Patents by Inventor Eliza H. Royal
Eliza H. Royal 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).
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Publication number: 20140089789Abstract: Electronic document design methods and computer programs allowing a user to separately control and modify layout and the design components of an electronic document. A number of possible document layouts and possible document designs are stored. A document is based on the combination of one of the stored layouts and one of the stored designs. While the user is viewing the electronic document, controls are available to the user allowing the user to view and select among alternate layouts and designs for that document. Color schemes and font schemes for the document may also be separated controlled.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2013Publication date: March 27, 2014Applicant: Vistaprint Schweiz GmbHInventors: Alexander K. Schowtka, Eliza H. Royal, Daniel R. Malone, Robert L. Dulaney
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Patent number: 8595627Abstract: Electronic document design methods and computer programs allowing a user to separately control and modify layout and the design components of an electronic document. A number of possible document layouts and possible document designs are stored. A document is based on the combination of one of the stored layouts and one of the stored designs. While the user is viewing the electronic document, controls are available to the user allowing the user to view and select among alternate layouts and designs for that document. Color schemes and font schemes for the document may also be separated controlled.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2008Date of Patent: November 26, 2013Assignee: Vistaprint Schweiz GmbHInventors: Alexander K. Schowtka, Eliza H. Royal, Daniel R. Malone, Robert L. Dulaney
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Patent number: 8385690Abstract: Automated electronic document design systems and methods for appropriately sizing and positioning uploaded user images into predefined image areas in a product design being created in a Web environment. For an image that is not to be cropped when incorporated into the design, the image is sized to fit within the selected image area and positioned in the image area according to a predefined anchor location. The aspect ratio of the original image is maintained. For an image that is available for cropping when incorporated into the design, the image is sized and cropped to create a version of the image that fills the image container.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2012Date of Patent: February 26, 2013Assignee: Vistaprint Technologies LimitedInventors: Eliza H. Royal, Brian D. Hanechak, Robert L. Dulaney
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Publication number: 20120120111Abstract: Automated electronic document design systems and methods for appropriately sizing and positioning uploaded user images into predefined image areas in a product design being created in a Web environment. For an image that is not to be cropped when incorporated into the design, the image is sized to fit within the selected image area and positioned in the image area according to a predefined anchor location. The aspect ratio of the original image is maintained. For an image that is available for cropping when incorporated into the design, the image is sized and cropped to create a version of the image that fills the image container.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2012Publication date: May 17, 2012Inventors: Eliza H. Royal, Brian D. Hanechak, Robert L. Dulaney
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Patent number: 8103130Abstract: Automated electronic document design systems and methods for appropriately sizing and positioning uploaded user images into predefined image areas in a product design being created in a Web environment. For an image that is not to be cropped when incorporated into the design, the image is sized to fit within the selected image area and positioned in the image area according to a predefined anchor location The aspect ratio of the original image is maintained. For an image that is available for cropping when incorporated into the design, the image is sized and cropped to create a version of the image that fills the image container.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2009Date of Patent: January 24, 2012Assignee: Vistaprint Technologies LimitedInventors: Eliza H. Royal, Brian D. Hanechak, Robert L. Dulaney
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Publication number: 20090135204Abstract: Automated electronic document design systems and methods for appropriately sizing and positioning uploaded user images into predefined image areas in a product design being created in a Web environment. For an image that is not to be cropped when incorporated into the design, the image is sized to fit within the selected image area and positioned in the image area according to a predefined anchor location The aspect ratio of the original image is maintained. For an image that is available for cropping when incorporated into the design, the image is sized and cropped to create a version of the image that fills the image container.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2009Publication date: May 28, 2009Inventors: Eliza H. Royal, Brian D. Hanechak, Robert L. Dulaney
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Patent number: 7489324Abstract: Automated electronic document design systems and methods for appropriately sizing and positioning uploaded user images into predefined image areas in a product design being created in a Web environment. For an image that is not to be cropped when incorporated into the design, the image is sized to fit within the selected image area and positioned in the image area according to a predefined anchor location. The aspect ratio of the original image is maintained. For an image that is available for cropping when incorporated into the design, the image is sized and cropped to create a version of the image that fills the image container.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2005Date of Patent: February 10, 2009Assignee: Vistaprint Technologies LimitedInventors: Eliza H. Royal, Brian D. Hanechak, Robert L. Dulaney
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Publication number: 20080141171Abstract: Electronic document design methods and computer programs allowing a user to separately control and modify layout and the design components of an electronic document. A number of possible document layouts and possible document designs are stored. A document is based on the combination of one of the stored layouts and one of the stored designs. While the user is viewing the electronic document, controls are available to the user allowing the user to view and select among alternate layouts and designs for that document. Color schemes and font schemes for the document may also be separated controlled.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2008Publication date: June 12, 2008Inventors: Alexander K. Schowtka, Eliza H. Royal, Daniel R. Malone, Robert L. Dulaney
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Patent number: 7339598Abstract: Automated electronic document design systems and methods for combining identified images and layouts into electronic product templates for displaying to a user. A plurality of images and a plurality of layouts are retained. Stored images are identified based on keyword input by the user. Stored layouts contain one or more image containers and are identified based on product type and number of layout images input by the user. Images and layout image containers are designed to use pre-determined standard sizes to facilitate modularity and the ready combination of images and layouts.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2003Date of Patent: March 4, 2008Assignee: Vistaprint Technologies LimitedInventors: Alexander K. Schowtka, Eliza H. Royal, Daniel R. Malone, Eric Walker, Anatoliy V. Tsykora
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Patent number: 7322007Abstract: Electronic document design methods and computer programs allowing a user to separately control and modify layout and the design components of an electronic document. A number of possible document layouts and possible document designs are stored. A document is based on the combination of one of the stored layouts and one of the stored designs. While the user is viewing the electronic document, controls are available to the user allowing the user to view and select among alternate layouts and designs for that document. Color schemes and font schemes for the document may also be separated controlled.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2003Date of Patent: January 22, 2008Assignee: VistaPrint Technologies LimitedInventors: Alexander K. Schowtka, Eliza H. Royal, Daniel R. Malone, Robert L. Dulaney
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Publication number: 20040243930Abstract: Electronic document design methods and computer programs allowing a user to separately control and modify layout and the design components of an electronic document. A number of possible document layouts and possible document designs are stored. A document is based on the combination of one of the stored layouts and one of the stored designs. While the user is viewing the electronic document, controls are available to the user allowing the user to view and select among alternate layouts and designs for that document. Color schemes and font schemes for the document may also be separated controlled.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2003Publication date: December 2, 2004Inventors: Alexander K. Schowtka, Eliza H. Royal, Daniel R. Malone, Robert L. Dulaney
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Patent number: 6023715Abstract: An authoring tool allows users to create complex documents from a base division model, the model includes a plurality of pointers allowing the divisions to be interconnected to one another dynamically to create a complex hierarchy of divisions, including nested divisions. The content of a division may be located externally to the actual document and authoring tool system. A display mechanism is further disclosed for instantaneously determining the division name and page number within a document from a graphic user display.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 1996Date of Patent: February 8, 2000Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Daniel F. Burkes, William H. Jones, John W. Kish, Paul B. Moody, Eliza H. Royal