Patents by Inventor Simon J. Daniels

Simon J. Daniels 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).

  • Method and system for dynamically adapting the layout of a document to an output device
    Patent number: 7251778
    Abstract: Dynamically adapting the layout of a document to a particular output device. The layout of a document can be adapted to a particular output device so that the document fully utilizes the capabilities of the output device. A layout generator interrogates the output device to determine the capabilities of the output device. Based upon the capabilities of the output device, the layout generator selects a style sheet to accommodate the particular output device. The style sheet assigns values to format properties such as font properties, color and background properties, and text properties. The layout of the document is adapted to the particular output device by rendering the document on the output device using the values defined in the style sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2007
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: William Hill, Simon D. Earnshaw, Simon J. Daniels, David M. Meltzer
  • Method and system for dynamically adapting the layout of a document to an output device
    Patent number: 6023714
    Abstract: Dynamically adapting the layout of a document to a particular output device. The layout of a document can be adapted to a particular output device so that the document fully utilizes the capabilities of the output device. A layout generator interrogates the output device to determine the capabilities of the output device. Based upon the capabilities of the output device, the layout generator selects a style sheet to accommodate the particular output device. The style sheet assigns values to format properties such as font properties, color and background properties, and text properties. The layout of the document is adapted to the particular output device by rendering the document on the output device using the values defined in the style sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2000
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: William Hill, Simon D. Earnshaw, Simon J. Daniels, David M. Meltzer