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Brendan C. Fruin, Columbia, MD US
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20140129967 | ONE-HANDED OPERATION - Various devices may benefit from determinations of how users are using the devices. For example, hand-held or hand-operated devices may benefit from handedness detection and from modifications based on or related to such detection. A method can include determining a used hand of a user of a device. The method can also include modifying a graphical user interface of the device based on the determined used hand, wherein determination of the used hand occurs prior to any querying of the user regarding the used hand of the user. | 05-08-2014 |
20160085767 | TOPONYM RESOLUTION WITH ONE HUNDRED PERCENT RECALL - Various presentation systems may benefit from appropriate toponym resolution. For example, a system such as a search engine may benefit from toponym resolution with one hundred percent recall. A method can include receiving a set of geographic data comprising recognized toponyms. The method can also include recalling correctly all correctly recognized toponyms of the set. The recalling can include displaying the geographic data on a plurality of related displays. A first display can include at least a subset of the set. A second display can include an overview of the set. | 03-24-2016 |
Christopher Fruin, Battle Creek, MI US
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20100252352 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISABLING A VEHICLE - A system for disabling a vehicle carrying a storage tank includes a coupler component supported by the vehicle for receiving a connection from a delivery line. A cap is attachable to an end of the coupler component for preventing connection of the delivery line when the cap is attached. A proximity sensor is disposed outside of the coupler component and senses whether the cap is attached without making contact with the cap. A switch is in electrically connected to the sensor and disables at least one drive element of the vehicle, e.g., the transmission, when the cap is not attached to the coupler component. | 10-07-2010 |
Gregory Fruin, Webster, NY US
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20080250430 | METHOD AND CORRESPONDING APPARATUS FOR CREATION OF PRINT DRIVERS IN A NETWORK - Disclosed are methods of creating drivers for use in a network, the network including computers and devices, and corresponding apparatus and computer-readable medium. The methods include providing a platform, the platform including: 1) a plurality of selectable communication components, each communication component relating to a type of network communication associated with a type of device; 2) a plurality of selectable PDL components, each PDL component relating to a type of PDL associated with a type of device; 3) a user interface component, the user interface component having plurality of selectable user interface elements; 4) a plurality of selectable workflow components, each workflow component relating to a type of workflow to be associated with a device; and 5) a plurality of selectable vertical feature components; determining a type of the device for which the driver is to be created, the device being on the network; and based on the determined type of the device, selecting and activating one of the communication components, one of the PDL components, the user interface component, and one of the workflow components, and instantiating each of the selected components, thereby creating a driver suitable for the determined type of device on the network. | 10-09-2008 |
20090021772 | Printer Driver Interface and Methods - Disclosed are methods of controlling printing of a document using a printer driver interface, and corresponding apparatus and computer-readable medium. The embodiments receive a print command to print a document having a document size, display the printer driver interface, the printer driver interface including the document size, display a selectable paper output size on the printer driver interface, the selectable paper output size allowing a user to select a user-selected one of a plurality of different paper output sizes, display user-selectable scaling options on the print driver interface, the scaling options for applying scaling to an image to be printed on the user-selected one of the plurality of different paper output sizes, receive from the user the user-selected one of the paper output sizes, and control printing of the document using the user-selected one of the paper output sizes. | 01-22-2009 |
Gregory M. Fruin, Webster, NY US
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20150254024 | USING PRESET COMBINATION OF PAGE EXCEPTION PRINT SETTINGS TO ESTABLISH EXCEPTION PAGES WITHIN DOCUMENTS - Methods and systems provide exception shortcut keywords, each of which identifies a preset combination of exception print settings containing a unique combination of print media, printing color, printing image quality, and simplex/duplex controls, etc., that are different from the document print settings, and from the other preset combinations. In response, these methods and systems receive an exception shortcut keyword for at least one of the sections. This causes these methods and systems to automatically change print settings of corresponding sections to the preset combination of exception print settings. All the setting changes associated with a selected preset combination of exception print settings are made in response only to receiving a single exception shortcut keyword. | 09-10-2015 |
