Patents by Inventor John P. Dodson

John P. Dodson 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).

  • Method and system for marking and subsequently retrieving a collection of objects within a multipage compound document utilizing selectable page numbered dialog boxes
    Patent number: 5950216
    Abstract: A method and system for marking and subsequently retrieving a collection of objects contained within a compound document. The compound document is displayed within a graphical user interface within a data processing system. The graphical user interface includes a scroll bar. A collection of objects within a portion of the compound document may be selected by a user. Thereafter, a horizontal line is displayed within the scroll bar which corresponds to the relative location of the collection of objects within the compound document. Next, in response to a user input, a dialog box is displayed at a location adjacent the horizontal line. The graphical user interface next prompts a user to enter within the dialog box a label and attributes of the collection of objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 7, 1999
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Hatim Y. Amro, Dan L. Dao, John P. Dodson