Patents by Inventor John P. Brinkman
John P. Brinkman 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: 11822700Abstract: A system, to persist state in a dynamic electronic form, may include a communications module to receive a request to certify a template associated with an electronic form, an attribute detector to determine that the template is associated with a restore state attribute and a certification module. The certification module may be configured to selectively grant the request to certify the template based on the restore state attribute.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2018Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: Adobe Inc.Inventors: Roberto Perelman, Christopher T. Solc, Anatole A. Matveief, Jeff Young, John P. Brinkman
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Publication number: 20180341787Abstract: A system, to persist state in a dynamic electronic form, may include a communications module to receive a request to certify a template associated with an electronic form, an attribute detector to determine that the template is associated with a restore state attribute and a certification module. The certification module may be configured to selectively grant the request to certify the template based on the restore state attribute.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2018Publication date: November 29, 2018Inventors: Roberto Perelman, Christopher T. Solc, Anatole A. Matveief, Jeff Young, John P. Brinkman
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Patent number: 10068107Abstract: A system, to persist state in a dynamic electronic form, may include a communications module to receive a request to certify a template associated with an electronic form, an attribute detector to determine that the template is associated with a restore state attribute and a certification module. The certification module may be configured to selectively grant the request to certify the template based on the restore state attribute.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2006Date of Patent: September 4, 2018Assignee: Adobe Systems IncorporatedInventors: Roberto Perelman, Christopher T. Sole, Anatole A. Matveief, Jeff Young, John P. Brinkman
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Patent number: 9135225Abstract: A system and method for injecting a node into a data description of an electronic form are provided. In one embodiment, the system comprises a request detector, an injection tool, a template module, and a storing module. The request detector may be configured to detect a request to include a new form object into an electronic form. The injection tool may be configured to determine that the data schema does not accommodate the new form object, and to automatically modify the data description by adding a node that is associated with the new form object. The template module may be configured to add the new form object into the electronic form to create a modified electronic form. The modified electronic form comprises the modified data description, while the data schema upon which the electronic form was originally based may remain unchanged.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2009Date of Patent: September 15, 2015Assignee: Adobe Systems IncorporatedInventors: John P. Brinkman, Jean A. Young
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Patent number: 9058160Abstract: A method and apparatus for dependency tracking in a JavaScript is disclosed. The method comprises defining a plurality of properties as JavaScript property objects, evaluating at least one expression containing at least one property object in the plurality of property objects to define at least one dependent property, notifying the at least one dependent property when a state of the property object changes, and updating the state of the at least one dependent property based on the changed state of the property object.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2012Date of Patent: June 16, 2015Assignee: ADOBE SYSTEMS INCORPORATEDInventor: John P. Brinkman
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Patent number: 9015575Abstract: In one example embodiment, a system and method is shown that includes identifying a host setting related to a property of a document data structure and a property of a fragment data structure, the document data structure reflecting an organization of a document, and the fragment data structure reflecting an organization of a portion of the document. Additionally, the system and method may include overriding the property of the fragment data structure using the property of the document data structure, if the host setting includes a command that the property of the fragment data structure is to be overridden by the property of the document data structure.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2008Date of Patent: April 21, 2015Assignee: Adobe Systems IncorporatedInventors: Jeff Young, John P. Brinkman
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Patent number: 8756489Abstract: A system for dynamic assembly of form fragments is provided. The system may reside on a computer system hosting a computing application and may include a request processor be configured to receive a request to generate an electronic form based on a host template and a document description, an insertion points processor, a stitching module, and an output module. The insertion points processor may be configured to parse the host template to determine an insertion point and determine a form fragment to be referenced in the host template at a location designated by the insertion point, based on information present in the document description. The stitching module may be configured to insert a reference to the form fragment into the host template at the location indicated by the insertion point. The output module may be configured to generate a result electronic form, utilizing the host template and the form fragment.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2009Date of Patent: June 17, 2014Assignee: Adobe Systems IncorporatedInventors: Jocelyn Richardt, John P. Brinkman, Donald R. Walling, Jr.
