Patents by Inventor Roger Spitzig

Roger Spitzig 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: 8520888
    Abstract: The present application relates to a method, apparatus and programmable product for uniquely identifying a document. More specifically, the application allows for the identification of the document through collection of minutiae data at various points throughout the document's lifecycle without reliance upon or requirement for any unique identification characters, barcodes and/or objects that were added to the document specifically for the purpose of identification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Bell and Howell, LLC
    Inventors: Roger Spitzig, Walter S. Conard, Leondo R. Phifer
  • Patent number: 8477992
    Abstract: The present subject matter relates to controlling of mail processing equipment. More specifically, the present subject matter allows for unique recognition of a printed document from all other similar documents, without the inclusion of additional purposeful identifying marks, data or barcodes. A document processing system, such as an inserter, printer, postage meter, sorter or other document processing system is controlled based on document identification which does not depend on unique identifiers. Similarly if a document is identified with a unique identifying mark on the first page, the present subject matter allows for identification of each subsequent page in the document without requiring identifying marks on each page. The identification data is then used to control the processing of the printed document based upon the recognition and enables the performance of quality checks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: Bell and Howell, LLC
    Inventors: Mark G. Paul, Michael G. Boston, Roger Spitzig, David Rawlings, Walter S. Conard
  • Patent number: 8374398
    Abstract: The subject matter presented herein relates to a method, system and program product for performing image capture of items. In particular the image capture occurs during transport of the items by a high-speed transport device. The image is captured by a linear array imaging sensor as a face of the item is transported at a continuous production speed in near proximity to the linear array imaging sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: Bell and Howell, LLC.
    Inventors: Roger Spitzig, Mark Woolston
  • Patent number: 8245933
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and an article of manufacture for printing a new postal authority code on a mail piece prepared by and received from an inserter or wrapper. A barcode post-processing system receives a mail piece from an inserter and communicates with the image capture equipment. The barcode post-processing system during performs various functions. The functions can include receiving legacy address block information from the mail piece from the image capture equipment, processing the captured legacy address block information to determine one or more missing parameters of the new postal authority code to create processed data, and supplementing the captured legacy address block information data with the one or more missing parameters of the new postal authority code received from one or more data source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Bell and Howell, LLC
    Inventors: Marvin L. Isles, Mark Gerard Paul, Walter S. Conard, Leondo R. Phifer, Michael J. McIntee, Michael Boston, Roger Spitzig, Robert Richards
  • Patent number: 8144936
    Abstract: The present application relates to a method, apparatus and programmable product for verifying print quality of a document assembled on a document manufacturing device. In particular, a system and related method for performing print quality assessment of the document in real-time during manufacture of the document are provided. The present teachings allow for identification of the inherent qualities or pre-existing print markings of the document as a separate process from that of a process for identification and verification of markings applied onto the document by the print operation. In this way, a determination of print quality may be determined irrespective of the influence of the inherent qualities or pre-existing print markings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Bell and Howell, LLC
    Inventor: Roger Spitzig
  • Patent number: 8098884
    Abstract: A feeder control system and method are disclosed. The system includes a feeder information detector, and a feeder information leverager to provide integrity verification, system control and/or reporting. The method includes the steps of detecting feeder information, and leveraging the feeder information to provide integrity verification, system control and/or reporting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: Bell and Howell, LLC
    Inventors: Roger Spitzig, Bob Richards, Michael Boston, David Rawlings
  • Patent number: 8036422
    Abstract: A feeder control system and method are disclosed. The system includes a feeder information detector, and a feeder information leverager to provide integrity verification, system control and/or reporting. The method includes the steps of detecting feeder information, and leveraging the feeder information to provide integrity verification, system control and/or reporting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: Bell and Howell, LLC
    Inventors: Roger Spitzig, Bob Richards, Michael Boston, David Rawlings
  • Publication number: 20110182468
    Abstract: A feeder control system and method are disclosed. The system includes a feeder information detector, and a feeder information leverager to provide integrity verification, system control and/or reporting. The method includes the steps of detecting feeder information, and leveraging the feeder information to provide integrity verification, system control and/or reporting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2011
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Applicant: BOWE BELL + HOWELL COMPANY
    Inventors: Roger Spitzig, Bob Richards, Michael Boston, David Rawlings
  • Publication number: 20110098847
    Abstract: A feeder control system and method are disclosed. The system includes a feeder information detector, and a feeder information leverager to provide integrity verification, system control and/or reporting. The method includes the steps of detecting feeder information, and leveraging the feeder information to provide integrity verification, system control and/or reporting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2011
    Publication date: April 28, 2011
    Applicant: BOWE BELL + HOWELL COMPANY
    Inventors: Roger SPITZIG, Bob Richards, Michael Boston, David Rawlings
  • Publication number: 20100315692
    Abstract: A feeder control system and method are disclosed. The system includes a feeder information detector, and a feeder information leverager to provide integrity verification, system control and/or reporting. The method includes the steps of detecting feeder information, and leveraging the feeder information to provide integrity verification, system control and/or reporting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2010
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Applicant: BOWE BELL + HOWELL COMPANY
    Inventors: Roger Spitzig, Bob Richards, Michael Boston, David Rawlings
  • Patent number: 7804979
    Abstract: A feeder control system and method are disclosed. The system includes a feeder information detector, and a feeder information leverager to provide integrity verification, system control and/or reporting. The method includes the steps of detecting feeder information, and leveraging the feeder information to provide integrity verification, system control and/or reporting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2010
    Assignee: Bowe Bell + Howell Company
