Patents by Inventor Kenton P. A. O'Hara

Kenton P. A. O'Hara 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 creating ad-hoc links from free-form ink
    Patent number: 6766494
    Abstract: The reading and writing system enhances free-form ink annotating and note taking by creating links between passages in response to free-form ink. The reading and writing system generates links between free-form ink anchors and also generates links between documents in different windows when a free-form ink stroke extends across window boundaries. The reading and writing system also removes a link when the free-form ink stroke representing the link is erased. The reading and writing system will display the ink anchors in a display showing all related linked anchors with their surrounding context when a corresponding link is selected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2004
    Assignees: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Morgan N. Price, William N. Schilit, Gene Golovchinsky, Kenton P. A. O'Hara, Abigail J. Sellen, Bernard M. Mont-Reynaud