Patents by Inventor Randy Swineford

Randy Swineford 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: 10614266
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for identifying and populating static form fields using prior responses to similar form fields. An example method includes receiving an electronic form having, encoded in the form, static text and a static form field for containing information specific to a given user of the electronic form. Using an image recognition algorithm, a fillable form field candidate is identified based on a graphical representation of the static form field. An attribute of the fillable form field candidate can be identified based on the static text. A suggested response for populating the fillable form field candidate is selected from prior responses to other form fields having at least one attribute in common with the identified attribute of the fillable form field candidate. The prior responses are inputs obtained from or associated with the given user. The suggested response is presented to the user for subsequent acceptance or rejection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Adobe Inc.
    Inventors: Steve Dakin, Shawn Gaither, Randy Swineford, Frederic Thevenet, David Rudi Sherry
  • Publication number: 20190155892
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for identifying and populating static form fields using prior responses to similar form fields. An example method includes receiving an electronic form having, encoded in the form, static text and a static form field for containing information specific to a given user of the electronic form. Using an image recognition algorithm, a fillable form field candidate is identified based on a graphical representation of the static form field. An attribute of the fillable form field candidate can be identified based on the static text. A suggested response for populating the fillable form field candidate is selected from prior responses to other form fields having at least one attribute in common with the identified attribute of the fillable form field candidate. The prior responses are inputs obtained from or associated with the given user. The suggested response is presented to the user for subsequent acceptance or rejection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2019
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Applicant: Adobe Inc.
    Inventors: Steve Dakin, Shawn Gaither, Randy Swineford, Frederic Thevenet, David Rudi Sherry
  • Patent number: 10223344
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for identifying and populating static form fields using prior responses to similar form fields. An example method includes receiving an electronic form having, encoded in the form, static text and a static form field for containing information specific to a given user of the electronic form. Using an image recognition algorithm, a fillable form field candidate is identified based on a graphical representation of the static form field. An attribute of the fillable form field candidate can be identified based on the static text. A suggested response for populating the fillable form field candidate is selected from prior responses to other form fields having at least one attribute in common with the identified attribute of the fillable form field candidate. The prior responses are inputs obtained from or associated with the given user. The suggested response is presented to the user for subsequent acceptance or rejection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: Adobe Inc.
    Inventors: Steve Dakin, Shawn Gaither, Randy Swineford, Frederic Thevenet, David Rudi Sherry
  • Patent number: 10140278
    Abstract: One exemplary embodiment involves a computer-implemented method comprising receiving, in a computing device, a first request to attach a file in a cell of a collaborative spreadsheet, wherein the first request comprises the file and a cell identifier, and wherein the collaborative spreadsheet comprises a spreadsheet configured to be accessed and modified simultaneously from a plurality of client devices. The method additionally comprises attaching, via a processor, the file to the collaborative spreadsheet at the cell corresponding to the cell identifier; and storing the file on a cloud storage device, wherein the file is stored to be accessible in conjunction with the collaborative spreadsheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated
    Inventors: Brian Havlin, Randall Silvia, Eylon Stroh, Roman Dolgov, Shannon Hickey, Peter Baird, Todd Rein, Randy Swineford
  • Patent number: 10133813
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide systems, methods, and computer storage media directed at predicting values for an electronic form. In embodiments, the method can include forming synonym groupings of form field labels for a number of users. The synonym groupings can be based on an analysis of the similarity of form field values that are associated with form field labels. In embodiments a predictive model may be generated from these synonym groupings. The predictive model can correlate the synonym groupings of one user with synonym groupings of one or more additional users to enable a determination of one or more predicted form field values for the one user based on a queried form field label even though the one user may have never submitted an electronic form with the queried form field label. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated
    Inventors: Shawn Alan Gaither, Eylon Stroh, Priyank Mathur, Randy Swineford
  • Publication number: 20170046622
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide systems, methods, and computer storage media directed at predicting values for an electronic form. In embodiments, the method can include forming synonym groupings of form field labels for a number of users. The synonym groupings can be based on an analysis of the similarity of form field values that are associated with form field labels. In embodiments a predictive model may be generated from these synonym groupings. The predictive model can correlate the synonym groupings of one user with synonym groupings of one or more additional users to enable a determination of one or more predicted form field values for the one user based on a queried form field label even though the one user may have never submitted an electronic form with the queried form field label. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2015
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Inventors: SHAWN ALAN GAITHER, EYLON STROH, PRIYANK MATHUR, RANDY SWINEFORD
  • Publication number: 20160217119
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for identifying and populating static form fields using prior responses to similar form fields. An example method includes receiving an electronic form having, encoded in the form, static text and a static form field for containing information specific to a given user of the electronic form. Using an image recognition algorithm, a fillable form field candidate is identified based on a graphical representation of the static form field. An attribute of the fillable form field candidate can be identified based on the static text. A suggested response for populating the fillable form field candidate is selected from prior responses to other form fields having at least one attribute in common with the identified attribute of the fillable form field candidate. The prior responses are inputs obtained from or associated with the given user. The suggested response is presented to the user for subsequent acceptance or rejection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2015
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Applicant: ADOBE SYSTEMS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Steve Dakin, Shawn Gaither, Randy Swineford, Frederic Thevenet, David Rudi Sherry
  • Publication number: 20130254157
    Abstract: One exemplary embodiment involves a computer-implemented method comprising receiving, in a computing device, a first request to attach a file in a cell of a collaborative spreadsheet, wherein the first request comprises the file and a cell identifier, and wherein the collaborative spreadsheet comprises a spreadsheet configured to be accessed and modified simultaneously from a plurality of client devices. The method additionally comprises attaching, via a processor, the file to the collaborative spreadsheet at the cell corresponding to the cell identifier; and storing the file on a cloud storage device, wherein the file is stored to be accessible in conjunction with the collaborative spreadsheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2012
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: Adobe Systems Incorporated
    Inventors: Brian Havlin, Randall Silvia, Eylon Stroh, Roman Dolgov, Shannon Hickey, Peter Baird, Todd Rein, Randy Swineford