Patents by Inventor Philipp Antziopoulos

Philipp Antziopoulos 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).

  • Office machine that can be remote-maintenanced via a computer network and a management or/and support or/and report or/and information system comprising a plurality of office machines
    Patent number: 7355730
    Abstract: The invention relates to an office machine that comprises an electronic control unit and a data communication interface, wherein internal data of the office machine can be read via the data communication interface and internal data of the office machine can be input. According to the invention, the office machine (10) is associated with a computer unit (20) that is or can be connected to a computer network (24) and that can access internal data of the office machine. Said computer unit is further adapted to allow read-out of internal data of the office machine via the computer network or/and input of internal data of the office machine via the computer network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2008
    Assignee: Toshiba TEC Germany Imaging Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Dirk Landau, Philipp Antziopoulos, Hans-Werner Stottmeister
  • Office machine that can be remote-maintenanced via a computer network and a management or/and support or/and report or/and information system comprising a plurality of office machines
    Publication number: 20040100650
    Abstract: The invention relates to an office machine that comprises an electronic control unit and a data communication interface, wherein internal data of the office machine can be read via the data communication interface and internal data of the office machine can be input. According to the invention, the office machine (10) is associated with a computer unit (20) that is or can be connected to a computer network (24) and that can access internal data of the office machine. Said computer unit is further adapted to allow read-out of internal data of the office machine via the computer network or/and input of internal data of the office machine via the computer network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2003
    Publication date: May 27, 2004
    Inventors: Dirk Landau, Philipp Antziopoulos
  • Method and system for service management or/and for service support or/and for the generation of service reports
    Publication number: 20040098400
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system and to a method for the service management or/and for service support or/and for the generation of service reports on the basis of a plurality of computer systems (102, 126) that communicate with one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2003
    Publication date: May 20, 2004
    Inventors: Dirk Landau, Philipp Antziopoulos, Hans-Werner Stotttmeister
  • Component control system for office machines having components with regular replacement intervals
    Patent number: 5847814
    Abstract: A control system for office machines, in particular copiers or the like, includes a replacement component which must be exchanged after a specific level of use, the system includes at least one detector of level-of-service and a display unit for the level of use associated with the detector to display the level of use and/or any crossing of an upper limit of level of use. The control system further includes a read/write unit for a coded data carrier, in particular a magnetic or chip card, associated with each replacement component to be integrated. Upon introduction of a coded data carrier, the control system shall reset the level-of-use detector. Such a control system lowers the danger of qualitatively inadequate replacement components being installed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1998
    Assignee: Toshiba Europa (I.E.) GmbH
    Inventors: Philipp Antziopoulos, Hans-Werner Stottmeister