Ricoh Company, Ltd.

Ricoh Americas Corporation

Gregory C Keys

Hiroshi Kitada

Lana Wong

Andrew G Jennings

Rao Boyanapalli

A method, apparatus, system, and computer readable medium for hosting an application participating in a workflow communication which generates a workflow step and translates the workflow step into a device instruction, the device instruction being based on device specifications and instructing the device to perform a function. The device instruction is sent to the device and feedback is received from the device, the feedback corresponding to the device instruction. The feedback is then processed and the workflow communication is updated based on the processed feedback.

Method, apparatus, system, and computer readable medium for universal device participation in business process and workflow application

A system for peer-to peer distributed client updates. The system includes an update server to which a list of target network accessible devices as devices that are to receive an update file is uploaded. The update server also receives an update file from a licensing server remote from the server. The generates a list of the targeted network accessible devices, which includes a plurality of superior nodes and a plurality of subordinate nodes, which are each subordinate to a respective one of the superior nodes. The server then sends the update file to each of said superior nodes, which send the update message to each of the nodes subordinate to the respective superior nodes.

Centralized utility for automated retrieval, distribution/installation, and licensing management of software updates using peer-to-peer communication

A system for peer-to peer distributed client updates. The system includes a server to which a list of target network accessible devices as devices that are to receive an update file is uploaded. The server then generates a list of the targeted network accessible devices, which includes a plurality of superior nodes and a plurality of subordinate nodes, which are each subordinate to a respective one of the superior nodes. The server then sends an update file to each of said superior nodes, which sends the update file to each of the nodes subordinate to the respective superior nodes. Each of the target network accessible devices then directly transmits a reporting result indicating a result of a software update at each of the superior and subordinate nodes.

Peer-to-peer method of deploying and managing executable code and associated plug-ins

A method and apparatus for processing a plurality of images. The method includes receiving or generating by an information processing apparatus the plurality of images. The plurality of images are stored in a memory, and separated into a plurality of image units. Sequence identifiers are assigned to the plurality of image units, and a first subset of the plurality of image units is processed by the information processing apparatus. The method further includes dividing the unprocessed plurality of image units into at least one second subset of the plurality of image units, and sending each of the at least one second subset of the plurality of image units to a different information processing apparatus for processing.

System and method for distributed optical character recognition processing

A method of dynamically managing software functionality of a plurality of non-general purpose computing devices via a network including receiving a management request, storing an identification file and a modification package, accessing the identification file with a management agent in response to the reception of the management request, establishing communication between the management agent and a corresponding deployment agent of the selected ones of the plurality of non-general purpose computing devices via the interface and receiving a status designation from each of the selected ones of the plurality of non-general purpose computing devices via a corresponding deployment agent, delaying the transfer of the modification package with deployment agents currently indicating a status of processing a previously initiated management request and initiating transfer of the modification package with deployment agents currently indicating an available status.

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Warwick, NY, United States of America

Gregory C Keys