Patents by Inventor Gerhard Schobbe
Gerhard Schobbe 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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Patent number: 9483453Abstract: System and process for handling clips with annotations. A user annotates a document that is displayed in an access session. Information is gathered regarding the annotation, which is associated with active content included in the document. The annotation is stored with a static image of the active content. A link to the content is stored. An image is rendered that has a clip including the stored annotation and the image of the content, and is displayed.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2011Date of Patent: November 1, 2016Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Matthew Lerner, William Mak, Kevin Paulson, Jeffrey W. Pettiross, Emily Rimas, Gerhard A. Schobbe, Judy Tandog, William H. Vong
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Patent number: 8156154Abstract: Techniques to manage vocabulary terms for a taxonomy system are described. An apparatus may comprise a managed taxonomy system having a vocabulary management module to manage a taxonomy of formal vocabulary terms organized in a hierarchical structure. The taxonomy may include a category for informal vocabulary terms stored as a list of keywords. Other embodiments are described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2007Date of Patent: April 10, 2012Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Viktoriya Taranov, Daniel E. Kogan, Patrick C. Miller, Michal K. Piaseczny, Gerhard Schobbe
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Publication number: 20110289400Abstract: System and process for handling clips with annotations. A user annotates a document that is displayed in an access session. Information is gathered regarding the annotation, which is associated with active content included in the document. The annotation is stored with a static image of the active content. A link to the content is stored. An image is rendered that has a clip including the stored annotation and the image of the content, and is displayed.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2011Publication date: November 24, 2011Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATIONInventors: MATTHEW LERNER, WILLIAM MAK, KEVIN PAULSON, JEFFREY W. PETTIROSS, EMILY RIMAS, GERHARD A. SCHOBBE, JUDY TANDOG, WILLIAM H. VONG
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Patent number: 8037417Abstract: A lasso select tool that allows a user to draw a flexible line of selection ink in order to select one or more graphical objects for manipulation. As the user draws this selection line, the lasso select tool continuously redraws and displays a connection line connecting one end of the selection line with the opposite end of the selection line. This connection line thus graphically demonstrates to the user the area that is presently encompassed by the resulting lasso enclosure. Further, the lasso select tool will change the appearance of any object selected with the lasso enclosure. The lasso select tool also selects objects that are only substantially encompassed by the lasso enclosure. For example, the lasso select tool may select ink objects that are only 60% or more encompassed by the lasso enclosure.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2005Date of Patent: October 11, 2011Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Robert J. Jarrett, Gerhard A. Schobbe, Marieke Iwema, Charlton E. Lui, F. David Jones, Emily K. Rimas, Bodin Dresevic, Subha Bhattacharyay
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Patent number: 7966352Abstract: A system and process for harvesting context information from selected content is described. One may use a stylus to indicate what content is to be captured. The context information that may be associated with selected content may include URLs, file names, folder names, text from the content, and ink.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2004Date of Patent: June 21, 2011Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Vikram Madan, Issa Khoury, Gerhard Schobbe, Guy Barker, Judy Tandog
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Patent number: 7962846Abstract: A system and process for handling clips with annotations is provided. A user annotates a document. The system gathers context information regarding the clip and displays the clip or clips with annotations to the user. A system for showing clips of content and annotations may include an input for receiving content and annotations, a processor creating a renderable image having the clips with at least one of the clips being a combination of two or more annotations, and an output for outputting the renderable image. A method of displaying clips may include receiving at least two sets of an annotation and related content, filtering the received, combining the filtered output, and displaying a combination of the filtered output.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2004Date of Patent: June 14, 2011Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Matthew Lerner, William Mak, Kevin Paulson, Jeffrey W. Pettiross, Emily Rimas, Gerhard A. Schobbe, Judy Tandog, William H. Vong
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Patent number: 7890890Abstract: A lasso select tool that allows a user to draw a flexible line of selection ink in order to select one or more graphical objects for manipulation. As the user draws this selection line, the lasso select tool continuously redraws and displays a connection line connecting one end of the selection line with the opposite end of the selection line. This connection line thus graphically demonstrates to the user the area that is presently encompassed by the resulting lasso enclosure. Further, the lasso select tool will change the appearance of any object selected with the lasso enclosure. The lasso select tool also selects objects that are only substantially encompassed by the lasso enclosure. For example, the lasso select tool may select ink objects that are only 60% or more encompassed by the lasso enclosure.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2005Date of Patent: February 15, 2011Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Robert J. Jarrett, Gerhard A. Schobbe, Marieke Iwema, Charlton E. Lui, F. David Jones, Emily K. Rimas, Bodin Dresevic, Subha Bhattacharyay
