Patents by Inventor Owen Yu Chan

Owen Yu Chan 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 limit wireless connectivity roaming of multi-function devices
    Patent number: 11206603
    Abstract: A method for limiting wireless connectivity roaming of a multi-function device (MFD) is disclosed. For example, the method is executed by a processor and includes failing to re-authenticate on a current access point of a wireless network, accessing a list of access points within a user defined boundary, selecting an access point in the list of access points based on a parameter of the access point, and establishing a wireless communication path with the access point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Dianne S. Colelli, Cheryl A. Nazzaro, Kok Hwa Ng, Owen Yu Chan
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS TO LIMIT WIRELESS CONNECTIVITY ROAMING OF MULTI-FUNCTION DEVICES
    Publication number: 20210136657
    Abstract: A method for limiting wireless connectivity roaming of a multi-function device (MFD) is disclosed. For example, the method is executed by a processor and includes failing to re-authenticate on a current access point of a wireless network, accessing a list of access points within a user defined boundary, selecting an access point in the list of access points based on a parameter of the access point, and establishing a wireless communication path with the access point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2020
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Dianne S. Colelli, Cheryl A. Nazzaro, Kok Hwa Ng, Owen Yu Chan
  • Method and apparatus to limit wireless connectivity roaming of multi-function devices
    Patent number: 10893460
    Abstract: A method for limiting wireless connectivity roaming of a multi-function device (MFD) is disclosed. For example, the method is executed by a processor and includes failing to re-authenticate on a current access point of a wireless network, accessing a list of access points within a user defined boundary, selecting an access point in the list of access points based on a parameter of the access point, and establishing a wireless communication path with the access point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Dianne S. Colelli, Cheryl A. Nazzaro, Kok Hwa Ng, Owen Yu Chan