Patents by Inventor John V. Korhonen

John V. Korhonen 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).

  • Publication number: 20120095843
    Abstract: A system for advertising on a networked printer includes a target entity and a trusted source entity. The target entity includes a networked printer and a plurality of work stations operated by a respective plurality of users. Each workstation communicates with the networked printer. The networked printer includes a controller configured to generate a banner sheet. The banner sheet includes user identifying printer indicia for distinguishing different print jobs that are printed by the networked printer. The trusted source entity includes an advertisement delivery device in communication with the controller of the networked printer. The advertisement delivery device communicates with the controller of the networked printer to deliver an advertisement that is printed on the banner sheet generated by the networked printer. The advertisement is printed in addition to the user identifying printing indicia that is already printed on the banner sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2011
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Applicant: Xerox Corporation
    Inventor: John V. Korhonen
  • Patent number: 8108256
    Abstract: A system for advertising on a networked printer includes a target entity and a trusted source entity. The target entity includes a networked printer and a plurality of work stations operated by a respective plurality of users. Each workstation communicates with the networked printer. The networked printer includes a controller configured to generate a banner sheet. The banner sheet includes user identifying printer indicia for distinguishing different print jobs that are printed by the networked printer. The trusted source entity includes an advertisement delivery device in communication with the controller of the networked printer. The advertisement delivery device communicates with the controller of the networked printer to deliver an advertisement that is printed on the banner sheet generated by the networked printer. The advertisement is printed in addition to the user identifying printing indicia that is already printed on the banner sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventor: John V. Korhonen
  • Patent number: 7975224
    Abstract: A method, document processing apparatus, and computer readable recording medium for performing document preparation of documents to be printed by a multi-function output device capable of applying finishing functions to the printed document. A document preparation program further includes a WYSIWYG display function for displaying the document or portions of the document in a WYSIWYG format. The document preparation program is configured to display a current document in a document window, display document finishing options to a user, accept user selections of one or more of the document finishing options, and display a representation of the user-selected document finishing options in the document window with displayed pages of the current document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Neil R. Paterson, John V. Korhonen
  • Patent number: 7747338
    Abstract: An audio reproduction system includes a plurality of mobile devices, such as mobiles phones. Each of the mobile devices includes a loudspeaker, memory for storing audio data, and instructions, stored in memory, for prompting the plurality of mobile devices to each output at least a portion of an audio data file to the loudspeaker of the respective mobile device. A processor is configured for executing the instructions, thereby enabling contemporaneous play of the audio data file by the plurality of mobile devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventor: John V. Korhonen
  • Patent number: 7667878
    Abstract: In a document handling system for moving documents for imaging over a transparent platen that is subject to contamination, and having a shared repositionable document illumination system that is normally positioned in a park position substantially spaced from this moving documents imaging platen area, wherein in response to lifting the document handling system and the activation of a diagnostics routine, which can be activated from detected image contamination, the repositionable document illumination system is automatically moved under the moving documents platen and activated to illuminate that platen area from underneath to illuminate the contamination thereon for cleaning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2010
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: John V. Korhonen, James R. Finnie
  • Publication number: 20080065477
    Abstract: A system for advertising on a networked printer includes a target entity and a trusted source entity. The target entity includes a networked printer and a plurality of work stations operated by a respective plurality of users. Each workstation communicates with the networked printer. The networked printer includes a controller configured to generate a banner sheet. The banner sheet includes user identifying printer indicia for distinguishing different print jobs that are printed by the networked printer. The trusted source entity includes an advertisement delivery device in communication with the controller of the networked printer. The advertisement delivery device communicates with the controller of the networked printer to deliver an advertisement that is printed on the banner sheet generated by the networked printer. The advertisement is printed in addition to the user identifying printing indicia that is already printed on the banner sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2006
    Publication date: March 13, 2008
    Inventor: John V. Korhonen
  • Publication number: 20080045140
    Abstract: An audio reproduction system includes a plurality of mobile devices, such as mobiles phones. Each of the mobile devices includes a loudspeaker, memory for storing audio data, and instructions, stored in memory, for prompting the plurality of mobile devices to each output at least a portion of an audio data file to the loudspeaker of the respective mobile device. A processor is configured for executing the instructions, thereby enabling contemporaneous play of the audio data file by the plurality of mobile devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2006
    Publication date: February 21, 2008
    Inventor: John V. Korhonen
  • Publication number: 20070143671
    Abstract: A method, document processing apparatus, and computer readable recording medium for performing document preparation of documents to be printed by a printing device capable of applying finishing functions to the printed document. A document preparation program further includes a WYSIWYG display function for displaying the document or portions of the document in a WYSIWYG format. The document preparation program is configured to display a current document in a document window, display document finishing options to a user, accept user selections of one or more of the document finishing options, and display a representation of the user-selected document finishing options in the document window with displayed pages of the current document.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2005
    Publication date: June 21, 2007
    Inventors: Neil R. Paterson, John V. Korhonen
  • Patent number: 6775514
    Abstract: A system to detect if the positions of a tray's sheet guides have been changed while the tray has been open includes a spring loaded stud in the tray that is pushed and locked into an ‘in’ position every time the tray is pushed in. When the tray is pulled out, if the size guides are moved, the spring-loaded stud is released by a linkage mechanism from the guides to the stud. The stud actuates a sensor flag, and as the tray is pushed home, a sensor checks the flag and a control system subsequently deduces whether the guides have been moved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2004
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventor: John V. Korhonen
  • Publication number: 20030133733
    Abstract: A system to detect if the positions of a tray's sheet guides have been changed while the tray has been open includes a spring loaded stud in the tray that is pushed and locked into an ‘in’ position every time the tray is pushed in. When the tray is pulled out, if the size guides are moved, the spring-loaded stud is released by a linkage mechanism from the guides to the stud. The stud actuates a sensor flag, and as the tray is pushed home, a sensor checks the flag and a control system subsequently deduces whether the guides have been moved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2002
    Publication date: July 17, 2003
    Applicant: Xerox Corporation
    Inventor: John V. Korhonen
  • Patent number: 6270075
    Abstract: A vacuum transport for a printer or copier guides a sheet through a machine, such as from a photoreceptor toward a fuser. The vacuum transport includes a partially enclosed vacuum chamber having rollers rotatably mounted therein. Portions of the rollers protrude through openings in the top of the chamber. A series of ribs are disposed between the openings. Some of the ribs extend diagonally toward one end of the width of the paper path over the transport.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2001
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: John V. Korhonen, Peter A. Mayfield, Colin Partridge, Simon Muggleworth