Electronic Mailbox Patents (Class 358/402)
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Patent number: 10397158Abstract: In one embodiment, a method for processing an e-mail message addressed to an e-mail client is disclosed. The method comprises receiving at a mail server an e-mail message addressed to the e-mail client, the e-mail message including an attachment which is characterized by a size; reducing the size of the attachment to create a reduced size attachment; preparing a formatted message, which includes the reduced size attachment and a link to the attachment, wherein the attachment is downloadable from the mail server using the link; and delivering the formatted message to the e-mail client for display on a computational device.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2017Date of Patent: August 27, 2019Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Erez Halahmi, Eran Fuchs
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Patent number: 10348930Abstract: In embodiments disclosed herein disclose methods and systems for providing a multitenant facsimile server. The computer instructions may be executable to maintain a set of entity information, wherein the entity information defines a plurality of tenants, and maintain a database configured to store transmitted and received fax documents corresponding to a plurality of tenants. The computer instructions may be further executable to receive a facsimile document at the fax server, wherein the facsimile document comprises one of a document to be transmitted or a received fax. The computer instructions may be further executable to identify a tenant associated with the document based on an identifier. Further, the computer instructions may be executable to store the document in the database, wherein the document is associated with the tenant in the database.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2017Date of Patent: July 9, 2019Assignee: Open Text SA ULCInventors: Michael Riedel, Treber Rebert
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Patent number: 10348937Abstract: A high-definition (HD) fax system routes outbound fax job requests including a high-resolution component to appropriate destinations, including among HD-enabled receiving devices and conventional fax devices. If it is determined that a fax destination is not HD-enabled, such as a conventional fax device, the high-resolution component of the outbound fax job request may be rendered as a low-resolution fax. The low resolution fax may be transmitted via a public switched telephone network (PSTN). On the other hand, if it is determined that a fax destination is HD-enabled, a determination may be made whether the HD-enabled fax destination is color enabled, and the high-resolution component may be rendered as either a high-resolution monochrome fax or a high-resolution color fax.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2017Date of Patent: July 9, 2019Assignee: Biscom Inc.Inventors: S. K. Ho, Carlos Mainemer
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Patent number: 10331388Abstract: An image processing system includes at least one image processing apparatus, an information terminal, and an information processing device configured to communicate with the at least one image processing apparatus and the information terminal. The information terminal includes a specifying information transmitter configured to transmit, to the information processing device, specifying information for specifying, from the at least one image processing apparatus, a first image processing apparatus for inputting and a second image processing apparatus for outputting. The information processing device includes an input data retrieval unit configured to obtain input data from the first image processing apparatus for inputting based on the specifying information received from the information terminal, and an output data transmitter configured to transmit, based on the received specifying information, output data corresponding to the obtained input data to the second image processing apparatus for outputting.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2018Date of Patent: June 25, 2019Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventor: Naoki Fukasawa
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Patent number: 10241646Abstract: A method, non-transitory computer readable medium and apparatus for navigating a file directory on a touch screen user interface (UI) of a multi-function device (MFD) are disclosed. For example, the method includes receiving an input via the touch screen UI of the MFD, wherein the touch screen UI displays a modified UI of a plurality of different cloud applications, wherein each one of the plurality of different cloud applications is associated a different function, determining a cloud application of the plurality of different cloud applications associated with a particular function is currently selected in the MFD, translating the input based upon the particular function of the cloud application that is selected and executing the input in accordance with the particular function of the cloud application.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2015Date of Patent: March 26, 2019Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Evangeline C Dejoras, Gary D. Reece, Nisha Pan
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Patent number: 10200764Abstract: A determination device includes a processor that executes a procedure. The procedure includes, from captured footage of a baseball game including plural frames stored in a storage section, determining plural consecutive frames, which each have a specific characteristic and in which a change is detected in a ball count number, an out count number, or a runner number acquired from image information representing the game situation, to be a pitching scene.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2015Date of Patent: February 5, 2019Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITEDInventors: Atsushi Oguchi, Miho Sakai, Sokichi Fujita, Tatsuma Muramatsu
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Patent number: 10175919Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein disclose methods and systems utilizing a fax server. The method may include configuring at least one setting for a multifunction printer (MFP) at the fax server. The method may further include receiving a document. The method may further include determining the at least one setting associated with the MFP based on a network address associated with the received document and applying the at least one setting for the MFP at the fax server.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2015Date of Patent: January 8, 2019Assignee: Open Text SA ULCInventor: Stephen Schwarz
