Patents by Inventor William John Briggs

William John Briggs 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).

  • Automatic grouping of document objects for reflowed layout
    Patent number: 10031892
    Abstract: A method for arranging graphical objects in an electronic document displayed on a screen of a computing device includes calculating a plurality of positions of the graphical objects displayed on a display area of the screen, grouping the graphical objects whose calculated positions are located within a predetermined area of the display area, calculating a reference point of the group based on each position of the grouped graphical objects, reflowing the grouped graphical objects in response to a variation in display of the electronic document, calculating potential energies for the reflowed graphical objects, and displaying the electronic document with the reflowed graphical objects in a layout having the minimum potential energy among the calculated potential energies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Laboratory U.S.A., Inc.
    Inventors: William John Briggs, Stuart Guarnieri
  • Inserting text and graphics using hand markup
    Patent number: 9946698
    Abstract: A method may include obtaining an image that includes a first graphics element and a second graphics element, determining that the first graphics element corresponds to a command and that the second graphics element is a non-command, and generating an electronic document by executing the command. The electronic document may include a revised version of the second graphics element, but not the first graphics element. The electronic document may be generated in response to the first graphics element corresponding to the command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Laboratory U.S.A., Inc.
    Inventors: Stuart Guarnieri, William John Briggs
  • Human input to relate separate scanned objects
    Patent number: 9792263
    Abstract: A method for managing a hardcopy document (HD). The method includes: obtaining an image of the HD; identifying, within the image, a plurality of linking labels and a plurality of regions corresponding to the plurality of linking labels; extracting a plurality of strings from the plurality of regions; generating a combined string by combining the plurality of strings based on the plurality of linking labels; and generating an editable electronic version of the HD specifying the combined string.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Laboratory U.S.A., Inc.
    Inventors: William John Briggs, Mabry Frazier Dozier, III
  • INSERTING TEXT AND GRAPHICS USING HAND MARKUP
    Publication number: 20170286378
    Abstract: A method may include obtaining an image that includes a first graphics element and a second graphics element, determining that the first graphics element corresponds to a command and that the second graphics element is a non-command, and generating an electronic document by executing the command. The electronic document may include a revised version of the second graphics element, but not the first graphics element. The electronic document may be generated in response to the first graphics element corresponding to the command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Applicant: Konica Minolta Laboratory U.S.A., Inc.
    Inventors: Stuart Guarnieri, William John Briggs
  • AUTOMATIC GROUPING OF DOCUMENT OBJECTS FOR REFLOWED LAYOUT
    Publication number: 20160292132
    Abstract: A method for arranging graphical objects in an electronic document displayed on a screen of a computing device includes calculating a plurality of positions of the graphical objects displayed on a display area of the screen, grouping the graphical objects whose calculated positions are located within a predetermined area of the display area, calculating a reference point of the group based on each position of the grouped graphical objects, reflowing the grouped graphical objects in response to a variation in display of the electronic document, calculating potential energies for the reflowed graphical objects, and displaying the electronic document with the reflowed graphical objects in a layout having the minimum potential energy among the calculated potential energies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2015
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Applicant: Konica Minolta Laboratory U.S.A., Inc.
    Inventors: William John Briggs, Stuart Guarnieri
  • HUMAN INPUT TO RELATE SEPARATE SCANNED OBJECTS
    Publication number: 20160283444
    Abstract: A method for managing a hardcopy document (HD). The method includes: obtaining an image of the HD; identifying, within the image, a plurality of linking labels and a plurality of regions corresponding to the plurality of linking labels; extracting a plurality of strings from the plurality of regions; generating a combined string by combining the plurality of strings based on the plurality of linking labels; and generating an editable electronic version of the HD specifying the combined string.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2015
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Applicant: Konica Minolta Laboratory U.S.A., Inc.
    Inventors: William John Briggs, Mabry Frazier Dozier, III