G06F 3/1293
Printer information exchange with computer
Official title: {Printer information exchange with computer}
G06F3/1293 (Printer information exchange with computer) appears on 620 US grants and 628 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G06F- Granted patents
- 620
- Published applications
- 628
- Assignees
- 124
- Inventors
- 978
- Latest grant
- 30 Jun 2026
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| 2006 | 4 | 8 |
| 2007 | 2 | 12 |
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| 2013 | 29 | 43 |
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| 2023 | 41 | 25 |
| 2024 | 22 | 20 |
| 2025 | 13 | 14 |
| 2026 | 3 | 10 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and computer readable storage medium30 Jun 2026US 12,669,968 B2Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Ink jet system31 Mar 2026US 12,591,398 B2Seiko Epson Corporation
- Information processing apparatus, computer readable medium, and system requiring collaboration between different administrators within a predetermined time to register target apparatus on a registration server13 Jan 2026US 12,524,184 B2FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
- Portable terminal device, non-transitory computer readable medium storing program, and method for providing service upon authenticated entry30 Dec 2025US 12,511,085 B2FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
- Systems and methods for communicating with locally connected printers and copiers30 Dec 2025US 12,513,051 B1Lioce Meters, LLC
- Light-based device communication8 Oct 2026US 2026/0312683 A1Markem-Imaje Corporation
- Replenishment management system including image forming apparatus and server apparatus24 Sep 2026US 2026/0288041 A1Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Service providing system, information processing apparatus, and non-transitory computer readable medium24 Sep 2026US 2026/0288402 A1FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
- Image forming apparatus and restoration method capable of executing restoration for each optional device27 Aug 2026US 2026/0252294 A1KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- Printing apparatus and non-transitory medium storing program for printing apparatus6 Aug 2026US 2026/0227940 A1Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and apparatus for controlling and communicating with business office devices156US 5,412,779 ARicoh Company, Ltd. · 1995
- Diamond coated cutting tool insert and method of making same152US 5,837,071 AMegadiamond, Inc. · 1998
- Method and apparatus for controlling and communicating with business office devices147US 5,774,678 ARicoh Company, Ltd. · 1998
- Printing system including print server139US 5,303,336 AHitachi, Ltd. · 1994
- Method and apparatus for automatically enabling communication with a network printer128US 5,832,191 AHewlett-Packard Company · 1998