公开(公告)号：US20160255160A1

公开(公告)日：2016-09-01

申请号：US14633838

申请日：2015-02-27

Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA LABORATORY U.S.A. INC.

Inventor： Shaun PINNEY

IPC: H04L29/08 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L29/12 ,  H04N1/00

CPC classification number: H04L67/18 ,  H04L61/103 ,  H04L67/16 ,  H04L67/42 ,  H04N1/00244

Abstract: A method is disclosed for determining a physical location of a device, the method comprising: attaching a device to a network switch, the network switch configured to connect the device to a network connection; sending location information from the network switch to the device; sending a discovery request from a client device to the device; obtaining the location information from the device on the client device; sending the location information from the client device to a server to obtain a physical location of the device, wherein the server hosts a location database for a plurality of network switches in the network connection; determining the physical location of the device using the location database hosted on the server; sending the physical location of the device from the server to the client device; and displaying the physical location of the device on the client device.

Abstract translation: 公开了一种用于确定设备的物理位置的方法，所述方法包括：将设备附接到网络交换机，所述网络交换机被配置为将所述设备连接到网络连接; 将位置信息从网络交换机发送到设备; 将发现请求从客户端设备发送到设备; 从客户端设备上的设备获取位置信息; 将所述位置信息从所述客户端设备发送到服务器以获得所述设备的物理位置，其中所述服务器在所述网络连接中托管多个网络交换机的位置数据库; 使用托管在服务器上的位置数据库来确定设备的物理位置; 将设备的物理位置从服务器发送到客户端设备; 以及在所述客户端设备上显示所述设备的物理位置。

公开(公告)号：US20130050762A1

公开(公告)日：2013-02-28

申请号：US13656310

申请日：2012-10-19

Applicant: Konica Minolta Laboratory U.S.A., Inc.

Inventor： Shaun PINNEY ,  Hao Hu

IPC: G06K15/02

CPC classification number: G06F3/126 ,  G06F3/122 ,  G06F3/1267 ,  G06F3/128 ,  G06F3/1285

Abstract: A method implemented in a data processing system including an image forming apparatus for producing a print job, which includes the steps of: (a) receiving data representing a document to be printed in the print job; (b) receiving job information about the print job; (c) determining if the job information includes an instruction to print multiple copies of the document in a collated order; (d) forwarding the data representing the document to be printed in the print job to an external storage unit when multiple copies of the document in collated order have been requested; (e) retrieving the data from the external storage unit; and (f) printing the multiple copies of the document in collated order.

Abstract translation: 一种在包括用于产生打印作业的图像形成装置的数据处理系统中实现的方法，包括以下步骤：（a）接收表示要打印在打印作业中的文档的数据; （b）接收有关打印作业的工作信息; （c）确定作业信息是否包括以整理顺序打印文档的多个副本的指令; （d）当已经请求以整理顺序的文件的多个副本时，将表示要打印在打印作业中的文档的数据转发到外部存储单元; （e）从外部存储单元检索数据; 和（f）以整理顺序打印文件的多份副本。

公开(公告)号：US20190302875A1

公开(公告)日：2019-10-03

申请号：US15942170

申请日：2018-03-30

Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA LABORATORY U.S.A., INC.

Inventor： Thien NGUYEN ,  Shaun PINNEY ,  Hiroyasu ITO

IPC: G06F1/32 ,  G06F12/0875 ,  G06F12/0866

Abstract: An apparatus and method are disclosed for improving power savings by accelerating suspend and resume operations. The apparatus having a main integrated circuit, the integrated circuit having a context area, a context snooper, and a context cache, the context area configured to store context change information, the context snooper configured to monitor the context change information, and the context cache configured to store at least a portion of the context change information being monitored by the context snooper; and a memory, the memory configured to receive the at least a portion of the context change information from the context cache upon a suspend process signal to the main integrated circuit, to retain contents during the main integrated circuit suspend, and restore the at least a portion of the context change information to the context cache and/or the context area upon a resume process signal to the main integrated circuit.

公开(公告)号：US20180190050A1

公开(公告)日：2018-07-05

申请号：US15396265

申请日：2016-12-30

Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA LABORATORY U.S.A., INC.

Inventor： Shaun PINNEY

IPC: G07C9/00

CPC classification number: G06Q90/00 ,  G06F16/437 ,  G06F16/90335 ,  G06F16/9566 ,  G06Q10/107

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to systems and methods for generating contact cards, such as printed business cards. Additionally, the present invention relates to systems and management to allow individuals or employees to generate contact cards in a controlled manner, and to provide a mechanism to allow card recipients to obtain selective information access by virtue of information furnished with the card, and access configurations tracked to a unique ID associated with the card. Additionally, information distributed to recipients can be controlled by a pre-stored access level associated with unique recipient IDs. Further embodiments of the present invention provide for electronic generation, distribution, and post-distribution tracking of contact card information.

公开(公告)号：US20190087142A1

公开(公告)日：2019-03-21

申请号：US15706147

申请日：2017-09-15

Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA LABORATORY U.S.A., INC.

Inventor： Shaun PINNEY

IPC: G06F3/12 ,  G06K15/02

Abstract: A method, an image forming apparatus, and a computer program product are disclosed for applying policy to one or more page description languages or page description language transfer protocols. The method includes creating a command group which comprises two or more printer language commands and/or another command group of printer language commands, wherein, the two or more printer language commands are selected from one or more page description languages or page description language transfer protocols; storing a printer language policy in an image forming apparatus, the printer language policy configured to control access to the command group for one or more users; applying the printer language policy to the command group; and when a user requests a job comprising printer language commands, executing the job based on the printer language policy assigned to the user.