Patents by Inventor Scott Wayne Weller

Scott Wayne Weller 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: 8909554
    Abstract: A programmable feature such as a software upgrade, updated print driver, new process, etc. is remotely delivered to an output device, such as a printer. First, the customer tenders payment for the feature. Next, the customer is provided with a coupon. The customer subsequently redeems the coupon and receives the requested feature in the form of a feature key in response to redeeming the coupon. The customer uses the feature key to install the feature on the output device. The feature key may be a print job that contains encrypted text. Security measures may be provided to ensure that the coupon and feature key are valid, such as requiring the customer to use a pre-designated decryption key on the feature key before the feature is installed on the output device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventor: Scott Wayne Weller
  • Patent number: 8671059
    Abstract: A programmable feature is remotely delivered to an output device, such as a printer. The delivery of the feature is initiated by the customer tendering payment for the feature. The customer is provided with a coupon and the coupon is subsequently redeemed. The customer receives a feature key in response to redeeming the coupon. The feature key is used to install the feature on the output device of the customer. The feature key may be a print job that contains encrypted text. Security measures may be provided to ensure that the coupon and feature key are valid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventor: Scott Wayne Weller
  • Patent number: 7107526
    Abstract: A software program is installed somewhere on a network and acts as a custom proxy service. The software is used to filter content returning from a source to a web browser. At an appropriate point in the returning data stream, non-selectable content, such as, for example a corporate logo, or selectable content, such as, for example, a linking to other document sources or a print function, is injected. If the selectable content requires support processing, the software program installed on the network will process the selectable content and provide an end user with the processed information without requiring the end user's downloading device to process the downloaded information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2006
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventor: Scott Wayne Weller
  • Publication number: 20020161649
    Abstract: A programmable feature is remotely delivered to an output device, such as a printer. The delivery of the feature is initiated by the customer tendering payment for the feature. The customer is provided with a coupon and the coupon is subsequently redeemed. The customer receives a feature key in response to redeeming the coupon. The feature key is used to install the feature on the output device of the customer. The feature key may be a print job that contains encrypted text. Security measures may be provided to ensure that the coupon and feature key are valid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2002
    Publication date: October 31, 2002
    Applicant: Xerox Corporation
    Inventor: Scott Wayne Weller
  • Patent number: 6424950
    Abstract: A programmable feature is remotely delivered to an output device, such as a printer. The delivery of the feature is initiated by the customer tendering payment for the feature. The customer is provided with a coupon and the coupon is subsequently redeemed. The customer receives a feature key in response to redeeming the coupon. The feature key is used to install the feature on the output device of the customer. The feature key may be a print job that contains encrypted text. Security measures may be provided to ensure that the coupon and feature key are valid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2002
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventor: Scott Wayne Weller