Patents by Inventor Richard Coencas

Richard Coencas 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).

  • Mode-based graphical editing
    Patent number: 9355469
    Abstract: Among other disclosures, a method includes associating an initial work area corresponding to a portion of graphical data with a graphical editing tool, receiving a request indicating a change in editing mode to use of the graphical editing tool, determining an active work area based on the initial work area associated with the graphical editing tool, and selecting the active work area, at least initially, for editing using the graphical editing tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated
    Inventors: Joseph Tighe, Anmol Dhawan, Richard Coencas, Gregg D. Wilensky
  • INTERACTING WITH GRAPHICAL WORK AREAS
    Publication number: 20140040796
    Abstract: Among other disclosures, a method may include receiving a repositioning request, relative to a work area marker, and an adjustment request, relative to a work area, wherein the work area is associated with a portion of graphical data, and the marker allows interaction with the work area. The method may include deriving an updated marker and an updated work area, wherein the updated marker reflects the repositioning request, the updated work area is associated with the portion, and the work area reflects the adjustment request. The method may include providing visually the updated marker, wherein the updated marker allows interaction with the updated work area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2009
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Inventors: Joseph Tighe, Anmol Dhawan, Richard Coencas, Gregg D. Wilensky
  • MODE-BASED GRAPHICAL EDITING
    Publication number: 20130167087
    Abstract: Among other disclosures, a method includes associating an initial work area corresponding to a portion of graphical data with a graphical editing tool, receiving a request indicating a change in editing mode to use of the graphical editing tool, determining an active work area based on the initial work area associated with the graphical editing tool, and selecting the active work area, at least initially, for editing using the graphical editing tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2009
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Inventors: Joseph Tighe, Anmol Dhawan, Richard Coencas, Gregg D. Wilensky
  • Transforming representation information
    Patent number: 8271893
    Abstract: Among other disclosures, a method may include receiving a request to modify graphical data using a graphical tool, wherein the graphical data is associated with representation information, and the request indicates a visually depicted aspect of the graphical data, deriving an alteration of the representation information, based, at least in part, on the visually depicted aspect, and transforming the representation information based on the derived alteration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated
    Inventors: Joseph Tighe, Anmol Dhawan, Richard Coencas, Gregg D. Wilensky