Patents by Inventor David M. Snow

David M. Snow 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).

  • Enabling selection of an inferred schema part
    Patent number: 7613996
    Abstract: Systems and/or methods (“tools”) are described that convert or present conversion problems for electronic documents. The tools may convert a generally unstructured electronic document to a generally structured electronic document using non-visual textual and layout information of the unstructured document. The tools can also present possible problems with this or other types of conversion. And the tools can enable a user to alter an electronic document's schema without altering its visual layout.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Nicholas K Dallett, Scott M. Roberts, Brian C. Teutsch, Jun Jin, Willson Kulandai-Raj David, Joshua S. Bell, David M Snow, Aleksandr Tysbert, Shuk-Yan Lai
  • Identifying design issues in electronic forms
    Patent number: 7587661
    Abstract: A technology for identifying design issues during an electronic form generating process is provided. In one method approach, a user selected runtime environment to be applied to an electronic form is received. A form design check is performed on the electronic form. A reporting object generates a list of design issues identified by the form design check. The list of design issues is displayed in a user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Joshua S. Bell, Nicholas K. Dallett, Willson Kulandai Raj David, David M. Snow, Dafina I. Toncheva, Aleksandr Tsybert