Patents by Inventor Mohammad R. Gharahgouzloo

Mohammad R. Gharahgouzloo 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).

  • Enabling access to supported capabilities of printers prior to installing printer-specific software for the printers
    Patent number: 8922795
    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments provide a system that facilitates use of a printer. During operation, the system obtains, on an electronic device, a set of supported capabilities from the printer. Next, the system provides, to a user of the electronic device, the set of supported capabilities within a workflow for using the printer without installing printer-specific software for the printer. Upon detecting a selection of a supported capability from the provided set of supported capabilities by the user, the system determines if the supported capability requires the printer-specific software. If the supported capability does not require the printer-specific software, the system enables use of the supported capability by the user without using the printer-specific software to provide the supported capability to the user. If the supported capability requires the printer-specific software, the system uses the printer-specific software to provide the supported capability to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Howard A. Miller, Mohammad R. Gharahgouzloo, Baskaran Subramaniam
  • ENABLING ACCESS TO SUPPORTED CAPABILITIES OF PRINTERS PRIOR TO INSTALLING PRINTER-SPECIFIC SOFTWARE FOR THE PRINTERS
    Publication number: 20130201504
    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments provide a system that facilitates use of a printer. During operation, the system obtains, on an electronic device, a set of supported capabilities from the printer. Next, the system provides, to a user of the electronic device, the set of supported capabilities within a workflow for using the printer without installing printer-specific software for the printer. Upon detecting a selection of a supported capability from the provided set of supported capabilities by the user, the system determines if the supported capability requires the printer-specific software. If the supported capability does not require the printer-specific software, the system enables use of the supported capability by the user without using the printer-specific software to provide the supported capability to the user. If the supported capability requires the printer-specific software, the system uses the printer-specific software to provide the supported capability to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2012
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Applicant: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Howard A. Miller, Mohammad R. Gharahgouzloo, Baskaran Subramaniam