公开(公告)号：US09756223B2

公开(公告)日：2017-09-05

申请号：US15474425

申请日：2017-03-30

Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA LABORATORY U.S.A., INC.

Inventor： Randy Cruz Soriano ,  Kenneth Huang Young ,  Kazuto Yamamoto

IPC: H04N1/60 ,  H04N1/32 ,  H04N1/00 ,  G06F3/12 ,  G06K15/02 ,  H04N1/23

CPC classification number: H04N1/6055 ,  G06F3/1208 ,  G06F3/1215 ,  G06F3/1217 ,  G06F3/1241 ,  G06F3/126 ,  G06F3/1261 ,  G06F3/1288 ,  G06K15/027 ,  G06K15/1859 ,  G06K15/1878 ,  H04N1/00023 ,  H04N1/00034 ,  H04N1/00045 ,  H04N1/00061 ,  H04N1/00079 ,  H04N1/23 ,  H04N1/32545 ,  H04N1/3255 ,  H04N1/32555 ,  H04N1/6033 ,  H04N2201/0094

Abstract: A server, system, and method are disclosed for ensuring uniform level of color of distributed print jobs, wherein each of the plurality of printers is configured to conduct color validation and/or color calibration based on a first criterion. The server having a processor configured to: receive, from a client computer, a request relating to a print job; determine whether the received print job is a split job, which can be split amongst the plurality of the printers; filter at least two printers each having an in-line spectrophotometer from the plurality of printers; and instruct to the each filtered at least two printers so that color validation and/or color calibration is performed based on a second criterion by using the in-line spectrophotometer, wherein the second criterion causes color validation and/or color calibration at each of the each filtered at least two printers to be performed earlier than the first criterion.

公开(公告)号：US20200160141A1

公开(公告)日：2020-05-21

申请号：US16197712

申请日：2018-11-21

Applicant: Konica Minolta Laboratory U.S.A., Inc.

Inventor： Randy Cruz Soriano ,  Kazuto Yamamoto

IPC: G06K19/077

Abstract: An RFID tag having an initial range may be modified to have a reduced or increased range by printing a modification element over the antenna of the RFID tag. The modification element may function as an extension of the antenna or may function to shield the antenna.

公开(公告)号：US20200160004A1

公开(公告)日：2020-05-21

申请号：US16197921

申请日：2018-11-21

Applicant: Konica Minolta Laboratory U.S.A., Inc.

Inventor： Kazuto Yamamoto ,  Randy Cruz Soriano

IPC: G06K7/10 ,  G06K19/077

Abstract: Tamper detection on an article is performed by reading data from an RFID tag having an antenna with segments designed to break apart. The RFID tag is secured to the article in such a way that, when the article is tampered with, the antenna segments will break apart. Detachment would decrease the reading range of the RFID tag. An RFID reader may be used to read the data from the RFID tag. The predefined reading range (Rp) of the RFID tag, with antenna segments intact, is obtained from the data which was read by the RFID reader. The RFID reader obtains the data while located at an actual reading range (Ra) relative to the RFID tag. By comparing Ra with Rp, it is determined whether the antenna is still intact. If Ra

公开(公告)号：US10657432B1

公开(公告)日：2020-05-19

申请号：US16197631

申请日：2018-11-21

Applicant: Konica Minolta Laboratory U.S.A., Inc.

Inventor： Randy Cruz Soriano ,  Kazuto Yamamoto

IPC: G06K19/06 ,  G06K19/077

Abstract: An RFID tag having an initial range may be modified to have a reduced or increased range by printing a modification element over the antenna of the RFID tag. The modification element may function as an extension of the antenna or may function to shield the antenna. To allow for cost-efficient modification of RFID tags, multiple RFID tags may be secured on a substrate and modified together.

公开(公告)号：US10042592B1

公开(公告)日：2018-08-07

申请号：US15476355

申请日：2017-03-31

Applicant: Konica Minolta Laboratory U.S.A., Inc.

Inventor： Randy Cruz Soriano ,  Kenneth Huang Young ,  Kazuto Yamamoto

IPC: H04N1/00 ,  G06F3/12 ,  G06K15/02

Abstract: A print management method implemented in a system including a client computer, a server, and a plurality of printers is disclosed, which includes by the server: (a) receiving, from the client computer, a request relating to a print job; (b) determining whether the print job has a reprint related setting, the reprint related setting being a request to save data related to color imaging for the print job and/or a request to reprint a prior print job; when it is determined that the print job has the reprint related setting to save data related to color imaging; (c) determining at least one printer which has an in-line spectrophotometer from the plurality of printers; (d) determining at least one page to be measured as a target; and (e) sending the print job to the at least one printer so that the determined page is measured as the target.