Patents Assigned to ACD Systems Ltd.
  • Patent number: 7856604
    Abstract: A system for operation and visualization of multiple content filters, including a plurality of filter interfaces for setting parameters of corresponding content filters that filter a catalog of assets, each content filter having a lock status being in a locked or an unlocked state, and each filter interface having a display generator for rendering a user interface display, wherein at least one such user interface display for a content filter is dependent upon the lock status of another content filter, and a lock processor for setting the lock status of at least one content filter. A method and a computer readable storage medium are also described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2010
    Assignee: ACD Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: David Sheldon Hooper, Yida Mao, Matthew Stanlake
  • Patent number: 7792331
    Abstract: A method for editing composite geographical images, including importing a raster geographical map file, the raster file including geographical information identifying raster image data, global positioning reference data and a first projection that transforms geographical coordinates to linear coordinates, importing a vector geographical map file, the vector file including geographical information identifying vector objects, rendering a two-dimensional raster image including transforming linear coordinates to geographical coordinates according to the inverse of a prescribed second projection that transforms geographical coordinates to linear coordinates, and re-projecting the geographical coordinates to linear coordinates according to the first projection, rendering a two-dimensional vector image including projecting the vector objects according to the prescribed second projection, compositing the two-dimensional image raster image and the two-dimensional vector image as layers of a composite image, and editin
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: ACD Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Piotr Balaga, Philip Landman
  • Patent number: 7398479
    Abstract: A calendar-based image asset organizer, including a user interface for designating at least one date range, an image date reader for determining a date associated with an image, and an image query manager for identifying images having an associated date within the designated at least one date range. A method and a computer readable storage medium are also described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2008
    Assignee: ACD Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: David Hooper, Yida Mao
  • Patent number: 7356778
    Abstract: A system for operation and visualization of multiple content filters, including a plurality of filter interfaces for setting parameters of corresponding content filters that filter a catalog of assets, each content filter having a lock status being in a locked or an unlocked state, and each filter interface having a display generator for rendering a user interface display, wherein at least one such user interface display for a content filter is dependent upon the lock status of another content filter, and a lock processor for setting the lock status of at least one content filter. A method and a computer readable storage medium are also described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2008
    Assignee: ACD Systems Ltd.
    Inventors: David Sheldon Hooper, Yida Mao, Matthew Stanlake