Patents by Inventor Alison G. Woodruff

Alison G. Woodruff 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).

  • Methods and systems for document navigation using enchanced thumbnails
    Publication number: 20030030678
    Abstract: A thumbnail image includes at least one selectable element. The selectable element may be selected, or the document as a whole may be selected. The selectable element is associated with either (a) a portion of the original document, smaller than the original document as a whole or (b) a document other than the original document. When the thumbnail as a whole is selected, the original document is displayed. When the selectable element is selected, the appropriate portion of the original document, or the document other than the original document, is displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2001
    Publication date: February 13, 2003
    Inventors: Ruth E. Rosenholtz, Alison G. Woodruff, Andrew R. Faulring