Patents by Inventor Christopher D Nicholas

Christopher D Nicholas 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: 20240037173
    Abstract: A system and method that converts the digital typesetting documents used in publishing to a device-specific format for electronic publishing. A “smart file and device-specific application” approach maintains the “look and feel” (design) of the source document used for print publication while typesetting for a specific device. Although this approach requires considerably more resources to create a smart file for each device-specific format, the smart file retains the unique typesetting characteristics of the printed book, is more aesthetically pleasing, and is easier to read. Furthermore, the device-specific application can render the smart file more quickly thereby eliminating any latency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Christopher D. Nicholas, Edward j. Maher, II, Kristen L. Pruett, Lee H. Berendt
  • Patent number: 11790029
    Abstract: A system and method that converts the digital typesetting documents used in publishing to a device-specific format for electronic publishing. A “smart file and device-specific application” approach maintains the “look and feel” (design) of the source document used for print publication while typesetting for a specific device. Although this approach requires considerably more resources to create a smart file for each device-specific format, the smart file retains the unique typesetting characteristics of the printed book, is more aesthetically pleasing, and is easier to read. Furthermore, the device-specific application can render the smart file more quickly thereby eliminating any latency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Language Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher D. Nicholas, Edward J. Maher, II, Kristen L. Pruett, Lee H. Berendt
  • Publication number: 20210240796
    Abstract: A system and method that converts the digital typesetting documents used in publishing to a device-specific format for electronic publishing. A “smart file and device-specific application” approach maintains the “look and feel” (design) of the source document used for print publication while typesetting for a specific device. Although this approach requires considerably more resources to create a smart file for each device-specific format, the smart file retains the unique typesetting characteristics of the printed book, is more aesthetically pleasing, and is easier to read. Furthermore, the device-specific application can render the smart file more quickly thereby eliminating any latency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2021
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Christopher D. Nicholas, Edward J. Maher, II, Kristen L. Pruett, Lee H. Berendt
  • Patent number: 11017150
    Abstract: A system and method that converts the digital typesetting documents used in publishing to a device-specific format for electronic publishing. A “smart file and device-specific application” approach maintains the “look and feel” (design) of the source document used for print publication while typesetting for a specific device. Although this approach requires considerably more resources to create a smart file for each device-specific format, the smart file retains the unique typesetting characteristics of the printed book, is more aesthetically pleasing, and is easier to read. Furthermore, the device-specific application can render the smart file more quickly thereby eliminating any latency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: Language Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher D. Nicholas, Edward J. Maher, II, Kristen L. Pruett, Lee H. Berendt
  • Publication number: 20200293711
    Abstract: A system and method that converts the digital typesetting documents used in publishing to a device-specific format for electronic publishing. A “smart file and device-specific application” approach maintains the “look and feel” (design) of the source document used for print publication while typesetting for a specific device. Although this approach requires considerably more resources to create a smart file for each device-specific format, the smart file retains the unique typesetting characteristics of the printed book, is more aesthetically pleasing, and is easier to read. Furthermore, the device-specific application can render the smart file more quickly thereby eliminating any latency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Christopher D. Nicholas, Edward J. Maher, II, Kristen L. Pruett, Lee H. Berendt
  • Patent number: 10706213
    Abstract: A system and method that converts the digital typesetting documents used in publishing to a device-specific format for electronic publishing. A “smart file and device-specific application” approach maintains the “look and feel” (design) of the source document used for print publication while typesetting for a specific device. Although this approach requires considerably more resources to create a smart file for each device-specific format, the smart file retains the unique typesetting characteristics of the printed book, is more aesthetically pleasing, and is easier to read. Furthermore, the device-specific application can render the smart file more quickly thereby eliminating any latency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: Language Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher D. Nicholas, Edward J. Maher, II, Kristen L. Pruett, Lee H. Berendt
  • Patent number: 10599748