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Patent number: 10157614Abstract: Methods and systems for redirecting messages based on contextual information associated with the messages are described herein. In some embodiments, a first individual may speak an utterance including a message, where the utterance indicates a first recipient for the message. Audio data representing the utterance may be provided to a speech-processing system, which may performed automatic speech recognition processing, natural language understanding processing, and contextual recognition processing to the audio data. In some embodiments, the contextual recognition processing may determine that the message may be intended for a second recipient. If so, the speech-processing system may cause the message to be redirected to the second recipient, such that the second recipient may receive the message as opposed to the first recipient.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2016Date of Patent: December 18, 2018Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Christo Frank Devaraj, Brian Oliver, Sumedha Arvind Kshirsagar, Gregory Michael Hart, Ran Mokady
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Patent number: 10129301Abstract: A transmission management system, when a request for starting communication with a second transmission terminal is received from a first transmission terminal, obtains first service contents information associated with first service identification information for identifying a service to be provided to the first transmission terminal, and causes a relay device to transmit content data that matches the first service contents information to the second transmission terminal in response to receiving content data at the relay device from first transmission terminal.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2017Date of Patent: November 13, 2018Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Takeshi Horiuchi, Takahiro Asai
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Patent number: 10104205Abstract: Methods and apparatuses pertaining to flexible information mapping and modification of data packets are described. A method may involve receiving a data packet, modifying one or more attributes of the data packet, and outputting the modified data packet. In modifying the one or more attributes of the data packet, the method may involve extracting information from the data packet, the information including one or more user-defined fields (UDFs) in a header of the data packet. The method may also involve defining one or more source user-defined fields (SUDFs) according to at least one UDF of the one or more UDFs. The method may further involve performing one or more actions with respect to at least one SUDF of the one or more SUDFs.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2015Date of Patent: October 16, 2018Assignee: MEDIATEK INC.Inventors: Chun-Kai Huang, Yi-Hung Chen, Cheng-Ying Yu
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Patent number: 10097706Abstract: An information processing apparatus, includes a transmission unit that transmits information; a first display control unit that controls, when a plurality of recipients to transmit the information are designated, a display unit to display a first list including the plurality of recipients; and a second display control unit that controls the display unit to display recipient-related information related to the recipient included in the first list, in a case where the first list is unable to be fitted within a single screen of the display unit.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2016Date of Patent: October 9, 2018Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Hideaki Sugimoto, Nozomi Noguchi, Shinichi Nakamura, Ayaka Ishihara
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Patent number: 10079955Abstract: An image processing apparatus of the present invention displays a transmission setting screen for a user to set a transmission destination of image data, and when a transmission instruction is received from a user, transmits the image data to a destination set via the transmission setting screen. Meanwhile, if destination information is received from an external apparatus, a screen displayed on a display unit is changed to a transmission setting screen, and a destination designated by the received the destination information is set as a transmission destination of the image data.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2016Date of Patent: September 18, 2018Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Mayumi Shibao
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Patent number: 10070000Abstract: When receiving an electronic mail from a mail server, an MFP generates received information regarding the received electronic mail and prints an image attached to the electronic mail on a sheet together with the generated received information. A user sets in advance a sheet size used for reception print via a setting screen for a reception print size. When the sheet size is set, the MFP determines whether a length of a side parallel to an order of a character string of the received information to be printed is a predetermined length or longer and performs control to prevent a size determined as not having the predetermined length or longer from being set as a sheet size to be used for printing the image attached to the electronic mail together with the received information.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2016Date of Patent: September 4, 2018Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Kazuhiro Sugawara
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Patent number: 10044553Abstract: A method carried out by a telephony application server (TAS) is described that facilitates handling a digital voice network media resource reservation request failure notification, issued by a call session control function, arising from a connection request from an originating mobile user equipment to a terminating mobile user equipment. The method includes the TAS receiving a connection request response message including the digital voice network connection request failure notification. The TAS detects a media resource reservation request failure error condition based on the connection request response message containing the digital voice network media resource reservation request failure notification.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2016Date of Patent: August 7, 2018Assignee: United States Cellular CorporationInventors: Jaideep Abichandani, Girum Hailemariam, Sanjay Prasad, Narothum Saxena, Michael S. Irizarry
