Patents by Inventor Stephen C. Dowd

Stephen C. Dowd 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).

  • Managing links in a collection of documents
    Patent number: 7783965
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, implement techniques for managing links in a collection of documents. A plurality of links are identified in a collection of one or more documents. A visual representation of the identified links is displayed to a user. Each link has an associated source and destination. The source represents a location in the collection of documents from which the link points. The destination represents a location to which the link points. The visual representation includes information describing the sources and destinations for each of the identified links. Two or more of the links are simultaneously selectable for modification in response to user input in the visual representation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated
    Inventors: Stephen C. Dowd, Yohko A. Kelley
  • Managing links in a collection of documents
    Patent number: 7194469
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, implement techniques for managing links in a collection of documents. A plurality of links are identified in a collection of one or more documents. A visual representation of the identified links is displayed to a user. Each link has an associated source and destination. The source represents a location in the collection of documents from which the link points. The destination represents a location to which the link points. The visual representation includes information describing the sources and destinations for each of the identified links. Two or more of the links are simultaneously selectable for modification in response to user input in the visual representation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2007
    Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated
    Inventors: Stephen C. Dowd, Yohko A. Kelley