Patents by Inventor Neil Alan Johnson

Neil Alan Johnson 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).

  • Aligning proportional font text in same columns that are visually apparent when using a monospaced font
    Patent number: 11036916
    Abstract: A computer system includes a text editor controller that receives input data, determines column location data indicating a location of at least one column for vertically organizing at least a portion of the input data based at least in part on the input data, and renders the input data as proportional font. A display device is configured to display a text area interface generated by the computer system, and to display the rendered proportional font in the text area interface in a vertically aligned manner based at least in part on the column location data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventor: Neil Alan Johnson
  • ALIGNING PROPORTIONAL FONT TEXT IN SAME COLUMNS THAT ARE VISUALLY APPARENT WHEN USING A MONOSPACED FONT
    Publication number: 20200175093
    Abstract: A computer system includes a text editor controller that receives input data, determines column location data indicating a location of at least one column for vertically organizing at least a portion of the input data based at least in part on the input data, and renders the input data as proportional font. A display device is configured to display a text area interface generated by the computer system, and to display the rendered proportional font in the text area interface in a vertically aligned manner based at least in part on the column location data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventor: Neil Alan Johnson