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Patent number: 10015127Abstract: A communication device includes an acceptance section, a mail data generating section, and a transmission section. The acceptance section is configured to accept a plurality of destination addresses and a mail text to be sent to the plurality of destination addresses. The mail data generating section is configured to generate, for every one of the plurality of destination addresses, mail data that contains the mail text, destination information indicating the one of the plurality of destination addresses as a destination, and destination address list information which indicates a list of the plurality of destination addresses arranged in order and in which the one destination address is placed higher in order than when accepted by the acceptance section. The transmission section is configured to send the mail data generated by the mail data generating section.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2015Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.Inventors: Shoichi Sakaguchi, Yoshihisa Tanaka, Yumi Hirobe
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Patent number: 9953345Abstract: Systems and methods for pre-loading and displaying intervening content, such as advertisements, on a mobile device during latency periods, such as when an advertiser landing page is requested by that device, are provided herein. Intervening content may be pre-loaded on to the device and associated with one or more particular advertisements such that selecting/interacting with the associated advertisement triggers intervening content display during known or detected periods of latency. In some cases, a latency threshold or thresholds may determine one or more types of content to present, and/or a content presentation sequence.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2013Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Satyam Shaw, Ravi Jain, Surojit Chatterjee
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Patent number: 9912578Abstract: When a forwarding destination of image data is set, the forwarding destination can be designated via an input screen for inputting destination information or the forwarding destination can be designated via an address book. When setting of the forwarding destination via the input screen for inputting destination information is instructed, connection confirmation based on destination information input via the input screen is performed, and when this connection confirmation is made, the destination information input via the input screen is set and registered as the forwarding destination.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2015Date of Patent: March 6, 2018Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Yasuaki Kawashima
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Patent number: 9883071Abstract: A processor of an MFP generates a first additional image based on an image in a designated region of a document. Furthermore, the processor of the MFP generates a second additional image showing a difference between the document and a document before revision of the document. Then, the processor of the MFP registers the first additional image and the second additional image on a server in association with a marker image showing the revised edition number of the document.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2015Date of Patent: January 30, 2018Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.Inventors: Yosuke Taniguchi, Junichi Hase, Nobuhiro Mishima, Hidetaka Iwai, Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Hideaki Soejima
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Patent number: 9852403Abstract: A method for operating an electronic device includes attaching a file to a first application program; generating an image corresponding to the file; and inserting the image into the first application program.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2014Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Bo-Kun Choi, Ki-Dong Hong
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Patent number: 9851931Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a memory, a first obtaining unit, a second obtaining unit, and an updating unit. The memory stores setting information that is information for indicating a condition in which a user has utilized a function of the information processing apparatus. The first obtaining unit obtains, from a terminal apparatus, a user identification information for identifying the user, a function identification information for identifying a function utilized by the user, and apparatus identification information for identifying an apparatus that stores latest setting information used when the user has utilized the function most recently. The second obtaining unit obtains, in a case where the apparatus identified by the apparatus identification information is an external apparatus, the latest setting information from the external apparatus. The updating unit updates the setting information stored in the memory to the latest setting information obtained by the second obtaining unit.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2016Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventor: Takanori Masui
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Patent number: 9843550Abstract: A data messaging system includes a plurality of processing nodes. Each message processed by the data messaging system has associated with it a priority level. A first message is received for processing at a processing node of the plurality of processing nodes. It is determined if the processing node has an associated message staging area, and if a second message received by the data messaging system has a higher priority value than the first message. Based on a determination that the second message has a higher priority value than the first message, the processing of the first message by the processing node is delayed, and the second message is processed using the processing node instead.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2015Date of Patent: December 12, 2017Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: John Hosie, Martin A. Ross, Craig H. Stirling, Dominic J. Storey
