Patents by Inventor Kris R. Livingston

Kris R. Livingston 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).

  • Patent number: 11314202
    Abstract: A printing device includes a door, a display, and a colorant supply. The printing device detects that the door has been opened. In response to detecting that the door has been opened, the printing device displays, on its display, current status information of the colorant supply within the printing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Howard G Wong, Kris R. Livingston
  • Patent number: 11305525
    Abstract: An example printing device may comprise an indicator to convey information to a user, a print substance reservoir to house a print substance, where the print substance reservoir is communicatively coupled to a fill port, a sensor to determine when a refill container is connected to the fill port, a processing resource, and a non-transitory machine-readable medium storing instructions executable by the processing resource to transmit signals to the indicator responsive to an indication that the sensor has detected the refill container connected to the fill port, where the signals correspond to the information to be conveyed by the indicator, and authenticate the refill container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Howard G Wong, Wesley R Schalk, Kris R Livingston, Duane A Koehler, Kenneth Williams, Tyler Kapp
  • Publication number: 20220043390
    Abstract: A printing device includes a door, a display, and a colorant supply. The printing device detects that the door has been opened. In response to detecting that the door has been opened, the printing device displays, on its display, current status information of the colorant supply within the printing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Howard G Wong, Kris R. Livingston
  • Publication number: 20210252849
    Abstract: An example printing device may comprise an indicator to convey information to a user, a print substance reservoir to house a print substance, where the print substance reservoir is communicatively coupled to a fill port, a sensor to determine when a refill container is connected to the fill port, a processing resource, and a non-transitory machine-readable medium storing instructions executable by the processing resource to transmit signals to the indicator responsive to an indication that the sensor has detected the refill container connected to the fill port, where the signals correspond to the information to be conveyed by the indicator, and authenticate the refill container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2018
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Howard G Wong, Wesley R Schalk, Kris R Livingston, Duane A Koehler, Kenneth Williams, Tyler Kapp
  • Patent number: 8135864
    Abstract: The method of the present invention is capable of providing distributed imaging capability to a user of a computing device within a UNIX printing environment. Document creation, manipulation, editing, and output are provided by the present invention. Document design and image data are associated with the originating user. Generic access instructions cause associated document data to be retrieved or stored in accordance with the present invention. Multiple documents and output devices may be employed to accomplish the requesting user's needs. Further, interactive graphical printing configuration and monitoring may be utilized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Shell S. Simpson, Ward S. Foster, Kris R. Livingston
  • Patent number: 7996492
    Abstract: A client-server system is described. The system includes a group of Web sites that provide Web resources to clients. The resources can communicate with a common interface in order to access a user's documents when the user is actively making use of the resource. The system further includes a Web site that can deliver a Web page to a client. The Web page provides links and other information regarding the group of Web sites.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Shell S. Simpson, Ward S. Foster, Kris R. Livingston
  • Patent number: 7756749
    Abstract: A system and method for charging a user for printing services. In one arrangement, the system and method include the steps of receiving a debiting request from a printing service via a network, verifying privileges of the printing service to access a user account, and debiting a user account for the printing services.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Shell Sterling Simpson, Ward Scott Foster, Kris R. Livingston
  • Patent number: 7742182
    Abstract: A printing system that includes a personal computer and a printer having multiple output trays. The printer operates both as a server and a printer. The printer serves a program to the personal computer upon request. The program enables the personal computer to print a document using the printer. The program also enables the personal computer to display an image of the printer while the printer is printing the document. The image indicates the printer output tray receiving the document. The image further indicates the present capacity of the output tray to receive additional media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2010
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Shell S. Simpson, Ward S. Foster, Kris R. Livingston
  • Patent number: 7656545
    Abstract: System and method for dynamically providing printing status.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2010
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Shell S. Simpson, Ward S. Foster, Kris R. Livingston
  • Patent number: 7623741
    Abstract: A system and method for transferring scanned imaging data from a scanning device to a personal imaging repository. The present invention includes a scanning device capable of reading information encoded items, such as smart cards for scanning imaging data, a personal imaging repository associated with a particular user for storing imaging data that is to be accessed by requested web services, an item for storing user information relating to the personal imaging repository, and a device firmware for storing scanned imaging data from the scanning device into the personal imaging repository, which is an exchange infrastructure between the imaging data and available web services on the Internet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2009
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Shell S. Simpson, Ward S. Foster, Kris R. Livingston
  • Patent number: 7464134
