Patents by Inventor Anthony S. Akins

Anthony S. Akins 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).

  • Realtime communication of hand drawn images in a multiprogramming window environment
    Patent number: 5309555
    Abstract: An advanced user interface operates in an integrated operating environment which supports realtime handwriting, graphical and image data. The integrated operating environment is capable of running several application programs on a standard stand-alone processor, such as a personal computer, each in its own display window. A communication window is established in a first window. Image data is imported into it from a second window. And freehand drawing data is added to the first window. The contents of the first window can then be sent to a second processor. In this manner, hand drawn images can be combined with other image data and communicated over a network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 1992
    Date of Patent: May 3, 1994
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Anthony S. Akins, Peter A. Lee, Gunnar P. Seaburg, Gordon W. Arbeitman