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| 20080218814 | Color Proofing Method - Embodiments of the invention provide an effective method for color proofing by outputting multiple reduced or full-size versions of some selected sample of a color rendering job using different color attribute settings for each of the multiple versions. The color attribute settings may be user selected, automatically selected, or a combination of the two. A new rendering job is then generated, with each image in the new job representing one set of settings for the sample. The new rendering job may be rendered as an N-up job, where each scaled 1/Nth image shows one of the different sets of color attribute settings for the sample. Each image may include an identifier, so the user can select one image and then enter or select the identified settings in the driver. Once desired color rendering has been achieved, the entire color-adjusted rendering job may be output to the rendering device. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20080225320 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR UNIFIED IMAGING JOB ACCOUNTING - A method for unified imaging job accounting may involve determining one or more imaging operations that are performed as part of processing the imaging job. The method may also involve determining standard rates that are defined for the one or more imaging operations. The standard rates may be applied across multiple imaging jobs that are processed by the imaging device. The method may also involve determining charges to be applied for the imaging job based on the one or more imaging operations that are performed as part of processing the imaging job and also based on the standard rates that are defined for the one or more imaging operations. The method may also involve applying the charges that are determined for the imaging job. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20080263071 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DRIVERLESS IMAGING OF DOCUMENTS - A method for driverless imaging of documents may include a direct imaging application on a client sending an imaging request message to another device, which may be a direct imaging server or a target imaging device. In response to receiving the imaging request message, the device may create an imaging job skeleton that includes contents of a complete imaging job other than document data. The device may send a despooling request to the direct imaging application. The despooling request may indicate where the document data corresponding to the imaging job should be despooled. In response to receiving the despooling request, the direct imaging application may despool the document data in accordance with the despooling request. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20080273214 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EFFICIENTLY HANDLING IMAGE DATA - A method for efficiently handling image data may involve creating an imaging job that includes image data corresponding to an outputting operation that is to be performed by an imaging device. The method may also involve determining whether the image data includes one or more reduced size images in addition to one or more full size images. The method may also involve determining whether the one or more reduced size images are satisfactory for the outputting operation. If the image data includes the one or more reduced size images in addition to the one or more full size images, and if the one or more reduced size images are satisfactory for the outputting operation, the method may involve despooling the one or more reduced size images to the imaging device without despooling the one or more full size images to the imaging device. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20080275909 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING IMAGE DATA AND METADATA - A method for managing image data and metadata is described. Image data is provided. Metadata associated with the image data is provided. A determination is made about the capabilities of a network and a destination. The image data and the metadata are encapsulated in an exchange format if the determined capabilities support encapsulation. The encapsulated image data and the metadata are transmitted to the destination over the network. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20080309967 | Method and system for remote access and customization of internally generated printing node status report - Methods and systems for facilitating remote access and customization of internally generated printing node status reports. In some embodiments, the methods and systems advantageously facilitate remote access and customization of internally generated printing node status reports by adapting preexisting features that generate local hard copies of printing node status reports in response to locally initiated commands. Such adaptation enables a printing node to receive, process and respond to remotely initiated requests for printing node status reports in a manner that permits remote customization of the style of printing node status reports. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20090016748 | Method and system for estimating color ink usage for a print job element - Methods and systems for estimating the amount of color ink that will be used to print a print job element classify individual color drawing objects of the print job element in a pre-raster image process (pre-RIP) format into drawing object classes and apply predetermined rules associated with the drawing object classes to obtain color ink usage estimates for the individual color drawing objects. Combination of color ink usage estimates for the individual color drawing objects yields a prompt and meaningful estimate of color ink usage for the print job element. The estimate of color ink usage for the print job element can be put to advantageous use in a pay-for-print service. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20090040547 | Adaptive automatic printing - Adaptive automatic printing methods and systems allow a user to modify print settings for an automatic print job after sending the job, after which the job is output under the modified print settings without any requirement to resend the job. Accordingly, if a user discovers after sending an automatic print job that an improper or suboptimal print setting has been used, the user can correct the problem without having to resend the job and, in some embodiments, without having to return to the client node. | 02-12-2009 |
| 20090043857 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SENDING AND RECEIVING A TASK VIA INSTANT MESSAGING - A method for receiving a task via an Instant Messaging (IM) service is described. The device is connected to the IM service. A task initiation instant message is received. A response to the task initiation instant message is sent. The response includes instructions on how to send a task to the device using the IM service. The instructions are independent of an IM provider that provides the IM service. A command is received to execute the task at the device. | 02-12-2009 |