    Inventors: Roger Spitzig, Bob Richards, Michael Boston, David Rawlings
  • Publication number: 20100106290
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and an article of manufacture for printing a new postal authority code on a mail piece prepared by and received from an inserter or wrapper. A barcode post-processing system receives a mail piece from an inserter and communicates with the image capture equipment. The barcode post-processing system during performs various functions. The functions can include receiving legacy address block information from the mail piece from the image capture equipment, processing the captured legacy address block information to determine one or more missing parameters of the new postal authority code to create processed data, and supplementing the captured legacy address block information data with the one or more missing parameters of the new postal authority code received from one or more data source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2009
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Inventors: Marvin L. Isles, Mark Gerard Paul, Walter S. Conard, Leondo R. Phifer, Michael J. McIntee, Michael Boston, Roger Spitzig, Robert Richards
  • Publication number: 20100092029
    Abstract: The subject matter presented herein relates to a method, system and program product for performing image capture of items. In particular the image capture occurs during transport of the items by a high-speed transport device. The image is captured by a linear array imaging sensor as a face of the item is transported at a continuous production speed in near proximity to the linear array imaging sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2009
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Inventors: Roger SPITZIG, Mark Woolston
  • Publication number: 20100027834
    Abstract: The present application relates to a method, apparatus and programmable product for uniquely identifying a document. More specifically, the application allows for the identification of the document through collection of minutiae data at various points throughout the document's lifecycle without reliance upon or requirement for any unique identification characters, barcodes and/or objects that were added to the document specifically for the purpose of identification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2008
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Inventors: Roger Spitzig, Walter S. Conard, Leondo R. Phifer
  • Publication number: 20090148002
    Abstract: The present application relates to a method, apparatus and programmable product for verifying print quality of a document assembled on a document manufacturing device. In particular, a system and related method for performing print quality assessment of the document in real-time during manufacture of the document are provided. The present teachings allow for identification of the inherent qualities or pre-existing print markings of the document as a separate process from that of a process for identification and verification of markings applied onto the document by the print operation. In this way, a determination of print quality may be determined irrespective of the influence of the inherent qualities or pre-existing print markings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2008
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Inventor: Roger SPITZIG
  • Publication number: 20090070338
    Abstract: In the disclosed example, an Intelligence Management System (IMS) collects data pertaining to operations of resources of various document processing environments operated by different entities into a database. The IMS processes data from the database according to criteria, to generate at least one anonymous performance metric representing operational performance of resources within a number of the document processing environments. The anonymous metric may be presented to a user, such as personnel of one of the operating entities. If the user has sufficient access privileges, the IMS may also generate a similar client specific metric from data for one or more environments with which the user is associated, for example, to allow benchmark comparison of the operational performance of the associated environment(s) against the anonymous performance metric.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2007
    Publication date: March 12, 2009
    Inventors: Roger Spitzig, Michael J. Maselli, Bob Richards, Victor Tolomei, Mark G. Mackelprang, Alexander Murray, Eric Moreau
  • Publication number: 20080272585
    Abstract: The present application relates to a method for authenticating and tracking of documents. More specifically the present application relates to authenticating and tracking of a document throughout its lifecycle without reliance upon or requirement for any unique identification characters, barcodes and/or objects that were added to the document specifically for the purpose of identification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2008
    Publication date: November 6, 2008
    Inventors: Walter S. Conard, Roger Spitzig
  • Publication number: 20080267510
    Abstract: The present subject matter relates to controlling of mail processing equipment. More specifically, the present subject matter allows for unique recognition of a printed document from all other similar documents, without the inclusion of additional purposeful identifying marks, data or barcodes. A document processing system, such as an inserter, printer, postage meter, sorter or other document processing system is controlled based on document identification which does not depend on unique identifiers. Similarly if a document is identified with a unique identifying mark on the first page, the present subject matter allows for identification of each subsequent page in the document without requiring identifying marks on each page. The identification data is then used to control the processing of the printed document based upon the recognition and enables the performance of quality checks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2008
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Inventors: Mark G. Paul, Michael G. Boston, Roger Spitzig, David Rawlings, Walter S. Conard
  • Publication number: 20070244823
    Abstract: The present subject matter relates to systems and methods related to licensing and licensing activation. In particular, the present subject matter relates to a system and method for managing the overall licensing and function/feature deployment process throughout an enterprise, and more particularly, to product licensing and product function or feature enablement of products in a secured manner by way of the activation of a security device. More particularly, the present approach involves allowing for the customization of a security device to accommodate product updates and/or new product functions or features to be enabled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2006
    Publication date: October 18, 2007
    Applicant: BOWE BELL + HOWELL COMPANY
    Inventors: Paul Thomas Motley, David Rawlings, Bob Richards, Victor Tolomei, Roger Spitzig, Eric Moreau
  • Publication number: 20070244824
    Abstract: The present subject matter relates to systems and methods related to licensing and licensing activation. In particular, the present subject matter relates to a system and method for managing the overall licensing and function/feature deployment process throughout an enterprise. More particularly, the present approach involves providing a user with access to a licensing system and providing access to at least one attribute of the licensing data for one or more products from the licensing system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2006
    Publication date: October 18, 2007
    Applicant: BOWE BELL + HOWELL COMPANY
    Inventors: Paul Motley, David Rawlings, Bob Richards, Roger Spitzig