Patents by Inventor Robert Matthew Crawford

Robert Matthew Crawford 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).

  • Electronic document author identification
    Patent number: 11055485
    Abstract: A method on a client device is described. First document content information that corresponds to a first plurality of document elements of an electronic document is received from a data server. A graphical user interface that represents the first plurality of document elements is generated based on the first document content information. First author identifiers that indicate most recent authors for the first plurality of document elements are received. The first document content information and the first author identifiers correspond to a first timestamp. Visual identifiers for the first author identifiers are selected based on the graphical user interface. The visual identifiers are generated to indicate which of the first author identifiers correspond to the first plurality of document elements represented by the graphical user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: WORKIVA INC.
    Inventors: Bryon Lee Marks, Robert Matthew Crawford, Levi Nichols, Edward Cupps, Hannah Deering
  • ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT AUTHOR IDENTIFICATION
    Publication number: 20200234004
    Abstract: A method on a client device is described. First document content information that corresponds to a first plurality of document elements of an electronic document is received from a data server. A graphical user interface that represents the first plurality of document elements is generated based on the first document content information. First author identifiers that indicate most recent authors for the first plurality of document elements are received. The first document content information and the first author identifiers correspond to a first timestamp. Visual identifiers for the first author identifiers are selected based on the graphical user interface. The visual identifiers are generated to indicate which of the first author identifiers correspond to the first plurality of document elements represented by the graphical user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2020
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: Bryon Lee Marks, Robert Matthew Crawford, Levi Nichols, Edward Cupps, Hannah Deering
  • Electronic document author identification
    Patent number: 10664654
    Abstract: A method on a client device is described. First document content information that corresponds to a first plurality of document elements of an electronic document is received from a data server. A graphical user interface that represents the first plurality of document elements is generated based on the first document content information. First author identifiers that indicate most recent authors for the first plurality of document elements are received. The first document content information and the first author identifiers correspond to a first timestamp. Visual identifiers for the first author identifiers are selected based on the graphical user interface. The visual identifiers are generated to indicate which of the first author identifiers correspond to the first plurality of document elements represented by the graphical user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: WORKIVA INC.
    Inventors: Bryon Lee Marks, Robert Matthew Crawford, Levi Nichols, Edward Cupps, Hannah Deering
  • ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT AUTHOR IDENTIFICATION
    Publication number: 20180075005
    Abstract: A method on a client device is described. First document content information that corresponds to a first plurality of document elements of an electronic document is received from a data server. A graphical user interface that represents the first plurality of document elements is generated based on the first document content information. First author identifiers that indicate most recent authors for the first plurality of document elements are received. The first document content information and the first author identifiers correspond to a first timestamp. Visual identifiers for the first author identifiers are selected based on the graphical user interface. The visual identifiers are generated to indicate which of the first author identifiers correspond to the first plurality of document elements represented by the graphical user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Inventors: Bryon Lee Marks, Robert Matthew Crawford, Levi Nichols, Edward Cupps, Hannah Deering