Patents by Inventor Mark Douglas Harper

Mark Douglas Harper 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).

  • Ink editing architecture
    Patent number: 7499047
    Abstract: A system and process for capturing and rendering ink is described. An ink canvas object may contain none, one, or more objects or elements and may specify the z-order of the objects or elements. The ink canvas object may host a variety of objects or elements and, therefore, provide ink functionality to the objects or elements, even though the objects or elements themselves may not have ink functionality. The ink canvas object is attached to an ink editor that has an associated modifiable ink editor behavior, whereby ink specific behaviors are collected in the ink edit behavior.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew Silverman, Sam George, Shiraz Somji, Koji Kato, Brigette Krantz, Alex Mogilevsky, Mark Douglas Harper, Quan Binh To, Vladimir Smirnov, Benjamin M. Westbrook
  • Ink Editing Architecture
    Publication number: 20080210475
    Abstract: A system and process for capturing and rendering ink is described. An ink canvas object may contain none, one, or more objects or elements and may specify the z-order of the objects or elements. The ink canvas object may host a variety of objects or elements and, therefore, provide ink functionality to the objects or elements, even though the objects or elements themselves may not have ink functionality. The ink canvas object is attached to an ink editor that has an associated modifiable ink editor behavior, whereby ink specific behaviors are collected in the ink edit behavior.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2008
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew Silverman, Sam George, Shiraz Somji, Koji Kato, Brigette Krantz, Alex Mogilevsky, Mark Douglas Harper, Quan Binb To, Vladimir Smirnov, Benjamin M. Westbrook
  • Method for scoped services
    Patent number: 7334236
    Abstract: Described is a mechanism for providing scoped modular services (SMS) through an API. A common set of services is provided by the API that may be enabled or disabled by each component. The services are managed using a property system in the same manner as element properties are used, such as properties relating to text formatting. This helps to ensure fine control and a high degree of customization for a user interface. The use of the services is not limited to editing in the common sense of the word. The SMS is a mechanism for controlling access to implementation of services contained within a tree of components. Services may also be created by developers that are managed by a service manager along with the common services.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2008
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Alex Mogilevsky, Mark Douglas Harper, Kevin Blaine Gjerstad
  • Ink editing architecture
    Patent number: 7262785
    Abstract: A system and process for capturing and rendering ink is described. An ink canvas object may contain none, one, or more objects or elements and may specify the z-order of the objects or elements. The ink canvas object may host a variety of objects or elements and, therefore, provide ink functionality to the objects or elements, even though the objects or elements themselves may not have ink functionality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2007
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew Silverman, Sam George, Shiraz Somji, Koji Kato, Brigette Krantz, Alex Mogilevsky, Mark Douglas Harper, Quan Binb To, Vladimir Smimov, Benjamin M. Westbrook