Patents by Inventor Paul Nathan Anderson

Paul Nathan Anderson 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).

  • Using sketch effects as part of displaying one or more electronic document objects
    Patent number: 9032291
    Abstract: Systems and methods for distorting the form or format of an object in an electronic document. A sketch effect theme defines parameters that when applied to the object modify one or more coloring, formatting, and effects characteristics of the object to convey a sketched or hand-drawn look or feel to the object. The parameters are stored in a record associated with the document to persist the sketch effect theme through different sessions in which the document is active or open.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Paul Nathan Anderson, Jie Li, Cathy Lynn McBride, Jimmy Y. Sun, Eduardo Ramon Lemus Velazquez, Zijia Zheng
  • SKETCH EFFECTS
    Publication number: 20130091427
    Abstract: Systems and methods for distorting the form or format of an object in an electronic document. A sketch effect theme defines parameters that when applied to the object modify one or more coloring, formatting, and effects characteristics of the object to convey a sketched or hand-drawn look or feel to the object. The parameters are stored in a record associated with the document to persist the sketch effect theme through different sessions in which the document is active or open.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2011
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Paul Nathan Anderson, Jie Li, Cathy Lynn McBride, Jimmy Y. Sun, Eduardo Ramon Lemus Velazquez, Zijia Zheng