Patents by Inventor Holly A. Bloomer

Holly A. Bloomer 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).

  • Dynamic in a document processing system for dynamically locating format controls and determining formatting information in effect before and after each format control
    Patent number: 5359708
    Abstract: A method of scanning and detecting format code changes is disclosed. The method is preferably utilized in a data processing system which includes a central processing unit, a random access memory, a bulk storage device, a display device and a printer. The method scans a document for format controls, detects a format control, retrieves information about the format characteristics in effect before and after that control, organizes that format characteristic information in a menu and displays that menu to the user. This method minimizes the amount of time spent editing format controls in a large document by fully informing the user of the underlying format characteristics associated with each format control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 1991
    Date of Patent: October 25, 1994
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corp.
    Inventors: Holly A. Bloomer, Kenneth A. Zaiken