| 20090089192 | Anticipatory generation and storage of print cost data - Expedited administrative processing of a pay-for-print job addressing content that was the subject of a previous imaging job is realized through anticipatory generation and storage of print cost data for the content attendant to processing the previous imaging job. Anticipatory generation and storage of print cost data permits highly accurate print cost estimation without incurring a penalty in terms of delayed price quotations or delayed verification of funds for the pay-for-print job. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20090089811 | Persistent per URL print settings - The present invention improves the economy of repetitively printing Web pages by automatically storing and recalling persistent “per URL” print settings. An exemplary method comprises the steps of receiving from a user a first request to print a web page, selecting by the user print settings for the first request, persistently storing as default print settings for the web page in association with at least a portion of a URL of the web page the print settings selected for the first request, receiving from the user a second request to print the web page and retrieving the default print settings using at least a portion of the URL. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20090091791 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR THIRD-PARTY ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROL OF REMOTE IMAGING JOBS AND IMAGING DEVICES - Embodiments of the present invention comprise systems and methods for third-party administrative control of remote imaging jobs and imaging devices. In some embodiments, administrative controls may be used in conjunction with the remote user interface features to restrict access to the imaging device by remote user devices, remote user interface applications, and/or walkup users. In other embodiments, a server may provide a discovery process for imaging devices coupled thereto and may maintain a central repository for device capabilities information. The server may further emulate remote user interface capabilities for those imaging devices that do not directly support such features. In still other embodiments, a monitor process may be spawned to monitor status of the imaging device and jobs thereon and to control the state of job processing on the imaging device. | 04-09-2009 |
| 20090096621 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONFIGURING NOTIFICATION MESSAGES ABOUT ELECTRONIC DEVICE CONDITIONS - In accordance with a method for configuring notification messages about electronic device conditions, at least one recipient that is associated with a condition of an electronic device may be determined. A notification message may be created. The notification message may include a condition identifier and authorization information. The condition identifier may identify the condition, and the authorization information may indicate whether the at least one recipient is authorized to respond to the condition and what response actions the at least one recipient is authorized to perform. The notification message may be sent to the at least one recipient. | 04-16-2009 |
| 20090097054 | Method and system for recovering lost printouts - A method and system that facilitate recovery of lost printouts in shared print environments. The method and system enable an owner who believes that his or her lost printout may have been inadvertently taken from a shared imaging node to alert other users of the shared imaging node who are most likely to have taken the lost printout. More particularly, the method and system generate and transmit a lost printout alert to users whose printouts were output by the shared printer close in sequence to the lost printout. | 04-16-2009 |
| 20090138965 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING ACCESS CONTROL AND ACCOUNTING INFORMATION FOR WEB SERVICES - A method for providing access control and accounting information for one or more services is described. A service request is received from a device. A service to execute the service request is selected. A determination is made whether the device is authorized to access the selected service. The accounting information associated with executing the service request using the selected service is calculated. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090144629 | Controlling Application for a Multifunction Peripheral Accessed and Operated from a Mobile Device - Methods and systems are provided that use a controlling application for a multifunction peripheral (MFP) that is external to the MFP and need not be preinstalled on the network or pre-registered with the MFP. The controlling application may be on a mobile device that is communicatively coupled with the MFP or a system or network of the MFP via a wireless connection. The controlling application may be downloaded from the mobile device or a data source to a service hosting service communicatively coupled to the network. The controlling application is then operative from the user interface of the mobile device. This permits a user to control the MFP from the mobile device and receive by-products of actions taken by the MFP at the mobile device. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20090262386 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REUSING PROCESSED DATA IN AN IMAGING DEVICE - A method for reusing data in an imaging device is described. An imaging job is received at an imaging device. The imaging job includes file system information and a document in a first format. It is determined whether the document has been previously processed by the imaging device. The document is processed if it was determined that the document had not been previously processed by the imaging device. The processing provides a processed document in a second format. The processed document is saved if it was determined that the document had not been previously processed by the imaging device. A previously saved processed document is reused that corresponds to the document if it was determined that the document had been previously processed by the imaging device. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20090322151 | Power Management of Network-Connected Devices in Peak Power Periods - A system and method are provided for managing network-connected devices in peak power periods. The method establishes a network of connected devices, identifying a first device in the network as an off-peak device, and a second device as a peak device. If a peak power warning signal is detected, the off-peak device is disabled, but not the peak device. Any job destined for the off-peak device from a source device is relayed to the peak device and processed by the peak device. If the job destined for the off-peak device is a job format associated with the off-peak device, relaying the job to the peak device may further include the operation of converting the job to a job format associated with the peak device. In one aspect, a destination change message is sent to the source device, indicating the location of the peak device processing the job. