Patents by Inventor Albert Leon Ting

Albert Leon Ting has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Print management architecture for computing devices having a set of filters functions wherein the functions are prevented from conflicting with one another
    Patent number: 7136941
    Abstract: A print architecture, including a print manager interposed between an application and a set of installed filters that complete features associated with submitted print jobs, includes an integrated data tree that stores a composite of the features and printer personalities supported by the print system including the installed filters. Properties/behaviors of components of the print architecture, including installed print filters and job tickets, are specified in accordance with an XML-based print schema. A print manager interface facilitates parsing and incorporating feature completion capabilities supported by the installed filters. A capabilities interface presents the features supported by the filters, organized in the form of feature descriptors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2006
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Amanda Giang-Tien Nguyen, Albert Leon Ting, Feng Yue
  • Print management architecture for computing devices
    Publication number: 20040111418
    Abstract: A print architecture, including a print manager interposed between an application and a set of installed filters that complete features associated with submitted print jobs, includes an integrated data tree that stores a composite of the features and printer personalities supported by the print system including the installed filters. Properties/behaviors of components of the print architecture, including installed print filters and job tickets, are specified in accordance with an XML-based print schema. A print manager interface facilitates parsing and incorporating feature completion capabilities supported by the installed filters. A capabilities interface presents the features supported by the filters, organized in the form of feature descriptors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2002
    Publication date: June 10, 2004
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Amanda Giang-Tien Nguyen, Albert Leon Ting, Feng Yue