    Abstract: Asymmetrical formatting of word spaces according to the uncertainty between words includes an initial filtering process and subsequent text formatting process. An equivocation filter generates a mapping of keys and values (output) from a corpus or word sequence frequency data (input). Text formatting process for asymmetrically adjusts the width of spaces adjacent to keys using the values. The filtering process, which generates a mapping of keys and values can be performed once to analyze a corpus and once generated, the key-value mapping can be used multiple times by a subsequent text processing process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Asymmetrica Labs Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher D Nicholas, Kenneth R Brownfield
  • Publication number: 20190050377
    Abstract: A system and method that converts the digital typesetting documents used in publishing to a device-specific format for electronic publishing. A “smart file and device-specific application” approach maintains the “look and feel” (design) of the source document used for print publication while typesetting for a specific device. Although this approach requires considerably more resources to create a smart file for each device-specific format, the smart file retains the unique typesetting characteristics of the printed book, is more aesthetically pleasing, and is easier to read. Furthermore, the device-specific application can render the smart file more quickly thereby eliminating any latency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventors: Christopher D. Nicholas, Edward J. Maher, II, Kristen L. Pruett, Lee H. Berendt
  • Patent number: 10157168
    Abstract: Asymmetrical formatting of word spaces according to the uncertainty between words includes an initial filtering process and subsequent text formatting process. An equivocation filter generates a mapping of keys and values (output) from a corpus or word sequence frequency data (input). Text formatting process for asymmetrically adjusts the width of spaces adjacent to keys using the values. The filtering process, which generates a mapping of keys and values can be performed once to analyze a corpus and once generated, the key-value mapping can be used multiple times by a subsequent text processing process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: Asymmetrica Labs Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher D Nicholas, Kenneth R Brownfield
  • Patent number: 10133707
    Abstract: A system and method that converts the digital typesetting documents used in publishing to a device-specific format for electronic publishing. A “smart file and device-specific application” approach maintains the “look and feel” (design) of the source document used for print publication while typesetting for a specific device. Although this approach requires considerably more resources to create a smart file for each device-specific format, the smart file retains the unique typesetting characteristics of the printed book, is more aesthetically pleasing, and is easier to read. Furthermore, the device-specific application can render the smart file more quickly thereby eliminating any latency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: Language Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher D. Nicholas, Edward J. Maher, II, Kristen L. Pruett, Lee H. Berendt
  • Publication number: 20180081864
    Abstract: A system and method that converts the digital typesetting documents used in publishing to a device-specific format for electronic publishing. A “smart file and device-specific application” approach maintains the “look and feel” (design) of the source document used for print publication while typesetting for a specific device. Although this approach requires considerably more resources to create a smart file for each device-specific format, the smart file retains the unique typesetting characteristics of the printed book, is more aesthetically pleasing, and is easier to read. Furthermore, the device-specific application can render the smart file more quickly thereby eliminating any latency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2017
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Inventors: Christopher D. Nicholas, Edward J. Maher, II, Kristen L. Pruett, Lee H. Berendt
  • Publication number: 20180039617
    Abstract: Asymmetrical formatting of word spaces according to the uncertainty between words includes an initial filtering process and subsequent text formatting process. An equivocation filter generates a mapping of keys and values (output) from a corpus or word sequence frequency data (input). Text formatting process for asymmetrically adjusts the width of spaces adjacent to keys using the values. The filtering process, which generates a mapping of keys and values can be performed once to analyze a corpus and once generated, the key-value mapping can be used multiple times by a subsequent text processing process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2016
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Christopher D Nicholas, Kenneth R Brownfield
  • Patent number: 9846683
    Abstract: A system and method that converts the digital typesetting documents used in publishing to a device-specific format for electronic publishing. A “smart file and device-specific application” approach maintains the “look and feel” (design) of the source document used for print publication while typesetting for a specific device. Although this approach requires considerably more resources to create a smart file for each device-specific format, the smart file retains the unique typesetting characteristics of the printed book, is more aesthetically pleasing, and is easier to read. Furthermore, the device-specific application can render the smart file more quickly thereby eliminating any latency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: Language Technologies, Inc