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Patent number: 9838550Abstract: A first mobile electronic device includes an image sensor that outputs image data from an image of a subject received through a lens of the first mobile electronic device, a first communication circuit and a second communication circuit. The first communication circuit transmits the image data to a server. The second communication circuit is different from the first communication circuit and transmits information by which to obtain the image data from the server to a second mobile electronic device so that the image data can be obtained from the server by the second mobile electronic device using the information.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2016Date of Patent: December 5, 2017Assignee: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Yosuke Kusaka, Shoei Nakamura
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Patent number: 9787729Abstract: A transmission management system, when a request for starting communication with a second transmission terminal is received from a first transmission terminal, obtains first service contents information associated with first service identification information for identifying a service to be provided to the first transmission terminal, and causes a relay device to transmit content data that matches the first service contents information to the second transmission terminal in response to receiving content data at the relay device from the first transmission terminal.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2015Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Takeshi Horiuchi, Takahiro Asai
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Patent number: 9720776Abstract: If the number of task attempts has not exceeded the maximum number of attempts, a server system transmits a regular job to cause tasks to execute a particular process, and if the number of task attempts has exceeded the maximum number of attempts, the server system transmits a failed job to cause the tasks to execute post-processing corresponding to the particular process.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2014Date of Patent: August 1, 2017Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Takeshi Takahashi
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Patent number: 9682590Abstract: A printed document includes encoded content. The at least some content of the printed document is acquired and securely communicated to a support service. Information received from the support service is used to present user-readable content on a display. One or more portions of the encoded content are decoded for inclusion with the user-readable content, in accordance with an authorization of the user. Printed documents having encoded content may be distributed without security concerns due to the machine-based, authorization-driven nature of respective methods and apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2013Date of Patent: June 20, 2017Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventor: Pradeep Ramarao
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Patent number: 9634894Abstract: In an embodiment, a computer-implemented method provides a service on a network. The method includes the following steps: (a) requesting, on a router, executable instructions from a remote server, the executable instructions specifying how the router is to operate to provide a service requested for a user of the network; (b) receiving the instructions; (c) initializing, on the router, a thread to execute the received instructions; (d) determining that a configuration of the router has changed; and (e) when the configuration of the router is determined to have changed, executing, on the initialized thread, the instructions to apply the service in accordance with the change in the router's configuration.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2015Date of Patent: April 25, 2017Assignee: Level 3 Communications, LLCInventor: Sergey Yermakov
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Patent number: 9578138Abstract: A communication apparatus that accurately measure a time period T0 required for line connection in IPFAX, and optimizes the timing with which a T.38 CNG command is sent out. An AT command that is a dial request is converted into a SIP command that is a session-establishment request, and the SIP command is sent. When there is a provisional response or a session-establishment response to the sent SIP command, a T0 timer which clocks the time period T0 is caused to start counting.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2012Date of Patent: February 21, 2017Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Mikio Hama
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Patent number: 9535795Abstract: If the number of task attempts has not exceeded the maximum number of attempts, a server system transmits a regular job to cause tasks to execute a particular process, and if the number of task attempts has exceeded the maximum number of attempts, the server system transmits a failed job to cause the tasks to execute post-processing corresponding to the particular process.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2014Date of Patent: January 3, 2017Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Takeshi Takahashi
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Patent number: 9401812Abstract: A presence system is used to monitor the presence state of an electronic message originated by a sender and addressed to a recipient. The presence system includes a presence user agent and a presence server. The presence user agent is coupled to a communication network to receive the electronic message, register the electronic message with the presence server as a message presentity, determine presence information for the message presentity and provide the presence information to the presence server. The presence information defines a presence state of the message, in which the presence state identifies a processing state of the electronic message by the recipient. The presence server is also coupled to the communication network to provide the presence information in real-time to watchers of the message presentity.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2006Date of Patent: July 26, 2016Assignee: Alcatel LucentInventor: Jack Jachner
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Patent number: 9392063Abstract: An information processing apparatus controls image transfer to display an image by projection while making full use of a screen resolution of an external display device without requiring a user to take time and trouble. A server sends a plurality of contents including a first and second content differing in amount of information and associated with each other. To request any one of the contents with the external display device not connected, the server is notified of information for receiving the first content, and to request the content with the external display device connected, the server is not notified of the information. In a case where a state of connection with the external display device changes while the content is displayed, the content is requested from the server again, which determines whether to notify the server of the information in accordance with the state of connection after the change.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2014Date of Patent: July 12, 2016Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kensuke Inagaki, Kazuhiro Monden