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Patent number: 7634729Abstract: Computer systems and methods allow users to receive, save, access, and/or display handwritten information as electronic ink in objects managed by an operating system and/or that are accessible by the operating system. Such systems and methods may allow the operating system to receive, save, access, and/or display electronic ink file names, author identifiers, keywords or comments, and the like. Some examples of such systems and methods include: (a) receiving electronic ink data associated with a document or file; (b) storing the electronic ink data; and (c) providing operating system access to the stored electronic ink data. Then, whenever the file name (or other information) is displayed in an object managed by the operating system, it will be displayed in electronic ink format. Additionally, aspects of the invention relate to computer-readable media including instructions stored thereon for performing the methods and operating the systems described above.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2003Date of Patent: December 15, 2009Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Matthew Lerner, Michael S. Bernstein, Gerhard A. Schobbe, Jeffrey W. Pettiross
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Publication number: 20080301096Abstract: Techniques to manage metadata fields for a taxonomy system are described. An apparatus may comprise a processor and memory, the memory to store a vocabulary management module and a smart field management module for execution by the processor. The vocabulary management module may be arranged to manage a taxonomy of managed vocabulary terms organized in a hierarchical structure. The smart field management module may be arranged to receive a candidate vocabulary term for a smart metadata field, compare the candidate vocabulary term with the managed vocabulary terms, and validate the candidate vocabulary term for storage by the smart metadata field. Other embodiments are described and claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2007Publication date: December 4, 2008Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Daniel E. Kogan, Patrick C. Miller, Gerhard A. Schobbe
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Publication number: 20080189312Abstract: Techniques to manage vocabulary terms for a taxonomy system are described. An apparatus may comprise a managed taxonomy system having a vocabulary management module to manage a taxonomy of formal vocabulary terms organized in a hierarchical structure. The taxonomy may include a category for informal vocabulary terms stored as a list of keywords. Other embodiments are described and claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2007Publication date: August 7, 2008Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Viktoriya Taranov, Daniel E. Kogan, Patrick C. Miller, Michal K. Piaseczny, Gerhard Schobbe
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Patent number: 7299424Abstract: A lasso select tool that allows a user to draw a flexible line of selection ink in order to select one or more graphical objects for manipulation. As the user draws this selection line, the lasso select tool continuously redraws and displays a connection line connecting one end of the selection line with the opposite end of the selection line. This connection line thus graphically demonstrates to the user the area that is presently encompassed by the resulting lasso enclosure. Further, the lasso select tool will change the appearance of any object selected with the lasso enclosure. The lasso select tool also selects objects that are only substantially encompassed by the lasso enclosure. For example, the lasso select tool may select ink objects that are only 60% or more encompassed by the lasso enclosure.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2002Date of Patent: November 20, 2007Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Robert J. Jarrett, Gerhard A. Schobbe, Marieke Iwema, Charlton E. Lui, F. David Jones, Emily K. Rimas, Bodin Dresevic, Subha Bhattacharyay
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Patent number: 7284200Abstract: A system and method for associating an ink title with a note is described. A user may hand write a title for a document or note and have the handwritten ink title be displayed when interacting with the system when, for example, viewing the contents of a directory, reviewing the results of a search, viewing a list of most recently used documents, viewing a history of which documents were used, and the like. The use of a handwritten ink title speeds a user's recall of the content of the note over textual titles.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2002Date of Patent: October 16, 2007Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Michael S. Bernstein, Vikram Madan, Gregory H. Manto, Gerhard A. Schobbe, Shawna Swanson, Kurt A. Geisel, Steve E. Weil
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Publication number: 20050198591Abstract: A lasso select tool that allows a user to draw a flexible line of selection ink in order to select one or more graphical objects for manipulation. As the user draws this selection line, the lasso select tool continuously redraws and displays a connection line connecting one end of the selection line with the opposite end of the selection line. This connection line thus graphically demonstrates to the user the area that is presently encompassed by the resulting lasso enclosure. Further, the lasso select tool will change the appearance of any object selected with the lasso enclosure. The lasso select tool also selects objects that are only substantially encompassed by the lasso enclosure. For example, the lasso select tool may select ink objects that are only 60% or more encompassed by the lasso enclosure.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2005Publication date: September 8, 2005Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Robert Jarrett, Gerhard Schobbe, Marieke Iwema, Charlton Lui, F. Jones, Emily Rimas, Bodin Dresevic, Subha Bhattacharyay
