Patents by Inventor Stephen Northover

Stephen Northover 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).

  • Adjusting left-to-right graphics to a right-to-left orientation or vice versa using transformations with adjustments for line width and pixel orientation
    Patent number: 8023771
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a solution for adjusting a horizontal orientation of a graphic. The solution can include a step of identifying a graphic object having a first horizontal orientation, which is to be changed to an opposite horizontal orientation. A determination as to whether the graphic object has an odd number of pixels along an x-axis can be made. When determination results are positive only, a pixel shift can be applied to the graphic object. A matrix transform can be applied to the software object regardless of the determination results. The software object can be visually presented upon a display after the applying step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen Northover, Silenio Quarti
  • ADJUSTING LEFT-TO-RIGHT GRAPHICS TO A RIGHT-TO-LEFT ORIENTATION OR VICE VERSA USING TRANSFORMATIONS WITH ADJUSTMENTS FOR LINE WIDTH AND PIXEL ORIENTATION
    Publication number: 20090187397
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a solution for adjusting a horizontal orientation of a graphic. The solution can include a step of identifying a graphic object having a first horizontal orientation, which is to be changed to an opposite horizontal orientation. A determination as to whether the graphic object has an odd number of pixels along an x-axis can be made. When determination results are positive only, a pixel shift can be applied to the graphic object. A matrix transform can be applied to the software object regardless of the determination results. The software object can be visually presented upon a display after the applying step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2008
    Publication date: July 23, 2009
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: STEPHEN NORTHOVER, SILENIO QUARTI