Patents by Inventor Mary Elizabeth McQuarrie

Mary Elizabeth McQuarrie 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).

  • Patent number: 9342513
    Abstract: One disclosed method includes the steps of initiating a download of a first document by a computer system, the first document having a plurality of parts according to a first predefined format; initiating a download of a second document by the computer system, the second document having a plurality of parts according to a second predefined format; determining a download priority of at least one of the plurality of parts of the first document by the computer system based at least in part on the predefined format of the first document; downloading the at least one of the plurality of parts of the first document according to the download priority; determining whether to suspend the download of the second document based on a state of a resource available to the computer system and the download priority; and suspending the download of the second document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated
    Inventors: Mary Elizabeth McQuarrie, David Rudi Sherry
  • Patent number: 9276758
    Abstract: Techniques for analyzing and repairing documents are described, including evaluating a document at a first location using a first application, the document comprising one or more parameters and being formatted using a document standard, identifying a problem associated with the document by comparing the one or more parameters to the document standard, presenting a status associated with the document, wherein the status is associated with the one or more parameters, and repairing the problem a second location using a second application by modifying at least one of the one or more parameters associated with the document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated
    Inventor: Mary Elizabeth McQuarrie
  • Publication number: 20130124532
    Abstract: Techniques for analyzing and repairing documents are described, including evaluating a document at a first location using a first application, the document comprising one or more parameters and being formatted using a document standard, identifying a problem associated with the document by comparing the one or more parameters to the document standard, presenting a status associated with the document, wherein the status is associated with the one or more parameters, and repairing the problem a second location using a second application by modifying at least one of the one or more parameters associated with the document.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2008
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicant: Adobe Systems Incorporated
    Inventor: Mary Elizabeth McQuarrie
  • Publication number: 20120084405
    Abstract: One disclosed method includes the steps of initiating a download of a first document by a computer system, the first document having a plurality of parts according to a first predefined format; initiating a download of a second document by the computer system, the second document having a plurality of parts according to a second predefined format; determining a download priority of at least one of the plurality of parts of the first document by the computer system based at least in part on the predefined format of the first document; downloading the at least one of the plurality of parts of the first document according to the download priority; determining whether to suspend the download of the second document based on a state of a resource available to the computer system and the download priority; and suspending the download of the second document.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2011
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Applicant: Adobe Systems Incorporated
    Inventors: Mary Elizabeth McQuarrie, David Rudi Sherry
  • Patent number: 8086946
    Abstract: A system detects a requirement to obtain a first document by the computer system, the first document having a predefined format. The system identifies a sequence of portions of the first document to obtain based on analysis of the predefined format of the first document, and analysis of current operational parameters of the computer system. The system obtains a first portion of the document from the identified sequence, and then obtains successive portions of the first document in accordance with the identified sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated
    Inventors: Mary Elizabeth McQuarrie, David Rudi Sherry
  • Publication number: 20110173314
    Abstract: A system detects a requirement to obtain a first document by the computer system, the first document having a predefined format. The system identifies a sequence of portions of the first document to obtain based on analysis of the predefined format of the first document, and analysis of current operational parameters of the computer system. The system obtains a first portion of the document from the identified sequence, and then obtains successive portions of the first document in accordance with the identified sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2006
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Inventors: Mary Elizabeth McQuarrie, David Rudi Sherry