Patents by Inventor Donald Elman

Donald Elman 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).

  • Automatic correction, and skipping of document design problems based on document types
    Patent number: 7437659
    Abstract: A publishing program can provide continuous and real-time feedback on possible design problems while a document is being edited or created. The feedback can include displaying a user interface that has a real-time list of any design problems that may be a result of the current edits or creations in a document. The list is updated as the document is being created or edited. A user can toggle between the list and the document as often as desired. The list can identify all current potential publication problems of an electronic document as well as the types of the publication problems that may be present in an electronic document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2008
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: George Taniwaki, Nitin Chopra, Benjamen Eric Ross, Matt Wood, Donald Elman, Josh Pollock
  • System and method for checking and resolving publication design problems
    Publication number: 20040153971
    Abstract: A publishing program can provide continuous and real-time feedback on possible design problems while a document is being edited or created. The feedback can include displaying a user interface that has a real-time list of any design problems that may be a result of the current edits or creations in a document. The list is updated as the document is being created or edited. A user can toggle between the list and the document as often as desired. The list can identify all current potential publication problems of an electronic document as well as the types of the publication problems that may be present in an electronic document.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2003
    Publication date: August 5, 2004
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: George Taniwaki, Nitin Chopra, Benjamen Eric Ross, Matt Wood, Donald Elman, Josh Pollock