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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2005
Applicants:
Chad A. Stevens, Boise, ID (US);
James F. Gutierrez, Boise, ID (US);
Robert Sesek, Boise, ID (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, LP., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for permitting the limited use of a multifunction imaging device includes the multifunction imaging device scanning indicia printed on a media. The method also includes converting the indicia to at least one function identifier and a corresponding instruction associated with the at least one function wherein, the instruction informs the imaging device of the limitations in the use of the at least one function.