Patents by Inventor Ian J. Ferris

Ian J. Ferris 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).

  • Converting documents
    Patent number: 9064231
    Abstract: A method of converting a document, such as a document complying with the CEN-XFS standard for Forms. The method comprises accessing format parameters; reading information from the document; parsing the read information to detect attributes and text; identifying any detected attributes not consistent with the accessed format parameters; converting any identified attributes not consistent with the accessed format parameters into attributes consistent with the accessed format parameters; and creating a converted document in which all of the attributes conform to the accessed format parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventors: Ian J. Ferris, Lynn Milby
  • Converting documents
    Publication number: 20090157416
    Abstract: A method of converting a document, such as a document complying with the CEN-XFS standard for Forms. The method comprises accessing format parameters; reading information from the document; parsing the read information to detect attributes and text; identifying any detected attributes not consistent with the accessed format parameters; converting any identified attributes not consistent with the accessed format parameters into attributes consistent with the accessed format parameters; and creating a converted document in which all of the attributes conform to the accessed format parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2007
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Inventors: Ian J. Ferris, Lynn Milby