Patents by Inventor Thomas Rodden

Thomas Rodden 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).

  • Collaborative document management system with customizable filing structures that are mutually intelligible
    Patent number: 6430575
    Abstract: A collaborative document management system is adapted to provide customizable filing structures that are mutual intelligible. Initially, a common filing structure is defined. Subsequently, changes are made to the common filing structure to define any number of customized filing structures. The changes are recorded by the document management system as sequences of modifications. Using recorded sequences of modifications, documents are retrieved using a filing structure that is different from the filing structure in which the document was filed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2002
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: J. Paul Dourish, John O. Lamping, Thomas Rodden