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20090326728 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING POWER USAGE ON A DEVICE - A method for controlling power usage on a device is described. A job is received at a device. The job is classified as an on-demand job or as a non-on-demand job. The job is placed on an on-demand job queue if the job is an on-demand job. The job is placed on a non-on-demand job queue if the job is a non-on-demand job. The on-demand job queue is processed. The non-on-demand job queue is processed only during an off-peak period. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20100005136 | Method and system for follow-me scanning - A method and system for follow-me scanning in a shared resource environment improves image scanning in a shared resource environment in part by decoupling the act of generating a scanned image from the act of identifying a destination for the scanned image. In accordance with the teachings of the invention, a user scans an image on a shared scanner device without identifying a destination for the scanned image. When the user later wants to use the scanned image, the user specifies a destination for the scanned image and the scanned image is sent to the destination. A user can thus without giving any consideration to a destination for a scanned image create the scanned image on an arbitrary scanner device and, at a later time, recover the scanned image using an arbitrary client device. In some embodiments, follow-me scanning is facilitated by a server device that intermediates between scanner devices and client devices and allows the scanned image to be imported directly into workflows and applications running on the client devices. | 01-07-2010 |
| 20100007911 | Method and system for augmenting imaging device with non-native job settings - A method and system for augmenting an imaging device with non-native job settings without unduly complicating the processing of imaging jobs that utilize only native job settings is disclosed. In one aspect, an imaging device comprises a processor, a user interface communicatively coupled with the processor and a network interface communicatively coupled with the processor, wherein under control of the processor in response to job settings selected on the user interface for an imaging job the imaging device selectively invokes via the network interface an external process to process the imaging job per at least one selected job setting based on a determination of whether at least one selected job setting is non-native to the imaging device. | 01-14-2010 |
| 20100027052 | Method and system for unified batch job processing - A more holistic approach to batch job processing simplifies batch job creation, improves user understanding of batch job status and prevents unwanted batch job printing outcomes. In the approach, before printing any print element (e.g. file, document) in a batch job that includes supported print elements and unsupported print elements, a support status indication is outputted for each of the print elements and the user is required to input a group print instruction before the approach proceeds to print the supported print elements. The approach in some embodiments also allows the user to input a group cancel instruction instructing to cancel the batch job without printing any of the print elements and allows the user to input a change instruction requesting modification of one or more unsupported print elements in an attempt to convert them into supported print elements. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100058359 | Virtual USB over NFC printing method and system - A VUSB over NFC mobile printing method and system. In an exemplary arrangement, an imaging device has a network connection with an application server and an NFC interface for connecting with a client device. When a mobile user places his or her client device in proximity with the NFC interface, an NFC connection is established between the client device and the imaging device and the imaging device intermediates between the client device and the application server using a VUSB protocol to enable the user to select and upload from the client device to the imaging device a document file that the user wishes to print, after which the imaging device facilitates printing the document file in accordance with user preferences. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100079414 | APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR AUTHENTICATION ON A PUBLICLY ACCESSED SHARED INTERACTIVE DIGITAL SURFACE - Apparatus, systems and methods for authentication of use by multiple personal digital devices (PDDs) of a publicly shared digital surface. The digital surface provides a displayed work area for each personal digital device (PDD) in communication with the digital surface. Each PDD establishes secured communication with the digital surface identified by a security token. Each PDD may include a stylus adapted to receive the security token for use in exchanges with the digital surface to thereby associate the exchange with the authenticated PDD with which it is coupled. Actions taken by a user of a stylus on the digital surface are authenticated based on the security token and based on the location of the stylus when the action is requested. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20100091318 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MULTIPLE QUEUE OPTIONS FOR A SINGLE LOGICAL PRINTER - Systems and methods for managing multiple spool options for a single printer. A spool option is associated with a print job. The spool option specifies whether the associated print job is ready to print or specifies a scheduled time to print the print job. The print job and its associated spool option are sent to a single logical printer defined in the system. The print job is queued in a queue based on the spool option. In an exemplary embodiment, a first queue is used for print jobs that are ready to be printed and second queue is used for print jobs having spool option specifying a scheduled time to print. Both queues are managed by job spooler functions associated with a single printer in the computing system to eliminate the problems of defining multiple logical printers for different queuing/spool options. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100095214 | Device Cloning Method for Non-Programmatic Interfaces - Devices, methods, and computer-readable media for cloning a device setting input from a user by aggregating a user interface based on two or more members of plurality of peripheral computing devices, e.g., multifunction peripheral rendering and/or printing devices, having a user interface where two or more members of the plurality of user interfaces each require a user input; replicating a user input of at least one member of the plurality of user interfaces based on the aggregated user interface; and outputting for routing, to two or more members of the plurality of peripheral computing devices a replicated user setting based on the aggregated user interface. