Patents by Inventor Mark Peairs
Mark Peairs 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: 8793220Abstract: A system and method for processing documents is described. The system and method provide for executing a command as part of the execution of an application program, where execution of the command causes the transfer of the document between a processing device in a computer system and a peripheral device. The present invention also provides for transferring the document data between the processing device and the peripheral device in response to the command. The present invention further provides for archiving the document data in a memory in the computer system in response to the command and transparently to the execution of the application program.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2005Date of Patent: July 29, 2014Assignees: Ricoh Company, Ltd., Ricoh CorporationInventors: Mark Peairs, Jonathan J. Hull, John Cullen, Kiyoshi Suzuki
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Patent number: 8159692Abstract: An automatic archiving system makes document archiving largely transparent to the user. In one embodiment, documents scanned in or printed during the course of office equipment operation are automatically archived. When a document is copied, printed, or faxed, a document image is archived by the document management workstation without further user intervention. A single user command results in the document being copied and archived, printed and archived, or faxed and archived. In accordance with a first aspect, an image processing device includes a receiving means for receiving a single input, a printing means, a memory device, and a communication means for communicating with said memory device. Responsive to receiving said single input requesting the printing of a document by said receiving means, said printing means prints the document and said communication means sends image data representing said document to said memory device.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2011Date of Patent: April 17, 2012Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Jonathan J. Hull, Mark Peairs, John Cullen, Michael Baxter
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Publication number: 20120019854Abstract: An automatic archiving system makes document archiving largely transparent to the user. In one embodiment, documents scanned in or printed during the course of office equipment operation are automatically archived. When a document is copied, printed, or faxed, a document image is archived by the document management workstation without further user intervention. A single user command results in the document being copied and archived, printed and archived, or faxed and archived. In accordance with a first aspect, an image processing device includes a receiving means for receiving a single input, a printing means, a memory device, and a communication means for communicating with said memory device. Responsive to receiving said single input requesting the printing of a document by said receiving means, said printing means prints the document and said communication means sends image data representing said document to said memory device.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2011Publication date: January 26, 2012Applicants: RICOH CORPORATION, RICOH COMPANY LIMITEDInventors: Jonathan J. Hull, Mark Peairs, John Cullen, Michael Baxter
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Patent number: 7978361Abstract: An automatic archiving system that makes document archiving largely transparent to the user. In one embodiment, documents scanned in or printed during the course of office equipment operation are automatically archived. For example, an office local area network (LAN) may interconnect a copier, a printer, a fax machine, and a document management workstation. Whenever, a document is copied, printed, or faxed, a document image is archived by the document management workstation without further user intervention. A single user command results in the document being copied and archived, printed and archived, Of faxed and archived.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2009Date of Patent: July 12, 2011Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Jonathan J. Hull, Mark Peairs, John Cullen, Michael Baxter
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Patent number: 7684068Abstract: According to the present invention, an automatic archiving system that makes document archiving largely transparent to the user. In one embodiment, documents scanned in or printed during the course of office equipment operation are automatically archived. For example, an office local area network (LAN) may interconnect a copier, a printer, a facsimile machine, and a document management workstation. Whenever, a document is copied, printed, or faxed, a document image is archived by the document management workstation without further user intervention. A single user command results in the document being copied and archived, printed and archived, or faxed and archived.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2004Date of Patent: March 23, 2010Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Jonathan J. Hull, Kurt Piersol, Mark Peairs, John Cullen, Michael Baxter
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Patent number: 7602518Abstract: An automatic archiving system that makes document archiving largely transparent to the user. In one embodiment, documents scanned in or printed during the course of office equipment operation are automatically archived. For example, an office local area network (LAN) may interconnect a copier, a printer, a fax machine, and a document management workstation. Whenever, a document is copied, printed, or faxed, a document image is archived by the document management workstation without further user intervention. A single user command results in the document being copied and archived, printed and archived, or faxed and archived.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2006Date of Patent: October 13, 2009Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Jonathan J. Hull, Mark Peairs, John Cullen, Michael Baxter
