Patents by Inventor Mabry Frazier Dozier
Mabry Frazier Dozier 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).
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Patent number: 11604930Abstract: A method of generating an editable translated electronic document from an input image of an original document with a first layout includes: segmenting the input image to generate a first region including first untranslated text; extracting, from the first region, the first untranslated text and a first layout information; generating an editable output data including the first untranslated text and the first layout information; translating the first untranslated text into a translated text; editing the output data to include the translated text; and generating, using the first layout information, the translated electronic document including the translated text and a second layout that is identical to the first layout.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2019Date of Patent: March 14, 2023Assignee: Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc.Inventors: Mabry Frazier Dozier, III, Jason James Grams
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Publication number: 20210097143Abstract: A method of generating an editable translated electronic document from an input image of an original document with a first layout includes: segmenting the input image to generate a first region including first untranslated text; extracting, from the first region, the first untranslated text and a first layout information; generating an editable output data including the first untranslated text and the first layout information; translating the first untranslated text into a translated text; editing the output data to include the translated text; and generating, using the first layout information, the translated electronic document including the translated text and a second layout that is identical to the first layout.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2019Publication date: April 1, 2021Applicant: Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc.Inventors: Mabry Frazier Dozier, III, Jason James Grams
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Patent number: 9792263Abstract: A method for managing a hardcopy document (HD). The method includes: obtaining an image of the HD; identifying, within the image, a plurality of linking labels and a plurality of regions corresponding to the plurality of linking labels; extracting a plurality of strings from the plurality of regions; generating a combined string by combining the plurality of strings based on the plurality of linking labels; and generating an editable electronic version of the HD specifying the combined string.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2015Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: Konica Minolta Laboratory U.S.A., Inc.Inventors: William John Briggs, Mabry Frazier Dozier, III
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Publication number: 20160283444Abstract: A method for managing a hardcopy document (HD). The method includes: obtaining an image of the HD; identifying, within the image, a plurality of linking labels and a plurality of regions corresponding to the plurality of linking labels; extracting a plurality of strings from the plurality of regions; generating a combined string by combining the plurality of strings based on the plurality of linking labels; and generating an editable electronic version of the HD specifying the combined string.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2015Publication date: September 29, 2016Applicant: Konica Minolta Laboratory U.S.A., Inc.Inventors: William John Briggs, Mabry Frazier Dozier, III
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Patent number: 9116643Abstract: A method for managing a first version and a second version of an electronic document (ED), including: obtaining a request to print the first version of the ED; generating, in response to the request, a print job based on the first version of the ED and identifying a storage location of the second version of the ED, of which at least a part of contents is different from the first version of the ED; and sending the print job to a printer to generate a hardcopy document (HD) based on the first version of the ED, where the HD includes a graphical element specifying the storage location of the second version of the ED, and where the second version of the ED is accessible to a reader of the HD by visiting the storage location specified in the graphical element of the HD.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2013Date of Patent: August 25, 2015Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA LABORATORY U.S.A., INC.Inventors: Kirk Steven Tecu, Mabry Frazier Dozier, III
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Patent number: 9092165Abstract: A method for printing an electronic document (ED) using a printer and a mobile device, including: receiving, by the printer, a request to print; generating, by the printer, a unique identifier (UID) in response to the request, where the mobile device sends a print job associated with the UID and the ED to a print server over a network; sending, by the printer, the UID to the print server; receiving, by the printer, the print job from the print server in response to sending the UID; and printing, by the printer, a hardcopy of the ED based on the print job.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2012Date of Patent: July 28, 2015Assignee: Konica Minolta Laboratory U.S.A., Inc.Inventors: Kirk Steven Tecu, Mabry Frazier Dozier, III, Stuart L. M. Guarnieri
