The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Jun. 02, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2013
Applicant:
Ricoh Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Xu Liu, Cupertino, CA (US);
Michael Gormish, Cupertino, CA (US);
Assignee:
RICOH CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/12 (2006.01); G06Q 10/06 (2012.01); H04N 1/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/12 (2013.01); G06F 3/1204 (2013.01); G06F 3/1247 (2013.01); G06F 3/1275 (2013.01); G06F 3/1288 (2013.01); G06Q 10/06 (2013.01); G06Q 10/0633 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for a print spooler to control document and workflow transfer are described. In one embodiment, the method comprises receiving a request to print an electronic document from a print driver. The method may also comprise retrieving a workflow configuration utilizing a workflow print spooler, where the workflow print spooler provides pre-configured workflow configuration data for a corresponding workflow. In one embodiment, the method further comprises deploying the electronic document into the workflow based on the workflow configuration data.