Patents by Inventor Tom Underhill

Tom Underhill 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).

  • Semantically applying formatting to a presentation model
    Patent number: 7379074
    Abstract: The present invention includes a graphics software program that automatically generates a color scheme for graphics. In embodiments of the present invention, the graphics software program receives a selection of a color transformation and a semantic model describing a graphic. The graphics software program interpolates color values for different portions of the graphic according to the color transformation and semantic model. In other embodiments, a data structure is provided for a color transformation definition created to assign the color values to portions of the graphic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2008
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Lutz Gerhard, Tom Underhill, Gary Pritting, John Schilling, Eric S. Rockey, Keri Vandeberghe
  • Semantically applying formatting to a presentation model
    Publication number: 20060066627
    Abstract: The present invention includes a graphics software program that automatically generates a color scheme for graphics. In embodiments of the present invention, the graphics software program receives a selection of a color transformation and a semantic model describing a graphic. The graphics software program interpolates color values for different portions of the graphic according to the color transformation and semantic model. In other embodiments, a data structure is provided for a color transformation definition created to assign the color values to portions of the graphic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2004
    Publication date: March 30, 2006
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Lutz Gerhard, Tom Underhill, Gary Pritting, John Schilling, Eric Rockey, Keri Vandeberghe