Patents by Inventor Ken Itakura

Ken Itakura 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).

  • Patent number: 8423353
    Abstract: Architecture for providing and processing a dictionary in a universal format such as XML, for example. The dictionary can be authored while in the universal format, designated for use with multiple compatible applications, and compiled on-the-fly using a dictionary compiler. The dictionary can be shared and/or distributed via a web server, e-mail, and other suitable data transmission techniques. Once downloaded to the client application, the dictionary is registered with the requesting client application for use. With this model, the dictionary created by a user for a specific domain and for a specific application can be easily reused by other applications, and shared among the users belonging to the same domain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventor: Ken Itakura
  • Publication number: 20100250239
    Abstract: Architecture for providing and processing a dictionary in a universal format such as XML, for example. The dictionary can be authored while in the universal format, designated for use with multiple compatible applications, and compiled on-the-fly using a dictionary compiler. The dictionary can be shared and/or distributed via a web server, e-mail, and other suitable data transmission techniques. Once downloaded to the client application, the dictionary is registered with the requesting client application for use. With this model, the dictionary created by a user for a specific domain and for a specific application can be easily reused by other applications, and shared among the users belonging to the same domain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2009
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventor: Ken Itakura