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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7346501 | Compressing messages on a per semantic component basis while maintaining a degree of human readability A text message is first parsed into its constituent semantic components such as header fields and body components. Then, different compression methods may be performed on each semantic component depending on the importance of the semantic component, the context of t... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7346789 | Multimedia reproducing apparatus having function for efficient use of memory A multimedia reproducing apparatus having excellent operability and amenity. In the apparatus, a ROM contains an OS including a system program and a utility program. A control unit controls at suspend function by which data indicating the state of contents of displa... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343552 | Systems and methods for freeform annotations Systems and methods in accordance with the present invention provide freeform annotation techniques designed to make freeform annotations on a digital document more flexible, reliable and presentable on a screen of a computing device. They allow users to markup the ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7343551 | Autocompleting form fields based on previously entered values Systems and techniques for autocompleting form fields based on observed values. In general, in one implementation, the techniques include observing values entered in form field objects, generating likelihood assessments for possible values to be entered in a current... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7339691 | Systems and methods for providing content filtering of a print job Systems and methods for using a print subsystem to implement an analysis of the content of a print job prior to despooling the print job to a printing device, and selectively rendering, providing a modified rendering or terminating the print job. A computer device i... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7337389 | System and method for annotating an electronic document independently of its content A system, method, and apparatus for annotating an electronic document independently of its content is provided. According to one variation, a tablet and stylus-based computer is programmed with a document browser that permits a user to annotate documents viewed thro... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7337388 | Tool-based iterative document management A change management method and system for tool-based document generation which incorporates tool input changes, tool changes, and user changes during iterative document creation. After a tool-based document is generated and saved by a tool, and then edited by a user... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7337390 | Method and system for embedding voice notes A method of embedding voice data in a computing system includes detecting a record event and detecting if a software application currently running on the computing system is voice-aware. The method also includes embedding the voice data within associated data in the... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7337396 | Methods and systems for transitioning between thumbnails and documents based upon thumbnail appearance A thumbnail of an original document has at least one appearance characteristic that is different from a corresponding appearance characteristic in an original document. When retrieving a document associated with the thumbnail, a document version is displayed that is... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7337398 | Reconstitute tag-delimited tables in a graphics editing application A system and method is described for reconstituting a tag-delimited table structure into a file editable by a graphics editing application, the tag-delimited table structure defining an assembly of visible content, the method comprising parsing the tag-delimited tab... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7337387 | Intercepting document data from a spooler and using the data to retrieve related information from a data base to modify the document An improved document generation tool which intercepts data from a print spool and utilizes that data in conjunction with the database to cause certain changes to the final printed data. ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7337184 | Topology mapping of a multitier compute infrastructure A multitier topology map describes a multitier compute infrastructure. The multitier topology map identifies components from at least two different tiers of the multitier compute infrastructure and indicates relationships between components including at least one cr... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7337397 | Separation, transmission and display of character and non-character data A portable terminal receives document data from a data transmission device, separates character area and non-character area from the received document data, designates a display method for data in correspondence with each area, and outputs to display the document da... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7334194 | Text editing apparatus It is one object of the present invention to improve the text editing operation provided by document creation application software. A text editing apparatus that is implemented by a computer under the control of document creation application software comprises: a do... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7334185 | Data management tool A method and system for managing data elements with associated attributes in a computer system is described. Identifiers of each data element and information identifying the attributes of each data element are stored and the identifiers associated with each of the d... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7334003 | Methods and systems for extracting related information from flat files Methods and systems for extracting related information from multiple two-dimensional files are provided. The method includes comparing data contained in at least one field of each record of a first file to data in a related field of each record of a second file. A r... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331289 | Modular sheet-fed rotary printing press A module for a machine for processing sheet printing materials, has interfaces for control communication, a memory unit which can be read and written and which contains the properties of the module, and also a communications device which is used for communication wi... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331035 | System and method for mobile software application development and deployment A technique is introduced for developing and deploying an application in a mobile domain. In operation, a mobile data model may be accessed, and a portion of the mobile data model may selected to be instantiated at a distributed device in order to create a mobile da... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7330608 | Semantic document smartnails A method and apparatus is disclosed herein for generating visualizations of documents based on semantic information. In one embodiment, the method comprises selecting a plurality of image segments having a plurality of attributes that includes a semantic importance ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7328400 | Table column spanning Disclosed are a method and system for grouping columns of data into different levels for subsequent multiple level operations. The method comprises the steps of providing sub-columns within a single table column, said table columns and each of the sub-columns having... