Patents by Inventor Roger Dunn

Roger Dunn 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: 7889927
    Abstract: The present invention provides a Chinese character search method. According to the method, the user first inputs the notation of the known character. When the input notation is received, some corresponding Chinese characters are shown in the display. Then, the user chooses the correct character for which he is searching. Next, symbols are added to this character to represent the unknown Chinese character in the word. Then, those words containing this character are searched and are shown in a display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Inventor: Roger Dunn
  • Patent number: 7840073
    Abstract: To make searching for pictographic characters, such as Chinese characters, easier for novice learners of languages using pictographic characters, a subset of pictographic character parts of the pictographic character is generated. Then, the subset of the pictographic character parts is used to generate the pictographic character based on the subset of the pictographic character parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: Sunrise Group LLC
    Inventor: Roger Dunn
  • Publication number: 20090070664
    Abstract: A method of redacting content from a document in electronic form includes the steps of selecting a geometric area on the document for redaction, representing the selected geometric area as one or more annotation objects, identifying information in the document representing content and location and nature of content, representing the identified information as one or more content objects, identifying content having the same geometric location as the annotation objects and creating a file with the identified content removed to produce a redacted document.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2008
    Publication date: March 12, 2009
    Applicant: APPLIGENT INC.
    Inventors: Mark Gavin, Roger Dunn, Virginia M. Gavin
  • Patent number: 7428701
    Abstract: A method of redacting content from a document in electronic form includes the steps of selecting a geometric area on the document for redaction, representing the selected geometric area as one or more annotation objects, identifying information in the document representing content and location and nature of content, representing the identified information as one or more content objects, identifying content having the same geometric location as the annotation objects and creating a file with the identified content removed to produce a redacted document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2008
    Assignee: Appligent Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Gavin, Roger Dunn, Virginia M. Gavin
  • Publication number: 20080063281
    Abstract: To make searching for pictographic characters, such as Chinese characters, easier for novice learners of languages using pictographic characters, a subset of pictographic character parts of the pictographic character is generated. Then, the subset of the pictographic character parts is used to generate the pictographic character based on the subset of the pictographic character parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2006
    Publication date: March 13, 2008
    Inventor: Roger Dunn
  • Publication number: 20060204100
    Abstract: The present invention provides a Chinese character search method. According to the method, the user first inputs the notation of the known character. When the input notation is received, some corresponding Chinese characters are shown in the display. Then, the user chooses the correct character for which he is searching. Next, symbols are added to this character to represent the unknown Chinese character in the word.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2006
    Publication date: September 14, 2006
    Inventor: Roger Dunn
  • Patent number: 4620471
    Abstract: A music chart for determining the constituent tones of a plurality of chords and the chord name of a given series of tones is disclosed. The chart is comprised of a disc having at its outer circumference a plurality of spaced-apart chord names. Each chord name lies along a radius of the disc, each radius having delineated thereon a plurality of markers radially spaced from each other. A slide member having an elongated narrow rectangular window is slidably and pivotally superimposed on the disc by means of a central rivet projecting through the window. The slide member has at its lower side a graphic representation of a keyboard which is lettered according to conventional keyboard construction and includes at least two octaves. By rotating and sliding the slide member over the disc a chord name and its constituent tones are easily readable in the window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 1984
    Date of Patent: November 4, 1986
    Inventor: Roger Dunn