Patents by Inventor Jonathon L Napper

Jonathon L Napper 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/system for estimating the orientation of a segment of digital ink
    Patent number: 7630553
    Abstract: The invention provides a method/system for estimating the orientation of a segment of digital ink using pen orientation information. In one form, the invention is a method of estimating the orientation of a segment of digital ink, the method including the steps of: measuring the azimuth of the pen at a sampling rate during writer generation of the segment of digital ink; and estimating the orientation of the segment of digital ink using the measured azimuth of the pen at sampled points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2009
    Assignee: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Jonathon L Napper, Paul Lapstun