Color Attribute Patents (Class 715/275)
  • Patent number: 7602953
    Abstract: In a method for acquisition, analysis and representation of at least one medical image data set created in a medical examination, an image data set of an examination region of an examination subject is acquired with a medical imaging apparatus, at least one display specification regarding an orientation to be retained in a graphical representation of the acquired image data set is retrieved from a data processing device in which it is stored, the image data set is checked with regard to the display specification by the data processing device, and of at least one part of the image data set is adapted and displayed corresponding to the display specification, dependent on the check result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2009
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Sultan Haider, Axel Schreiber
  • Patent number: 7594174
    Abstract: Reformatting a previously formatted document. A unique interface allows preview and selection of both a color set and a font set. A color set comprises a plurality of colors defining a color scheme. The font set comprises a plurality of fonts defining a font theme. A format set is defined by the selection of a color set and a font set. A format set comprises a plurality of formats, each format comprising a format font name, a format font size, a format font color, and other properties. Once a format set is determined, the document is reformatted in such a way as to largely maintain the proportionality and integrity of its previous formatting. In so doing, each discrete portion of text in the document is analyzed to determine its format properties. Each format in the format set is then compared to the text format. Points are added to a match quality value associated with the format when it is determined that a property of the format matches a property of the existing text format.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Benjamin N. Truelove, Douglas A. Ricard, Wai On Lee, Christopher D. Williams
  • Publication number: 20090158145
    Abstract: A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer program code readily identifies authenticated content within webpage having user customizable content. A request to display a wiki page is received. Responsive to receiving the request, a wiki markup file with a wiki signature block is identified. The wiki markup file contains signed content and unsigned content. The signature block identifies the signed content within the wiki markup file. Signed content is verified and an edited wiki page is generated from the signed content and the unsigned content. Signed content is visibly distinguished from the unsigned content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2007
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Inventor: Jeffrey Schering
  • Patent number: 7546522
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer-readable medium are provided for applying a global formatting scheme to a chart in an electronic document. According to a system, a chart application program receives a selection of a chart object in the electronic document and a document theme. The document theme includes a combination of formatting schemes including a color scheme, a font scheme, and a style matrix. The chart application program then automatically applies the selected document theme to the selected chart object in the electronic document. In applying the selected document theme to the selected chart object, the chart application program automatically updates a number of properties of the chart object including color, font, line, effect, and fill.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Kristin M. Tolle, Brian S. Ruble, Miltiadis Vafiadis, Sander Viegers, Daniel P. Cory
  • Patent number: 7543231
    Abstract: Systems, methods and computer program products for printing a document. Exemplary embodiments include retrieving a document having text and images, displaying the document on the display, displaying a print menu on the display, displaying a properties menu on the display, displaying a print quality menu on the display, displaying a more color options menu on the display, wherein the more color options menu includes “print images in color” and “print text in color” data fields, printing the document in black and white on the color printer, wherein the text is printed in color in response to receiving a print text in color selection signal, indicative of the selection device pointing at the print text in color data field, wherein the images are printed in color in response to receiving a print images in color selection signal, indicative of the selection device pointing at the print images in color data field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Kimilee S. Gile, Elaine I. Kuo, Fang Lu, Corey S. McCaffrey
  • Publication number: 20090083019
    Abstract: A system for modeling a topology of an electrical power system is disclosed. The system can include a processor, a memory, a display device, and an input device. The memory device can be coupled to the processor and configured to maintain a component database, a component control engine, and a power system topology modeling engine. The display device can be coupled to the processor and configured for displaying the topology of the electrical power system. The input device can be coupled to the processor and can be operative to select one of the plurality of power system components stored in the component database as a selected component, position the selected component within a framework, and interface the selected component with other selected components within the framework.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2008
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Applicant: EDSA MICRO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Adib Nasle
  • Patent number: 7509238
    Abstract: A computer program for operating a computer to perform various steps. In one step, the program causes the computer to display to a user of the computer a first hierarchical level representative of one or more companies, where each company of the one or more companies has respective water treatment needs. In another step, and for each company of the one or more companies, the program causes the computer to display to the user of the computer a second first hierarchical level representative of one or more facilities for the respective company. In another step, and for each facility of each company of the one or more companies, the program causes the computer to display to the user of the computer a third hierarchical level representative of one or more water treatment systems for the respective facility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2009
