Patents by Inventor Shawn Liang

Shawn Liang 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).

  • Systems and methods for automating printer configuration
    Patent number: 8245907
    Abstract: Apparatus, systems, and methods consistent with disclosed embodiments permit the automatic configuration of printers based on the generic physical characteristics of print media by using a product code associated with the print media. Printer configuration settings associated with the product code are retrieved and used to automatically configure an input tray holding the media. In some embodiments, the product codes can be scanned using a sensor coupled to the input tray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Laboratory U.S.A., Inc.
    Inventors: Shawn Liang, Ken Ota
  • Systems and methods for automatic printer configuration
    Patent number: 8091773
    Abstract: Apparatus, systems, and methods consistent with disclosed embodiments permit the automatic configuration of printers based on the generic physical characteristics of print media by using a product code associated with the print media. Printer configuration settings associated with the product code are retrieved and used to automatically configure an input tray by detecting status information pertaining to input trays during a specified time interval around the time the product code was received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Laboratory U.S.A., Inc.
    Inventors: Ken Ota, Shawn Liang
  • Systems and Methods for Automating Printer Configuration
    Publication number: 20100079790
    Abstract: Apparatus, systems, and methods consistent with disclosed embodiments permit the automatic configuration of printers based on the generic physical characteristics of print media by using a product code associated with the print media. Printer configuration settings associated with the product code are retrieved and used to automatically configure an input tray holding the media. In some embodiments, the product codes can be scanned using a sensor coupled to the input tray.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2009
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Inventors: Shawn Liang, Ken Ota