Patents by Inventor Kenny S. C. Tung

Kenny S. C. Tung 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).

  • Text services manager providing multiple instances of input methods for text language processing and automatic synchronization between met hods
    Patent number: 5511193
    Abstract: A Text Services Manager (TSM) maintains and uses TSM documents to ensure proper communication between applications and their needed input methods. A TSM document comprises information about the input methods and text services used by a particular instance of an application. One TSM document is preferably associated with each working document represented by an application window. Through use of the TSM document, the TSM provides for multiple instances of a particular input method, and the automatic synchronization of the input method to the active window. The preferred embodiment of the present invention comprises novel methods that provide this functionality including: methods for opening or closing a TSM aware application, methods for creating and disposing of TSM documents, and methods for activating and deactivating a TSM document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 23, 1996
    Assignee: Apple Computer, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenny S. C. Tung, John Harvey, Yasuo Kida, Christopher S. Derossi, Keisuke Hara, Nobuhiro Miyatake