Patents by Inventor Sonia E Smith

Sonia E Smith 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).

  • Vector graphic normalizer
    Patent number: 7439987
    Abstract: A computer algorithm that is able to convert a parent CGM file, which may include a plurality of disparate methods of defining objects or high-level primitives, with low-level primitives to produce a child or normalized CGM file that includes a normalized or standard way of defining these same objects. The computer algorithm iterates over the information stored in the parent CGM file to find associations in stored vectors to determine whether disparate elements, such as segments or arcs, are used to define more complex objects. It then normalizes the data into the more complex objects to produce a normalized CGM file. Therefore, the child CGM file includes standardized high-level primitives and less overall data complexity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Molly L Boose, Lawrence S Baum, Carey S Chaplin, Sonia E Smith, Ronald C Provine
  • Vector graphic normalizer
    Publication number: 20030197714
    Abstract: A computer algorithm that is able to convert a parent CGM file, which may include a plurality of disparate methods of defining objects or high-level primitives, with low-level primitives to produce a child or normalized CGM file that includes a normalized or standard way of defining these same objects. The computer algorithm iterates over the information stored in the parent CGM file to find associations in stored vectors to determine whether disparate elements, such as segments or arcs, are used to define more complex objects. It then normalizes the data into the more complex objects to produce a normalized CGM file. Therefore, the child CGM file includes standardized high-level primitives and less overall data complexity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2003
    Publication date: October 23, 2003
    Inventors: Molly L. Boose, Lawrence S. Baum, Carey S. Chaplin, Sonia E. Smith, Ronald C. Provine