    Abstract: A distributed imaging capability to a user of a client device using data partially obtained from an enterprise resource planning system. Document creation, manipulation, editing, and output is provided by and associated with the originating user. Generic access instructions cause associated document data to be retrieved or stored. Multiple documents and output devices may be employed to accomplish distributed imaging functionality. Interactive graphical printing configuration and monitoring can be utilized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2008
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Shell S. Simpson, Ward S. Foster, Kris R. Livingston
  • Patent number: 7450256
    Abstract: Pre-defined print option configurations for printing in a distributed environment are established by user selection of one or more print options via a network service. The one or more print options are identified for subsequent resolution, and can be applied to one or more other network services.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Shell Sterling Simpson, Ward Scott Foster, Kris R. Livingston
  • Patent number: 7426549
    Abstract: A method of providing distributed imaging capability to a user of a client device. Document creation, manipulation, editing, and output may be provided. Document design and image data may be associated with the originating user. Generic access instructions cause associated document data to be retrieved or stored. Multiple documents and output devices may be employed to accomplish the requesting user's needs. Further, interactive graphical printing configuration and monitoring may be utilized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2008
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Shell S. Simpson, Ward S. Foster, Kris R. Livingston
  • Patent number: 7424509
    Abstract: A system for printing target data from a web application used through a browser of a client computer that is operatively connected to a web server providing the web application. The system includes a client computer having a browser for using the web application, a web server for providing the web application, a web application content for providing the web application on the browser, and a print destination server specified by the user for printing the target data. The web application content further directs the browser to the print destination server responsive to user print selection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2008
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Shell S. Simpson, Ward S. Foster, Kris R. Livingston
  • Patent number: 7420704
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system and method for color gamut inadequacy notification. In one arrangement, the system and method pertain to accessing imaging data to be printed, identifying colors represented by the imaging data, comparing the identified colors with a color gamut of a printing device, and notifying the user if one or more of the identified colors is not included in the color gamut of the printing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2008
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.L.P.
    Inventors: Shell Sterling Simpson, Ward Scott Foster, Kris R. Livingston
  • Patent number: 7321902
    Abstract: The method of the present invention is capable of providing distributed imaging capability to a user of a multi-function peripheral. Document creation, manipulation, editing, and output are provided by the present invention. Document design and image data are associated with the originating user. Generic access instructions cause associated document data to be retrieved or stored in accordance with the present invention. A multi-function peripheral is used to obtain and store at least a portion of image data. Multiple documents and output devices may be employed to accomplish the requesting user's needs. Further, interactive graphical printing configuration and monitoring may be utilized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2008
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Shell S. Simpson, Ward S. Foster, Kris R. Livingston
  • Patent number: 7315390
    Abstract: A method and systems for saving a facsimile message to a personal image repository as a facsimile image in a format compatible with multiple computer operating systems for use with an identity-based imaging system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2008
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Shell S. Simpson, Ward S. Foster, Kris R. Livingston
  • Patent number: 7295677
    Abstract: Systems and methods for adding a visible watermark to a document are disclosed. The systems may comprise a server and a computing device coupled to each other via a network. In some embodiments, a selected watermark image is associated with a target composition, forming a watermark composition. The watermark composition comprises the necessary information for a device to acquire and construct a desired integration of the watermark image with the target composition. Methods for adding a watermark image to a document, can be summarized by the following steps: selecting a watermark image; identifying a target composition; associating the watermark image with the target composition to generate a watermark composition; and storing the watermark composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2007
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Shell Sterling Simpson, Ward Scott Foster, Kris R. Livingston
  • Patent number: 7196803
    Abstract: System and method for printing to a printer without the use of a print drive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2007
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Shell S. Simpson, Ward S. Foster, Kris R. Livingston
  • Patent number: 7190467
    Abstract: A user can select one or more print options corresponding to a particular printer and associate the set of selected options with a particular name. The user can then identify the set of selected options, by name, when printing to that particular printer, even though no printer driver for the printer is installed on the user's computing device. Additionally, one or more print options to be used in printing a document identified in a print request can be automatically selected based on one or more characteristics of the print request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2007
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Shell Sterling Simpson, Ward Scott Foster, Kris R. Livingston