Patents by Inventor Eric B. W. Cooper

Eric B. W. Cooper 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).

  • Apparatus and method for creating versions of computer models and creating communications incorporating created versions therefrom
    Patent number: 5537529
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing communication in a computer system. The present invention includes a method and apparatus for modifying a first version of a computer model in a live environment to create additional versions. The present invention also includes a method and apparatus for storing the additional versions and a method and apparatus for accessing each of the additional version, independent of the other additional versions, in order to create a temporal sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 1993
    Date of Patent: July 16, 1996
    Assignee: Apple Computer, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard D. Borovoy, Eric B. W. Cooper