Patents by Inventor Tom Haapanen

Tom Haapanen 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: 8891106
    Abstract: A system and method are configured to provide print services for mobile printing to terminals. A subnet proxy discovers printers on one or more subnets of a network and advertises print services.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Tom Haapanen
  • Publication number: 20140293325
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses and methods are provided for simplifying print job submission by a user in a network environment. A print job in a print job stream from a terminal apparatus is detected and intercepted, and it is determined whether the intercepted print job is to be processed in a job-specific selection mode or a silent mode. In the job-specific selection mode, a printer selection user interface is provided on the terminal apparatus to permit the user to select a specific printer amongst the plural printers, and the intercepted print job is then transmitted to the specific printer. In the silent mode, the user-submitted print job is transmitted to a previously-specified direct printer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2013
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Tom Haapanen
  • Publication number: 20140223316
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses and methods are provided for managing information technology devices through a network, in which a power filter can be customized to provide a dynamic and customized view of device status information, as well as to modify device settings, of the devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2013
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Greg Anderson, Tom Haapanen, Kenji Hagiwara
  • Publication number: 20140222980
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses and methods are provided for managing information technology devices, to allow device settings to be remotely configured by a user in a user-friendly, efficient manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2013
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji Hagiwara, Tom Haapanen, Arturo Hung Tse
  • Publication number: 20140223325
    Abstract: Tools are provided for managing information technology (IT) devices in an IT environment in which at least some of the devices are connected to a network, and device information is presented to a user in a dynamic, manageable and informative manner. The device information presented may be on a global or enterprise-wide scale, or drilled down to a more specific level, geographically or otherwise.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2013
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Greg Melendez, Tom Haapanen
  • Publication number: 20120265865
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses and methods are provided for managing a plurality of information technology devices in an information technology environment in which the plurality of information technology devices are connected to a network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2011
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Inventors: Shun TANAKA, Tom Haapanen, Jim Vopni
  • Publication number: 20120266073
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems and methods are provided for managing a plurality of information technology devices in an information technology environment in which the plurality of information technology devices are connected to a network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2011
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Shun TANAKA, Tom HAAPANEN, Jim VOPNI