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).
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Patent number: 8520888Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 25, 2008Date of Patent: August 27, 2013Assignee: Bell and Howell, LLCInventors: Roger Spitzig, Walter S. Conard, Leondo R. Phifer
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Patent number: 8477992Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 25, 2008Date of Patent: July 2, 2013Assignee: Bell and Howell, LLCInventors: Mark G. Paul, Michael G. Boston, Roger Spitzig, David Rawlings, Walter S. Conard
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Patent number: 8374398Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 14, 2009Date of Patent: February 12, 2013Assignee: Bell and Howell, LLC.Inventors: Roger Spitzig, Mark Woolston
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Patent number: 8245933Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 23, 2009Date of Patent: August 21, 2012Assignee: Bell and Howell, LLCInventors: Marvin L. Isles, Mark Gerard Paul, Walter S. Conard, Leondo R. Phifer, Michael J. McIntee, Michael Boston, Roger Spitzig, Robert Richards
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Patent number: 8144936Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 3, 2008Date of Patent: March 27, 2012Assignee: Bell and Howell, LLCInventor: Roger Spitzig
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Patent number: 8098884Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 5, 2011Date of Patent: January 17, 2012Assignee: Bell and Howell, LLCInventors: Roger Spitzig, Bob Richards, Michael Boston, David Rawlings
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Patent number: 8036422Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 6, 2011Date of Patent: October 11, 2011Assignee: Bell and Howell, LLCInventors: Roger Spitzig, Bob Richards, Michael Boston, David Rawlings
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Publication number: 20110182468Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2011Publication date: July 28, 2011Applicant: BOWE BELL + HOWELL COMPANYInventors: Roger Spitzig, Bob Richards, Michael Boston, David Rawlings
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Publication number: 20110098847Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2011Publication date: April 28, 2011Applicant: BOWE BELL + HOWELL COMPANYInventors: Roger SPITZIG, Bob Richards, Michael Boston, David Rawlings
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Publication number: 20100315692Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2010Publication date: December 16, 2010Applicant: BOWE BELL + HOWELL COMPANYInventors: Roger Spitzig, Bob Richards, Michael Boston, David Rawlings
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Patent number: 7804979Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 30, 2004Date of Patent: September 28, 2010Assignee: Bowe Bell + Howell CompanyInventors: Roger Spitzig, Bob Richards, Michael Boston, David Rawlings
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Publication number: 20100106290Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2009Publication date: April 29, 2010Inventors: Marvin L. Isles, Mark Gerard Paul, Walter S. Conard, Leondo R. Phifer, Michael J. McIntee, Michael Boston, Roger Spitzig, Robert Richards
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Publication number: 20100092029Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2009Publication date: April 15, 2010Inventors: Roger SPITZIG, Mark Woolston
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Publication number: 20100027834Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2008Publication date: February 4, 2010Inventors: Roger Spitzig, Walter S. Conard, Leondo R. Phifer
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Publication number: 20090148002Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2008Publication date: June 11, 2009Inventor: Roger SPITZIG
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Publication number: 20090070338Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2007Publication date: March 12, 2009Inventors: Roger Spitzig, Michael J. Maselli, Bob Richards, Victor Tolomei, Mark G. Mackelprang, Alexander Murray, Eric Moreau
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Publication number: 20080272585Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2008Publication date: November 6, 2008Inventors: Walter S. Conard, Roger Spitzig
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Publication number: 20080267510Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2008Publication date: October 30, 2008Inventors: Mark G. Paul, Michael G. Boston, Roger Spitzig, David Rawlings, Walter S. Conard
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Publication number: 20070244823Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2006Publication date: October 18, 2007Applicant: BOWE BELL + HOWELL COMPANYInventors: Paul Thomas Motley, David Rawlings, Bob Richards, Victor Tolomei, Roger Spitzig, Eric Moreau
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Publication number: 20070244824Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2006Publication date: October 18, 2007Applicant: BOWE BELL + HOWELL COMPANYInventors: Paul Motley, David Rawlings, Bob Richards, Roger Spitzig