Patents by Inventor Gerald A. Loyd

Gerald A. Loyd 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).

  • Transmitting miniature versions of files to receiving devices
    Patent number: 7242493
    Abstract: An image file is created, such as by scanning a document in a digital sending device. A corresponding text file is created, such as by optical character recognition. Both are stored where they are retrievable through use of URLs. Miniaturized versions of both files are created. A message is created including miniaturized versions of the files and URLs addressing the originals. The message is sent to a wireless web-enabled device user. The message recipient can display the miniaturized versions of files and thus determine whether to view the corresponding full versions using the also enclosed URLs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2007
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: John M. Hall, Gerald A. Loyd
  • Transmitting miniature versions of files to receiving devices
    Publication number: 20040008367
    Abstract: An image file is created, such as by scanning a document in a digital sending device. A corresponding text file is created, such as by optical character recognition. Both are stored where they are retrievable through use of URLs. Miniaturized versions of both files are created. A message is created including miniaturized versions of the files and URLs addressing the originals. The message is sent to a wireless web-enabled device user. The message recipient can display the miniaturized versions of files and thus determine whether to view the corresponding full versions using the also enclosed URLs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2002
    Publication date: January 15, 2004
    Inventors: John M. Hall, Gerald A. Loyd
  • Apparatus and method for generating a print job from a command stream describing multiple copies of a document
    Patent number: 6608693
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for generating a print job from a device driver interface command stream (command stream) is described. The command stream describes multiple collated copies of a document but is in an undifferentiated form. The print job that is generated includes print data that describes only a single copy of the document and a command that indicates the number of printed copies that are to be printed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Gerald A. Loyd, Shell S. Simpson, Richard Detweiler
  • Apparatus and method for generating multiple original prints
    Patent number: 6512592
    Abstract: Disclosed is a printer for receiving a print job from a document processing device The print job including a preamble section, print data describing a single copy of a document and a trailer section. The trailer section including a command indicating the number of copies that are to be printed. The printer is adapted to receive the print job and operates to print the copies indicated by the command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2003
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Company
    Inventors: Shell S. Simpson, Richard Detweiler, Gerald A. Loyd