Patents by Inventor Bryon Dean Bishop

Bryon Dean Bishop 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).

  • Method and system for data entry of handwritten symbols
    Patent number: 7305130
    Abstract: A method and system for data entry of handwritten text into a computer program that is not designed to accept handwritten text is provided. In preferred embodiments, the computer program is designed to operate in a windowing environment. A data entry program receives handwritten data, recognizes the data, and sends the recognized data to the computer program. The computer program processes the recognized data as if it had been entered from the keyboard. According to the present invention, the data entry program overlaps the window of the computer program with an invisible window. To the user, it looks as if the computer program is accepting handwritten data directly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2007
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Lloyd Frink, Bryon Dean Bishop
  • Method and system for data entry of handwritten symbols
    Patent number: 7116822
    Abstract: A method and system for data entry of handwritten text into a computer program that is not designed to accept handwritten text is provided. In preferred embodiments, the computer program is designed to operate in a windowing environment. A data entry program receives handwritten data, recognizes the data, and sends the recognized data to the computer program. The computer program processes the recognized data as if it had been entered from the keyboard. According to the present invention, the data entry program overlaps the window of the computer program with an invisible window. To the user, it looks as if the computer program is accepting handwritten data directly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2006
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Lloyd Frink, Bryon Dean Bishop
  • Method and system for data entry of handwritten symbols
    Patent number: 6594390
    Abstract: A method and system for data entry of handwritten text into a computer program that is not designed to accept handwritten text is provided. In preferred embodiments, the computer program is designed to operate in a windowing environment. A data entry program receives handwritten data, recognizes the data, and sends the recognized data to the computer program. The computer program processes the recognized data as if it had been entered from the keyboard. According to the present invention, the data entry program overlaps the window of the computer program with an invisible window. To the user, it looks as if the computer program is accepting handwritten data directly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2003
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Lloyd Frink, Bryon Dean Bishop
  • Method and system for data entry of handwritten symbols
    Patent number: 6269187
    Abstract: A method and system for data entry of handwritten text into a computer program that is not designed to accept handwritten text is provided. In preferred embodiments, the computer program is designed to operate in a windowing environment. A data entry program receives handwritten data, recognizes the data, and sends the recognized data to the computer program. The computer program processes the recognized data as if it had been entered from the keyboard. According to the present invention, the data entry program overlaps the window of the computer program with an invisible window. To the user, it looks as if the computer program is accepting handwritten data directly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2001
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Lloyd Frink, Bryon Dean Bishop
  • Method and system for data entry of handwritten symbols
    Patent number: 5956423
    Abstract: A method and system for data entry of handwritten text into a computer program that is not designed to accept handwritten text is provided. In preferred embodiments, the computer program is designed to operate in a windowing environment. A data entry program receives handwritten data, recognizes the data, and sends the recognized data to the computer program. The computer program processes the recognized data as if it had been entered from the keyboard. According to the present invention, the data entry program overlaps the window of the computer program with an invisible window. To the user, it looks as if the computer program is accepting handwritten data directly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 21, 1999
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Lloyd Frink, Bryon Dean Bishop
  • Method and system for data entry of handwritten symbols
    Patent number: 5946406
    Abstract: A method and system for data entry of handwritten text into a computer program that is not designed to accept handwritten text is provided. In preferred embodiments, the computer program is designed to operate in a windowing environment. A data entry program receives handwritten data, recognizes the data, and sends the recognized data to the computer program. The computer program processes the recognized data as if it had been entered from the keyboard. According to the present invention, the data entry program overlaps the window of the computer program with an invisible window. To the user, it looks as if the computer program is accepting handwritten data directly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 31, 1999
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Lloyd Frink, Bryon Dean Bishop