Patents by Inventor Jerry J. Zhou

Jerry J. Zhou 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).

  • Concurrent document markup
    Patent number: 8707187
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer readable medium are presented for concurrent markup of a document by a plurality of reviewers. A method includes combining a document and markups associated with a plurality of reviewers into a reviewing file for use by a user. Markups associated with the user are locked and a markup associated with the reviewer is updated. Then the markups associated with the user are unlocked. Updating the markup includes receiving a revised reviewing file that includes a change to the markup, extracting the change to the markup from the revised reviewing file, and saving the changed markup separate from the document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Siemens Products Product Lifecycle Management Software Inc.
    Inventor: Jerry J. Zhou
  • CONCURRENT DOCUMENT MARKUP
    Publication number: 20120072854
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer readable medium are presented for concurrent markup of a document by a plurality of reviewers. A method includes combining a document and markups associated with a plurality of reviewers into a reviewing file for use by a user. Markups associated with the user are locked and a markup associated with the reviewer is updated. Then the markups associated with the user are unlocked. Updating the markup includes receiving a revised reviewing file that includes a change to the markup, extracting the change to the markup from the revised reviewing file, and saving the changed markup separate from the document.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2010
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Applicant: Siemens Product Lifecycle Management Software Inc.
    Inventor: Jerry J. Zhou