Patents by Inventor Shawn Cokus

Shawn Cokus 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).

  • Document Summarizer for Word Processors
    Publication number: 20060200765
    Abstract: A document summarizer for word processors is described. In one aspect, a document is accessed for summarization. Using a phase summarizing process, a sentence-based summary of writings of the document is constructed from the writings. A file associated with the document is located. The sentence-based summary is inserted into the file such that the sentence-based summary is before an opening paragraph of the document. The file is saved to non-volatile memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2006
    Publication date: September 7, 2006
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Ronald Fein, William Dolan, John Messerly, Edward Fries, Christopher Thorpe, Shawn Cokus