Patents by Inventor Bevra S. Prasad

Bevra S. Prasad 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).

  • Displaying thumbnail images of document pages in an electronic folder
    Patent number: 6496206
    Abstract: In a graphical user interface for accessing a large number of files, such as text files, graphics files, or spreadsheets, a system allows quick glances of “thumbnails” or highly reduced versions of the files. When a folder is opened, every file in the folder is opened as a background operation and thumbnail data, such as a reduced image or text summary of the file, is derived and retained in a cache folder for quick access. When a cursor is touched, without a mouse-click, to a particular icon in the opened folder, the thumbnail for the file identified by the icon is accessed from the cache folder and displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2002
    Assignee: Scansoft, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul A. Mernyk, Steven Martin, Bevra S. Prasad, David L. Salgado