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Publication number: 20050198590Abstract: A lasso select tool that allows a user to draw a flexible line of selection ink in order to select one or more graphical objects for manipulation. As the user draws this selection line, the lasso select tool continuously redraws and displays a connection line connecting one end of the selection line with the opposite end of the selection line. This connection line thus graphically demonstrates to the user the area that is presently encompassed by the resulting lasso enclosure. Further, the lasso select tool will change the appearance of any object selected with the lasso enclosure. The lasso select tool also selects objects that are only substantially encompassed by the lasso enclosure. For example, the lasso select tool may select ink objects that are only 60% or more encompassed by the lasso enclosure.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2005Publication date: September 8, 2005Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Robert Jarrett, Gerhard Schobbe, Marieke Iwema, Charlton Lui, F. Jones, Emily Rimas, Bodin Dresevic, Subha Bhattacharyay
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Publication number: 20050183004Abstract: A system and process for handling clips with annotations is described. A user annotates a document. The system gathers context information regarding the clip and displays the clip or clips with annotations to the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2004Publication date: August 18, 2005Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Matthew Lerner, William Mak, Kevin Paulson, Jeffrey Pettiross, Emily Rimas, Gerhard Schobbe, Judy Tandog, William Vong
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Publication number: 20050165839Abstract: A system and process for harvesting context information from selected content is described. One may use a stylus to indicate what content is to be captured. The context information that may be associated with selected content may include URLs, file names, folder names, text from the content, and ink.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2004Publication date: July 28, 2005Inventors: Vikram Madan, Issa Khoury, Gerhard Schobbe, Guy Barker, Judy Tandog
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Publication number: 20050091578Abstract: An electronic version of physical paper sticky notes is defined. The electronic sticky notes may be attached to or embedded in items such as files and folders. The icons representing the items may include indications as to whether an electronic sticky note is attached thereto. The electronic sticky notes may be seamlessly moved between various attachment states and between various locations on a computer screen.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2003Publication date: April 28, 2005Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Vikram Madan, Gerhard Schobbe, Issa Khoury, Richard Swaney, Ryan Cukierman, Wei Zeng, Niels Van Dongen, Matt Lerner, Michael Williams, Joon Kim, Wayne Finlay
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Publication number: 20040093565Abstract: A system and method for associating an ink title with a note is described. A user may hand write a title for a document or note and have the handwritten ink title be displayed when interacting with the system when, for example, viewing the contents of a directory, reviewing the results of a search, viewing a list of most recently used documents, viewing a history of which documents were used, and the like. The use of a handwritten ink title speeds a user's recall of the content of the note over textual titles.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2002Publication date: May 13, 2004Inventors: Michael S. Bernstein, Vikram Madan, Gregory H. Manto, Gerhard A. Schobbe, Shawna Swanson, Kurt A. Geisel, Steve E. Weil
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Publication number: 20040093568Abstract: Computer systems and methods allow users to receive, save, access, and/or display handwritten information as electronic ink in objects managed by an operating system and/or that are accessible by the operating system. Such systems and methods may allow the operating system to receive, save, access, and/or display electronic ink file names, author identifiers, keywords or comments, and the like. Some examples of such systems and methods include: (a) receiving electronic ink data associated with a document or file; (b) storing the electronic ink data; and (c) providing operating system access to the stored electronic ink data. Then, whenever the file name (or other information) is displayed in an object managed by the operating system, it will be displayed in electronic ink format. Additionally, aspects of the invention relate to computer-readable media including instructions stored thereon for performing the methods and operating the systems described above.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2003Publication date: May 13, 2004Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Matthew Lerner, Michael S. Bernstein, Gerhard A. Schobbe, Jeffrey W. Pettiross
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Publication number: 20030214536Abstract: A lasso select tool that allows a user to draw a flexible line of selection ink in order to select one or more graphical objects for manipulation. As the user draws this selection line, the lasso select tool continuously redraws and displays a connection line connecting one end of the selection line with the opposite end of the selection line. This connection line thus graphically demonstrates to the user the area that is presently encompassed by the resulting lasso enclosure. Further, the lasso select tool will change the appearance of any object selected with the lasso enclosure. The lasso select tool also selects objects that are only substantially encompassed by the lasso enclosure. For example, the lasso select tool may select ink objects that are only 60% or more encompassed by the lasso enclosure.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2002Publication date: November 20, 2003Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Robert J. Jarrett, Gerhard A. Schobbe, Marieke Iwema, Charlton E. Lui, F. David Jones, Emily K. Rimas, Bodin Dresevic, Subha Bhattacharyay