Patents by Inventor Dennis R. Andersen

Dennis R. Andersen 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).

  • Method for simultaneously constructing and displaying a dynamic preview of a document that provides an accurate customized document
    Patent number: 5903905
    Abstract: A method for simultaneously constructing and displaying a dynamic preview display of a document. The method provides an accurate representation of the preview of the document and of the customized document itself. An initial preview display of the document is drawn displaying actual text as opposed to symbolic representations of text. A user then changes the characteristics of the preview display of the document and an updated preview display of the document is drawn after changing the characteristics of the preview display of the document. The update of the preview display is performed by the same drawing method used to draw the initial preview display of the document. Finally, an accurate customized document is output to an application program when there are no more desired changes to the characteristics of the preview display of the document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 11, 1999
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Dennis R. Andersen, Vikram Nigaraj, Douglas A. Ricard