Patents by Inventor Lutz Gerhard

Lutz Gerhard 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: 7373447
    Abstract: A multi-port processor architecture having a first bus, a second bus and a central processing unit. The central processing unit having a first and second ports coupled to first and second busses respectively. A first bus to second bus bi-directional interface couples the first bus to the second bus. Optionally, the first bus or the second bus can be connected to a memory. The architecture can include a third bus with a third bus to first bus bi-directional interface connecting the third bus to the first bus and a third bus to second bus bi-directional interface connecting the third bus to the second bus. If there are additional bus systems, the Nth port (where N is an integer greater than 2) is connected to the Nth port. The buses use bi-directional interfaces to communicate with each other without using CPU or memory resources, reducing memory access latency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2008
    Assignee: Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc.
    Inventor: Lutz Gerhard Eduard Filor
  • Publication number: 20070257904
    Abstract: A two-dimensional text editing mode is used when editing three-dimensional text. Once the three-dimensional text is selected for editing a two-dimensional text editing mode is automatically entered such that the user may easily edit the text. The two dimensional properties that are associated with the text are displayed within an outline of the shape such that the text may be edited in place. The 2-D properties, such as font, text color, shape color, and the like, are maintained during the editing. After the two-dimensional text editing has been completed, the text is redisplayed according to its 3-D properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2006
    Publication date: November 8, 2007
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Lutz Gerhard, Christopher Dickens, Craig Daw, Damien Berger, Jason Long
  • Publication number: 20070195095
    Abstract: Effects are applied to a shape that is generated from a merged text path. The merged text path is created from text paths that are associated with a text run. Boolean operations may be used to create the merged text path. The merged text path removes any overlap and redundancy of the characters within the text run. The shape that is generated from the merged text path maintains the text path information that is associated with the text run such that additional effects may be applied to the shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2006
    Publication date: August 23, 2007
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Lutz Gerhard, Michael Arvold, Michael Kallay
  • Publication number: 20070186168
    Abstract: A facility for generating a graphic image is described. The facility receives from a user a body of text whose creation is not subject to any rules or prototypes. The facility discerns from the body of text a textual organization. The facility then generates a graphic image conveying the discerned textual organization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2006
    Publication date: August 9, 2007
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Lawrence Fubini Waldman, Dawn M. Wright, Gary A. Pritting, Lutz Gerhard, Matthew J. Kotler, Cynthia C. Shelly
  • Publication number: 20070168858
    Abstract: Style extensibility is provided to shapes in a diagram by editing text files. A structured data model is used to render the diagram representing items provided by the user in a text-based format such as a bulleted list. A style engine determines style properties for style labels assigned to key shapes of the diagram. Style properties include features associated with the shapes and their content that preserve an overall look-and-feel of the diagram. Color scheme(s) are also provided through the style labels. A layout engine uses layout definitions based on user input and default parameters along with style label assignments to render a presentation model. Style properties may be modified and new styles added after the diagram is rendered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2006
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Lutz Gerhard, Janet Schorr, Thomas Underhill
  • Publication number: 20070126741
    Abstract: Techniques are provided for forming one or more animation sequences used in animating a graphic. A semantic model of one or more semantic elements corresponding to content data is received. A presentation model of one or more presentation elements corresponding to objects is received. A set of one or more mappings is determined. The set of one or more mappings includes a mapping of each of said semantic elements to one or more presentation elements. The set of one or more mappings are traversed in an ordering in accordance with a selected animation sequence type specifying a set of objects that animate together. One or more animation sequences are built when performing the traversing step using each of the one or more mappings by applying one or more rules in accordance with a particular classification associated with each of the one or more mappings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2005
    Publication date: June 7, 2007
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Lutz Gerhard, Matthew Kotler, Stephen Wells, Thomas Underhill, Alexandre Gueniot
  • Publication number: 20070006073
