Patents by Inventor Poh Hock Soh

Poh Hock Soh 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).

  • Updating a supported-supplies database of an image forming apparatus
    Patent number: 9459577
    Abstract: Example updating a supported-supplies database of an image forming apparatus are disclosed. An example method includes receiving an imaging supply in a printer; accessing an action identifier on the imaging supply; and in response to the action identifier, at least one of updating a database of the printer to include a first supported imaging supply previously not supported by or compatible with the printer, or removing a second supported imaging supply previously supported by or compatible with the printer from the database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Pei Shan Tay, David B. Novak, Poh Hock Soh
  • UPDATING A SUPPORTED-SUPPLIES DATABASE OF AN IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20160048098
    Abstract: Example updating a supported-supplies database of an image forming apparatus are disclosed. An example method includes receiving an imaging supply in a printer; accessing an action identifier on the imaging supply; and in response to the action identifier, at least one of updating a database of the printer to include a first supported imaging supply previously not supported by or compatible with the printer, or removing a second supported imaging supply previously supported by or compatible with the printer from the database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2015
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventors: Pei Shan TAY, David B. NOVAK, Poh Hock SOH
  • Updating a supported-supplies database of an image forming apparatus
    Patent number: 9182721
    Abstract: Example methods, apparatus and articles of manufacture to update a supported-supplies database (110) of an image forming apparatus (105) are disclosed. A disclosed example method includes detecting insertion of an imaging supply (120) into an image forming apparatus (105), interacting with the inserted imaging supply (120) to obtain a supply identifier, the supply identifier representing an additional supported imaging supply for the image forming apparatus (105), and adding the obtained supply identifier to a supported-supplies database (110) of the image forming apparatus (105).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Pei Shan Tay, David B. Novak, Poh Hock Soh
  • UPDATING A SUPPORTED-SUPPLIES DATABASE OF AN IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20130057921
    Abstract: Example methods, apparatus and articles of manufacture to update a supported-supplies database (110) of an image forming apparatus (105) are disclosed. A disclosed example method includes detecting insertion of an imaging supply (120) into an image forming apparatus (105), interacting with the inserted imaging supply (120) to obtain a supply identifier, the supply identifier representing an additional supported imaging supply for the image forming apparatus (105), and adding the obtained supply identifier to a supported-supplies database (110) of the image forming apparatus (105).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2010
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Inventors: Pei Shan Tay, David B. Novak, Poh Hock Soh