Abstract: A guitar pick retriever includes an elongated shaft that has a width small enough for fitting between a string of a guitar and an edge of a sound hole of the guitar. The elongated shaft is sufficiently long for reaching within a hollow body of a guitar through a sound hole of the guitar. An attracting device is affixed at one end of the elongated shaft. The attracting device having attractive properties (e.g., suction, static charge, stickiness) such that, upon contact and/or pressure with a guitar pick, the attracting device temporarily holds onto the guitar pick for removing the guitar pick from the hollow body of the guitar.

Abstract: A guitar pick retriever includes an elongated shaft that has a width small enough for fitting between a string of a guitar and an edge of a sound hole of the guitar. The elongated shaft is sufficiently long for reaching within a hollow body of a guitar through a sound hole of the guitar. An attracting device is affixed at one end of the elongated shaft. The attracting device having attractive properties (e.g., suction, static charge, stickiness) such that, upon contact and/or pressure with a guitar pick, the attracting device temporarily holds onto the guitar pick for removing the guitar pick from the hollow body of the guitar.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to modifying files that are part of file system in a printer or printing device. The file system is related to a database, such that the database is updated when the file system is modified. Changes to the files system are made through a request, modifying the file system based on the request, and updating the database. Individual files make up programs that may be provided by a printer manufacturer or a third party solution provider. When the printer manufacturer or solution provider desires to modify files affecting a program, a query may be made as to the existing files in the database of the particular printer.

Abstract: A multifunctional peripheral (MFP) including a scanner mechanism can deliver a report to a user. The MFP can generate, by use of the scanner mechanism, electronic data that describes an image of a receipt, where the receipt indicates a credit to a credit card account. The MFP can automatically deliver a report of the credit to a user.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are described for utilizing embedded data layers in images. In one embodiment, an image database stores and controls images and/or image objects and their associated information metadata layers, which allows for multiple levels of data to be retrieved and encoded into the image. This increases image data content and information in a manner that will not be separated from the image through their embedding in multiple transform or high coding rate watermarks, incorporating the multiple metadata data fields in the selected image or selected image objects. The various embodiments include databases that allow images or sub-images/objects and information associated with the image or object to be easily associated and assembled as needed or produced on demand. In one embodiment, a manufacturer generates a database of product images and associated product information.

Abstract: An improved data embedding and watermarking method and apparatus for images is described that allows for multiple levels of data to be encoded and retrieved, increasing image data content and information in a manner that cannot be lost or separated from the image. The various embodiments include images with two or more data fields/layers watermarked into them or within one or more of their sub-images/objects and methods and apparatus for encoding and decoding the multiple data fields utilizing multiple layer watermarking. Additionally, embodiments of the present invention associate the multiple layers of data directly with an image or sub-image allowing the data to be specific to the image/sub-image and contextual, reducing the potential for reader misunderstanding and improving communication.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method for controlling consumption of toner in a printing device having a supply of toner involves providing secondary print modes for printing on a print medium. Each of the secondary print modes is configured to consume the toner at different rates. At least certain of the secondary print modes consume the toner at lower rates than the given rate associated with a primary print mode of the printing device. Operation of the printing device is switched into selected ones of the secondary print modes so as to reduce a current rate of consumption of the toner as the supply of the toner is used.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to modifying files that are part of file system in a printer or printing device. The file system is related to a database, such that the database is updated when the file system is modified. Changes to the files system are made through a request, modifying the file system based on the request, and updating the database. Individual files make up programs that may be provided by a printer manufacturer or a third party solution provider. When the printer manufacturer or solution provider desires to modify files affecting a program, a query may be made as to the existing files in the database of the particular printer.