Gregory Matthew Fruin, Webster, NY US
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20120281251 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONFIGURING PRINTER DRIVERS FOR MULTIPLE PRINTING DEVICES - The disclosure relates to a computerized method and system for implementing a multi-tiered approach to defining printer driver configuration settings. A printer driver configuration management utility allows establishing settings for multiple printer drivers and multiple printing devices with a single multi-tiered configuration file. In a network environment the configuration file is stored in a location accessible by a client prior to utilizing a printer. A single multi-tiered configuration file makes it possible to pre-configure and post-configure multiple printer drivers. Compatible installed printer drivers check for the configuration file and update settings accordingly. Each setting may have rules of behavior such as a default value, enforced default value, value setting lock and disallowance of a value. An alternate value, such as a secondary value, can be deferred to when a primary setting value is not supported for a particular driver. | 11-08-2012 |
John W. Fruin, Trumbull, CT US
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20160076584 | SYSTEM FOR ISOLATING ELECTRICAL CURRENT IN A BEARING FOR USE IN AN AIRCRAFT STRUCTURE - A system for isolating electrical current in an aircraft structure includes a first structure a bearing having an outer race and an inner race and a liner disposed therebetween, the outer race having a second structure coupled thereto. A dielectric seal is secured to the outer race and engages the inner race. A conditionally non-conductive gas occupies a sealed chamber that defines a gap between the inner race and the outer race. The gap has a predetermined magnitude sufficient to prevent electrical arcing or current leakage between the inner race and the outer race at a first voltage less than that voltage resulting from a lightning strike; and/or to conduct an electrical current between the inner race and the outer race at a second voltage greater than or equal to the voltage resulting from the lightning strike. | 03-17-2016 |
Matt Fruin, San Jose, CA US
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20110047416 | Method and Apparatus for Using a One-Time or Few-Time Programmable Memory with a Host Device Designed for Erasable-Rewriteable Memory - The embodiments described herein can be used to enable one-time or few-time programmable memories to work with existing consumer electronic devices (such as those that work with flash—an erasable, non-volatile memory) without requiring a firmware upgrade, thereby providing backwards compatibility while minimizing user impact. As such, these embodiments are a viable way to bridge one-time or few-time programmable memories with existing consumer electronic devices that have flash card slots. These embodiments also allow future consumer electronic devices to be designed without updating firmware to include a file system customized for a one-time or few-time programmable memory. | 02-24-2011 |
Richard Matthew Fruin, San Jose, CA US
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20100017558 | Memory device operable in read-only and re-writable modes of operation - A one-time programmable (OTP) memory device and methods for use therewith are provided. These embodiments can be used to provide compatibility between a memory device that uses an OTP (or few-time programmable (FTP)) memory array and host devices that use a file system, such as the DOS FAT file system, that expects to be able to rewrite to a memory address in the memory device. | 01-21-2010 |
20100017559 | Memory device operable in read-only and write-once, read-many (WORM) modes of operation - One-time programmable (OTP) and write-once read-many (WORM) memory devices and methods for use therewith are provided. These embodiments can be used to provide compatibility between a memory device that uses an OTP (or few-time programmable (FTP)) memory array and host devices that use a file system, such as the DOS FAT file system, that expects to be able to rewrite to a memory address in the memory device. These embodiments can also be used to prevent accidental or deliberate overwrites, changes, or deletions to existing data in a WORM memory device. | 01-21-2010 |
20120303881 | Method and Memory Device that Powers-Up in a Read-Only Mode and Is Switchable to a Read/Write Mode - One-time programmable (OTP) and write-once read-many (WORM) memory devices and methods for use therewith are provided. These embodiments can be used to provide compatibility between a memory device that uses an OTP (or few-time programmable (FTP)) memory array and host devices that use a file system, such as the DOS FAT file system, that expects to be able to rewrite to a memory address in the memory device. These embodiments can also be used to prevent accidental or deliberate overwrites, changes, or deletions to existing data in a WORM memory device. | 11-29-2012 |