Patents by Inventor Stephen Leslie Tyler

Stephen Leslie Tyler 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).

  • Print enablement in software systems
    Patent number: 7006238
    Abstract: A method for manipulating an electronic document automatically created by an application program is disclosed. The method comprises the step of identifying a user involved manipulation of the electronic document to determine if the invoked manipulation is one of a predetermined group of manipulations. If the invoked manipulation is not a member of the group, then the invoked manipulation is allowed to proceed. However, if the invoked manipulation is a member of the group, then the manipulation is allowed to proceed only in respect of predetermined portion of the electronic document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2006
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Stephen Leslie Tyler
  • URL-based facility enablement
    Patent number: 6638316
    Abstract: A method for the control of computer facilities, i.e., functions, is disclosed. The method comprises the identification of a computer facility, such as printing, selected for manipulation of data. The method then identifies a source location of the data, for example by examining a uniform reference locator (URL) associated therewith, and then checking whether the source location of the data is valid for the performance of the selected facility. If the source location is not valid, the facility (e.g., printing) is not performed for the data and if the source location is valid, the facility is performed for the data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2003
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Stephen Leslie Tyler, Rodney Bernard James Hardy