Patents Examined by Stephen P. Sax
  • Patent number: 7028267
    Abstract: A system and method for capturing, displaying, and navigating text annotations in a non-modifiable document is disclosed. Once it is determined that a text annotation is to be created, the system determines the file position of the selected object. The file position of the selected object is stored along with the created text annotation in another file or a non-read only portion of a file storing the document. Using the file position, the text annotation may be properly identified with the selected object without modifying the non-modifiable document. Once a text annotation is displayed a user may easily navigate among the captured annotations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2006
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: John L. Beezer, Marco A. DeMello, David M. Silver
  • Patent number: 5914715
    Abstract: Provided are an analytical data display method and apparatus in which the user can readily define a plurality of windows and an analytical model or analytical results can be graphically displayed in each window, thereby making it possible to change the position and size at will, and in which a number of analytical models or analytical results can be readily arranged through a simple operation. A display screen is provided with a plurality of independent windows and identical analytical models or analytical results are graphically displayed from different viewpoints in respective ones of the plurality of independent windows. A layout designation window is provided for designating the layout of a plurality of the graphics display windows. The layout designation window is subdivided into a plurality of areas, and the plurality of areas and respective ones of the plurality of graphics display windows are correlated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 22, 1999
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Toyoshige Sasaki
  • Patent number: 5479586
    Abstract: A mailing machine for processing sheets respectively having a leading edge, wherein the sheets include respective envelopes and tapes, the mailing machine comprising, structure for printing an indicia, the printing structure including a rotary drum having a cycle for printing the indicia on respective sheets, structure for successively feeding each sheet in a path of travel to the printing structure, structure for successively feeding cut tapes into the path of travel for feeding by the sheet feeding structure, structure for controlling the feeding and printing structure including a microprocessor, the controlling structure including structure connected to the microprocessor for sensing the leading edge of each sheet in the path of travel and providing a corresponding signal to the microprocessor, the microprocessor programmed for commencing in response to the sensing signal corresponding thereto a different predetermined time delay for tapes and envelopes before commencing the drum printing cycle, each time
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 1992
    Date of Patent: December 26, 1995
    Assignee: Pitney Bowes Inc.
    Inventors: Dennis M. Gallagher, Thomas M. Pfeifer, Richard P. Schoonmaker