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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7379074 | Semantically applying formatting to a presentation model 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... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7362334 | System for regional data association and presentation and method for the same A database methodology that concerns the mapping of any arbitrary object into a plurality of regions, enabling the assignment of multiple region-specific attributes thereto and facilitating the concurrent, graphical presentation of any assigned attributes. Attribute... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7356181 | Embedded gamut mapping algorithm A color management module which accepts input color image data and transforms the input color image data into output color image data based on information contained in at least one color profile, wherein the color management module includes an interface to an extern... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7355745 | Document-to-printer color gamut matching A document-to-printer color gamut matching system enables comparison of at least two color maps in a manner that allows selection of the printer that will result in the best print output. Information related to the document to be printed and information describing t... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7356563 | Methods of annotating a collaborative application display Disclosed are methods for remote users of a collaborative application to generate annotation information, send that annotation information to an application sharer device, and receive back a display combining output of the collaborative application with the annotati... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7346858 | Computer hierarchical display of multiple data characteristics A data display comprises a window that shows a tree map display having menu information surrounding a field array of differently sized and colored or shaded areas that represent product offering possibilities that conform with user criteria entered through the surro... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7339595 | Method and system for improved internet color The present invention provides a technique for providing color corrected images to a user over a network. In particular, the present invention allows multiple image providers to provide color corrected images to a user when the user's computer and its associated dev... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7324749 | Image display method, image display apparatus and image display program An image correcting personal computer displays on its monitor a correction screen consisting of a main display area, a sub display area and a parameter adjusting area. The main display area is divided into a plural number of split image display sections displaying s... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7324119 | Rendering color images and text Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, implement techniques for configuring at least a portion of a document for display in a display environment. The techniques include generating a document color palette for all or a portion of an electronic d... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7320483 | Medication reminder system A medication reminder system is provided for allowing patients, especially those with memory or eyesight problems, to improve compliance with a medication regimen that has been prescribed by their physician. The system is organized for ease of patient identification... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7310772 | Linking method for printed telephone numbers identified by a non-indicia graphic delimiter The invention comprises a graphic designation method for visually differentiating each number individually for a set of telephone numbers within a printed telephone directory. In a particular instance, the invention is applied in cases in which each said telephone n... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7269832 | Generic virtual device driver A method and apparatus provides for handling communications between an application and a device through a device driver. Calls or commands are used by the device driver to access the hardware that are common to a number of different types of devices that are to be h... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7266238 | Color management architecture using phantom profiles to transfer data between transform modules A color management architecture includes multiple color transform modules chainable together by a framework, with each color transform module having access to color profiles which provide data necessary to convert color data in accordance with algorithmic functional... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7256793 | System and method for color management of multiple color devices and color spaces A color management user interface controller is provided for use in a color management system for assisting users to manage color settings of multiple colour entities, such as color devices and color spaces. The user interface controller has a representation control... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7239412 | True print preview method and apparatus A computer/printer system and method which includes and involves a screen-display device with a display screen, and wherein requests for a document print preview results in the direct and accurate creation by the printer per se of a true preview on the display scree... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7231590 | Method and apparatus for visually emphasizing numerical data contained within an electronic document A method and apparatus are provided for visually emphasizing all of the numerical data contained in an electronic document. A determination is made as to whether a request to emphasize all of the numerical data in the electronic document has been received. If such a... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7230737 | Image processing method and apparatus An image processing method for inputting a color image signal and correcting the color image signal according to an observation condition, comprising the steps of: judging whether or not the input color image signal represents achromatic color; and controlling the c... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7227666 | Dynamic selection of rendering intent for color proofing transforms In general, in one aspect, the invention features an apparatus, method, and computer program product for automatically selecting a rendering intent. It includes identifying a device color profile associated with a device; and automatically selecting a rendering inte... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7222294 | Extension of formulas and formatting in an electronic spreadsheet Formats are extended automatically to cells in an electronic spreadsheet. Previously blank, newly edited cell(s) are determined to be an extension or within a list of cells based on having a consistent data type, and the like. Next, formatting of the list of cells i... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7213228 | Methods and apparatus for implementing a remote application over a network A user interface, operating on a display client, for an application program, operating on a remote computer, is implemented such that the division of functionality between the application program and the user interface does not require the application program to pos... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7209145 | Color device profile having a buffered look-up table A color device profile including a buffered color look-up table having outermost nodes that replicate nodes of an inner portion that are closest to the outermost nodes, and input tonal reproduction curves having a range that is smaller than an input range associated... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7207009 | Method and system for displaying an image instead of data Displaying graphical indicators, instead of data, based on user-defined conditions. The user can specify conditions for displaying graphical indicators instead of actual data by specifying a test, values, and an image. The graphical indicators can be pre-assigned im... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7200807 | System and process for object rendering on thin client platforms A system for processing an object specified by an object specifying language such as HTML, JAVA or other languages relying on relative positioning, that require a rendering program utilizing a minimum set of resources, translates the code for use in a target device ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7177466 | System and method for providing high fidelity color images The present invention provides a technique for providing color corrected images to a user over a network. The user's computer and its associated devices may be remotely calibrated and or characterized and the data made available over the network to permit multiple i... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7171630 | Electronic simulation of interaction with printed matter A system, method, and computer readable medium having computer instructions provided thereon for enabling a computer to perform a method of simulating the effect of page turning including displaying a first image corresponding to a first side of a printed page on a ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7165217 | Electronic book display device and its display method An electronic book display device capable of attaching the mark to the optional element by just conducting the simple operation like actual books. Since the display control means 28 is provided for determining the type of mark to emphasize the specifying element acc... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7161710 | Composite rendering intent for color proofing applications An apparatus, method and computer program product for transforming data from a source device color space to a destination device color space, wherein the source device is associated with a source device profile and the destination device is associated with a destina... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7144167 | Color printing which renders multi tone color input codes to image data with reference to font data A printing apparatus has a printhead which can print in a multi tone levels, and a font memory for storing font data for respective colors including at least different grayscale data, in correspondence with codes. The apparatus reads out font data for respective col... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7111236 | Method and apparatus for visually indicating the location of links within a web page A method and apparatus for visually indicating whether a hyper-link located in a web page is linked within the current page, other pages within the same site, pages external to the current site, links that open a new browser, links that alter the content of the brow... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7110143 | Accurate printing of proprietary mark patterns and colors A printing system accurately prints proprietary marks and selected colors. A dictionary of recognizable patterns and defined colors corresponding to the proprietary marks and selected colors is linked to a user interface wherein a user may designate a location withi... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7106474 | Color management system using measured device data Managing color data to transform source color image data from a source device into destination color image data for rendering by a destination device, including accessing a source color data file corresponding to the source device, the source color data file contain... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7086001 | Automatic network device selection and document delivery system A system of networked computers and peripherals and document delivery software which provides a user with a familiar simple user interface to deliver documents to a variety of different destinations. Each document generation device participating in the system is pro... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7017053 | System for reduced power consumption by monitoring video content and method thereof A system and method are provided for reducing power consumption within a video processing portion of a system based on display content. Display content is monitored to determine whether the display content is changing. New display content is compared to old display ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6970175 | Digital prepress color mixing tools A digital prepress color mixing tool is described, including suggestions for how to implement the tool within a native artwork production environment, such as Adobe Illustrator™. The invention allows for the prepress work of applying color mixtures to be accomplis... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6968363 | File propagation tool A method for controlling the flow of files from a development server to another server using a file propagation tool is disclosed. A job comprising at least one file on a development server is created, wherein the at least one file is selected using the file propaga... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6897867 | Information comparison display apparatus using colors and a method thereof The present invention uses colors for displaying the results of information retrieval or analysis of pieces of input information so as to allow a user to visually and objectively understand the difference between the pieces of input information and a series of chang... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6720970 | Image drawing apparatus, image drawing method and memory medium In order to reduce the frequency of switching of the drawing attribute, the data of the drawing request are classified according to the drawing attribute, and the data are re-arranged in the unit of such classification, whereby the data of a same classification are ... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6690397 | System for regional data association and presentation and method for the same A database methodology that concerns the mapping of any arbitrary object into a plurality of regions, enabling the assignment of multiple region-specific attributes thereto and facilitating the concurrent, graphical presentation of any assigned attributes... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6551357 | Method, system, and program for storing and retrieving markings for display to an electronic media file Disclosed is a method, system, and program for displaying markings to electronic media, such as text, images, video clips, audio clips, etc., in an electronic media file. A marking file includes markings and address information indicating locations of ele... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6549894 | Computerized docketing system for intellectual property law with automatic due date alert A computerized docketing system for legal matters, comprising a database operatively arranged to store information related to the legal matters, including actions to be taken with respect to the legal matters, and due dates associated with the actions to ... | 04/15/2003 |
