Patents by Inventor Philip Wu

Philip Wu 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: 9760694
    Abstract: A method and related apparatus for managing files for producing a compilation of works, including the step of obtaining a complete file of a work to be compiled in the compilation of works, selecting a portion of the complete file as a separate excerpt file to be compiled in the compilation of works, and independently managing the complete file and the excerpt file for producing the compilation of works.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA LABORATORY U.S.A., INC.
    Inventors: David Asao, Daniel Barber, Philip Wu, Toshiro Fujimori
  • Patent number: 9747633
    Abstract: A method and related computer program product for customizing price-related options for printing a compilation of works, including the steps of: compiling the compilation of works; setting different options for customers to print the compilation of works with different prices; and allowing a customer to change one or more of the options to print the compilation of works with a price based on the customer's needs and budget.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignees: THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY, KONICA MINOLTA LABORATORY U.S.A., INC.
    Inventors: Michael Genesereth, Frances Lee, Roland Vogl, Toshiro Fujimori, David Asao, Daniel Barber, Philip Wu
  • Publication number: 20160350079
    Abstract: A workflow management system provides a graphical user interface (GUI) tool that allows a user to create and/or edit workflow logic without requiring the re-writing and recompiling of the application software, and without interrupting the operability of the application software at any time. The GUI tool allows the user to simultaneously view and create and/or edit the corresponding application screen where the workflow logic is applied in the application software, while the user creates and/or edits the workflow logic. The user creates and/or edits the workflow logic by selectively combining the available parameters that are provided in spoken language syntax by a context sensitive menu. The workflow logic statements are made available for the application software to call at the appropriate times. The GUI tool works in conjunction with a dynamically configurable database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventors: Kenny Wai-doon Louie, Pui Wing Arthur Lo, Philip Wu, Chung Foo Wu, Patrick-Alain Joseph Numainville, Shuk Yee Wendy Lee
  • Publication number: 20150199180
    Abstract: A workflow management system provides a graphical user interface (GUI) tool that allows a user to create and/or edit workflow logic without requiring the re-writing and recompiling of the application software, and without interrupting the operability of the application software at any time. The GUI tool allows the user to simultaneously view and create and/or edit the corresponding application screen where the workflow logic is applied in the application software, while the user creates and/or edits the workflow logic. The user creates and/or edits the workflow logic by selectively combining the available parameters that are provided in spoken language syntax by a context sensitive menu. The workflow logic statements are made available for the application software to call at the appropriate times. The GUI tool works in conjunction with a dynamically configurable database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2014
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Inventors: Kenny Wai-doon Louie, Pui Wing Arthur Lo, Philip Wu, Chung Foo Wu, Patrick-Alain Joseph Numainville, Shuk Yee Wendy Lee
  • Publication number: 20150199400
    Abstract: A method for automatically analyzing the text of a document to generate verification questions to be administered to a user as a quiz for the purpose of verifying whether the user has read the document. Syntactic analysis is applied to statements (e.g. sentences) in the text to automatically generate various types of verification questions, including fill-in-the-blank, true/false, and multiple-choice questions. Nouns and proper nouns in a statement may be used to generate fill-in-the-blank questions; numerical values may be used to generate fill-in-the-blank, true/false and multiple-choice questions; and verbs, adjectives and adverbs may be used to generate true/false questions. The questions may be generated dynamically for each user, or generated once, stored and used for multiple users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2014
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA LABORATORY U.S.A., INC.
    Inventor: Philip WU
  • Publication number: 20150095356
    Abstract: A method for automatic keyword tracking and rights association of digital document files, including the steps of: a computer server receiving an upload of a digital document file: the computer server applying a keyword tracking algorithm to the texts of the uploaded digital document file to gather content information of the uploaded digital document file by parsing each word in the document and keeping track of the number of occurrences of a set of keywords, and comparing the content information of the uploaded digital document file with content information of digital document files that have known rights-association, wherein a pre-defined list of words are excluded from the set of keywords; and the computer server determining whether one or more matching results from the digital document files with known rights-association exist, and if not, notifying the user, but if yes, presenting the one or more matching results to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA LABORATORY U.S.A., INC.
    Inventor: Philip WU
  • Patent number: 8848221
    Abstract: A method and system for managing print job through a process carried out by an online web-store server. The process includes the steps of receiving a print job order by a web-store server, and checking a remote cache via a network to determine whether a PDF file is stored therein. If the matching PDF file does not exist, then the server generates a new PDF file containing the sequence of articles and transmits the new PDF file to the print server, and saves the new PDF file in the remote cache. If the matching PDF exists, then the stored PDF is retrieved from the remote cache, and the print server uses the retrieved PDF file to print the print job without the web-store server creating the new PDF file or transmitting the new PDF file to the print server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Laboratory U.S.A., Inc.
    Inventors: Philip Wu, Daniel Barber
  • Publication number: 20140268199
    Abstract: A method for manipulating digital files, including the steps of processing all pages of a document from a remote server to generate page images for online displaying of the images, displaying a preview of the page images of the document on a local computer connected to the remote server via a network, temporarily saving information of a user modification, changing only the preview of the page images on the local computer according to the user modification without modifying the document itself on the remote server, and if the modification is confirmed, retrieving the saved information of the user modification and modifying the document according to the user modification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA LABORATORY U.S.A., INC.