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Publication number: 20140032604Abstract: In one example embodiment, a system and method is shown that includes identifying a host setting related to a property of a document data structure and a property of a fragment data structure, the document data structure reflecting an organization of a document, and the fragment data structure reflecting an organization of a portion of the document. Additionally, the system and method may include overriding the property of the fragment data structure using the property of the document data structure, if the host setting includes a command that the property of the fragment data structure is to be overridden by the property of the document data structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2008Publication date: January 30, 2014Inventors: Jeff Young, John P. Brinkman
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Publication number: 20140033016Abstract: A system, to persist state in a dynamic electronic form, may include a communications module to receive a request to certify a template associated with an electronic form, an attribute detector to determine that the template is associated with a restore state attribute and a certification module. The certification module may be configured to selectively grant the request to certify the template based on the restore state attribute.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2006Publication date: January 30, 2014Inventors: Roberto Perelman, Christopher T. Sole, Anatole A. Matveief, Jeff Young, John P. Brinkman
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Publication number: 20140033010Abstract: A system for dynamic assembly of form fragments is provided. The system may reside on a computer system hosting a computing application and may include a request processor be configured to receive a request to generate an electronic form based on a host template and a document description, an insertion points processor, a stitching module, and an output module. The insertion points processor may be configured to parse the host template to determine an insertion point and determine a form fragment to be referenced in the host template at a location designated by the insertion point, based on information present in the document description. The stitching module may be configured to insert a reference to the form fragment into the host template at the location indicated by the insertion point. The output module may be configured to generate a result electronic form, utilizing the host template and the form fragment.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2009Publication date: January 30, 2014Applicant: Adobe Systems IncorporatedInventors: Jocelyn Richardt, John P. Brinkman, Donald R. Walling
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Publication number: 20140032609Abstract: A system and method for injecting a node into a data description of an electronic form are provided. In one embodiment, the system comprises a request detector, an injection tool, a template module, and a storing module. The request detector may be configured to detect a request to include a new form object into an electronic form. The injection tool may be configured to determine that the data schema does not accommodate the new form object, and to automatically modify the data description by adding a node that is associated with the new form object. The template module may be configured to add the new form object into the electronic form to create a modified electronic form. The modified electronic form comprises the modified data description, while the data schema upon which the electronic form was originally based may remain unchanged.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2009Publication date: January 30, 2014Applicant: Adobe Systems IncorporatedInventors: John P. Brinkman, Jean A. Young
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Publication number: 20130227527Abstract: A method and apparatus for dependency tracking in a JavaScript is disclosed. The method comprises defining a plurality of properties as JavaScript property objects, evaluating at least one expression containing at least one property object in the plurality of property objects to define at least one dependent property, notifying the at least one dependent property when a state of the property object changes, and updating the state of the at least one dependent property based on the changed state of the property object.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2012Publication date: August 29, 2013Applicant: Adobe Systems Inc.Inventor: John P. Brinkman
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Patent number: 8352851Abstract: Briefly, in accordance with one embodiment of the invention, a form author may declaratively state a condition under which a break event may occur to insert a break between data items in a list of data items. Optionally, formatting, a leader subform, and/or a trailer subform may be inserted between the data items in the event the condition is satisfied. Such a declarative condition may be introduced into an XFA template specification. A condition that may be evaluated may include mathematical operation, a Boolean expression, an integer expression, a floating point expression, a string expression, and/or a data item evaluation. A new layout of the list of data items may be implemented without transformation of the original layout of the list of data items wherein the list of data items may revert to the original layout of the list of data items, for example after performing an operation on the new layout of the list of data items.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2005Date of Patent: January 8, 2013Assignee: Adobe Systems IncorporatedInventors: John P. Brinkman, Adam Castrucci, Darren Burns, Jeff Young
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Patent number: 8037014Abstract: A system that aggregates and submits data from a customized packet of forms. The system first creates a single data unit for storing form data which is initially empty. It then opens a main document, which has associated forms. For each associated form in the main document, the system extracts data from client-populated fields in the associated form and concatenates data from the associated form to the single data unit. In this way, data from every associated form in the customized packet of forms is aggregated into the single data unit. The system then submits the single data unit.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2005Date of Patent: October 11, 2011Assignee: Adobe Systems IncorporatedInventors: Roberto Perelman, John P. Brinkman
