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).
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Patent number: 9760694Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 21, 2012Date of Patent: September 12, 2017Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA LABORATORY U.S.A., INC.Inventors: David Asao, Daniel Barber, Philip Wu, Toshiro Fujimori
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Patent number: 9747633Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 26, 2013Date of Patent: August 29, 2017Assignees: 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
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Publication number: 20160350079Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2016Publication date: December 1, 2016Inventors: Kenny Wai-doon Louie, Pui Wing Arthur Lo, Philip Wu, Chung Foo Wu, Patrick-Alain Joseph Numainville, Shuk Yee Wendy Lee
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Publication number: 20150199180Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2014Publication date: July 16, 2015Inventors: Kenny Wai-doon Louie, Pui Wing Arthur Lo, Philip Wu, Chung Foo Wu, Patrick-Alain Joseph Numainville, Shuk Yee Wendy Lee
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Publication number: 20150199400Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2014Publication date: July 16, 2015Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA LABORATORY U.S.A., INC.Inventor: Philip WU
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Publication number: 20150095356Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2013Publication date: April 2, 2015Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA LABORATORY U.S.A., INC.Inventor: Philip WU
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Patent number: 8848221Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 29, 2011Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignee: Konica Minolta Laboratory U.S.A., Inc.Inventors: Philip Wu, Daniel Barber
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Publication number: 20140268199Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2013Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA LABORATORY U.S.A., INC.Inventors: Daniel BARBER, Philip Wu
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Publication number: 20130332315Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2013Publication date: December 12, 2013Applicants: KONICA MINOLTA LABORATORY U.S.A, INC., The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior UniversityInventors: Michael Genesereth, Frances Lee, Roland Vogl, Toshiro Fujimori, David Asao, Daniel Barber, Philip Wu
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Publication number: 20130268462Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2012Publication date: October 10, 2013Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA LABORATORY U.S.A., INC.Inventors: David ASAO, Daniel BARBER, Philip WU, Toshiro FUJIMORI
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Publication number: 20130262323Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2012Publication date: October 3, 2013Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA LABORATORY U.S.A., INC.Inventors: David ASAO, Daniel BARBER, Philip WU, Toshiro FUJIMORI
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Publication number: 20130254244Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2012Publication date: September 26, 2013Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA LABORATORY U.S.A., INC.Inventors: David ASAO, Daniel BARBER, Philip WU, Toshiro FUJIMORI
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Publication number: 20130254243Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2012Publication date: September 26, 2013Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA LABORATORY U.S.A., INC.Inventors: David ASAO, Daniel BARBER, Philip WU, Toshiro FUJIMORI
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Publication number: 20130254174Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2012Publication date: September 26, 2013Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA LABORATORY U.S.A., INC.Inventors: Daniel BARBER, David ASAO, Philip WU, Toshiro FUJIMORI
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Publication number: 20130254056Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2012Publication date: September 26, 2013Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA LABORATORY U.S.A., INC.Inventors: Toshiro FUJIMORI, Taisuke AKAHORI, David ASAO, Philip WU, Daniel BARBER
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Publication number: 20130083349Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2011Publication date: April 4, 2013Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA LABORATORY U.S.A., INC.Inventors: Philip Wu, Daniel Barber
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Publication number: 20130083351Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2011Publication date: April 4, 2013Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA LABORATORY U.S.A., INC.Inventors: Daniel Barber, Philip Wu
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Publication number: 20100050153Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2008Publication date: February 25, 2010Applicant: CLEVEST SOLUTIONS INC.Inventors: Kenny Wai-doon Louie, Pui Wing Lo, Philip Wu, Chung Foo Wu, Patrick-Alain Joseph Numainville, Shuk Yee Lee
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Publication number: 20040200096Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2003Publication date: October 14, 2004Inventor: Philip Wu