Patents by Inventor Peter Zehler
Peter Zehler 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: 11237636Abstract: A method and system of configuring a network using a network application of a mobile device including detecting a gesture sequence that comprises at least one gesture, in response to a user performed action. The detected gesture sequence may be indicative of network configuration rules associated with at least one network device. The method may further include receiving and storing network access credentials, and accessing a network configuration database. The network configuration database may comprise a plurality of gesture sequences and a plurality of associated tasks. The method may also include determining a match for the detected gesture sequence among the plurality of gesture sequences; determining an associated task based on the match; and performing the associated task to achieve the network configuration action. The associated task may include a network configuration action based on the network configuration rules associated with at least one network device.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2014Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Peter Zehler, Gavan Leonard Tredoux, Premkumar Rajendran, Kanishk Jain
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Patent number: 9654904Abstract: A method and system for pairing devices comprises transmitting a plurality of communication signals from each of a plurality of devices and setting an initial threshold vector of signal strengths as a current threshold vector of signal strengths for at least one target device selected from among the plurality of devices. The embodiment includes pairing at least one client device with the at least one target device when a measured vector of signal strengths exceeds the current threshold vector of signal strengths and adjusting the current threshold vector of signal strengths according to the pairing between the client device and the target device, thereby adaptively adjusting the current threshold vector of signal strengths.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2015Date of Patent: May 16, 2017Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Gavan Tredoux, Premkumar Rajendran, Peter Zehler, Michael Wang, Francis Tse
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Patent number: 9525787Abstract: A system and method are provided for implementing a streamlined scheme for transferring print jobs directly from the print queue of one image forming device to the print queue of another image forming device using mobile devices and tags, such as near field communication (NFC) tags, affixed to image forming devices. A user manipulated mobile device is employed to read a readable tag affixed to or nearby a particular image forming device as a source device in which a print job is stuck, the mobile device running a print-job transfer application. The user then walks up to a different (or destination) image forming device and “touch” its tag, and confirm, for example, when prompted, to transfer the “stuck” print job from the source to the destination image forming system or device.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2014Date of Patent: December 20, 2016Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Arun Bakthavachalu, Gavan Tredoux, Peter Zehler
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Patent number: 9454715Abstract: Methods and systems for transparently extending a multi-function device onto a mobile communications device. The mobile communications device and the multi-function device can be securely connected utilizing a random code displayed on a user interface of the MFD. An extensibility application associated with the MFD can be transparently combined with an execution environment of the mobile communications device to offer a number of services. A hardware and software resource of the MFD and the mobile communications device can be combined to perform composite operations involving data from both devices. The connection can expire after a period of inactivity and require physical proximity to be established to prevent unwanted access to the MFD. Such an approach establishes a shared extensibility framework for the multifunction device and the mobile communications device as a single execution environment.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2013Date of Patent: September 27, 2016Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Gavan Tredoux, Phillip Emmett, Premkumar Rajendran, Peter Zehler
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Publication number: 20160249158Abstract: A method and system for pairing devices comprises transmitting a plurality of communication signals from each of a plurality of devices and setting an initial threshold vector of signal strengths as a current threshold vector of signal strengths for at least one target device selected from among the plurality of devices. The embodiment includes pairing at least one client device with the at least one target device when a measured vector of signal strengths exceeds the current threshold vector of signal strengths and adjusting the current threshold vector of signal strengths according to the pairing between the client device and the target device, thereby adaptively adjusting the current threshold vector of signal strengths.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2015Publication date: August 25, 2016Inventors: Gavan Tredoux, Premkumar Rajendran, Peter Zehler, Michael Wang, Francis Tse
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Patent number: 9367271Abstract: A method of printing a document from a mobile device coupling the mobile device to a print device. The method may also include launching a tap-to-print application software on the mobile device in response to the coupling, identifying a document to be printed via the tap-to-print application, and transmitting the document to be printed to the print device by the tap-to-print application. The tap-to-print application does not modify an operating system of the mobile device.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2014Date of Patent: June 14, 2016Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Peter Zehler, Gavan Leonard Tredoux, Premkumar Rajendran, Kanishk Jain, Roger T. Kramer
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Publication number: 20160117136Abstract: A method of printing a document from a mobile device coupling the mobile device to a print device. The method may also include launching a tap-to-print application software on the mobile device in response to the coupling, identifying a document to be printed via the tap-to-print application, and transmitting the document to be printed to the print device by the tap-to-print application. The tap-to-print application does not modify an operating system of the mobile device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2014Publication date: April 28, 2016Inventors: Peter Zehler, Gavan Leonard Tredoux, Premkumar Rajendran, Kanishk Jain, Roger T. Kramer
