Patents by Inventor PIERRE C. CANDELA

PIERRE C. CANDELA 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).

  • Generating a touch-screen output of a selected character with a selected diacritic
    Patent number: 10387031
    Abstract: A method, system, and/or computer program product operate a touch-screen device. A first touch on a touch-screen is detected, and a character is selected therefrom. A second touch on the touch-screen is detected, and a diacritic is selected therefrom. A location of the second touch on the touch-screen is determined. A location for the diacritic is selected according to a determined location of the second touch on the touch-screen. A specific touch-screen output of a selected character and a selected diacritic is then generated, where the selected diacritic is located on the selected character according to a selected diacritic location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Pierre C. Candela, Stephane Hillion, Thierry Korman, Frank Wagner
  • CAPTURING DIACRITICS ON MULTI-TOUCH DEVICES
    Publication number: 20140232670
    Abstract: A method, system, and/or computer program product operate a touch-screen device. A first touch on a touch-screen is detected, and a character is selected therefrom. A second touch on the touch-screen is detected, and a diacritic is selected therefrom. A location of the second touch on the touch-screen is determined. A location for the diacritic is selected according to a determined location of the second touch on the touch-screen. A specific touch-screen output of a selected character and a selected diacritic is then generated, where the selected diacritic is located on the selected character according to a selected diacritic location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2014
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: PIERRE C. CANDELA, STEPHANE HILLION, THIERRY KORMANN, FRANK WAGNER