    Abstract: A graphics software program automatically generates a style transformation scheme for graphics. The graphics software program receives a selection of a style transformation and a semantic model describing a graphic. The graphics software program assigns style values for different objects of the graphic according to the style transformation and semantic model. A data structure is provided for a style transformation definition created to assign the style values to the objects of the graphic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2005
    Publication date: January 4, 2007
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Lutz Gerhard, Georg Petschnigg, John Schilling, Thomas Underhill
  • Publication number: 20060101187
    Abstract: A multi-port processor architecture having a first bus, a second bus and a central processing unit. The central processing unit having a first and second ports coupled to first and second busses respectively. A first bus to second bus bi-directional interface couples the first bus to the second bus. Optionally, the first bus or the second bus can be connected to a memory. The architecture can include a third bus with a third bus to first bus bi-directional interface connecting the third bus to the first bus and a third bus to second bus bi-directional interface connecting the third bus to the second bus. If there are additional bus systems, the Nth port (where N is an integer greater than 2) is connected to the Nth port. The buses use bi-directional interfaces to communicate with each other without using CPU or memory resources, reducing memory access latency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2004
    Publication date: May 11, 2006
    Inventor: Lutz Gerhard Filor
  • Publication number: 20060066627
    Abstract: The present invention includes a graphics software program that automatically generates a color scheme for graphics. In embodiments of the present invention, the graphics software program receives a selection of a color transformation and a semantic model describing a graphic. The graphics software program interpolates color values for different portions of the graphic according to the color transformation and semantic model. In other embodiments, a data structure is provided for a color transformation definition created to assign the color values to portions of the graphic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2004
    Publication date: March 30, 2006
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Lutz Gerhard, Tom Underhill, Gary Pritting, John Schilling, Eric Rockey, Keri Vandeberghe
  • Publication number: 20050114412
    Abstract: A master file may be created and stored on a client computing device. Changes to the master file may be made locally at the client computing device. The master file may be selected for replication using an associated replication property. Changes to the master file may be replicated to a connected computing device such as a server. Changes to a replica of the master file may be made at the connected computing device. If they do not conflict with local changes the to master file, changes to the replica may be replicated back to the master file.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2003
    Publication date: May 26, 2005
    Inventor: Lutz Gerhard
  • Publication number: 20050005166
    Abstract: A document store delivers a document requested therefrom from a folder having rights information associated therewith. In response to a request for a copy of the document, rights data for the copy of the document is defined based on the rights information of the folder, and the copy of the document and the defined rights data thereof are published to result in a package with the rights data and the copy of the document encrypted according to a content key (KD) to result in (KD(copy)). The formed package is then delivered to the requester. The rights data can be discovered upon the requester attempting to render the package and such discovery triggers a request for a corresponding license based on such rights data. The license includes (KD) therein in a form available to the requester to decrypt (KD(copy)) if the requester satisfies the rights data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2003
    Publication date: January 6, 2005
    Inventors: Pavel Kouznetsov, Jason Cahill, Lauren Antonoff, Kevin Brown, Moshe Lutz, Lutz Gerhard, Mark Walker
  • Publication number: 20030180324
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an immunodeficiency virus of drill monkeys, its RNA, the corresponding cDNA, proteins derived therefrom and fragments of the nucleic acids or proteins. The invention likewise relates to the diagnostic use of the nucleic acids and proteins mentioned and their fragments and to a diagnostic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2003
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Inventors: Lutz Gerhard Guertler, Hans Peter Hauser, Yvette Beatrice Dongmo Deloko, Leopold Zekeng, Lazare Kaptue
  • Patent number: 6566513
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an immunodeficiency virus of drill monkeys, its RNA, the corresponding cDNA, proteins derived therefrom and fragments of the nucleic acids or proteins. The invention likewise relates to the diagnostic use of the nucleic acids and proteins mentioned and their fragments and to a diagnostic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2003
    Assignee: Dade Behring Marburg GmbH
    Inventors: Lutz Gerhard Guertler, Hans Peter Hauser, Yvette Beatrice Dongmo Deloko, Leopold Zekeng, Lazare Kaptue