Patents by Inventor Robert J. St Jacques, Jr.

Robert J. St Jacques, Jr. 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: 9912824
    Abstract: In response to user selection of a workflow from among workflow menu options presented on a graphic user interface of a multifunction device, methods and systems automatically and dynamically create device-specific user interface screens that are used in execution of the selected workflow. The device-specific user interface screens comply with unique formatting requirements of the graphic user interface of the multifunction device upon which they are displayed. The device-specific user interface screens provide data input instructions on the graphic user interface, to which the user responds, allowing these methods and systems to receive workflow data into the graphic user interface. These methods and systems transmit the workflow data from the multifunction device to a computerized device over a computerized network. Thus, these methods execute the workflow (through the computerized device and/or the multifunction device) using the workflow data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventor: Robert J. St. Jacques, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20170061809
    Abstract: This disclosure provides a method and system to create an educational assessment using an image processing system. According to an exemplary method, a preexisting printed assessment is scanned to produce an image file and the image processing system generates and executes a search query based on a user selected preexisting question. The executed search queries a Data Warehouse/Repository (DW/R) based on the search query to retrieve one or more predefined questions and associated metadata. The retrieved question and metadata are used to create the educational assessment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2015
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Robert J. St. Jacques, JR., Dennis L. Venable
  • Patent number: 9454528
    Abstract: A method for creating an ordered reading list for a set of documents includes identifying the topics among documents in a document set; clustering the document set into groups by topic; calculating a probability that a particular topic describes a given document in a cluster based upon the occurrence of the keywords in the document; determining relevant documents in a cluster based on a probability distribution; determining relevant information in a document by repeating a similar operation on the document paragraphs; generating an ordered reading list for the related documents of the cluster based on the relevance; and associating a visual que with non-redundant information in each document to indicate which paragraphs contain the relevant information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Robert J. St. Jacques, Jr., Mary Catherine McCorkindale, Saurabh Prabhat
  • Patent number: 9310879
    Abstract: Methods and systems for automatically parsing the content of a user's browser history to extract information about that user's browsing habits, interests, likes, and dislikes utilizing text analytics and unsupervised machine learning. A topic model can be utilized to filter the display of web content and employ visualization techniques to highlight specific content (e.g. keywords) that correspond with the users specific tastes. The analysis can be as coarse or fine as the user desires and all of the analysis can be done locally on the user's own data processing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventor: Robert J. St. Jacques, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20150229794
    Abstract: In response to user selection of a workflow from among workflow menu options presented on a graphic user interface of a multifunction device, methods and systems automatically and dynamically create device-specific user interface screens that are used in execution of the selected workflow. The device-specific user interface screens comply with unique formatting requirements of the graphic user interface of the multifunction device upon which they are displayed. The device-specific user interface screens provide data input instructions on the graphic user interface, to which the user responds, allowing these methods and systems to receive workflow data into the graphic user interface. These methods and systems transmit the workflow data from the multifunction device to a computerized device over a computerized network. Thus, these methods execute the workflow (through the computerized device and/or the multifunction device) using the workflow data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2014
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventor: ROBERT J. ST. JACQUES, JR.