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Patent number: 7779362Abstract: A system selects objects within a graphical user interface by displaying a plurality of objects within the graphical user interface. Each object has an associated set of properties. The system receives a selection condition defining a relationship to be met between properties of an object, and then applies the selection condition to the associated set of properties of each of the plurality of objects to identify a set of selection objects in the plurality of objects that have an object state defined by properties that match the relationship defined by the selection condition. The system then identifies each object in the set of selection objects.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2005Date of Patent: August 17, 2010Assignee: Adobe Systems Inc.Inventors: Adam S. Castrucci, Jason R. Alward, John P. Brinkman
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Patent number: 7698628Abstract: A system, to persist state in a dynamic electronic form, may include a communications module to receive a request to load an electronic form, a merge module to merge a template associated with the electronic form and data values associated with the electronic form, a delta extractor to access delta data associated with the electronic form, and an overlay module to overlay the delta data onto the electronic form. The delta data, in an example embodiment, includes attributes and properties associated with the electronic form that are being designated to persist between editing sessions of the electronic form.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2006Date of Patent: April 13, 2010Assignee: Adobe Systems IncorporatedInventors: Roberto Perelman, Christopher T. Solc, Anatole A. Matveief, Jeff Young, John P. Brinkman
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Patent number: 7653876Abstract: Systems and techniques to create and use a reversible format document. In general, in one implementation, the technique includes: obtaining an electronic document in a binary format, reforming the electronic document in a markup language format using information selected from the binary format document according to predefined extraction parameters, and inserting an encoded version of the electronic document in the binary format into the electronic document in the markup language format. A markup language document can include a first and second portions, the first portion including a subset of information, including rules governing how the electronic document is processed by a machine, from a binary format document corresponding to the second portion, and the second portion including an encoded version of the binary format document, where the electronic document is fully transformable to the binary format after a modification to the electronic document in the markup language format.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2003Date of Patent: January 26, 2010Assignee: Adobe Systems IncorporatedInventors: Christopher Ethier, John P. Brinkman, Gavin McKenzie, Carl W. Orthlieb
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Patent number: 7610548Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program product for identifying a form, the form having a form template and including at least one object. A locale property definition is assigned for the at least one object of the form. The locale property definition is stored with the form template. The form is rendered, wherein the at least one object of the form is rendered in accordance with the locale property definition for the at least one object.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2005Date of Patent: October 27, 2009Assignee: Adobe Systems Inc.Inventors: John P. Brinkman, Gavin F. Mckenzie, Mike P. Tardif
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Publication number: 20070300145Abstract: A system, to persist state in a dynamic electronic form, may include a communications module to receive a request to load an electronic form, a merge module to merge a template associated with the electronic form and data values associated with the electronic form, a delta extractor to access delta data associated with the electronic form, and an overlay module to overlay the delta data onto the electronic form. The delta data, in an example embodiment, includes attributes and properties associated with the electronic form that are being designated to persist between editing sessions of the electronic form.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2006Publication date: December 27, 2007Inventors: Roberto Perelman, Christopher T. Solc, Anatole A. Matveief, Jeff Young, John P. Brinkman
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Publication number: 20040199876Abstract: Systems and techniques to create and use a reversible format document. In general, in one implementation, the technique includes: obtaining an electronic document in a binary format, reforming the electronic document in a markup language format using information selected from the binary format document according to predefined extraction parameters, and inserting an encoded version of the electronic document in the binary format into the electronic document in the markup language format. A markup language document can include a first and second portions, the first portion including a subset of information, including rules governing how the electronic document is processed by a machine, from a binary format document corresponding to the second portion, and the second portion including an encoded version of the binary format document, where the electronic document is fully transformable to the binary format after a modification to the electronic document in the markup language format.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2003Publication date: October 7, 2004Inventors: Christopher Ethier, John P. Brinkman, Gavin McKenzie, Carl W. Orthlieb