Patents by Inventor Toby Corbin

Toby Corbin 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 font building
    Patent number: 7492365
    Abstract: A method and system for font building by providing for the downloading of a subset of glyphs at a client device from a server. The subset can include one or more particular requested glyphs. The subset is accompanied by one or more further glyphs determined by selection criteria, which can include: frequency of use of the glyphs in a particular language; frequency of use of the glyphs by at least one client device; and relationships between particular glyphs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2009
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Toby Corbin, Gordon Hutchison, William Smith
  • Method and arrangement for font building
    Publication number: 20050275656
    Abstract: A method and system for font building by providing for the downloading of a subset of glyphs at a client device from a server. The subset can include one or more particular requested glyphs. The subset is accompanied by one or more further glyphs determined by selection criteria, which can include: frequency of use of the glyphs in a particular language; frequency of use of the glyphs by at least one client device; and relationships between particular glyphs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2005
    Publication date: December 15, 2005
    Inventors: Toby Corbin, Gordon Hutchison, William Smith