公开(公告)号：US20170208217A1

公开(公告)日：2017-07-20

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 ,  H04N1/23 ,  G06F3/12

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：US20200312199A1

公开(公告)日：2020-10-01

申请号：US16370036

申请日：2019-03-29

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

Inventor： Kenneth Huang YOUNG ,  Randy Cruz SORIANO ,  Ann Qiongying FENG

IPC: G09F3/00 ,  B32B27/10 ,  B32B27/32 ,  B32B27/20

Abstract: Labels for food, beverage, cosmetic, pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, reagent, or vitamin packaging articles are provided. The labels include a print that is initially hidden, but at a later time period the print or an image within the print becomes visible to the consumer. The print or the image can, for example, include the expiration date of the product. A food, beverage, cosmetic pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, reagent, or vitamin packaging articles is also provided that includes a reservoir having a dye. Upon expiration of the product, the dye is released to taint the product so that a consumer has notice to avoid using the product.

公开(公告)号：US20170322753A1

公开(公告)日：2017-11-09

申请号：US15659303

申请日：2017-07-25

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

Inventor： Ann Qiongying FENG ,  Kenneth Huang YOUNG

IPC: G06F3/12 ,  H04N1/00

CPC classification number: G06F3/1204 ,  G06F3/123 ,  G06F3/1285 ,  H04N1/00127

Abstract: A method, a readable recording medium, and a system are disclosed for managing software version compatibility amongst a plurality of devices within a network. The method includes hosting a configuration file on a server, populating the configuration file for each of the two or more printers within the network with a printer identifier and one or more software versions associated with each of the two or more printers; executing a configuration tool on the server to compare the one or more software versions on a first printer of the two or more printers and the one or more software versions on at least one second printer of the two or more printers; and displaying if there is a software version discrepancy between the one or more software versions on the first printer and the one or more software versions on the at least one second printer.

公开(公告)号：US20160283174A1

公开(公告)日：2016-09-29

申请号：US14671408

申请日：2015-03-27

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

Inventor： Ann Qiongying FENG ,  Kenneth Huang YOUNG

IPC: G06F3/12

CPC classification number: G06F3/1204 ,  G06F3/123 ,  G06F3/1285 ,  H04N1/00127

Abstract: A method, a readable recording medium, and a system are disclosed for managing software version compatibility amongst a plurality of devices within a network, the method includes hosting a configuration file on a server populating the configuration file for each of the one or more devices with a device identifier and one or more software modules associated with each of the one or more devices, the at least one software module configured to perform one or more specific operations on a device; executing a configuration tool on the server to compare the one or more software modules in each of the one or more devices to check for conflicts between two or more software modules on the one or more devices; and replacing at least one of the two or more software modules on the one or more devices, if a conflict exists between the two or more software modules.

Abstract translation: 公开了一种用于管理网络内的多个设备之间的软件版本兼容性的方法，可读记录介质和系统，所述方法包括在服务器上托管配置文件，所述配置文件针对所述一个或多个设备中的每个设备填充配置文件， 与所述一个或多个设备中的每一个相关联的设备标识符和一个或多个软件模块，所述至少一个软件模块被配置为在设备上执行一个或多个特定操作; 在所述服务器上执行配置工具以比较所述一个或多个设备中的每一个中的所述一个或多个软件模块，以检查所述一个或多个设备上的两个或多个软件模块之间的冲突; 以及如果所述两个或多个软件模块之间存在冲突，则替换所述一个或多个设备上的所述两个或多个软件模块中的至少一个。

公开(公告)号：US20180189617A1

公开(公告)日：2018-07-05

申请号：US15858624

申请日：2017-12-29

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

Inventor： Ann Qiongying FENG ,  Randy Cruz SORIANO ,  Kenneth Huang YOUNG

IPC: G06K15/02 ,  G06K15/00 ,  G06K15/16

CPC classification number: G06K15/021 ,  G06K15/027 ,  G06K15/16 ,  G06K15/1825 ,  G06K15/1878 ,  G06K15/4025 ,  H04N1/603

Abstract: A method, system, and recording medium are disclosed for verifying a type of print media within trays of an image forming apparatus. The method includes feeding a sheet of a print media from a tray of the image forming apparatus to an in-line spectrophotometer; measuring characteristics of the print media with the in-line spectrophotometer, the measured characteristics of the print media including at least one of brightness, whiteness, or color; and determining if the measured characteristics of the print media matches a type of print media identified in a tray database for the tray of the image forming apparatus.