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100104309 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR STEPPED ENERGY SAVING MODES FOR A PRINTING DEVICE - A method for stepped energy savings for a printing device is described. A temperature of a fuser of a printing device is reduced to a first reduced temperature after a first idle interval has passed in which there is no printing activity at the printing device. The first reduced temperature is calculated to be a temperature from which the fuser can be raised to an operating temperature in a first specified percentage of the full power up time. The full power up time being the time required to change the fuser from an ambient temperature to the operating temperature. If there is no printing activity during the first idle interval and a second idle interval, the fuser of the printing device is reduced to a second reduced temperature. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100107097 | Client device with extensible imaging device driver and method implementing same - A client device has an imaging device driver that is automatically extensible to meet diverse imaging requirements. When an imaging job is initiated, the extensible device driver queries the target imaging device and identifies a feature set. The device driver then identifies features within the feature set that are locally supported. The device driver then queries one or more remote server devices and identifies one or more plugins that will enable the device driver to support features within the feature set that are not locally supported. The device driver then obtains authorization from the user (e.g. agreement to terms of license) and downloads and stores the plugins. The device driver may also query one or more remote servers and identify, download and store updates to the device driver's core and to previously downloaded and stored plugins. A method for using the extensible device driver is also disclosed. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100110465 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR HANDLING FILES FOR MFPS UTILIZING EXTERNAL SERVICES - An exemplary embodiment of a system and method provides a determination of when a file/document format native to a device such as a multifunction peripheral (MFP) device should be handled natively by the MFP (default behavior) or preprocessed by an external service. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100132026 | Selective Web Content Controls for MFP Web Pages Across Firewalls - Devices, methods, and computer-readable media for tagging web page content according to a content access level for entry into a web page content database, and filtering in response to a dynamic web page construction request based on the access level of the requesting source. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100134824 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING VISUAL NOTIFICATIONS RELATED TO AN IMAGING JOB - A method for providing visual notifications related to an imaging job is disclosed. The method may implemented by an imaging device. The method may include receiving the imaging job as input. The method may also include producing desired output for the imaging job. The method may also include causing the display of at least one animated notification that depicts the progress of the imaging job. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20100141552 | Methods and Systems for Imaging Device and Display Interaction - Aspects of the present invention are related to systems and methods for composite wall display and imaging device interaction. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100157344 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MINIMIZING RE-IMAGING PROCEDURES FOR AN IMAGING DEVICE - A method for minimizing re-imaging procedures for an imaging device is disclosed. A first set of imaging instructions for a hard copy of a document is received at an imaging device. The hard copy of the document is scanned in accordance with the first set of imaging instructions to create image data. The image data is retained in memory at an identified location until a purging event occurs. A second set of imaging instructions is received at the imaging device. It is then determined whether the hard copy of the document has been removed from the processing path of the imaging device since the scanning occurred using at least one sensor. If the hard copy of the document has not been removed, imaging output is produced in accordance with the second set of instructions using the image data without rescanning a hard copy of the document. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100214614 | Context-aware printing method and system - A context-aware printing method and system invoke contextual rendering tags to realize more flexible printing. The contextual rendering tags provide information about the nature or purpose of print elements in a document and are used to identify and selectively modify print elements in a given print instance of the document at the discretion of the user. The contextual rendering tags provide added flexibility in printing by enabling a user to make a broad array of purpose-driven modifications and enabling a document to be printed in multiple instances and in any sequence with modifications indicated by all contextual rendering tags, modifications indicated by a subset of contextual rendering tags or no context-based modifications. For example, print elements that are designated nonessential by contextual rendering tags can be excluded from a printed document in a first print instance to reduce ink consumption and included in a printed document in a second print instance where an unaltered document is required. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20100281188 | Methods and Systems for Outlying Peripheral Device Management - Aspects of the present invention comprise systems and methods for detecting and managing peripheral devices that perform outside a given performance envelope. In some aspects, one or more threshold values may be determined prior to or during implementation by heuristic or other methods. These threshold values may then be used to determine device performance. In some aspects, threshold values may relate to performance parameters comprising device failures, consumption levels, output quality and other parameters. In some aspects, multiple threshold values may be used to determine device performance. In an exemplary aspect, a sheet usage threshold, a tone usage threshold and a power usage threshold may be used to determine if a device is an outlying device. In some aspects, performance below an excellence threshold value may indicate that a device has excellent performance. | 11-04-2010 |
