Patents by Inventor Gerald Maurice Brown

Gerald Maurice Brown 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).

  • Image rendering prior to media type detection
    Patent number: 8314946
    Abstract: A method for selectively sequencing the rendering of an image for a print system includes determining a status field indicator for media type used in the print system; and pre-rendering an image according to the status field indicator, when the status field indicator includes a recognized media type. Additionally, the method identifies media type of a sheet of recording media that the image will be printed upon before rendering the image, when the status field indicator is absent of any recognized media type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventor: Gerald Maurice Brown
  • IMAGE RENDERING PRIOR TO MEDIA TYPE DETECTION
    Publication number: 20090323086
    Abstract: A method for selectively sequencing the rendering of an image for a print system includes determining a status field indicator for media type used in the print system; and pre-rendering an image according to the status field indicator, when the status field indicator includes a recognized media type. Additionally, the method identifies media type of a sheet of recording media that the image will be printed upon before rendering the image, when the status field indicator is absent of any recognized media type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2008
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Inventor: Gerald Maurice Brown