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7324247 | Image processing apparatus, image processing program and storage medium storing the program An image processing apparatus includes a reduced image generating part generating a reduced image having a lower resolution than that of an original digital image. A first extracting part distinctly extracts a first foreground image and a first background image from... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7322006 | Integrated document management system, document retrieval device, and a computer-readable recording medium with a document retrieval program recorded therein An integrated document management system comprises a storage unit which stores therein a document database consisting of a plurality of documents based on a hierarchical structure and a management information database consisting of a information indicating a relatio... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7320105 | Data display using multicolumn scrolling Apparatus, software and method for displaying line-formatted materials in multiple columns of a screen display and providing for scrolling through the materials such that lines spill from one column to another, are disclosed. The columns form a display area for disp... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7320104 | Text grid creation tools Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, implementing and using techniques for controlling typesetting and layout editing (2a). Data being typeset or laid out are displayed on a display (3). A first menu (20) having a u... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7320019 | Method and apparatus for automatically checking e-mail addresses in outgoing e-mail communications The present invention provides a system and method for detecting incorrect e-mail addresses in outgoing e-mail communications. In a first embodiment, a domain name database creates a table of domain names by automatically storing the domain names of e-mail addresses... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7315988 | System and method for using short captions to map user interfaces A system and method is provided to map alternative short captions that are displayed in a constrained display environment instead of displaying standard captions. When designing a display panel, the designer identifies shorter captions to use in a constrained enviro... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7315811 | System and method for accented modification of a language model A system and method for a speech recognition technology that allows language models for a particular language to be customized through the addition of alternate pronunciations that are specific to the accent of the dictator, for a subset of the words in the language... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7315977 | Storing, updating, and reporting on migration data using automated agents A method and system for displaying and reporting project completion information of a large-scale project having a number of individual subprojects. A rollup agent is employed for acquiring project completion information from a number of subproject databases to provi... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7313754 | Method and expert system for deducing document structure in document conversion An expert system for more efficiently and accurately deducing document structure from document formatting, the expert system including a conversion engine for converting an unstructured file to a structured file, and a verification engine, responsive to the output o... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7313594 | Chat system, terminal device therefor, display method of chat system, and recording medium A chat system in which conversations by characters in plural channels are displayed, and of these conversations, a conversation in a main channel and conversations in other channels are displayed in individual regions 23, 24 on a display screen, and an inputt... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7313782 | Method for distributing, integrating, and hosting a software platform Various methods for distributing, integrating, and hosting a software platform that may be used to extend an enterprise network to mobile devices are provided. A particular embodiment of the method includes distributing a software platform to a first enterprise and ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7310782 | Method and apparatus for arranging program and I/O controls A computer system includes a display and a processor. The processor operable to implement a user interface on the display. The user interface including a plurality of program controls for initiating processing tasks. The processor is operable to, responsive to an ac... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7310627 | Method of searching for text in browser frames Methods, systems and articles of manufacture for searching content in frames. In general, information located at one or more networked addresses may be displayed to a user in two or more frames. The content of a frame may be searched by designating one frame as a de... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7305619 | Image processing method, device and storage medium therefor The invention significantly improves operability by automatically discriminating a plurality of image orientations, which are not assured of always being fed in common orientations, and reduces possible burdens to operators by eliminating efforts required to arrange... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7304754 | Image inputting and outputting apparatus which judges quality of an image The number of pixels of image data recorded in a recording medium is determined, and it is determined whether or not an image to be looked at will be of good quality according to the determined number of the pixels and the number of pixels required for an apparatus ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7305402 | Adaptive indexing technique for use with electronic objects Methods, systems, and computer program products for organizing and viewing electronic objects (such as incoming electronic mail messages, documents, and so forth) according to relationships among the objects. Objects may be organized according to user-selectable, no... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7305620 | Method and apparatus for previewing print data and recording media thereof A data converter 14 converts a spooled print control code into a display data of a predetermined structure. The converted data is displayed on a displaying device. The user checks the displayed data. When the data is to be edited, the user designates the regi... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7302639 | Report system and method using prompt in prompt objects A system that incorporates prompt objects in a report definition to enable a user to specify answers to questions to customize a reporting system, decision support system, business intelligence and OLAP report at execution time. A prompt object contains a single que... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7302438 | Method and system for flowing data to an arbitrary path defined by a page description language A method for flowing data, such as text data, into an arbitrary path defined by a page description language specification (“PDL specification”) generally comprises the steps of: identifying a path defined in the PDL specification as a datawrapping path; associat... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7302118 | Transformation of images This present invention provides a system and method for transforming a main image of a digital image, such as one stored in the Exchangeable Image File (“EXIF”) format, updating the metadata, including the thumbnail image, to correspond to the transformed main i... | 11/27/2007 |