    Inventors: Daniel BARBER, Philip Wu
  • Publication number: 20130332315
    Abstract: A method and related computer program product for customizing price-related options for printing a compilation of works, including the steps of: compiling the compilation of works; setting different options for customers to print the compilation of works with different prices; and allowing a customer to change one or more of the options to print the compilation of works with a price based on the customer's needs and budget.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2013
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicants: KONICA MINOLTA LABORATORY U.S.A, INC., The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Michael Genesereth, Frances Lee, Roland Vogl, Toshiro Fujimori, David Asao, Daniel Barber, Philip Wu
  • Publication number: 20130268462
    Abstract: A method and related apparatus for producing a compilation of works, including the steps of generating an excerpt from a work that has an associated original copyright metadata, creating an additional copyright metadata with per object pricing for objects of the excerpt, and associating the original copyright metadata and the additional copyright metadata with the excerpt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2012
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA LABORATORY U.S.A., INC.
    Inventors: David ASAO, Daniel BARBER, Philip WU, Toshiro FUJIMORI
  • Publication number: 20130262323
    Abstract: A method of verifying intellectual property rights of a compilation of works generated for print on-demand (POD) purchase, including the steps of compiling the compilation of works, and before making the compilation of works available for purchase, automatically verifying intellectual property right of each of the works compiled to ensure legitimate distribution of the compilation of works.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA LABORATORY U.S.A., INC.
    Inventors: David ASAO, Daniel BARBER, Philip WU, Toshiro FUJIMORI
  • Publication number: 20130254244
    Abstract: A method for managing files for producing a compilation of works. The method includes the steps of obtaining a file of a work to be compiled in the compilation of works, specifying a type designation to the file or a portion thereof, and rendering special treatment of the file or the portion thereof according to the type designated to the file or the portion thereof when producing the compilation of works.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2012
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA LABORATORY U.S.A., INC.
    Inventors: David ASAO, Daniel BARBER, Philip WU, Toshiro FUJIMORI
  • Publication number: 20130254243
    Abstract: A method and related apparatus for managing files for producing a compilation of works, including the step of obtaining a complete file of a work to be compiled in the compilation of works, selecting a portion of the complete file as a separate excerpt file to be compiled in the compilation of works, and independently managing the complete file and the excerpt file for producing the compilation of works.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2012
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA LABORATORY U.S.A., INC.
    Inventors: David ASAO, Daniel BARBER, Philip WU, Toshiro FUJIMORI
  • Publication number: 20130254174
    Abstract: A method and related apparatus for managing files for producing a compilation of works, comprising the steps of obtaining a file of a work to be compiled in a booklet by a first user, sharing the file or sharing or transferring part of whole of the booklet created by the first user with a second user, and selecting by the second user to accept or reject the sharing of the file or the sharing or transferring of the booklet by the first user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2012
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA LABORATORY U.S.A., INC.
    Inventors: Daniel BARBER, David ASAO, Philip WU, Toshiro FUJIMORI
  • Publication number: 20130254056
    Abstract: A method for controlling rights for purchasing and using a compilation of works, including the steps of compiling the compilation of works, obtaining rights to use the compilation of works in different formats, setting different options for a user to purchase the rights to use the compilation of works in different formats, and allowing a user to purchase the rights to use the compilation of works with different options such that they may be exercised based on the user's needs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2012
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA LABORATORY U.S.A., INC.
    Inventors: Toshiro FUJIMORI, Taisuke AKAHORI, David ASAO, Philip WU, Daniel BARBER
  • Publication number: 20130083349
    Abstract: A method and system for managing print job through a process carried out by an online web-store server. The process includes the steps of receiving a print job order by a web-store server, and checking a remote cache via a network to determine whether a PDF file is stored therein. If the matching PDF file does not exist, then the server generates a new PDF file containing the sequence of articles and transmits the new PDF file to the print server, and saves the new PDF file in the remote cache. If the matching PDF exists, then the stored PDF is retrieved from the remote cache, and the print server uses the retrieved PDF file to print the print job without the web-store server creating the new PDF file or transmitting the new PDF file to the print server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2011
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA LABORATORY U.S.A., INC.
    Inventors: Philip Wu, Daniel Barber
  • Publication number: 20130083351
    Abstract: A method and system for managing print job through a process that includes the steps of receiving a print job order for printing a multiplicity of articles, processing the multiplicity of articles to create an identification (ID) for each article, and determining whether an article ID stored in a database matches any of the new IDs of the multiplicity articles. If a matching article ID does not exist, then keeping the article and storing the ID of the kept article in the database. If a matching article ID exists, then removing the article from the print job, and repeating the above steps until all of the multiplicity of articles are processed accordingly. When printing the job, only the remaining articles are printed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA LABORATORY U.S.A., INC.
    Inventors: Daniel Barber, Philip Wu
  • Publication number: 20100050153
    Abstract: A workflow management system provides a graphical user interface (GUI) tool that allows a user to create and/or edit workflow logic without requiring the re-writing and recompiling of the application software, and without interrupting the operability of the application software at any time. The GUI tool allows the user to simultaneously view and create and/or edit the corresponding application screen where the workflow logic is applied in the application software, while the user creates and/or edits the workflow logic. The user creates and/or edits the workflow logic by selectively combining the available parameters that are provided in spoken language syntax by a context sensitive menu. The workflow logic statements are made available for the application software to call at the appropriate times. The GUI tool works in conjunction with a dynamically configurable database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2008
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Applicant: CLEVEST SOLUTIONS INC.
    Inventors: Kenny Wai-doon Louie, Pui Wing Lo, Philip Wu, Chung Foo Wu, Patrick-Alain Joseph Numainville, Shuk Yee Lee
  • Publication number: 20040200096
    Abstract: A shoe includes an outsole with a vamp connected on the outsole. A furry surface is attached to an outside of the vamp. The furry surface is made of water proof material and the shoe is made of rubber or plastic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2003
    Publication date: October 14, 2004
    Inventor: Philip Wu