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Publication number: 20090244619Abstract: An automatic archiving system that makes document archiving largely transparent to the user. In one embodiment, documents scanned in or printed during the course of office equipment operation are automatically archived. For example, an office local area network (LAN) may interconnect a copier, a printer, a fax machine, and a document management workstation. Whenever, a document is copied, printed, or faxed, a document image is archived by the document management workstation without further user intervention. A single user command results in the document being copied and archived, printed and archived, Of faxed and archived.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2009Publication date: October 1, 2009Applicants: RICOH COMPANY LIMITED, RICOH CORPORATIONInventors: Jonathan J. HULL, Mark PEAIRS, John CULLEN, Michael BAXTER
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Patent number: 7430714Abstract: An electronic document handling system places electronic documents on stacks and “staples” the documents in a stack together. A user selects at least one document and places the selected document(s) onto a stack, The system generates a cover sheet including a table of contents; a title; keywords and/or annotations; and/or controls for: adding or deleting pages or documents from the stack, changing cover sheet contents, and/or controls for “stapling” the stack. An electronic file including the cover sheet data electronically represents a stapled stack. The stack can be secured by encryption with a user or system supplied key or password. The system computes a cryptographic checksum for the stack of documents and affixes the user's or the system's digital signature to the cover sheet. After stapling, the stack or a file representing the stack is stored in a stack database or file structure.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 1999Date of Patent: September 30, 2008Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Stephen Savitzky, Gregory Wolff, Mark Peairs
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Publication number: 20070201102Abstract: An automatic archiving system that makes document archiving largely transparent to the user. In one embodiment, documents scanned in or printed during the course of office equipment operation are automatically archived. For example, an office local area network (LAN) may interconnect a copier, a printer, a fax machine, and a document management workstation. Whenever, a document is copied, printed, or faxed, a document image is archived by the document management workstation without further user intervention. A single user command results in the document being copied and archived, printed and archived, or faxed and archived.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2006Publication date: August 30, 2007Applicants: Ricoh Company, Ltd., A Japanese Corporation, Ricoh Corporation, A Delaware CorporationInventors: Jonathan Hull, Mark Peairs, John Cullen, Michael Baxter
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Patent number: 7170629Abstract: An automatic archiving system that makes document archiving largely transparent to the user. In one embodiment, documents scanned in or printed during the course of office equipment operation are automatically archived. For example, an office local area network (LAN) may interconnect a copier, a printer, a fax machine, and a document management workstation. Whenever, a document is copied, printed, or faxed, a document image is archived by the document management workstation without further user intervention. A single user command results in the document being copied and archived, printed and archived, or faxed and archived.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2003Date of Patent: January 30, 2007Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Jonathan J. Hull, Mark Peairs, John Cullen, Michael Baxter
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Patent number: 7039856Abstract: A method and apparatus for automatic document classification using text and images. The present invention provides a method and apparatus for automatic document classification based on text and image. A new document is analyzed based on textual content as well as visual appearance. The new document is automatically stored in one or more mirror directories in which the new document would most likely be stored by the user of the device if the new document were placed manually. Determination of the most likely directories is based on an analysis of multiple documents stored by the user in various directories. The mirror directories are components of a mirror directory structure, which is a copy of a pre-existing directory structure, such as the user's hard drive. By storing the new document automatically, the user is relieved of the duty of manually selecting a directory for the new document.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 1998Date of Patent: May 2, 2006Assignee: Ricoh Co., Ltd.Inventors: Mark Peairs, Jonathan J. Hull, John F. Cullen
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Patent number: 6995874Abstract: A system and method for handling duplex documents by exploiting bleed-through of the image on the back side of a document. The images of the back sides and front sides of documents are associated with one another to assure correct output in copying, faxing, scanning, etc. This increases reliability, eases recovery from errors including paper jams. Improved document handling capabilities also include avoiding twice duplicated and skipped pages and correcting page orientation errors.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2000Date of Patent: February 7, 2006Assignees: Ricoh Company Ltd., Ricoh CorporationInventors: John F. Cullen, Mark Peairs, Jonathan J. Hull
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Patent number: 6957235Abstract: A system and method for processing documents is described. The system and method provide for executing a command as part of the execution of an application program, where execution of the command causes the transfer of the document between a processing device in a computer system and a peripheral device. The present invention also provides for transferring the document data between the processing device and the peripheral device in response to the command. The present invention further provides for archiving the document data in a memory in the computer system in response to the command and transparently to the execution of the application program.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2001Date of Patent: October 18, 2005Assignees: Ricoh Company Ltd., Ricoh CorporationInventors: Mark Peairs, Jonathan J. Hull, John Cullen, Kiyoshi Suzuki
