Patents by Inventor Kasman Ellis Thomas

Kasman Ellis Thomas 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).

  • Adaptive method and system for encoding digital images for the internet
    Patent number: 7826616
    Abstract: A system and method comprise defining a current rectangular region of the image bitmap, quantifying spectral characteristics of the current rectangular region, dividing the current rectangular region into four rectangular sub-regions in response to the spectral characteristics being greater than a predetermined threshold value, tagging the current rectangular sub-region as a terminal rectangular region in response to the spectral characteristics being less than or equal to the predetermined threshold value, tagging each rectangular sub-region as a terminal rectangular region in response to a size of the rectangular sub-region being less than or equal to a predetermined threshold size, defining one of the non-terminal rectangular sub-regions as the current rectangular region and repeating the above until all rectangular regions are tagged terminal, and determining color characteristics for each of the terminal rectangular regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: Novell, Inc.
    Inventor: Kasman Ellis Thomas
  • Distributed workflow techniques
    Patent number: 7792693
    Abstract: Techniques for distributed workflow processing are presented. A first workflow system and a second workflow system process actions of a workflow. The workflow is coordinated through one or more identity services. The identity services also establish trusted and secure communications between the first and second workflow systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: Novell, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan Paul Bultmeyer, Stephen R. Carter, Howard Melman, Bjarne Rasmussen, Kasman Ellis Thomas
  • ADAPTIVE METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENCODING DIGITAL IMAGES FOR THE INTERNET
    Publication number: 20100027883
    Abstract: A system and method comprise defining a current rectangular region of the image bitmap, quantifying spectral characteristics of the current rectangular region, dividing the current rectangular region into four rectangular sub-regions in response to the spectral characteristics being greater than a predetermined threshold value, tagging the current rectangular sub-region as a terminal rectangular region in response to the spectral characteristics being less than or equal to the predetermined threshold value, tagging each rectangular sub-region as a terminal rectangular region in response to a size of the rectangular sub-region being less than or equal to a predetermined threshold size, defining one of the non-terminal rectangular sub-regions as the current rectangular region and repeating the above until all rectangular regions are tagged terminal, and determining color characteristics for each of the terminal rectangular regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2009
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Applicant: NOVELL, INC.
    Inventor: Kasman Ellis THOMAS
  • Adaptive method and system for encoding digital images for the internet
    Patent number: 7602984
    Abstract: A system and method comprise defining a current rectangular region of the image bitmap, quantifying spectral characteristics of the current rectangular region, dividing the current rectangular region into four rectangular sub-regions in response to the spectral characteristics being greater than a predetermined threshold value, tagging the current rectangular sub-region as a terminal rectangular region in response to the spectral characteristics being less than or equal to the predetermined threshold value, tagging each rectangular sub-region as a terminal rectangular region in response to a size of the rectangular sub-region being less than or equal to a predetermined threshold size, defining one of the non-terminal rectangular sub-regions as the current rectangular region and repeating the above until all rectangular regions are tagged terminal, and determining color characteristics for each of the terminal rectangular regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2009
    Assignee: Novell, Inc.
    Inventor: Kasman Ellis Thomas