Patents by Inventor Johnathan A. Edmonds

Johnathan A. Edmonds 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).

  • Printer driver user interface and system
    Patent number: 6748183
    Abstract: A system includes a printer having at least one container for storing a consumable and a monitor for monitoring the status of the consumable in the at least one container; a host device for sending a print job to the printer, wherein the host device includes a display; and a printer driver for controlling operation of the printer from the host device, for querying the printer for consumable status information, and for providing a user interface in the host device display; wherein the printer driver, responsive to the print job, queries the printer for consumable status information and displays the status of the consumable in the at least one container in the printer in the user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2004
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventor: Johnathan A. Edmonds