Patents by Inventor Michael Burbidge

Michael Burbidge 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: 8943408
    Abstract: Techniques that facilitate review of bitmapped representations of text in a file are described. In some embodiments, one or more signals representative of cursor movements over a bitmapped representation of text in a bitmap image may be received. One or more selected text elements may be determined based on the cursor movements. Determining may include searching a data structure, separate from the bitmap image, which includes information regarding text element locations corresponding to the bitmapped text representation in the bitmap image. A portion of the bitmapped representation of text corresponding to the determined selected text elements may be highlighted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated
    Inventors: Roey Horns, Michael Burbidge
  • Publication number: 20130124978
    Abstract: Techniques that facilitate review of bitmapped representations of text in a file are described. In some embodiments, one or more signals representative of cursor movements over a bitmapped representation of text in a bitmap image may be received. One or more selected text elements may be determined based on the cursor movements. Determining may include searching a data structure, separate from the bitmap image, which includes information regarding text element locations corresponding to the bitmapped text representation in the bitmap image. A portion of the bitmapped representation of text corresponding to the determined selected text elements may be highlighted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2009
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicant: Adobe Systems Incorporated
    Inventors: Roey Horns, Michael Burbidge