Patents by Inventor Patrick H. Wood

Patrick H. Wood 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).

  • Patent number: 9779335
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for processing a page description language (“PDL”) data stream are provided. The methods and apparatus divide the PDL data stream to provide a plurality of PDL segments, create associated first and second data files for each of the PDL segments, and assign the first data file or the second data file associated with each of the PDL segments to at least one of a plurality of PDL processors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS FOR IMAGING, INC.
    Inventors: Patrick H. Wood, Boris Aronshtam, Sol Goldenberg
  • Publication number: 20150324670
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for processing a page description language (“PDL”) data stream are provided. The methods and apparatus divide the PDL data stream to provide a plurality of PDL segments, create associated first and second data files for each of the PDL segments, and assign the first data file or the second data file associated with each of the PDL segments to at least one of a plurality of PDL processors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2015
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Inventors: Patrick H. WOOD, Boris ARONSHTAM, Sol GOLDENBERG
  • Patent number: 9129193
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for processing a page description language (“PDL”) data stream are provided. The methods and apparatus divide the PDL data stream to provide a plurality of PDL segments, create associated first and second data files for each of the PDL segments, and assign the first data file or the second data file associated with each of the PDL segments to at least one of a plurality of PDL processors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: Electronics for Imaging, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick H. Wood, Boris Aronshtam, Sol Goldenberg
  • Patent number: 8922818
    Abstract: Techniques are provided that allow the user to view on his or her mobile device the body of an email or other items from a message service as well as each of the attachments as thumbnails or individual images. As well, techniques allow the user to view particular attributes of each item, e.g. the number of pages and the page size of a particular attachment. Techniques are provided such that the user may view such thumbnails and/or attributes on a unique URL generated as a result of the generated email. Thus, by such techniques, the user is provided with a platform for mobile devices that allows intuitive selection of what should be or is desired to be printed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Electronics for Imaging, Inc.
    Inventors: Leon Williams, Patrick H. Wood, David May
  • Publication number: 20140293320
    Abstract: Techniques are provided that allow the user to view on his or her mobile device the body of an email or other items from a message service as well as each of the attachments as thumbnails or individual images. As well, techniques allow the user to view particular attributes of each item, e.g. the number of pages and the page size of a particular attachment. Techniques are provided such that the user may view such thumbnails and/or attributes on a unique URL generated as a result of the generated email. Thus, by such techniques, the user is provided with a platform for mobile devices that allows intuitive selection of what should be or is desired to be printed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2013
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: ELECTRONICS FOR IMAGING, INC.
    Inventors: Leon WILLIAMS, Patrick H. WOOD, David MAY
  • Publication number: 20110066936
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for processing a page description language (“PDL”) data stream are provided. The methods and apparatus divide the PDL data stream to provide a plurality of PDL segments, create associated first and second data files for each of the PDL segments, and assign the first data file or the second data file associated with each of the PDL segments to at least one of a plurality of PDL processors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2010
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Inventors: Patrick H. WOOD, Boris Aronshtam, Sol Goldenberg
  • Patent number: 7861156
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for processing a page description language (“PDL”) data stream are provided. The methods and apparatus divide the PDL data stream to provide a plurality of PDL segments, create associated first and second data files for each of the PDL segments, and assign the first data file or the second data file associated with each of the PDL segments to at least one of a plurality of PDL processors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: Electronics For Imaging, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick H. Wood, Boris Aronshtam, Sol Goldenberg
  • Publication number: 20040243934
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for processing a page description language (“PDL”) data stream are provided. The methods and apparatus divide the PDL data stream to provide a plurality of PDL segments, create associated first and second data files for each of the PDL segments, and assign the first data file or the second data file associated with each of the PDL segments to at least one of a plurality of PDL processors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2003
    Publication date: December 2, 2004
    Inventors: Patrick H. Wood, Boris Aronshtam, Sol Goldenberg
  • Patent number: 6490696
    Abstract: A system and method for performing regression testing on software programs that produce printed output. An original version of a software program resident on a computer is issued known commands to generate a reference display list known to produce a known correct or reference printed page. A bitmap of the reference page is not generated. The reference display list includes image, graphic and text objects described by various attributes. A second modified version of the software program is loaded on the computer and issued the same set of known commands. The second software program generates a second is display list. A display list regression testing software module compares the second display list to the reference display list and identifies any differences by object type and attribute. Hence, incorrect results may be isolated to specific objects and more easily debugged in the source code of the software program. Visual comparison of actual printed output is substantially reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2002
    Assignee: Electronics for Imaging, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick H. Wood, Anthony Iannino
  • Patent number: RE38732
    Abstract: A image is printed from a source of drawing instructions. The image is reducible to pixels arranged in a plurality of ranked image lines. The system employs a storage device having compressed and uncompressed regions. Each region has a designated capacity and each is arranged to store pixels of one or more of the plurality of image lines. A drawing processor is coupled to the storage device and can be coupled to the source of drawing instructions for responding thereto. This drawing processor can store new pixels in the storage device for successively selected ones of the image lines. The drawing processor has a conditional device, a decompression device and an insertion device. The conditional device can compressively encode and move from the uncompressed region to the compressed region, a remote one of the image lines, if: a) the selected one of the image lines is in the compressed region, and b) the uncompressed region has reached its designated capacity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2005
    Assignee: Electronics for Imaging, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick H. Wood, Stephen Kochan