  • Patent number: 9049315
    Abstract: A method, system and computer-usable medium for ranking a networked rendering device with one or more or a set of visual cues. A client device can be configured with a rendering application in order to select and transmit a rendering job along with one or more job criteria to a back end system. Each network rendering device having one or more print capabilities can be evaluated based on the job criteria in order to generate an ‘overall ranking’ utilizing the back end system. Sorting the rendering devices based on the ‘overall ranking’ can generate a ranked list. Such ranked list can be displayed in a user interface associated with the client device based on a set of visual cues in order to permit a user to select a best-fit rendering device in a simple and efficient manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Robert J. St. Jacques, Jr., Douglas J. Tallinger
  • Patent number: 8881007
    Abstract: Systems and methods for organizing a repository of unstructured documents into groups of ordered reading lists, i.e., document trails, comprising an ordered list of documents that relate to each by subject matter. Text analytics and natural language processing steps group documents, chose the most important/relevant documents from each group, and organize the documents into a suggested reading order. Document fragments are also analyzed by such analytic and processing steps to identify preselected fragment characteristic aspects. Documents within each document trail may be marked up or highlighted to indicate which paragraphs therein contain such aspects as novel or useful information, or information that is not useful or redundant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Robert J. St. Jacques, Jr., Mary Catherine McCorkindale
  • Patent number: 8655968
    Abstract: A method, non-transitory computer readable medium, and apparatus for processing an email are disclosed. For example, the method receives a statistic associated with the email, calculates a score for the email based upon the statistic, updates an overall score of a sender of the email based upon the score that is calculated, and presents the overall score that is updated to a display device of the sender.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventor: Robert J. St. Jacques, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20130311416
    Abstract: A method, a system, and a computer program product for recommending one or more training programs to a user. The method includes determining a first set of skills associated with a user profile. One or more jobs are identified based on the user profile and the first set of skills. Thereafter, a second set of skills associated with the one or more jobs is determined. Subsequently, a third set of skills representing a gap between the first set of skills and the second set of skills is determined. Based on the third set of skills the one or more training programs are recommended to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2012
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hua Liu, Robert J. St. Jacques, JR.
  • Patent number: 8533623
    Abstract: Methods and a system for an electronic device to allow for riffling through pages of a document. A fore edge view of page edges is displayed in a user display of the device and enables pages to be turned to while skipping other pages via inputs received at the user display. The user display has a touch screen interface that senses touch on display. Motion is also detected and when the device is tilted or moved a motion sensed causes the fore edge view to be displayed. Inputs sensed by the touch screen interface cause the fore edge view to be displayed and also allow pages or section of the document to be held concurrently while pages are riffled to in the document. The held pages are easily returned to at will.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventor: Robert J. St. Jacques, Jr.
  • Patent number: 8502996
    Abstract: A method and system for matching distributed users with distributed MFDs is disclosed, which incorporates a MFD cloud, a back end unit, and a client application. The MFD cloud is composed of a large number of geographically distributed MFDs and can be logically divided into a public cloud and a private cloud. The back end unit maintains a persistent state of each MFD associated with the MFD cloud. The client application permits the distributed users to submit a rendering job in association with a job criterion to the back end unit which responds with a sorted list of nearby available MFDs that meet the job criterion. The user can select a MFD from the list and turn-by-turn directions from a user's current location to the selected MFD can be provided for collecting the rendering job. The system data can be kept current by periodically sending a status associated with each MFD.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Robert J. St. Jacques, Jr., Hua Liu
  • Publication number: 20130144958
    Abstract: A method, non-transitory computer readable medium, and apparatus for processing an email are disclosed. For example, the method receives a statistic associated with the email, calculates a score for the email based upon the statistic, updates an overall score of a sender of the email based upon the score that is calculated, and presents the overall score that is updated to a display device of the sender.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2011
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Applicant: Xerox Corporation
    Inventor: ROBERT J. ST. JACQUES, JR.
  • Publication number: 20130117677
    Abstract: Methods and systems for automatically parsing the content of a users browser history to extract information about that user's browsing habits, interests, likes, and dislikes utilizing text analytics and unsupervised machine learning. A topic model can be utilized to filter the display of web content and employ visualization techniques to highlight specific content (e.g. keywords) that correspond with the users specific tastes. The analysis can be as coarse or fine as the user desires and all of the analysis can be done locally on the user's own data processing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2011
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventor: Robert J. St. Jacques, JR.
