Patents by Inventor Salman Shaukat Cheema

Salman Shaukat Cheema 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).

  • Sketch beautification and completion of partial structured-drawings
    Patent number: 9098191
    Abstract: A sketch processing system is described herein for assisting a user in producing a drawing. In one implementation, the sketch processing system operates by: receiving ink strokes in response to creation of an original drawing; recognizing components and geometric constraints within the original drawing, to produce a recognized drawing; beautifying the original drawing by modifying at least one aspect of the recognized drawing in accordance with the recognized constraints, to produce a beautified drawing; and recognizing a recurring pattern in the beautified pattern (if any) and using that pattern to produce at least one added component to the beautified drawing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Sumit Gulwani, Salman Shaukat Cheema, Joseph J. LaViola, Jr.
  • SKETCH BEAUTIFICATION AND COMPLETION OF PARTIAL STRUCTURED-DRAWINGS
    Publication number: 20130188877
    Abstract: A sketch processing system is described herein for assisting a user in producing a drawing. In one implementation, the sketch processing system operates by: receiving ink strokes in response to creation of an original drawing; recognizing components and geometric constraints within the original drawing, to produce a recognized drawing; beautifying the original drawing by modifying at least one aspect of the recognized drawing in accordance with the recognized constraints, to produce a beautified drawing; and recognizing a recurring pattern in the beautified pattern (if any) and using that pattern to produce at least one added component to the beautified drawing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2012
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Sumit Gulwani, Salman Shaukat Cheema, Joseph J. LaViola, JR.