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Publication number: 20140240757Abstract: A method for managing a first version and a second version of an electronic document (ED), including: obtaining a request to print the first version of the ED; generating, in response to the request, a print job based on the first version of the ED and identifying a storage location of the second version of the ED, of which at least a part of contents is different from the first version of the ED; and sending the print job to a printer to generate a hardcopy document (HD) based on the first version of the ED, where the HD includes a graphical element specifying the storage location of the second version of the ED, and where the second version of the ED is accessible to a reader of the HD by visiting the storage location specified in the graphical element of the HD.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2013Publication date: August 28, 2014Inventors: Kirk Steven Tecu, Mabry Frazier Dozier, III
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Publication number: 20130194623Abstract: A method for printing an electronic document (ED) using a printer and a mobile device, including: receiving, by the printer, a request to print; generating, by the printer, a unique identifier (UID) in response to the request, where the mobile device sends a print job associated with the UID and the ED to a print server over a network; sending, by the printer, the UID to the print server; receiving, by the printer, the print job from the print server in response to sending the UID; and printing, by the printer, a hardcopy of the ED based on the print job.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2012Publication date: August 1, 2013Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA LABORATORY U.S.A., INC.Inventors: Kirk Steven Tecu, Mabry Frazier Dozier, III, Stuart L. M. Guarnieri
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Patent number: 8493579Abstract: A method for printing an electronic document (ED) using a multifunction printer (MFP), including: obtaining, by the MFP, an image by scanning a screen of a mobile device displaying a graphical code having a unique identifier (UID) of a print job associated with the ED; extracting, by the MFP, the UID of the print job from the image; sending, by the MFP, the UID of the print job to a print server over a first network operatively connecting the MFP and the print server; receiving, by the MFP and in response to sending the UID, the print job associated with the ED over the first network; and printing, by the MFP, a hardcopy of the ED after receiving the print job.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2011Date of Patent: July 23, 2013Assignee: Konica Minolta Laboratory U.S.A., Inc.Inventors: Kirk Steven Tecu, Mabry Frazier Dozier, III
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Publication number: 20130084004Abstract: A method for image processing a two-dimensional (2D) code, including: obtaining an image by scanning a screen displaying the 2D code using a plurality of pixels, where the image includes multiple hard edges corresponding multiple spaces on the screen between the multiple pixels; identifying a pixel pitch of the screen; reducing the multiple hard edges by applying a filter based on the pixel pitch to the image; and generating, after reducing the multiple hard edges, a binary image including the 2D code by applying a threshold function to the image.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2011Publication date: April 4, 2013Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA LABORATORY U.S.A., INC.Inventors: Kirk Steven Tecu, Mabry Frazier Dozier
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Publication number: 20130083337Abstract: A method for printing an electronic document (ED) using a multifunction printer (MFP), including: obtaining, by the MFP, an image by scanning a screen of a mobile device displaying a graphical code having a unique identifier (UID) of a print job associated with the ED; extracting, by the MFP, the UID of the print job from the image; sending, by the MFP, the UID of the print job to a print server over a first network operatively connecting the MFP and the print server; receiving, by the MFP and in response to sending the UID, the print job associated with the ED over the first network; and printing, by the MFP, a hardcopy of the ED after receiving the print job.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2011Publication date: April 4, 2013Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA LABORATORY U.S.A., INC.Inventors: Kirk Steven Tecu, Mabry Frazier Dozier
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Publication number: 20130063745Abstract: A method for generating a page of an electronic document (ED). The method includes: receiving, by a multifunction printer (MFP), a print job having the ED; identifying, by the MFP and after receiving the print job, a location in the ED for placing an item; prompting, by the MFP and after receiving the print job, a user for the item; obtaining, by the MFP and after receiving the print job, the item from an input device operated by the user; and printing, by the MFP and based on the print job, the page by placing the item at the location.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2011Publication date: March 14, 2013Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA LABORATORY U.S.A., INC.Inventors: Kirk Steven Tecu, Mabry Frazier Dozier, III