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Ward Foster
Also filed as: FOSTER WARD · FOSTER WARD S · FOSTER WARD SCOTT
54 granted patents·42 pending applications·973 citations·filing 1999–2005
99Inventor score
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96 records- 0194US6453129B1System and method for providing job assuranceHEWLETT PACKARD CO·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 17, 2002·91 cites·19 claims
- 0290US7145678B2Configurable web-based imaging service that prevents time consuming jobs from printingHEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 5, 2006·73 cites·34 claims
- 0389US7444414B2Secure resource access in a distributed environmentHEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO·Filed 2002·Granted Oct 28, 2008·60 cites·26 claims
- 0489US7062752B2Method, system and program product for multi-profile operations and expansive profile operationHEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 13, 2006·60 cites·20 claims
- 0587US6986136B2Web-based imaging service enabling jobs to be interrupted gracefullyHEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 10, 2006·54 cites·23 claims
- 0686US7305449B2Web-based imaging service providing reservationHEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 4, 2007·51 cites·21 claims
- 0786US6631010B1Web-based imaging system utilizing “cookies” to provide a single-action printing optionHEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO·Filed 2000·Granted Oct 7, 2003·46 cites·5 claims
- 0885US7190467B2Print option configurations specific to a service or device for printing in a distributed environmentHEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 13, 2007·41 cites·27 claims
- 0984US7106469B2Variable data printing with web based imagingHEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 12, 2006·38 cites·16 claims
- 1083US7073174B2Use of job tickets to secure resource accessHEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 4, 2006·30 cites·34 claims
- 1178US7464134B2Mechanism and method for sharing imaging information from an enterprise resource planning computing environmentHEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO·Filed 2002·Granted Dec 9, 2008·12 cites·35 claims
- 1277US7349869B2Use of a job ticket service to store bid informationHEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 25, 2008·15 cites·21 claims
- 1377US6676310B2Check writing system and methodHEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 13, 2004·10 cites·21 claims
- 1476US7756749B2System and method for charging for printing services renderedHEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 13, 2010·9 cites·12 claims
- 1576US7295677B2Systems and methods for adding watermarks using network-based imaging techniquesHEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO·Filed 2002·Granted Nov 13, 2007·21 cites·16 claims
- 1676US7191448B2Web based imaging page redirector system for accessing a redirector reference that directs a browser to a redirector softwareHEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 13, 2007·22 cites·19 claims
- 1775US7085807B2System and method for providing links to available services over a local network by a thin portal service configured to access imaging data stored in a personal imaging repositoryHEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO·Filed 2001·Granted Aug 1, 2006·21 cites·21 claims
- 1874US7266838B2Secure resourceHEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 4, 2007·20 cites·34 claims
- 1974US7096265B2System and method for intelligent routing of tasks across a distributed networkHEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO·Filed 2001·Granted Aug 22, 2006·19 cites·15 claims
- 2074US6900905B2Method for accessing imaging information on a demand basis using web based imagingHEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO·Filed 2001·Granted May 31, 2005·18 cites·12 claims
- 2171US7373662B2Secure resource accessHEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO·Filed 2002·Granted May 13, 2008·16 cites·39 claims
- 2270US7207069B2Branch locking of job tickets to control concurrencyHEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 17, 2007·16 cites·19 claims
- 2369US7996492B2System for providing information regarding network resourcesHEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO·Filed 2002·Granted Aug 9, 2011·12 cites·21 claims
- 2469US7196803B1System and method for printing to a printer without the use of a print driverHEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO·Filed 2000·Granted Mar 27, 2007·14 cites·12 claims
- 2567US7006243B2Web-based imaging system providing means of accessing content individuallyHEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO·Filed 2001·Granted Feb 28, 2006·11 cites·20 claims
- 2667US6944868B2Imaging extension API for isolating web content from user resources and servicesHEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 13, 2005·12 cites·14 claims
- 2767US6934912B2System and method for providing a history list of existing imaging compositionsHEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO·Filed 2001·Granted Aug 23, 2005·12 cites·17 claims
- 2866US7450256B2Pre-defined print option configurations for printing in a distributed environmentHEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 11, 2008·11 cites·24 claims
- 2966US6943903B2System and method for providing print preview/media selectionHEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 13, 2005·10 cites·16 claims
- 3065US6961148B2Web-based imaging service supporting specialized media detected through multipurpose trayHEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 1, 2005·9 cites·34 claims
- 3164US8135864B2Mechanism for sharing web based imaging information from a unix terminal computing environmentSIMPSON SHELL S·Filed 2002·Granted Mar 13, 2012·9 cites·10 claims
- 3264US7426549B2Mechanism for sharing web-based imaging information from a mainframe computing environmentHEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 16, 2008·10 cites·42 claims
- 3364US6829060B2Web-based imaging service providing manual duplexingHEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 7, 2004·10 cites·30 claims
- 3463US7420704B2System and method for color gamut inadequacy notificationHEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 2, 2008·5 cites·32 claims
- 3562US7656545B1System and method for dynamically providing printing statusHEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO·Filed 2000·Granted Feb 2, 2010·4 cites·14 claims
- 3661US7623741B2System and method for transferring scanned imaging data to a personal imaging repositoryHEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 24, 2009·4 cites·21 claims
- 3759US7424509B2System and method for printing from a web applicationHEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 9, 2008·6 cites·25 claims
- 3859US7321902B2Mechanism for sharing web-based imaging information from a multi-function peripheralHEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO·Filed 2002·Granted Jan 22, 2008·3 cites·24 claims
- 3959US7158247B2System and method for determining the time required to complete a print jobHEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 2, 2007·6 cites·15 claims
- 4058US7941840B2Secure resource accessHEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO·Filed 2003·Granted May 10, 2011·5 cites·19 claims
- 4158US2004088260A1Secure user authenticationFiled 2002·Application pending·0 cites
- 4257US7503061B2Secure resource accessHEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO·Filed 2003·Granted Mar 10, 2009·4 cites·32 claims
- 4357US7184176B2Methods and systems for black and white conversion of imaging dataHEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO·Filed 2001·Granted Feb 27, 2007·2 cites·22 claims
- 4457US2004205652A1System and method for producing business cardsFiled 2001·Application pending·0 cites
- 4557US2003088476A1Pay-for-printing system and methodFiled 2001·Application pending·0 cites
- 4656US2003083952A1Web-based imaging service providing the ability to specify a charge-back accountFiled 2001·Application pending·0 cites
- 4755US7315390B2Identity-based imaging inbound facsimile serviceHEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO·Filed 2002·Granted Jan 1, 2008·1 cites·18 claims
- 4855US7145692B2System and method for facilitating color adjustment of imaging dataHEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO·Filed 2002·Granted Dec 5, 2006·4 cites·11 claims
- 4955US7072064B2Web-based imaging service capable of being trained to provide manual duplex printingHEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 4, 2006·4 cites·19 claims
- 5054US7073131B2Group composition storeHEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 4, 2006·3 cites·12 claims
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