Jennifer Geske

US Patent:

20020130942, Sep 19, 2002

Filed:

Oct 31, 2001

Appl. No.:

10/003605

Inventors:

Steven Walker - Camas WA, US
Jennifer Geske - Vancouver WA, US

International Classification:

B41J002/01

US Classification:

347/105000

Abstract:

A system of classifying incoming media entering an inkjet printing mechanism identifies the media without requiring any special manufacturer markings. The media is first optically scanned using a blue-violet light at an initial intensity to obtain both diffuse and specular reflectance data. Certain information from the printer driver housed in a host computer or other information may be used to infer time-saving shortcuts about the type of media being supplied to the printing unit. A printing mechanism constructed to implement this method is also provided.

US Patent:

20030043401, Mar 6, 2003

Filed:

Aug 31, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/943917

Inventors:

Donald Abel - Sherwood OR, US
Jennifer Geske - Vancouver WA, US
William Hertling - Portland OR, US

International Classification:

G06F003/12
G06F013/10
G06F017/00
B41J002/195
B41J029/393

US Classification:

358/001140, 358/001150, 709/321000, 705/400000, 710/008000, 347/019000

Abstract:

The present invention includes an embodiment for estimating ink usage of a print job, comprising connecting a computer peripheral device to a host computer having predefined information relating to the peripheral device and offering pricing and estimation of ink and image consumables to complete the print job, before the print job is performed. The present invention also includes an embodiment as an ink usage monitoring system for estimating ink usage of a print job, comprising a computer peripheral device for performing the print job and a host computer connected to the computer peripheral device and having predefined information relating to the peripheral device. The host computer has pricing and estimation of ink and image consumables to complete the print job, before the print job is performed.

US Patent:

20030142344, Jul 31, 2003

Filed:

Jan 31, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/062681

Inventors:

Jennifer Geske - Vancouver WA, US
Feng Yuan - Bellevue WA, US

International Classification:

G06F015/00
B41J001/00

US Classification:

358/001150

Abstract:

The present invention includes as one embodiment a method for electronically monitoring the contents of a print job generated from print data, comprising analyzing the print data to build statistical information about content within the print data and categorizing the print job using the statistical information according to pre-specified categorization criteria.