Patents by Inventor Jody Lee Terrill

Jody Lee Terrill 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).

  • Automated workflow assignment to print jobs
    Patent number: 8738415
    Abstract: Various systems, methods, and programs embodied in computer readable mediums are provided that facilitate the automated merger of print workflow information into job tickets that express the characteristics of a document to be printed. In various embodiments, a job ticket that describes a number of characteristics of a finished document to be printed is automatically modified in a processor-based system. The modifications are performed by merging at least a portion of a print workflow with the job ticket where the print workflow specifies a process to print the finished document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: James M. Sangroniz, Jody Lee Terrill
  • Avoiding printing defects
    Patent number: 7054017
    Abstract: Various systems and methods are provided for avoiding printing defects when printing documents. In one embodiment, a method is provided that identifies a printing defect on a hardcopy document, the printing defect being created by a printer, identifies a non-printed digital document affected by the printing defect, and, prevents a printing of the non-printed digital document affected by the printing defect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2006
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development, L.P.
    Inventors: Jody Lee Terrill, James Wyatt Lomas
  • Automated workflow assignment to print jobs
    Publication number: 20040193465
    Abstract: Various systems, methods, and programs embodied in computer readable mediums are provided that facilitate the automated merger of print workflow information into job tickets that express the characteristics of a document to be printed. In various embodiments, a job ticket that describes a number of characteristics of a finished document to be printed is automatically modified in a processor-based system. The modifications are performed by merging at least a portion of a print workflow with the job ticket where the print workflow specifies a process to print the finished document.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2003
    Publication date: September 30, 2004
    Inventors: James M. Sangroniz, Jody Lee Terrill
  • Avoiding printing defects
    Publication number: 20030202200
    Abstract: Various systems and methods are provided for avoiding printing defects when printing documents. In one embodiment, a method is provided that identifies a printing defect on a hardcopy document, the printing defect being created by a printer, identifies a non-printed digital document affected by the printing defect, and, prevents a printing of the non-printed digital document affected by the printing defect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2002
    Publication date: October 30, 2003
    Inventors: Jody Lee Terrill, James Wyatt Lomas