Patents by Inventor Jon O'Brien

Jon O'Brien 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).

  • Electronic filing system with scan-placeholders
    Patent number: 8245137
    Abstract: In an electronic document filing system, placeholder objects are used to provide an explicit representation of document files which are not yet present but which are explicitly expected by the system. A placeholder object can be a real filing system object, which may be processed by the filing system in the same manner as any other filing system object, and can include filing system data such as file metadata. The metadata may be associated with an expected source for the document file (e.g., for automatic capture of a paper document from a scanner).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Rachel Jones, Allan MacLean, Richard Bentley, Graham Button, Jon O'Brien, Kevin Palfreyman, James E. Pycock
  • Electronic filing system with file-placeholders
    Patent number: 6868424
    Abstract: In an electronic document filing system, placeholder objects are used to provide an explicit representation of document files which are not yet present but which are explicitly expected by the system. A placeholder object can be a real filing system object, which may be processed by the filing system in the same manner as any other filing system object, and can include filing system data such as file metadata. The metadata may be associated with an expected source for the document file in, for example, filing systems, messaging systems, workflow systems, and document scanning systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2005
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Rachel Jones, Allan MacLean, Richard Bentley, Kevin Palfreyman, James E. Pycock, Jon O'Brien, Graham Button
  • Electronic filing system with scan-placeholders
    Publication number: 20040205622
    Abstract: In an electronic document filing system, placeholder objects are used to provide an explicit representation of document files which are not yet present but which are explicitly expected by the system. A placeholder object can be a real filing system object, which may be processed by the filing system in the same manner as any other filing system object, and can include filing system data such as file metadata. The metadata may be associated with an expected source for the document file (e.g., for automatic capture of a paper document from a scanner).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2002
    Publication date: October 14, 2004
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Rachel Jones, Allan Maclean, Richard Bentley, Graham Button, Jon O'brien, Kevin Palfreyman, James E. Pycock
  • Electronic filing system with file-placeholders
    Publication number: 20040019613
    Abstract: In an electronic document filing system, placeholder objects are used to provide an explicit representation of document files which are not yet present but which are explicitly expected by the system. A placeholder object can be a real filing system object, which may be processed by the filing system in the same manner as any other filing system object, and can include filing system data such as file metadata. The metadata may be associated with an expected source for the document file in, for example, filing systems, messaging systems, workflow systems, and document scanning systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2002
    Publication date: January 29, 2004
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Rachel Jones, Allan Maclean, Richard Bentley, Kevin Palfreyman, James E. Pycock, Jon O'Brien, Graham Button