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Patent number: 9391780Abstract: Methods and devices for storing sent message data are described. The sent message data corresponds to a message sent to a destination by a communication device via a server. The method includes compiling a first portion of the message which has a plurality of components; applying security encoding to the first portion; and storing the first portion. The first portion includes at least one but not all of the plurality of components in the message, and pointers to the components not included in the first portion. A method of verifying sent message data on a communication device is also described.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2013Date of Patent: July 12, 2016Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Alexander Sherkin, Ravi Singh, Neil Patrick Adams, Nikhil Vats
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Patent number: 9392030Abstract: There is provided a multifunction peripheral (MFP) configured to perform data communication using a session initiation protocol (SIP) server, which includes a main controller and a sub controller. The sub controller performs a 100Trying response as to a received INVITE, and also instructs activation of the main controller. Also, the main controller performs a 180Ringing response following the 100Trying after activation in response to the instruction from the sub controller, and performs data communication using a session established between the main controller and a partner device.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2014Date of Patent: July 12, 2016Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Go Inoue
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Patent number: 9288361Abstract: This disclosure is directed to systems and methods for the delivery and maintenance of faxes where the faxes may remain at a faxing system for a minimal amount of time. The faxing system may send a queued fax to a connector responsive to a request from the connector to pull or retrieve a fax. The connector is configured to send a release notification to the faxing system after the fax is received. The faxing system is configured to delete the queued fax as soon as confirmation of the delivery of the fax can be determined or when an expiration time has elapsed.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2014Date of Patent: March 15, 2016Assignee: Open Text S.A.Inventors: Samuel N. Kamens, Hugh Beverly Appling, Charles J. Badaracco, Edward Theodore Pieluc, Jr., Jeffrey Alan Diehl
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Patent number: 9232107Abstract: An image processing apparatus capable of preventing erroneous transmission due to a change in destination information in a shared address book. A CPU acquires destination information including at least an identifier and a destination, and a destination of the image data is designated from the acquired destination information. Information on the designated destination of the image data is stored in a destination usage history table. The CPU determines whether or not the acquired destination information has been changed by comparing the designated destination information and the destination information stored in the destination usage history table. If it is determined that the destination information has been changed, a screen for confirming the destination information is displayed. The destination information is designated from the acquired destination information according to a user's confirming operation on the displayed screen.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2011Date of Patent: January 5, 2016Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Masashi Nishiyama
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Patent number: 9213922Abstract: An information processing apparatus comprises a first acquiring controller which acquires a first file; a second acquiring controller which acquires area information to indicate a storage area on a predetermined storage medium, the first file acquired by the first acquiring controller being stored in the storage area; a generating controller which generates a second file having an additional information area capable of storing additional information, from the first file acquired by the first acquiring controller; and a storing controller which stores the area information acquired by the second acquiring controller as the additional information in the additional information area of the second file generated by the generating controller.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2012Date of Patent: December 15, 2015Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Tsutomu Tanaka
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Patent number: 9195419Abstract: A print control system 1 includes a printer 12 that prints based on print data; a connection server 50 that connects to the printer 12, generates print data based on print information data, and sends the print data to the printer 12; a management server 60 that connects to the connection server 50 and sends print information data to the connection server 50; and a management device 14 that connects to the management server 60, generates print information data, and sends the generated print information data to the management server 60.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2014Date of Patent: November 24, 2015Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Shigeo Tajima, Yuichi Shito, Koji Nishizawa, Keigo Mori
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Patent number: 9135363Abstract: Methods and systems for automated retrieval of content embedded in or referred to in a message received in a user account are provided. A UCM and/or a UCR may access a user account and retrieve a message from the account. The message may be then analyzed to extract information related to the content that may be included in the message. The content associated with the extracted information is accessed and retrieved. The retrieved content is presented to the user.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2009Date of Patent: September 15, 2015Assignee: Gvoto (Hong Kong) Ltd.Inventor: Edmond Kwok-Keung Chow
