Patents
US 10846031 B2: Software application for a mobile device to wirelessly manage or wirelessly setup an output system or output device for service
- Granted
- 2020-11-24
- Filed
- 2017-05-12 application 15594440
- Type
- Utility · 39 claims
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Abstract
Mobile device or mobile software configured for wirelessly managing or wirelessly setting up an output system are herein disclosed and enabled. Examples of mobile devices include smart phones and information pads having a touch sensitive screen. The mobile software, which is executable at the mobile device, causes the mobile device to: wirelessly discover the output system that is within physical proximity to the mobile device; receive, via the touch sensitive screen and from a user, selection of an item related to the wirelessly discovered output system; establish a wireless communication link between the mobile device and the output system; and wirelessly transmit security information or authentication information to the output system for setting up the output system for service. The mobile software may further facilitate management of settings of the output system and may further wirelessly drive or control the output system over the wireless communication link.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg201124.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flexiworld Technologies, Inc. 76 patents | US company or organization | Vancouver, WA | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Ho Chang | Vancouver, WA | 85 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Christina Ying Liu | San Francisco, CA | 71 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| H04W | Wireless communication networks | H04W12/08 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G06F | Electric digital data processing | G06F3/0481 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G06K | Graphical data reading ; presentation of data; record carriers; handling record carriers | G06K15/02 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G06Q | Information and communication technology [ict] specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes; systems or methods specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes, not otherwise provided for | G06Q20/10 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G10L | Speech analysis techniques or speech synthesis; speech recognition; speech or voice processing techniques; speech or audio coding or decoding | G10L15/22 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H04L | Transmission of digital information, e.g. telegraphic communication | H04L67/303 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H04N | Pictorial communication, e.g. television | H04N1/00244 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Y02D | Climate change mitigation technologies in information and communication technologies [ict], i.e. information and communication technologies aiming at the reduction of their own energy use | Y02D10/00 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-05-15 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | CHANG, WILLIAM HO signed 2002-07-18 LIU, CHRISTINA YING signed 2002-07-18 | FLEXIWORLD TECHNOLOGIES, INC. VANCOUVER, WA | 42385/202 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
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