Patents by Inventor R Kent Landry

R Kent Landry 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).

  • Usage-based billing and management system and method for printers and other assets
    Patent number: 6832250
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and system for remotely storing usage data associated with monitored assets of an enterprise. A typical system includes a local data store for storing usage data associated with monitored assets of an enterprise. A usage data aggregation system with access to the local data store is used to aggregate data from the monitored assets and to store the aggregated data in the local data store. A local server also with access to the local data store supports the transmission of the stored usage data from the local data store to a remote server. The system will also typically utilize a remote server having access to a remote data store. The remote server is utilized to receive the usage data transmitted by the local server. After receiving the data, the remote server stores it in the remote data store.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2004
    Assignee: Lexmark International, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas L Coons, Robert M Getler, R Kent Landry, Steven B Rogers
  • Usage-based billing and management system and method for printers and other assets
    Publication number: 20040225732
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and system for remotely storing usage data associated with monitored assets of an enterprise. A typical system includes a local data store for storing usage data associated with monitored assets of an enterprise. A usage data aggregation system with access to the local data store is used to aggregate data from the monitored assets and to store the aggregated data in the local data store. A local server also with access to the local data store supports the transmission of the stored usage data from the local data store to a remote server. The system will also typically utilize a remote server having access to a remote data store. The remote server is utilized to receive the usage data transmitted by the local server. After receiving the data, the remote server stores it in the remote data store.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2004
    Publication date: November 11, 2004
    Inventors: Thomas L. Coons, Robert M. Getler, R. Kent Landry, Steven B. Rogers