Patents by Inventor May Kao

May Kao 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 apparatus for minimizing the visual degradation of digital typefaces
    Patent number: 5319358
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for minimizing the visual degradation of a typeface wherein the need for the manual input of skilled technicians is eliminated and the important visual components of each character and the relationship of the visual components of each character with the other characters of the typeface are preserved. The characters are analyzed to determine the visual components in the horizontal and vertical direction which comprise each character and the priority of adjustment. Using the visual components determined, starting with the highest priority component, the coordinates describing each character are adjusted according to rules which are dependent upon whether the strokes formed are oriented in the horizontal or vertical direction. The adjustment of the lower priority visual components is dependent on the previously aligned components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 1992
    Date of Patent: June 7, 1994
    Assignee: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Eduardo Martinez, May Kao
  • Method and apparatus for minimizing the visual degradation of digital typefaces-vertical adjustment
    Patent number: 5304989
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for minimizing the visual degradation of a typeface wherein the need for the manual input of skilled technicians is eliminated and the important visual components of each character and the relationship of the visual components of each character with the other characters of the typeface are preserved. The characters are analyzed to determine the visual components in the horizontal and vertical direction which comprise each character and the priority of adjustment. Using the visual components determined, starting with the highest priority component, the coordinates describing each character are adjusted according to rules which are dependent upon whether the strokes formed are oriented in the horizontal or vertical direction. The adjustment of the lower priority visual components is dependent on the previously aligned components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 1992
    Date of Patent: April 19, 1994
    Assignee: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Eduardo Martinez, May Kao
  • Method and apparatus for minimizing the visual degradation of digital typefaces-diagonal adjustment
    Patent number: 5291186
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for minimizing the visual degradation of a typeface wherein the need for the manual input of skilled technicians is eliminated and the important visual components of each character and the relationship of the visual components of each character with the other characters of the typeface are preserved. The characters are analyzed to determine the visual components in the horizontal and vertical direction which comprise each character and the priority of adjustment. Using the visual components determined, starting with the highest priority component, the coordinates describing each character are adjusted according to rules which are dependent upon whether the strokes formed are oriented in the horizontal or vertical direction. The adjustment of the lower priority visual components is dependent on the previously aligned components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 1, 1994
    Assignee: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Eduardo Martinez, May Kao
  • Method and apparatus for minimizing the visual degradation of digital typeface--horizontal adjustment
    Patent number: 5281959
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for minimizing the visual degradation of a typeface wherein the need for the manual input of skilled technicians is eliminated and the important visual components of each character and the relationship of the visual components of each character with the other characters of the typeface are preserved. The characters are analyzed to determine the visual components in the horizontal and vertical direction which comprise each character and the priority of adjustment. Using the visual components determined, starting with the highest priority component, the coordinates describing each character are adjusted according to rules which are dependent upon whether the strokes formed are oriented in the horizontal or vertical direction. The adjustment of the lower priority visual components is dependent on the previously aligned components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 1992
    Date of Patent: January 25, 1994
    Assignee: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Eduardo Martinez, May Kao
  • Method and apparatus for minimizing the visual degradation of digital typefaces-character analysis
    Patent number: 5274365
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for minimizing the visual degradation of a typeface wherein the need for the manual input of skilled technicians is eliminated and the important visual components of each character and the relationship of the visual components of each character with the other characters of the typeface are preserved. The characters are analyzed to determine the visual components in the horizontal and vertical direction which comprise each character and the priority of adjustment. Using the visual components determined, starting with the highest priority component, the coordinates describing each character are adjusted according to rules which are dependent upon whether the strokes formed are oriented in the horizontal or vertical direction. The adjustment of the lower priority visual components is dependent on the previously aligned components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 1992
    Date of Patent: December 28, 1993
    Assignee: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Eduardo Martinez, May Kao