Patents by Inventor Kristin M. Smith

Kristin M. Smith 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).

  • Information research initiated from a scanned image media
    Patent number: 7151864
    Abstract: A device scans text of an image media and generates text data corresponding to the scanned text. A research component of the device generates a phrase list from the text data and initiates research for information corresponding to the phrase list.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2006
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Steven G. Henry, Kristin M. Smith, John P. Wolf
  • User selected background noise removal for scanned document images
    Patent number: 7050650
    Abstract: A system and method of removing background noise from a digital image of a scanned document is described. The system and method is a reversible background noise removal technique that allows a user to select whether background noise is removed or not. In addition, since the present invention divides the background noise removal operations into a two phase process, the overall efficiency of the system and method are significantly improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2006
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Ron P. Maurer, A. Marie Vans, Carl Staelin, Kristin M. Smith
  • Information research initiated from a scanned image media
    Publication number: 20040052433
    Abstract: A device scans text of an image media and generates text data corresponding to the scanned text. A research component of the device generates a phrase list from the text data and initiates research for information corresponding to the phrase list.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2002
    Publication date: March 18, 2004
    Inventors: Steven G. Henry, Kristin M. Smith, John P. Wolf
  • User selected background noise removal for scanned document images
    Publication number: 20030161007
    Abstract: A system and method of removing background noise from a digital image of a scanned document is described. The system and method is a reversible background noise removal technique that allows a user to select whether background noise is removed or not. In addition, since the present invention divides the background noise removal operations into a two phase process, the overall efficiency of the system and method are significantly improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2002
    Publication date: August 28, 2003
    Inventors: Ron P. Maurer, Marie Vans, Carl H. Staelin, Kristin M. Smith
  • Dynamic menu system
    Publication number: 20030043208
    Abstract: System for displaying menus are provided. A representative system displays a menu in relation to an open document based upon menu items specified by a main menu module and menu items specified by behaviors associated with the document. Menu items specified by the behaviors associated with the document are merged with the menu items specified by the main menu module. Methods and other systems are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2001
    Publication date: March 6, 2003
    Inventors: Carl H. Staelin, Kristin M. Smith