    Assignee: H2tr0nics, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Dumler, Blaine Nagao, Adam Dumler, David Hollabaugh
  • Patent number: 7500189
    Abstract: Generally, the present invention provides embodiments of systems and methods for extrapolating formats to create pleasing format templates. In an exemplary embodiment, a method for creating a color template for a document comprises receiving at least one color for the document. Then, the colors received become constraints of at least one document parameter. A color template is then selected and automatically applied to the constrained document parameters to extrapolate one or more other colors for the unset color parameters. Finally, the color template with the extrapolated colors is provided with the received colors and the extrapolated colors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Barn-Wan Li, Da Hye Huh
  • Publication number: 20090049377
    Abstract: A method and system of comparing a part to a computer model of the part obtains coordinate data for a plurality of points on a part, compares the coordinate data to a computer model of the part to obtain comparison data, reports the comparison data corresponding to a selected surface of the part, and excludes comparison data for all surfaces other than the selected surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2007
    Publication date: February 19, 2009
    Inventor: Jeffrey L. Moore
  • Publication number: 20090019365
    Abstract: Among various embodiments of the present disclosure, color calibration can be performed on a printing apparatus by using a preconfigured color map coded to reduce a color difference of a selected reference color sample relative to a color standard, where the selected reference color sample substantially matches a first test color sample printed by the printing apparatus. Installing the preconfigured color map can enable recalibrating the printing apparatus to use the preconfigured color map in adjusting an amount of a number of colorants utilized in printing a second test color sample to reduce the number of color differences of the second test color sample relative to the color standard.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2007
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Inventor: Huanzhao Zeng
  • Patent number: 7478323
    Abstract: Techniques for producing a media asset illustration collage are disclosed. These techniques involve, for instance, obtaining a media asset list containing media asset information, obtaining one or more media asset illustrations associated with the media asset list, determining a color scheme based on the one or more media asset illustrations, and producing a media asset illustration collage according to the color scheme.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2009
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas Dowdy
  • Publication number: 20080184111
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide techniques for overriding layer display properties in computer-aided design (CAD) viewports. A method of generating a display representation of a CAD drawing includes identifying one or more layers of the CAD drawing to include in the display representation. Each of the one or more layers may be associated with a set of drawing elements and a set of layer display properties. The method also includes identifying a viewport display property for a first layer of the one or more layers and generating the display representation. The display representation may include the drawing elements associated with the one or more layers, and the appearance of the drawing elements associated with the first layer is based on the viewport display property.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2007
    Publication date: July 31, 2008
    Inventors: KAREN ELAINE MASON, Qun Lu, Thomas Allen Stoeckel, Stewart A. Sabadell, Jose Madeira de Freitas Garcia, John G. Ford
  • Patent number: 7391419
    Abstract: An information distribution system configured to deliver various types of content provided by an information distributor to information receivers through a network and transmitting the content to be distributed converted to colors, color values, or color digital values. By converting the content to colors, color values, or color digital values, it is possible to reduce the amount of information transmitted. Due to this, it becomes possible to shorten the time required for distribution of content and to improve practicality. Further, it becomes possible to reduce the distribution costs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2008
    Assignee: Tani Electronics Corporation
    Inventor: Okie Tani
  • Patent number: 7356759
    Abstract: A system, method, and related computer program for automatically cataloging Web elements, such as text and color, in a Web document for use by those performing searches for Web documents containing specific Web elements. The present invention allows users to scan Web elements into a Web site database where they are automatically cataloged for future searches of the particular element data. Searchers can search for a source document containing a particular color and/or text. Users may enter values related to scanned-in Web elements on source documents, such as an alternate color that may be used in addition to or instead of the scanned in color on said source document. Web elements or graphics are cataloged in a manner that allows users to query an entire set of objects quickly by accessing the database values. A user is able to automatically change text or color values on a global basis. Alternate values entered into the Web site database override Web element data previously scanned into the database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2008
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Mary Wier Ferguson, David Kingsley Clark, Julie Louise Gilbreath, Theodore Jack London Shrader
  • Publication number: 20080028308
    Abstract: A method of displaying linearly ranked data items that involves fixed patterns and user-responsive visual prominence to improve user consideration of those results. Ranked Data Items can be generated dynamically via a search engine or be a historical record of collected Data Items over time and ranked by the user. The plotting of the Ranked Data Items on the non-linear results space can be shared with other networked users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2007
    Publication date: January 31, 2008
    Inventors: James Scott Brownlee, Craig Johnston Burns, Robert Richard Grant, Kenneth Adam Kwasnicki