Patents by Inventor Christophe Marle

Christophe Marle 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).

  • Reformatting documents using document analysis information
    Patent number: 7792362
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for reformatting electronic documents is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises performing layout analysis on an electronic version of a document to locate text zones, assigning attributes for scale and importance to text zones in the electronic version of the document, and reformatting text in the electronic version of the document based on the attributes to create an image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: Ricoh Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kathrin Berkner, Christophe Marle, Edward L. Schwartz, Michael J. Gormish
  • Reformatting documents using document analysis information
    Patent number: 7616815
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for reformatting electronic documents is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises performing layout analysis on an electronic version of a document to locate text zones, assigning attributes for scale and importance to text zones in the electronic version of the document, and reformatting text in the electronic version of the document based on the attributes to create an image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2009
    Assignee: Ricoh Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kathrin Berkner, Christophe Marle, Edward L. Schwartz, Michael J. Gormish
  • Relevancy Sorting of User's Browser History
    Publication number: 20090171930
    Abstract: Various embodiments provide a Web browser that employs a relevancy algorithm to make an educated guess as to the likelihood of a user's intended destination when the user begins to enter text into a browser's address bar. In one or more embodiments, the relevancy algorithm employs various parameters and assigns weights to the parameters to arrive at a collection of suggestions to provide to the user. By using various rules, associated weightings, and the relevancy algorithm, relevant suggestions can be provided to a user to facilitate their navigation activities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2007
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Christopher M. Vaughan, Oliver Wallace, Carlos Yeung, Amit Gupta, Christophe Marle
  • Reformatting documents using document analysis information
    Publication number: 20080037873
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for reformatting electronic documents is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises performing layout analysis on an electronic version of a document to locate text zones, assigning attributes for scale and importance to text zones in the electronic version of the document, and reformatting text in the electronic version of the document based on the attributes to create an image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2007
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Inventors: Kathrin Berkner, Christophe Marle, Edward Schwartz, Michael Gormish
  • Reformatting documents using document analysis information
    Publication number: 20070286485
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for reformatting electronic documents is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises performing layout analysis on an electronic version of a document to locate text zones, assigning attributes for scale and importance to text zones in the electronic version of the document, and reformatting text in the electronic version of the document based on the attributes to create an image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2007
    Publication date: December 13, 2007
    Inventors: Kathrin Berkner, Christophe Marle, Edward Schwartz, Michael Gormish
  • Reformatting documents using document analysis information
    Patent number: 7272258
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for reformatting electronic documents is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises performing layout analysis on an electronic version of a document to locate text zones, assigning attributes for scale and importance to text zones in the electronic version of the document, and reformatting text in the electronic version of the document based on the attributes to create an image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Assignee: Ricoh Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kathrin Berkner, Christophe Marle, Edward L. Schwartz, Michael J. Gormish
  • Reformatting documents using document analysis information
    Publication number: 20040146199
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for reformatting electronic documents is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises performing layout analysis on an electronic version of a document to locate text zones, assigning attributes for scale and importance to text zones in the electronic version of the document, and reformatting text in the electronic version of the document based on the attributes to create an image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2003
    Publication date: July 29, 2004
    Inventors: Kathrin Berkner, Christophe Marle, Edward L. Schwartz, Michael J. Gormish