Patents by Inventor David W. Walsh

David W. Walsh 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 of manipulating elements of a structured document, function key operation being dependent upon current and preceding image element types
    Patent number: 5285526
    Abstract: A method is described for manipulating commonly used elements within a structured document. The method takes advantage of a user's intent in selecting certain keystrokes to complete a task. By making assumptions on the user's intent at the current position within the document and dynamically changing the functions of keystrokes based on those assumptions, the method allows the user to quickly and easily manipulate the commonly used elements of a structured document without having to specify any tag names or markup language, and without having to understand the rules for creating a structured document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 1992
    Date of Patent: February 8, 1994
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Clayton J. Bennett, III, Davis A. Foulger, Eric M. Hesse, David W. Walsh