Patents by Inventor Alka Lachhwani

Alka Lachhwani 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).

  • Layout generator system and method
    Patent number: 7401289
    Abstract: The present invention provides systems and methods for creating and editing electronic layouts, such as layouts used to create web pages, via digital networks. An exemplary system for creating an electronic layout suitably includes a server, a network, a database and one or more user interfaces. The server may suitably provide a layout editor configured to place one or more containers, areas and/or spacers onto a layout panel in response to inputs from a user and a layout manager configured to validate properties of the layout and to generate the layout. An exemplary method for creating a document layout suitably includes displaying a layout panel; placing at least one container on the layout panel to create the layout, the container comprising a software object representing a visual element; and storing the layout in a database for future use and/or editing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2008
    Assignee: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Alka Lachhwani, Andrea Bimson, Laxmikant Dash, Biswajit A. Sarkar, Meena Gopakumar, Kaustubh Kunte
  • Layout generator system and method
    Publication number: 20020116418
    Abstract: The present invention provides systems and methods for creating and editing electronic layouts, such as layouts used to create web pages, via digital networks. An exemplary system for creating an electronic layout suitably includes a server, a network, a database and one or more user interfaces. The server may suitably provide a layout editor configured to place one or more containers, areas and/or spacers onto a layout panel in response to inputs from a user and a layout manager configured to validate properties of the layout and to generate the layout. An exemplary method for creating a document layout suitably includes displaying a layout panel; placing at least one container on the layout panel to create the layout, the container comprising a software object representing a visual element; and storing the layout in a database for future use and/or editing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2001
    Publication date: August 22, 2002
    Inventors: Alka Lachhwani, Andrea Bimson, Laxmikant Dash, Biswajit A. Sarkar, Meena Gopakumar, Kaustubh Kunte