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Publication number: 20050216437Abstract: A system and method for processing documents is described. The system and method provide for executing a command as part of the execution of an application program, where execution of the command causes the transfer of the document between a processing device in a computer system and a peripheral device. The present invention also provides for transferring the document data between the processing device and the peripheral device in response to the command. The present invention further provides for archiving the document data in a memory in the computer system in response to the command and transparently to the execution of the application program.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2005Publication date: September 29, 2005Inventors: Mark Peairs, Jonathan Hull, John Cullen, Kiyoshi Suzuki
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Publication number: 20040160629Abstract: According to the present invention, an automatic archiving system that makes document archiving largely transparent to the user. In one embodiment, documents scanned in or printed during the course of office equipment operation are automatically archived. For example, an office local area network (LAN) may interconnect a copier, a printer, a facsimile machine, and a document management workstation. Whenever, a document is copied, printed, or faxed, a document image is archived by the document management workstation without further user intervention. A single user command results in the document being copied and archived, printed and archived, or faxed and archived.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2004Publication date: August 19, 2004Applicant: Ricoh Company, LTDInventors: Jonathan J. Hull, Kurt Piersol, Mark Peairs, John Cullen, Michael Baxter
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Publication number: 20040080786Abstract: An automatic archiving system that makes document archiving largely transparent to the user. In one embodiment, documents scanned in or printed during the course of office equipment operation are automatically archived. For example, an office local area network (LAN) may interconnect a copier, a printer, a fax machine, and a document management workstation. Whenever, a document is copied, printed, or faxed, a document image is archived by the document management workstation without further user intervention. A single user command results in the document being copied and archived, printed and archived, or faxed and archived.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2003Publication date: April 29, 2004Applicants: Ricoh Company, LTD., Ricoh CorporationInventors: Jonathan J. Hull, Mark Peairs, John Cullen, Michael Baxter
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Patent number: 6704118Abstract: According to the present invention, an automatic archiving system that makes document archiving largely transparent to the user. In one embodiment, documents scanned in or printed during the course of office equipment operation are automatically archived. For example, an office local area network (LAN) may interconnect a copier, a printer, a facsimile machine, and a document management workstation. Whenever, a document is copied, printed, or faxed, a document image is archived by the document management workstation without further user intervention. A single user command results in the document being copied and archived, printed and archived, or faxed and archived.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 1999Date of Patent: March 9, 2004Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Jonathan J. Hull, Kurt Piersol, Mark Peairs, John Cullen, Michael Baxter
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Patent number: 6665086Abstract: An automatic archiving system that makes document archiving largely transparent to the user. In one embodiment, documents scanned in or printed during the course of office equipment operation are automatically archived. For example, an office local area network (LAN) may interconnect a copier, a printer, a fax machine, and a document management workstation. Whenever, a document is copied, printed, or faxed, a document image is archived by the document management workstation without further user intervention. A single user command results in the document being copied and archived, printed and archived, or faxed and archived.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 1999Date of Patent: December 16, 2003Assignee: Ricoh Silicon Valley, Inc.Inventors: Jonathan J. Hull, Mark Peairs, John Cullen, Michael Baxter
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Patent number: 6592629Abstract: A document image storage system includes a control mechanism that automatically archives a document image in response to a document being produced by a peripheral device. The document image storage system also includes a memory machine and a remote storage facility coupled to the memory machine. The first memory machine archives document images. The remote storage facility archives document images received from the first memory machine. According to one embodiment, the memory machine and the remote storage facility are coupled via a communications channel. The communications channel transmits document images between the memory machine and the remote storage facility. According to a further embodiment, document image storage system includes a second memory machine coupled to the remote storage facility, the second memory machine also archives document images.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 1997Date of Patent: July 15, 2003Assignees: Ricoh Company, Ltd., Ricohi CorporationInventors: John Cullen, Jonathan J. Hull, Mark Peairs, Masayuki Nishimoto, Kiyoshi Suzuki
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Patent number: 6446099Abstract: A method and apparatus for document matching using structural information. The present invention provides a method and apparatus for identifying documents based on the visual structure of the document. Structural information describing a document is generated and used to search for matching stored documents. In one embodiment, images are converted to a point set and the point sets are compared. For example, an image of a document that is sought is converted to a point set and the point set is compared to point sets corresponding to stored documents. When point sets match within a predetermined tolerance, the documents match. In one embodiment, the Hausdorff measure is used to compare point sets.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 1998Date of Patent: September 3, 2002Assignee: Ricoh Co., Ltd.Inventor: Mark Peairs