Patents by Inventor Eric S Leese

Eric S Leese 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).

  • Story tracking for fixed layout markup documents
    Patent number: 7721198
    Abstract: Techniques relating to story tracking for fixed layout markup documents are described. In one instance, a process identifies stories contained in a fixed layout markup document. The process also determines which portions of the fixed layout markup document relate to an individual story.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Jesse D. McGatha, Eric S Leese, Ahmet Gurcan, Ming Liu, Rodrigo Lopez, Khaled S Sedky, Oliver H Foehr, Jerry Dunietz
  • Structural context for fixed layout markup documents
    Patent number: 7676741
    Abstract: Techniques relating to structural context for fixed layout markup documents are described. In one instance, a process defines content and associated positional information of a document with a set of content markup. The process also specifies a structural configuration for the document relative to at least some of the content markup, such that the structural configuration is separate from the content markup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Jesse D. McGatha, Eric S Leese, Ahmet Gurcan, Ming Liu, Rodrigo Lopez, Khaled S Sedky, Oliver H Foehr, Jerry Dunietz