Patents by Inventor Mark Josephsen

Mark Josephsen 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).

  • Method and apparatus to account for hard copy cost
    Publication number: 20050108032
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method of accounting for printing to a sheet of media in a printing device includes recording the type of media actually used, determining an amount of pigment used on the sheet of media, and calculating the cost of printing to the media by adding the cost of the sheet of media actually used and the cost of the pigment used on the sheet of media. The method also includes determining an amortized cost related to the printing device per sheet of media, and adding it to the cost of the media and the cost of the pigment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2003
    Publication date: May 19, 2005
    Inventors: Mark Josephsen, Alan Walker
  • Printer security key management
    Publication number: 20050097347
    Abstract: A printer module receives a message from an attached computer that is requesting a secure printing key. The printer module generates a key in response to the received message, and sends the key to the attached computer requesting the key. The printer module executes in some embodiments of the invention in a Java virtual machine, and provides communication with the attached computers via a web server module executing within the printer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2003
    Publication date: May 5, 2005
    Inventors: Mark Josephsen, Curtis Rees, Shane Konsella
  • Printer access control
    Publication number: 20050094182
    Abstract: A printer access control module within a printer receives a request from a client computer for printing resource authorization, determines the policy domain of the requesting client computer, and grants printing resource authorization based on the determined policy domain. A security key is issued to the client to identify the client computer to the printer for confirming granted resource authorization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2003
    Publication date: May 5, 2005
    Inventors: Curtis Reese, Mark Josephsen, Shane Konsella
  • Method for optimizing compression of scanned data
    Patent number: 6747762
    Abstract: A method for choosing a compression process for a scanned image includes scanning an image, forming a bitmap of the scanned image and selecting at least one portion of the scanned image as a compression test subject. The selected portion is selected by a variety of compression techniques and a score for each technique is assigned. The compression technique with the best score is then used to compress the entire bitmap of the scanned image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2004
    Assignee: Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Josephsen, Daniel Klave
  • Coding device output
    Publication number: 20030125967
    Abstract: Devices and methods for coding and/or outputting text and/or image information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2001
    Publication date: July 3, 2003
    Inventors: Mark Josephsen, Curtis Reese, Shelly Davey