    Inventors: Christopher D. Nicholas, Edward J. Maher, II, Kristen L. Pruett, Lee H. Berendt
  • Publication number: 20170185566
    Abstract: Asymmetrical formatting of word spaces according to the uncertainty between words includes an initial filtering process and subsequent text formatting process. An equivocation filter generates a mapping of keys and values (output) from a corpus or word sequence frequency data (input). Text formatting process for asymmetrically adjusts the width of spaces adjacent to keys using the values. The filtering process, which generates a mapping of keys and values can be performed once to analyze a corpus and once generated, the key-value mapping can be used multiple times by a subsequent text processing process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2016
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Inventors: Christopher D. Nicholas, Kenneth R. Brownfield
  • Patent number: 8819541
    Abstract: A system and method that converts the digital typesetting documents used in publishing to a device-specific format for electronic publishing. A “smart file and device-specific application” approach maintains the “look and feel” (design) of the source document used for print publication while typesetting for a specific device. Although this approach requires considerably more resources to create a smart file for each device-specific format, the smart file retains the unique typesetting characteristics of the printed book, is more aesthetically pleasing, and is easier to read. Furthermore, the device-specific application can render the smart file more quickly thereby eliminating any latency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Language Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher D Nicholas, Edward John Maher, II, Kristen L Ashley, Lee H Berendt
  • Patent number: 8755629
    Abstract: A computer implemented system and method for composing a formatted text input to improve legibility, readability and/or print economy while preserving the format of the text input and satisfying any user selected aesthetic constraints. An information measure (IM) is assigned to each character in a language unit. Multiple different IMs are assigned to each character and combined to form a combined IM (CIM) for each character indicating the predictability of that character to differentiate the language unit from other language units. The process is repeated for at least a plurality of language units and typically until all the text input has been analyzed and information measures assigned to all of the characters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Language Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas G. Bever, Christopher D. Nicholas, Roeland Hancock, Keith W. Alcock, Steven M. Jandreau
  • Publication number: 20130047078
    Abstract: A computer implemented system and method for composing a formatted text input to improve legibility, readability and/or print economy wide preserving the format of the text input and satisfying any user selected aesthetic constraints. An information measure (IM) is assigned to each character in a language unit. Multiple different IMs are assigned to each character and combined to form a combined IM (CIM) for each character indicating the predictability of that character to differentiate the language unit from other language units. The process is repeated for at least a plurality of language units and typically until all the text input has been analyzed and information measures assigned to all of the characters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2012
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Inventors: Thomas G. Bever, Christopher D. Nicholas, Roeland Hancock, Keith W. Alcock, Steven M. Jandreau
  • Patent number: 8306356
    Abstract: A computer implemented system, plug-in application and method for composing a formatted text input to improve legibility, readability and/or print economy while preserving the format of the text input and satisfying any user selected aesthetic constraints. This is accomplished by reading in blocks of text input having defined characters including letters and punctuation in a given input format. A language unit such as a lexical or sub-lexical unit, a subset of punctuation or another defined unit for a particular language is examined and an information measure (IM) is assigned to each character in the language unit indicating the predictability of that character to differentiate the language unit from other language units. Typically, multiple different IMs are assigned to each character and combined to form a combined IM (CIM).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Language Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas G Bever, Christopher D Nicholas, Roeland Hancock, Keith W Alcock, Steven M Jandreau
  • Publication number: 20100211866
    Abstract: A system and method that converts the digital typesetting documents used in publishing to a device-specific format for electronic publishing. A “smart file and device-specific application” approach maintains the “look and feel” (design) of the source document used for print publication while typesetting for a specific device. Although this approach requires considerably more resources to create a smart file for each device-specific format, the smart file retains the unique typesetting characteristics of the printed book, is more aesthetically pleasing, and is easier to read. Furthermore, the device-specific application can render the smart file more quickly thereby eliminating any latency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2010
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Applicant: Language Technologies, Inc
    Inventors: Christopher D. Nicholas, Edward John Maher, II, Kristen L. Ashley, Lee H. Berendt