Patents by Inventor David Spells

David Spells 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).

  • System and method for stage rendering in a software authoring tool
    Patent number: 8739120
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for rendering a stage in a software authoring tool. A run-time player component is employed for rendering the stage for presenting a preview of output of a software application being authored in the software authoring tool. Thus, a software authoring tool outputs a stage which presents a preview of the output of an application being authored, such as a multimedia application. The output presentation of a multimedia application being authored in the authoring tool is rendered to the stage by a run-time player component. Thus, rather than employing code integrated within the authoring tool for mimicking a run-time player in order to generate a preview of output on the stage, embodiments of the present invention utilize a run-time player component to generate such a preview of output on the stage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated
    Inventors: Peter Moody, Rebecca Sun, Jethro Villegas, David Spells
  • Layered master pages
    Patent number: 8700994
    Abstract: A system and method for providing layered master pages in page layout or illustration software comprises basing a layered page of a document on two or more layered master pages to provide a child page. The objects disposed on the layered master pages are interleaved with the objects disposed on the document page and output as a child page. The resultant child page image has objects on layers of the layered master pages interleaved with and/or among objects on layers of the document page.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated
    Inventors: David Spells, Fan Yu, David Halpin
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STAGE RENDERING IN A SOFTWARE AUTHORING TOOL
    Publication number: 20130198714
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for rendering a stage in a software authoring tool. A run-time player component is employed for rendering the stage for presenting a preview of output of a software application being authored in the software authoring tool. Thus, a software authoring tool outputs a stage which presents a preview of the output of an application being authored, such as a multimedia application. The output presentation of a multimedia application being authored in the authoring tool is rendered to the stage by a run-time player component. Thus, rather than employing code integrated within the authoring tool for mimicking a run-time player in order to generate a preview of output on the stage, embodiments of the present invention utilize a run-time player component to generate such a preview of output on the stage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2007
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Applicant: Adobe Systems Incorporated
    Inventors: Peter Moody, Rebecca Sun, Jethro Villegas, David Spells
  • Layered master pages
    Patent number: 8020092
    Abstract: A system and method for providing layered master pages in page layout or illustration software comprises basing a layered page of a document on two or more layered master pages to provide a child page. The objects disposed on the layered master pages are interleaved with the objects disposed on the document page and output as a child page. The resultant child page image has objects on layers of the layered master pages interleaved with and/or among objects on layers of the document page.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated
    Inventors: David Spells, Fan Yu, David Halpin
  • Layered master pages
    Patent number: 7467351
    Abstract: A system and method for providing layered master pages in page layout or illustration software comprises basing a layered page of a document on a layered master page to provide a child page. The objects disposed on the layered master page are interleaved with the objects disposed on the document page and output as a child page. The resultant child page image has objects on layers of the layered master page interleaved with and/or among objects on layers of the document page.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2008
    Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated
    Inventors: David Spells, Fan Yu, David Halpin