Patents by Inventor Iue-Na Steve Swen

Iue-Na Steve Swen 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 and system for embedding a device profile into a document and extracting a device profile from a document in a color management system
    Patent number: 5806081
    Abstract: A method and system for embedding a device profile into a document and extracting a device profile from a document in a color management system. A tagged-element device profile allows for selective access to the device profile. The method of embedding a device profile into a document include allocating memory for a buffer, sending a ready call, transferring the device profile or portions of the device profile into the buffer and writing the same in the document, and lastly, sending a completed call. The method of extracting a device profile from a document includes allocating memory for a buffer, sending a ready call, reading the device profile or portions of the device profile from the document into the buffer and transferring the same to a file, and finally, sending a completed call.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1998
    Assignee: Apple Computer Inc.
    Inventors: Iue-Na Steve Swen, Michael D. Stokes, Thomas E. Mohr