: March 6, 2003
    Applicant: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Erika C. Dabney, Gary M. Davis, Sarah E. Campbell, Alan K. Robertson