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Patent number: 9104347Abstract: In one implementation, a print service system selects a message from a plurality of messages at an electronic mailbox and generates a print job associated with the message from the plurality of messages. The electronic mailbox is associated with an account of a print service system. The print service system provides the print job to a printer associated with the account.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2011Date of Patent: August 11, 2015Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Washim Raza, Adarsh Suparna
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Patent number: 9100221Abstract: Systems and techniques for transferring electronic data between users of a communications system include a host system structured and arranged to receive and deliver messages of various types between users of the communications system. The host system includes an instant messaging network; a mail gateway; and a configuring network in communication with both the instant messaging network and the mail gateway. The instant messaging network enables instant messaging communication between users of the communications system and has the capability to monitor whether a certain user is capable of receiving an instant message at a particular moment. The mail gateway receives and delivers e-mail messages to users of the communications system. The configuring network is dedicated to automatically configuring instant messaging communication between an intended recipient of an e-mail message and the sender of the e-mail message.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2012Date of Patent: August 4, 2015Assignee: FACEBOOK, INC.Inventors: Barry Appelman, Larry L. Lu, Alisa Clemmons, Peter Weck
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Patent number: 9035958Abstract: A system, method and computer readable medium for converting paper documents to electronic documents and sending the electronic documents to at least one destination, involves receipt from a remote server of user interface information which provides a user interface for enabling the user to designate a destination of the electronic document, local display of the user interface in accordance with the user interface information, and dissemination of a destination as designated by the user via the displayed user interface.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2010Date of Patent: May 19, 2015Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Srinivasan Gopalasamy
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Patent number: 9030699Abstract: A device identifier is scanned with a portable scanner and communicated to a service provider. The service provider associates the device with the portable scanner. Information is scanned from a printed source and communicated to the service provider and subsequent information is received in response at a device identified by the device identifier. In some embodiments, a communication session identifier is scanned with a portable scanner and communicated to the service provider rather than (or in cooperation with) the device identifier.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2013Date of Patent: May 12, 2015Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Martin T. King, Dale L. Grover, Clifford A. Kushler, James Q. Stafford-Fraser
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Publication number: 20150124296Abstract: Provided is a facsimile apparatus that prevents a transmission forgetfulness of a regular transmission. Every time a FAX is transmitted, a transmission history is accumulated in a transmission history table. A regular transmission detecting part refers to the transmission history table for every time zone corresponding to the check interval memorized in a setting table. Thereby, the regular transmission detecting part detects whether or not the regular transmission was carried out in the past. If the regular transmission is carried out, the transmission judging part refers to the transmission history table. The transmission judging part judges whether or not the regular transmission was carried out in the time zone for today. If judged the transmission being not carried out, an informing part reports that the regular transmission is not carried out to the mail address corresponding to the report destination memorized in the setting table.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2014Publication date: May 7, 2015Applicant: KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS INC.Inventor: Shinya OGAWA
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Publication number: 20150116785Abstract: An information processing apparatus stores historical data including cover data and document data having been transmitted, in a storage unit and manages the historical data. In a case where cover setting information is set for retransmitting the stored historical data including the cover data and the document data, if it is determined that the cover data included in the historical data is usable based on the historical data and the cover setting information having been set for the retransmission, the information processing apparatus invalidates the cover setting information having been set for the retransmission and instructs retransmitting the historical data. According to the retransmission instruction, the cover setting information having been set for the retransmission is invalidated and transmission processing is performed using the historical data.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2014Publication date: April 30, 2015Inventor: Daisuke Yamazaki
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Publication number: 20150103383Abstract: A network scanner, communication protocols, and client and server programs and are provided which provide an improved way to transmit legally binding documents, obviating the need for outmoded, legacy fax transmissions. Using the network scanner, a document may be scanned and transferred directly into any shared folder inbox residing on any computer attached to the Internet. Enhanced server systems and network communications and messaging protocols are provided that are more practical to use than email for sending documents such as executed legal documents or other documents requiring robust integrity and authenticatability. Similarly, the inventive network scanner, server systems and communication protocols provide improved ways to perform large file transfers and to manage bandwidth to minimize problems associated with uploading/downloading large files as attachments to/from email servers and for enabling user control over VoIP quality during file transmission sessions.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2013Publication date: April 16, 2015Inventors: Eric Morgan Dowling, Robert A. Westerlund
