Eric W Larkin

US Patent:

6611364, Aug 26, 2003

Filed:

Jul 20, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/357713

Inventors:

Samuel F. Craig - Pittsburg CA
Eric Larkin - San Jose CA

Assignee:

Jerome E. Robertson - Los Altos CA

International Classification:

H04N 104

US Classification:

358497

Abstract:

The compact design of a CIS device is exploited, resulting in a more compact scanning mechanism and in lighter and smaller scanning devices. The CIS is incorporated into a drive belt attached to the length of the CIS. The CIS is forced to traverse the document by a drive mechanism that pulls the entire belt and CIS across the document while maintaining the tension necessary to keep the document in the narrow depth of focus. This mechanism provides a uniform force on the CIS, reducing the possibility of yawing motion, and keeps the document in focus through the tension on the drive belt. The combined CIS and transport mechanism power requirements can be supplied by standard computer interfaces, requiring no additional power supplies. This new mechanism also hides the internal workings of the scanner behind a drive belt that is the size of the platen window. The drive belt can either be printed to present the operator with instructions or markings to indicate document placement or with other information, or the drive belt can be left blank to present the operator with a cleaner and less cluttered scanning device.

US Patent:

6983278, Jan 3, 2006

Filed:

Apr 10, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/120898

Inventors:

Janet Yu - San Francisco CA, US
Eric Larkin - San Jose CA, US
Michael Topolovac - Monterey CA, US

Assignee:

Arena Solutions, Inc. - Menlo Park CA

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707 9, 707 10, 709203

Abstract:

A method and computer program product for securely uploading and downloading data from a client to a remote data storage location under control of a remote application program. The data is stored in encrypted form so that the data server has no access to the data. The data is associated with a bill of material (BOM) and may be accessed by users without providing access to the data space of the client. Also disclosed is a method and computer program so automatically assign access privileges to one or more users of data in a bill of material stored in a shared database such that the step of refining a role for the user for a data item automatically assigns access privileges for the user for the data and other related data items. Also described is linking BOMs to provide peer-to-peer access and views to different users. Also described is a method and software program that provides of propagation of data through the supply chain via one or more bills of materials.

US Patent:

6999965, Feb 14, 2006

Filed:

Apr 10, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/120897

Inventors:

William A. Cesarotti - San Mateo CA, US
Eric Larkin - San Jose CA, US
Michael Topolovac - Monterey CA, US

Assignee:

Arena Solutions, Inc. - Menlo Park CA

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707100

Abstract:

A method of associating CAD data of an item with an item in a bill of material (BOM). The BOM is stored remotely in a database containing BOMS, not necessarily having the same owner. The method includes for a selected item collecting data from the CAD data of the item, formatting the collected data for transfer, transferring the formatted collected data to a remote location from where the BOM database is accessible, retrieving matching BOM items from a database containing one or more BOMs, comparing the BOM data of the matching items with the corresponding collected transfer data to obtain a match, and associating the matched BOM item with the CAD data of the item. The BOM uniquely identifies items using a unique identifier, and the associating is by attaching to the CAD data of the item the unique identifier used in the BOM database for the item.

US Patent:

7558793, Jul 7, 2009

Filed:

Oct 24, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/280123

Inventors:

Michael Topolovac - Palo Alto CA, US
Eric Larkin - San Jose CA, US
Janet Yu - San Francisco CA, US

Assignee:

Arena Solutions, Inc. - Foster City CA

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707 9, 707 10, 705 29

Abstract:

A method of storing and managing BOMs of different owners in the same environment. One or more BOMs have an owner. An owner's BOM includes may include confidential information such that unrestricted access to the confidential information is limited to the owner and any designates of the owner. In particular, one embodiment of the invention and maintains a list of items that include the items in the BOMs of the different owners. A unique identifier is used for each item of the list. The item identifiers thus form one namespace. BOMs of different owners share data including confidential data within the same namespace.

US Patent:

7610286, Oct 27, 2009

Filed:

Jun 2, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/143908

Inventors:

Janet Yu - San Francisco CA, US
Eric Larkin - San Jose CA, US
Michael Topolovac - Monterey CA, US

Assignee:

Arena Solutions, Inc. - Foster City CA

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707 9, 707 10, 705 29

Abstract:

A method and computer program product for securely uploading and downloading data from a client to a remote data storage location under control of a remote application program. The data is stored in encrypted form so that the data server has no access to the data. The data is associated with a bill of material (BOM) and may be accessed by users without providing access to the data space of the client. Also disclosed is a method and computer program so automatically assign access privileges to one or more users of data in a bill of material stored in a shared database such that the step of refining a role for the user for a data item automatically assigns access privileges for the user for the data and other related data items. Also described is linking BOMs to provide peer-to-peer access and views to different users. Also described is a method and software program that provides of propagation of data through the supply chain via one or more bills of materials.

US Patent:

7610312, Oct 27, 2009

Filed:

May 17, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/750254

Inventors:

Michael Topolovac - Palo Alto CA, US
Eric Larkin - San Jose CA, US
Janet Yu - San Francisco CA, US

Assignee:

Arena Solutions, Inc. - Foster City CA

International Classification:

G06F 7/00
G06F 7/10
G06F 17/00
G06F 17/30
G06F 17/40

US Classification:

7071041, 707 1, 707 9, 707100, 707102

Abstract:

A system for managing a bill of materials includes a data structure having at least one record with a primary key data field, an owner data field for indicating the owner of the record, the owner data field including data representative of one of a plurality of owners, and at least one other data field. In another aspect, the system for managing a bill of materials includes a database having a single namespace, and at least one record with a primary key data field, an owner data field for indicating the owner of the record, the owner data field including data representative of one of a plurality of owners, and at least one other data field.

US Patent:

7801916, Sep 21, 2010

Filed:

Oct 12, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/577590

Inventors:

Michael Topolovac - Palo Alto CA, US
Eric Larkin - San Jose CA, US
Janet Yu - San Francisco CA, US

Assignee:

Arena Solutions, Inc. - Foster City CA

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707783, 705 29

Abstract:

A system for managing a bill of materials includes a data structure having at least one record with a primary key data field, an owner data field for indicating the owner of the record, the owner data field including data representative of one of a plurality of owners, and at least one other data field. In another aspect, the system for managing a bill of materials includes a database having a single namespace, and at least one record with a primary key data field, an owner data field for indicating the owner of the record, the owner data field including data representative of one of a plurality of owners, and at least one other data field.

US Patent:

8046379, Oct 25, 2011

Filed:

Oct 14, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/579268

Inventors:

Janet Yu - San Francisco CA, US
Eric Larkin - San Jose CA, US
Michael Topolovac - Monterey CA, US

Assignee:

Arena Solutions, Inc. - Foster City CA

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707783, 707694, 707770

Abstract:

A system for securely uploading and downloading data from a client to a remote data storage location under control of a remote application program. The data is stored in encrypted form so that the data server has no access to the data. The data is associated with a bill of material (BOM) and may be accessed by users without providing access to the data space of the client. Also disclosed is a method and computer program so automatically assign access privileges to one or more users of data in a bill of material stored in a shared database such that the step of refining a role for the user for a data item automatically assigns access privileges for the user for the data and other related data items. Also described is linking BOMs to provide peer-to-peer access and views to different users. Also described is a method and software program that provides of propagation of data through the supply chain via one or more bills of materials.