Patents by Inventor Chi Ming To

Chi Ming To 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).

  • Publication number: 20170359444
    Abstract: A change propagation command, in one embodiment, causes the creation of induced commands in order to propagate commands in a collaborative document creation process that involves at least two client systems and a server system. The change propagation command received on a client system causes the creation of induced commands to a local copy on that client system and also causes the creation of induced commands on the server system. The induced commands in one embodiment apply changes to any objects that were added after the original change propagation command was received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2016
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Inventors: Chi Ming To, David A. Underwood, Man Hon Chan, Ralph L. Melton, Tamara L. Abell, Tin Yin Lam
  • Patent number: 9122886
    Abstract: Various features and processes related to document collaboration are disclosed. In some implementations, animations are presented when updating a local document display to reflect changes made to the document at a remote device. In some implementations, a user can selectively highlight changes made by collaborators in a document. In some implementations, a user can select an identifier associated with another user to display a portion of a document that includes the other user's cursor location. In some implementations, text in document chat sessions can be automatically converted into hyperlinks which, when selected, cause a document editor to perform an operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Sing Yeung Lai, Chi Ming To, Keng Fai Lee, Pui Ki Chan, Alan Chu, Oi Ying Angela Lee
  • Publication number: 20130160142
    Abstract: Various features and processes related to document collaboration are disclosed. In some implementations, animations are presented when updating a local document display to reflect changes made to the document at a remote device. In some implementations, a user can selectively highlight changes made by collaborators in a document. In some implementations, a user can select an identifier associated with another user to display a portion of a document that includes the other user's cursor location. In some implementations, text in document chat sessions can be automatically converted into hyperlinks which, when selected, cause a document editor to perform an operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2011
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Inventors: Sing Yeung Lai, Chi Ming To, Keng Fai Lee, Pui Ki Chan, Alan Chu, Oi Ying Angela Lee