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Patent number: 9007604Abstract: A system, method, and apparatus for a virtual fax machine are provided. In one embodiment, a system for a virtual fax machine is provided including a computer configured to display a virtual fax machine based on a script, a server configured to receive at least one electronic document associated with a fax to be sent using the virtual fax machine, and a traditional facsimile machine configured to receive the fax to be sent. In another embodiment, an apparatus for a virtual fax machine is provided including a computer configured to locate and execute a script associated with a virtual fax machine, display the virtual fax machine, associate at least one electronic document with a fax to be sent, encode the at least one electronic document to a form suitable for communication over a network, and transmit the encoded electronic document over the network as the fax to be sent.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2011Date of Patent: April 14, 2015Assignee: Xpedite Systems, LLCInventor: Francis Toscano
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Patent number: 9007629Abstract: An information processing apparatus receives distribution of information of a server device which manages an image output device as an input destination of a print job, and automatically registers the server device as an output destination of a printing instruction. A computer device, which issues a printing instruction via a network to cause an image output device to execute a print job, makes an acquisition request of device management information to be updated, to a computer management device which manages the device management information including information regarding an output destination of the printing instruction issued by the computer device, and acquires the device management information to be updated. The computer device registers a cloud service server device as the output destination of the printing instruction based on information regarding the cloud service server device included in the device management information to be updated.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2012Date of Patent: April 14, 2015Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Hiroshi Ozaki
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Patent number: 9001359Abstract: An information processing apparatus capable of easily registering and deleting configuration information and providing excellent user-friendliness. An integrated application that operates on the information processing apparatus capable of communicating with an image processing apparatus through a network sets configuration information for use by the image processing apparatus for data transmission, and instructs the image processing apparatus to display an icon corresponding to the configuration information on a touch panel of the image processing apparatus. When one of icons displayed on the touch panel is touched, data is transmitted from the image processing apparatus to a transmission destination represented by the confirmation information corresponding to the icon. If the data is successfully received by the transmission destination, the integrated application instructs the image processing apparatus to delete the configuration information corresponding to the touched icon.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2011Date of Patent: April 7, 2015Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Hiroshi Fuse
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Publication number: 20150085324Abstract: Embodiments of systems and methods for the sending, delivery and receiving of faxes are disclosed herein. In particular, certain embodiments include a fax connector that may be deployed at a user's site, and a faxing system that may be deployed remotely from the user's site. The fax connector can be accessed at the user's site over a computer based network in order to perform functions associated with faxing, including sending, receiving and obtaining status on faxes. The fax connector deployed at the user's site communicates with the remotely deployed faxing system to send, receive, obtain status on, or perform other functions associated with, faxing.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2014Publication date: March 26, 2015Inventors: Treber Rebert, Jonathan Isabelle, Michael Riedel
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Publication number: 20150085323Abstract: An end-to-end approach for processing application forms allows a user to have a plurality of printed application forms scanned at scanning device, and have the scanned document data generated by the scanning device automatically processed by an application form processing service implemented on a network. The application form processing service causes application form data to be obtained from the scanned document data, for example by using one or more data capture services, and the application form data to be stored on network storage and/or a database management system. Users may access and manage the application form data stored on the network storage and/or a database management system via client devices. This may include using a search tool to locate particular application form data of interest and editing, deleting, or adding to the particular application form data.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2013Publication date: March 26, 2015Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventor: Kaoru Watanabe
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Patent number: 8988713Abstract: The embodiments provide a printing system including an application manager, implemented at a cloud print server, configured to receive a print job including encrypted content to be printed by a designated cloud-aware printer, over a network, from an application associated with a device, a print job router, implemented at the cloud print server, configured to route the print job including the encrypted content, over the network, to the designated cloud-aware printer to be decrypted, and a secure format converter configured to receive the print job including decrypted content from the designated cloud-aware printer, convert the print job from a printer-independent format to a printer-specific format associated with the designated cloud-aware printer, and provide the print job having the printer-specific format to the designated cloud-aware printer for printing.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2012Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Yevgeniy Gutnik, Kelly Lucas