  • Publication number: 20130097167
    Abstract: Systems and methods for organizing a repository of unstructured documents into groups of ordered reading lists, i.e., document trails, comprising an ordered list of documents that relate to each by subject matter. Text analytics and natural language processing sets group documents, chose the most important/relevant documents from each group, and organize the documents into a suggested reading order.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2011
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Applicant: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Robert J. St. Jacques, JR., Mary Catherine McCorkindale, Saurabh Prabhat
  • Publication number: 20130097494
    Abstract: Systems and methods for organizing a repository of unstructured documents into groups of ordered reading lists, i.e., document trails, comprising an ordered list of documents that relate to each by subject matter. Text analytics and natural language processing steps group documents, chose the most important/relevant documents from each group, and organize the documents into a suggested reading order. Document fragments are also analyzed by such analytic and processing steps to identify preselected fragment characteristic aspects. Documents within each document trail may be marked up or highlighted to indicate which paragraphs therein contain such aspects as novel or useful information, or information that is not useful or redundant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2011
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Applicant: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Robert J. St. Jacques, JR., Mary Catherine McCorkindale
  • Patent number: 8411304
    Abstract: A method and system for enabling automatic service sharing and custom user interface features in a fleet of multi-function devices. EIP (Extensible Interface Platform) services can be registered via a peer-to-peer discovery subsystem associated with a multi-function device grid infrastructure. EIP service registration information can be submitted and stored in the grid infrastructure. The multi-function devices can be equipped with an enterprise EIP client, which can query the discovery subsystem and apply a corporate policy. The discovery subsystem detects the optimal instance of the service based on loading and availability factors and then returns a reference with respect to the services that allows access to enhanced services. Such an approach enables a fleet of multi-function devices to dynamically discover EIP services and auto populate service options to provide increased capability, reduced complexity, and improved speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Wendell L. Kibler, Arturo M. Lorenzo, Robert J. St. Jacques, Jr., Naveen Sharma
  • Patent number: 8264702
    Abstract: A distributed data mining system and method for determining root cause of problems associated with a MFD cloud. The MFD cloud may be configured to include a fleet of networked MFDs within an enterprise firewall to perform data analytics in real time. High frequency data with describing the state of each MFD can be captured and stored locally in a file system (distributed or not). The high frequency data may be acquired at regular intervals and/or in response to a specific event with a much higher cadence and finer granularity than currently practiced. A distributed data mining module associated with the enterprise firewall may then continuously analyze the data stored within the cloud to identify actual, pending or, difficult to detect problems based on available computational cycles of idle MFDs in the network. The data associated with the problems may then be securely transmitted to a back-end unit to verify and propagate the results of the analysis of the problems more rapidly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Robert J. St. Jacques, Jr., Tracy Eugene Thieret
  • Publication number: 20120124505
    Abstract: Methods and a system for an electronic device to allow for riffling through pages of a document. A fore edge view of page edges is displayed in a user display of the device and enables pages to be turned to while skipping other pages via inputs received at the user display. The user display has a touch screen interface that senses touch on display. Motion is also detected and when the device is tilted or moved a motion sensed causes the fore edge view to be displayed. Inputs sensed by the touch screen interface cause the fore edge view to be displayed and also allow pages or section of the document to be held concurrently while pages are riffled to in the document. The held pages are easily returned to at will.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2010
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventor: Robert J. St. Jacques, JR.
  • Publication number: 20120062912
    Abstract: A method, system and computer-usable medium for ranking a networked rendering device with one or more or a set of visual cues. A client device can be configured with a rendering application in order to select and transmit a rendering job along with one or more job criteria to a back end system. Each network rendering device having one or more print capabilities can be evaluated based on the job criteria in order to generate an ‘overall ranking’ utilizing the back end system. Sorting the rendering devices based on the ‘overall ranking’ can generate a ranked list. Such ranked list can be displayed in a user interface associated with the client device based on a set of visual cues in order to permit a user to select a best-fit rendering device in a simple and efficient manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2010
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Inventors: Robert J. St. Jacques, JR., Douglas J. Tallinger
  • Patent number: 7987241
    Abstract: What is disclosed is a system and method for automatically registering and de-registering custom EIP service application solutions across a fleet of multi-function document reproduction devices in peer-aware network. As described herein, through an implementation of the present method, custom EIP service solutions installed on one computer platform can be automatically replicated and shared across a fleet of multi-function devices without requiring manual registration of the newly deployed service with each device. Registration makes the service user-selectable directly from the device's UI. Further, when a service goes off-line or otherwise becomes available, the service is automatically de-registered with devices whereon the service has been registered. A single instance of an application service can be rapidly replicated without manual intervention. The present system is scalable from a few nodes to many nodes as additional resources are brought online.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2011
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Robert J. St Jacques, Jr., Hua Liu