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Publication number: 20160103494Abstract: A method and system of configuring a network using a network application of a mobile device including detecting a gesture sequence that comprises at least one gesture, in response to a user performed action. The detected gesture sequence may be indicative of network configuration rules associated with at least one network device. The method may further include receiving and storing network access credentials, and accessing a network configuration database. The network configuration database may comprise a plurality of gesture sequences and a plurality of associated tasks. The method may also include determining a match for the detected gesture sequence among the plurality of gesture sequences; determining an associated task based on the match; and performing the associated task to achieve the network configuration action. The associated task may include a network configuration action based on the network configuration rules associated with at least one network device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2014Publication date: April 14, 2016Inventors: Peter Zehler, Gavan Leonard Tredoux, Premkumar Rajendran, Kanishk Jain
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Publication number: 20150207942Abstract: A system and method are provided for implementing a streamlined scheme for transferring print jobs directly from the print queue of one image forming device to the print queue of another image forming device using mobile devices and tags, such as near field communication (NFC) tags, affixed to image forming devices. A user manipulated mobile device is employed to read a readable tag affixed to or nearby a particular image forming device as a source device in which a print job is stuck, the mobile device running a print job transfer application. The user then walks up to a different (or destination) image forming device and “touch” its tag, and confirm, for example, when prompted, to transfer the “stuck” print job from the source to the destination image forming system or device.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2014Publication date: July 23, 2015Applicant: XEROX CorporationInventors: Arun BAKTHAVACHALU, Gavan TREDOUX, Peter ZEHLER
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Patent number: 8896858Abstract: The application discloses systems and methods for securing a document while routing through native or third party infrastructure. A process resident on the user's platform generates a three-part secure document from the user's original document. The first part is public and contains document metadata such as a public key. The public key is used to encrypt the second part of the document's metadata which includes a user supplied password. The third part contains the original document that has been symmetrically encrypted using the user supplied password. The result is that only the first part of the new document is visible to unsecured transmission channels or third party infrastructure.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2012Date of Patent: November 25, 2014Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventor: Peter Zehler
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Patent number: 8842310Abstract: A method and system for establishing secure communication between a MFD (Multi-Function Device) and a mobile communications device. A virtual private network (VPN) connection can be established between the mobile communications device and the MFD via a rendezvous server utilizing a random displayed code on a user interface of the MFD. An application with respect to the mobile communications device can be started by the user to connect to the MFD and the displayed code can be read by the mobile communications device utilizing an image capturing unit associated with the mobile communications device. The connection key presented by the mobile application can be validated by the rendezvous server. The rendezvous server can be polled for an incoming traffic and the traffic can be forwarded to a service hosted by the MFD utilizing an application running on the MFD.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2013Date of Patent: September 23, 2014Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Gavan Tredoux, Phillip Emmett, Premkumar Rajendran, Peter Zehler
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Publication number: 20140226171Abstract: Methods and systems for transparently extending a multi-function device onto a mobile communications device. The mobile communications device and the multi-function device can be securely connected utilizing a random code displayed on a user interface of the MFD. An extensibility application associated with the MFD can be transparently combined with an execution environment of the mobile communications device to offer a number of services. A hardware and software resource of the MFD and the mobile communications device can be combined to perform composite operations involving data from both devices. The connection can expire after a period of inactivity and require physical proximity to be established to prevent unwanted access to the MFD. Such an approach establishes a shared extensibility framework for the multifunction device and the mobile communications device as a single execution environment.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2013Publication date: August 14, 2014Applicant: XEROX CORPORATIONInventors: Gavan Tredoux, Phillip Emmett, Premkumar Rajendran, Peter Zehler
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Publication number: 20140226173Abstract: A method and system for establishing secure communication between a MFD (Multi-Function Device) and a mobile communications device. A virtual private network (VPN) connection can be established between the mobile communications device and the MFD via a rendezvous server utilizing a random displayed code on a user interface of the MFD. An application with respect to the mobile communications device can be started by the user to connect to the MFD and the displayed code can be read by the mobile communications device utilizing an image capturing unit associated with the mobile communications device. The connection key presented by the mobile application can be validated by the rendezvous server. The rendezvous server can be polled for an incoming traffic and the traffic can be forwarded to a service hosted by the MFD utilizing an application running on the MFD.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2013Publication date: August 14, 2014Applicant: XEROX CORPORATIONInventors: Gavan Tredoux, Phillip Emmett, Premkumar Rajendran, Peter Zehler
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Publication number: 20140022586Abstract: The application discloses systems and methods for securing a document while routing through native or third party infrastructure. A process resident on the user's platform generates a three-part secure document from the user's original document. The first part is public and contains document metadata such as a public key. The public key is used to encrypt the second part of the document's metadata which includes a user supplied password. The third part contains the original document that has been symmetrically encrypted using the user supplied password. The result is that only the first part of the new document is visible to unsecured transmission channels or third party infrastructure.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2012Publication date: January 23, 2014Applicant: Xerox CorporationInventor: Peter Zehler