Patents by Inventor Nitin Sawhney

Nitin Sawhney 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).

  • System for capturing and retrieving audio data and corresponding hand-written notes
    Patent number: 5970455
    Abstract: An electronic notebook assigns properties to digital ink of note marks and keywords to digital pages. The properties indicate the type of note mark and the keywords indicate general content of the note marks on a digital page. The notebook also synchronizes audio data with the note marks and permits audio highlighting. The electronic notebook provides an updatable database of note marks and audio that is capable of being searched based on the properties, keywords, and audio highlights.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1999
    Assignees: Xerox Corporation, Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Lynn D. Wilcox, William N. Schilit, Nitin Sawhney, Joseph W. Sullivan, Timothy W. Bickmore