Michael M Yeung

US Patent:

6426798, Jul 30, 2002

Filed:

Mar 4, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/262790

Inventors:

Michael Lee Yeung - Mission Viejo CA

Assignee:

Canon Kabushiki Kaisha - Tokyo

International Classification:

G06F 1200

US Classification:

358 113, 358 116

Abstract:

A data structure for a universal printer description file, the description file for storing printer-specific description data for use in the configuration of a printer driver in a computer system that is utilizing any one of several operating systems, thereby enabling the printer driver to provide the necessary data and control interface between application programs in the computer system and the printer, regardless of the operating system being utilized by the computer system.

US Patent:

6636329, Oct 21, 2003

Filed:

Jul 20, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/357431

Inventors:

George Koppich - Palos Verdes Estates CA
Michael Lee Yeung - Mission Viejo CA
Don Francis Purpura - Yorba Linda CA
Paul Nicholas Gacek - Laguna Beach CA
Tapani Otala - San Jose CA
Douglas Richard Barr - Laguna Beach CA

Assignee:

Canon Kabushiki Kaisha - Tokyo

International Classification:

G06F 1300

US Classification:

358 115, 358 113

Abstract:

A software architecture for printing to a home printer via a cable television communication network includes complementary clients and servers executing on each of the internet components participating in the internet-based printing. A client executes at the remote internet-based site that originates the print job, and transmits the print job to a complimentary server at the cable head end. A server at the cable head end spools the print job and preferably converts the print job into a format more suitable for a next-downstream device, such as a cable set top box. The cable head end further includes a client which transmits the print job from the cable head ends server to a server at the set top box. The server at the set top box spools the print job to an attached printer. Preferably each of the clients and each of the servers is nearly identical to all other clients and servers, and each communicates to other applications including client applications through a consistent and uniform application programming interface.

US Patent:

6690481, Feb 10, 2004

Filed:

Jul 20, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/357433

Inventors:

Michael Lee Yeung - Mission Viejo CA
Don Francis Purpura - Yorba Linda CA
George Koppich - Palos Verdes Estates CA

Assignee:

Canon Kabushiki Kaisha - Tokyo

International Classification:

G06K 1500

US Classification:

358 115, 358 113

Abstract:

Push printing from internet sources to a set top box through a cable head end connected to the set top box by a digital cable network. Push printing includes printing by unicast (point-to-point) printing from a remote internet source to a specifically designated printer connected to a specifically addressed set top box, multicast (one-to-many) printing from a single remote web source to multiple ones of printers connected to respective set top boxes, and one-to-group printing from a single remote web source to a group of set top boxes defined at the cable head end. Both unicast and multicast printing are accomplished from the remote internet site to a cable head end connected to the internet, with the cable head end transmitting the print job via a digital cable network to subscriber set top boxes. Notification of print status is provided from the set top box back to the cable head end, thereby allowing the cable head end to provide notification of successful printout back to the remote internet site.

US Patent:

6977994, Dec 20, 2005

Filed:

Mar 27, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/108655

Inventors:

Kenneth J. Stephenson - Mission Viejo CA, US
Michael L. Yeung - Mission Viejo CA, US
Amir Shahindoust - Laguna Niguel CA, US
Carl Byington - Blue Jay CA, US

Assignee:

Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
Toshiba Corporation

International Classification:

H04M011/00

US Classification:

379 9301, 37910001, 358 115, 709201, 710 20

Abstract:

A method and implementation is disclosed for messaging between components, preferably the controllers of peripheral devices in a network. The method and implementation includes providing a message from a first process and appending to the message a code indicating at least one descriptive parameter of the message. Steps and implementations are included for transmitting the message to a second process and interpreting the code so as to enable computation of the message by the second process across a plurality of different controller platforms.

US Patent:

6986108, Jan 10, 2006

Filed:

Mar 21, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/103268

Inventors:

Andrey I. Savov - Laguna Hills CA, US
Michael Yeung - Mission Viejo CA, US

Assignee:

Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha - Shizuoka-Ken
Toshiba Corporation - Shizuoka-Ken

International Classification:

G06F 15/00

US Classification:

715838, 715839

Abstract:

There is provided asystem and architecture for accessing and communicating with digital image devices. The system is provided in the form of software components that are platform independent for the development of software for managing or controlling digital image devices. The software components are easily integrated with existing development tools, have native functionality, and can be implemented independently of Common Information Model or Simple Network Management Protocol architectures.

US Patent:

7084994, Aug 1, 2006

Filed:

Jul 20, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/357585

Inventors:

George Koppich - Palos Verdes Estates CA, US
Michael Lee Yeung - Mission Viejo CA, US
Don Francis Purpura - Yorba Linda CA, US
Paul Nicholas Gacek - Laguna Beach CA, US
Tapani Otala - San Jose CA, US
Douglas Richard Barr - Laguna Beach CA, US

Assignee:

Canon Kabushiki Kaisha - Tokyo

International Classification:

G06F 13/00
G06F 15/00

US Classification:

358 115, 709206, 709239, 709240, 725 86, 725153, 725109, 725110, 725133, 725141

Abstract:

Internet-based printing to a home printer in which the print job is pre-rasterized at the cable head end and sent in rasterized format to the set top box. Because the print job is pre-rasterized at the cable head end, and not at the set top box, resources are not wasted at the set top box when they are more readily available at the cable head end. In addition, because of the high speed communication network already in existence between the cable head end and the set top box, even large pre-rasterized print jobs can be transmitted to the set top box in reasonable amounts of time, meaning more quickly than a situation in which it was the set top box that performed rasterization.

US Patent:

7111024, Sep 19, 2006

Filed:

Oct 10, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/269648

Inventors:

George Koppich - Palos Verdes Est. CA, US
Michael Yeung - Mission Viejo CA, US
Louis Ormond - Irvine CA, US
Harpreet Singh - Orange CA, US

Assignee:

Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba - Tokyo
Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha - Tokyo

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707203, 707102, 715513

Abstract:

This invention is related to document management systems, and more particularly, to a document management system for automating selected operations to be performed on at least one document in a data storage area. The invention is directed to a method and system for automatically performing preselected operations on electronic documents. The method and system comprising the steps of and means adapted for receiving at least one electronic document into a data storage area accessible by a plurality of users; associating at least one preselected operation with the data storage area, such that such preselected operation is performed automatically by any document received into the data storage area; and performing the preselected operation on each electronic document received into the data storage area.

US Patent:

7126712, Oct 24, 2006

Filed:

Mar 29, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/112222

Inventors:

Amir Shahindoust - Laguna Niguel CA, US
Michael Yeung - Mission Viejo CA, US

Assignee:

Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba - Tokyo
Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha - Tokyo

International Classification:

G06F 15/82

US Classification:

358 115

Abstract:

A system and method is provided for providing a file based job request queue for digital imaging devices. Job requests are stored in a section of file-based queue having a plurality of sections, wherein each section corresponds to a function of a multi-function digital image device. A key is assigned to each job request such that each job request in a section has a different key. Values are then computed for each job request based on the assigned job request key. The computed values are then stored such that they are searchable to determine the current state of the queue.