Patents by Inventor Eftim L. Pop-Lazarov

Eftim L. Pop-Lazarov 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).

  • Patent number: 10002116
    Abstract: The present invention comprises a system and method for automatically processing one or more citations contained within a document while the document is presented by a document rendering application. The method of the present invention comprises scanning the document to identify an unformatted citation and parsing the unformatted citation to determine one or more citation terms. One or more citation libraries are queried to find citations comprising the one or more citation terms. A citation falling within the scope of the query is selected and inserted into the document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: CAMELOT UK BIDCO LIMITED
    Inventors: Eftim L. Pop-Lazarov, Stephen J. Reiger, David M. Pedrick, Sandro Cifelli
  • Publication number: 20140189503
    Abstract: The present invention comprises a system and method for automatically processing one or more citations contained within a document while the document is presented by a document rendering application. The method of the present invention comprises scanning the document to identify an unformatted citation and parsing the unformatted citation to determine one or more citation terms. One or more citation libraries are queried to find citations comprising the one or more citation terms. A citation falling within the scope of the query is selected and inserted into the document.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2013
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Inventors: Eftim L. Pop-Lazarov, Stephen J. Reiger, David M. Pedrick, Sandro Cifelli
  • Patent number: 8566304
    Abstract: The present invention comprises a system and method for automatically processing one or more citations contained within a document while the document is presented by a document rendering application. The method of the present invention comprises scanning the document to identify an unformatted citation and parsing the unformatted citation to determine one or more citation terms. One or more citation libraries are queried to find citations comprising the one or more citation terms. A citation falling within the scope of the query is selected and inserted into the document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Inventors: Eftim L. Pop-Lazarov, Stephen J. Rieger, David M. Pedrick, Sandro Cifelli
  • Publication number: 20120324349
    Abstract: The present invention comprises a system and method for automatically processing one or more citations contained within a document while the document is presented by a document rendering application. The method of the present invention comprises scanning the document to identify an unformatted citation and parsing the unformatted citation to determine one or more citation terms. One or more citation libraries are queried to find citations comprising the one or more citation terms. A citation falling within the scope of the query is selected and inserted into the document.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2011
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Inventors: Eftim L. Pop-Lazarov, Stephen J. Rieger, David M. Pedrick, Sandro Cifelli
  • Publication number: 20120072422
    Abstract: The present invention comprises a system and method for automatically processing one or more citations contained within a document while the document is presented by a document rendering application. The method of the present invention comprises scanning the document to identify an unformatted citation and parsing the unformatted citation to determine one or more citation terms. One or more citation libraries are queried to find citations comprising the one or more citation terms. A citation falling within the scope of the query is selected and inserted into the document. The present invention may further provide enhanced workflow solutions for authors and publishers in preparing documents in structured format for facilitating efficient and accurate validation of references cited or included in papers and other submissions for publication or for review. An author prepares a document containing a set of cited references using a formatting structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2011
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Inventors: Jason Rollins, Noah Merritt, Paul Patanella, Eftim L. Pop-Lazarov, Stephen J. Rieger, David M. Pedrick, Sandro Cifelli
  • Patent number: 8082241
    Abstract: The present invention comprises a system and method for automatically processing one or more citations contained within a document while the document is presented by a document rendering application. The method of the present invention comprises scanning the document to identify an unformatted citation and parsing the unformatted citation to determine one or more citation terms. One or more citation libraries are queried to find citations comprising the one or more citation terms. A citation falling within the scope of the query is selected and inserted into the document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: Thomson Reuters (Scientific) Inc.
    Inventors: Eftim L. Pop-Lazarov, Stephen J. Rieger, David M. Pedrick, Sandro Cifelli