Patents by Inventor Qinlei Fan

Qinlei Fan 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: 10432747
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses and methodologies to facilitate a capture-to-workflow feature on a terminal apparatus configured to upload captured content along with user specified metadata, via a network to a content management apparatus. Such terminal apparatus configured to enable to perform metadata entry using a cached workflow, even when the terminal apparatus is not connected via the network to the content management apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Tom Haapanen, Qinlei Fan
  • Patent number: 10104263
    Abstract: Tools (e.g., a device administration application) may be provided to permit a document production administrator to configure stamper parameters and to pick and choose parameters to be made available for setting by users of a multi-function document processing (MFP) device, for example, via a graphical user interface (GUI) provided on the operational display of the MFP device. The device administration application may be configured to permit the document production administrator to configure, from a user terminal or from the MFP device, a stamper GUI portion of a graphical user interface (GUI) provided on the operational display of the MFP device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Qinlei Fan
  • Patent number: 9912829
    Abstract: Tools (for example, system, apparatus, application software, a method, etc.) can be provided for processing scan images corresponding to a hardcopy document that has been scanned according to a document processing profile. For example, when such profile specifies a division size, the scan images corresponding to the scanned hardcopy document may be assembled into multiple divided image files (each no greater than the division size) and such multiple divided image files are sent to a specified scan image target as a grouping of divided image files associated with the hardcopy document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Qinlei Fan
  • Patent number: 9753686
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses and methodologies, for an administrator to configure a flexible document workflow are provided. A workflow creation interface may be provided on a terminal (e.g., via application software) for an administrator to create and register document workflow profiles. Such workflow creation interface may be configured to include a processing location selector to receive selection by the administrator of (i) a processing location amongst plural processing locations or (ii) automatic determination. Such processing location selection may be on a connector-by-connector basis or for the entire workflow. For example, the administrator can register multiple versions of a workflow, to be processed at respective processing locations. As another example, a hybrid workflow can be created in which some workflow connectors or components are performed at one location acid other workflow connectors or components are performed at another location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Qinlei Fan, Yuuki Ohtaka
  • Publication number: 20170237871
    Abstract: Tools (for example, system, apparatus, application software, a method, etc.) can be provided for processing scan images corresponding to a hardcopy document that has been scanned according to a document processing profile. For example, when such profile specifies a division size, the scan images corresponding to the scanned hardcopy document may be assembled into multiple divided image files (each no greater than the division size) and such multiple divided image files are sent to a specified scan image target as a grouping of divided image files associated with the hardcopy document.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2016
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Qinlei Fan
  • Publication number: 20170235532
    Abstract: Tools (e.g., a device administration application) may be provided to permit a document production administrator to configure stamper parameters and to pick and choose parameters to be made available for setting by users of a multi-function document processing (MFP) device, for example, via a graphical user interface (GUI) provided on the operational display of the MFP device. The device administration application may be configured to permit the document production administrator to configure, from a user terminal or from the MFP device, a stamper GUI portion of a graphical user interface (GUI) provided on the operational display of the MFP device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2016
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Qinlei Fan
  • Publication number: 20170168765
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses and methodologies, for an administrator to configure a flexible document workflow are provided. A workflow creation interface may be provided on a terminal (e.g., via application software) for an administrator to create and register document workflow profiles. Such workflow creation interface may be configured to include a processing location selector to receive selection by the administrator of (i) a processing location amongst plural processing locations or (ii) automatic determination. Such processing location selection may be on a connector-by-connector basis or for the entire workflow. For example, the administrator can register multiple versions of a workflow, to be processed at respective processing locations. As another example, a hybrid workflow can be created in which some workflow connectors or components are performed at one location acid other workflow connectors or components are performed at another location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Qinlei Fan, Yuuki Ohtaka
  • Publication number: 20160366240
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses and methodologies to facilitate a capture-to-workflow feature on a terminal apparatus configured to upload captured content along with user specified metadata, via a network to a content management apparatus. Such terminal apparatus configured to enable to perform metadata entry using a cached workflow, even when the terminal apparatus is not connected via the network to the content management apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2015
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Tom Haapanen, Qinlei Fan