Patents by Inventor John McSherry

John McSherry 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).

  • Desktop environment color alert system for printing devices
    Patent number: 9063685
    Abstract: A method and system for utilizing the desktop environment of the image processing system's user interface as a system status indicator is provided. In one embodiment, a fault code is received from one or more machine sensors at an image processing unit of an image processing system. The fault code is used to determine a corresponding machine state and desktop environment color indicator via a look-up table stored in a database. As a result, an appropriate signal is sent to a user interface of the image processing system to display on a desktop environment of the user interface a particular color and operation representing the corresponding machine state. In this way, it is not necessary for the image processing system to include hardware associated with one or more warning lights and thus costs are reduced. In addition, spare parts relating to the light hardware will not need to be stocked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mark Oakley, Gary Simmonds, John McSherry, Andrew Machin, Daniel O'Kane
  • DESKTOP ENVIRONMENT COLOR ALERT SYSTEM FOR PRINTING DEVICES
    Publication number: 20140253953
    Abstract: A method and system for utilizing the desktop environment of the image processing system's user interface as a system status indicator is provided. In one embodiment, a fault code is received from one or more machine sensors at an image processing unit of an image processing system. The fault code is used to determine a corresponding machine state and desktop environment color indicator via a look-up table stored in a database. As a result, an appropriate signal is sent to a user interface of the image processing system to display on a desktop environment of the user interface a particular color and operation representing the corresponding machine state. In this way, it is not necessary for the image processing system to include hardware associated with one or more warning lights and thus costs are reduced. In addition, spare parts relating to the light hardware will not need to be stocked.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2013
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mark Oakley, Gary Simmonds, John McSherry, Andrew Machin, Daniel O'Kane