Patents by Inventor Stephen P. Owens

Stephen P. Owens 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 manipulating the architecture and the content of a document separately from each other
    Patent number: 5787449
    Abstract: A system and method for the separate manipulation of the architecture and content of a document, particularly for data representation and transformations. The system, for use by computer software developers, removes dependency on document encoding technology. A map of metacodes found in the document is produced and provided and stored separately from the document. The map indicates the location and addresses of metacodes in the document. The system allows of multiple views of the same content, the ability to work solely on structure and solely on content, storage efficiency of multiple versions and efficiency of operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 28, 1998
    Assignee: Infrastructures for Information Inc.
    Inventors: Michel J. M. G. Vulpe, Stephen P. Owens