Sherri M Brown

US Patent:

6571217, May 27, 2003

Filed:

Feb 18, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/507257

Inventors:

Jeff M. Anderson - Vancouver WA
David Hall - Vancouver WA
Stephen D. Dentel - Vancouver WA
Sherri L. Brown - Clackamas OR

Assignee:

Hewlett-Packard Development Company L.P. - Houston TX

International Classification:

G06F 1760

US Classification:

705 14, 709219

Abstract:

A system and method are provided for updating a banner in a graphical display. In embodiment, the system comprises a processor circuit in a client device that includes a processor and a memory, both of which are electrically coupled to a local interface. The local interface may comprise, for example, a data bus and accompanying control bus. Also electrically coupled to the local interface is a network interface such as a network card that couples a network to the local interface. The system includes a display device electrically coupled to the local interface. The system further includes banner update logic stored on the memory and executable by the processor. The banner update logic particularly comprises logic to automatically initiate a download of a remote banner located at a predefined address on the network to the memory, and logic to display a local banner stored in the memory on the display device upon a failure to download the remote banner to the memory. The banner update logic may further comprise logic to display the remote banner on the display device upon a successful download of the remote banner to the memory.

US Patent:

6975419, Dec 13, 2005

Filed:

Jun 18, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/884594

Inventors:

David Staas - Camas WA, US
Jeff M. Anderson - Camas WA, US
Sherri L. Brown - Clackamas OR, US
Jeremy Bunn - Kelso WA, US
David M. Hall - Camas WA, US
David J Miller - Camas WA, US
Karen E. Misustin - West Linn OR, US
Lainye Reich - Vancouver WA, US
Daniel Revel - Portland OR, US

Assignee:

Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. - Houston TX

International Classification:

G06H015/00

US Classification:

358 115, 358402

Abstract:

A printing system and method are provided that facilitate the mobile printing of a document. The printing system comprises an automated print agent located in a device coupled to a network. The printing system also comprises a network alias associated with a printer coupled to the network, where the automated print agent acting as a network destination for a transmitted document addressed to the network alias. The automated print agent orchestrates the printing of the transmitted document on the printer upon receipt of the transmitted document from a transmitting device.