Patents by Inventor Dennis R. Adler

Dennis R. Adler 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: 20130275420
    Abstract: A computer-implemented system and method for conducting a document search based on metaprints is provided. A plurality of metaprints comprising metadata keywords and associated frequencies of occurrence of the metadata keywords within a plurality of documents are maintained. A search query is received and executed against the metaprints. The metadata keywords that match the query are identified and the metaprints associated with the matched metadata keywords are obtained. A further search query is generated based on the obtained metaprints and is applied to a set of documents. Those documents that match the frequencies of occurrence associated with the obtained metaprints are identified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2013
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Inventors: Dennis R. Adler, Martin F. Smith, Richard J. Corbett, Kevin J. Harrang
  • Patent number: 8447758
    Abstract: A system and method for identifying documents matching a document metaprint is provided. A search query comprising one or more search terms is received from a user. One or more metadata keywords matching the one more search terms is identified. A metaprint is retrieved for each of the matching metadata keywords. A metaprint query is generated from the retrieved metadata fingerprints. The metaprint query is executed against a corpus of documents. Search results comprising documents matching the metaprint query are obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: Metajure, Inc.
    Inventors: Dennis R. Adler, Martin F. Smith, Richard J. Corbett, Kevin J. Harrang
  • Patent number: 6286013
    Abstract: An operating system provides a common name space for both long filenames and short filenames. In this common namespace, a long filename and a short filename are provided for each file. Each file has a short filename directory entry and may have at least one long filename directory entry associated with it. The number of long filename directory entries that are associated with a file depends on the number of characters in the long filename of the file. The long filename directory entries are configured to minimize compatibility problems with existing installed program bases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2001
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Aaron R. Reynolds, Dennis R. Adler, Ralph A. Lipe, Ray D. Pedrizetti, Jeffrey T. Parsons, Rasipuram V. Arun
  • Patent number: 5758352
    Abstract: An operating system provides a common name space for both long filenames and short filenames. In this common namespace, a long filename and a short filename are provided for each file. Each file has a short filename directory entry and may have at least one long filename directory entry associated with it. The number of long filename directory entries that are associated with a file depends on the number of characters in the long filename of the file. The long filename directory entries are configured to minimize compatibility problems with existing installed program bases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 26, 1998
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Aaron R. Reynolds, Dennis R. Adler, Ralph A. Lipe, Ray D. Pedrizetti, Jeffrey T. Parsons, Rasipuram V. Arun
  • Patent number: 5579517
    Abstract: An operating system provides a common name space for both long filenames and short filenames. In this common namespace, a long filename and a short filename are provided for each file. Each file has a short filename directory entry and may have at least one long filename directory entry associated with it. The number of long filename directory entries that are associated with a file depends on the number of characters in the long filename of the file. The long filename directory entries are configured to minimize compatibility problems with existing installed program bases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 26, 1996
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Aaron R. Reynolds, Dennis R. Adler, Ralph A. Lipe, Ray D. Pedrizetti, Jeffrey T. Parsons, Rasipuram V. Arun
  • Patent number: 5528742
    Abstract: A user of a host computer creates a document and embeds in the document a font file used to create the document. The user then transfers the document, along with the embedded font file, to a remote computer. The remote computer processes the document using the embedded font file. If the embedded font file contains a preview and print type of font, then the remote computer allows users to preview the document on a display screen and to print the document on a printer using the embedded font. However, the preview and print type of font does not allow the user to modify the document. If the embedded font file contains an editable type of font, then the remote computer allows the user to modify the document, save the modified document to an original file name, and print the modified document on the printer. However, the editable type of font does not allow the user to save the document under a file name different from the original file name.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 18, 1996
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: George M. Moore, Dennis R. Adler, David N. Weise