| 7016901 |
System and method for distributed database management of graphic information in electronic form |
| Mar-21-2006 |
A system (10) for managing a distributed database of electronic data files generally includes at least one host platform (100) disposed at a first site, at least one storage facility (200)... |
| 7002585 |
Graphic display apparatus for robot system |
| Feb-21-2006 |
3-D models of various types of objects such as a robot body, and a peripheral equipment, a machine, a part (workpiece), of the robot, are stored in an object library in advance. Dimension line data of... |
| 6999907 |
System and process for client-driven automated computer-aided drafting |
| Feb-14-2006 |
A process comprising identifying assets in a raw architectural CAD drawing, applying compliance and preferred criteria for creating detailed engineering specifications corresponding to said assets and... |
| 6993709 |
Smart corner move snapping |
| Jan-31-2006 |
A method and apparatus of a layout editing system for arranging page structural elements in an electronic document. An electronic document having a grid provided with a plurality of first attraction points... |
| 6993708 |
System for automated generation and assembly of specifications documents in CADD environments |
| Jan-31-2006 |
A method for automating the production of corroborative Textual Documentation ('Specifications Documents') for CADD-based Design and Engineering disciplines includes a computer-based system with Linking... |
| 6976213 |
Method of automatically generating specifications and providing online services for same |
| Dec-13-2005 |
Method of automatically generating a construction specification that is immediately viewable and editable in real time, online. Construction project information can be automatically extracted from a CAD... |
| 6965882 |
Method and system for seeking bids |
| Nov-15-2005 |
Methods and systems are disclosed which relate to seeking auction bids via interface surfaces printed with information and coded data. The coded data, encoded visibly or invisibly, may be queried by an... |
| 6954895 |
Method and apparatus for using and storing objects |
| Oct-11-2005 |
To address the requirements described above, one or more embodiments of the invention provide a method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for using and storing objects. Object data is stored separately... |
| 6868524 |
Method and apparatus for text layout across a region |
| Mar-15-2005 |
The present invention displays text within a region by identifying text boxes within the region. To identify the text boxes, the invention uses scan lines that are spaced at intervals that are smaller... |
| 6812926 |
Displaying data containing outlying data items |
| Nov-2-2004 |
Multiple data items having at least one outlying data item are displayed so as to avoid obscuring the display of non-outlying data items. In this manner, a graphical representation of multiple data items... |
| 6775694 |
Method for generating filters designed to avoid risks of breach in interconnected computer networks |
| Aug-10-2004 |
The invention concerns the field of interconnected computer networks, consisting in a system for generating in a simple and automatic way filters, according to the internet protocol, designed to avoid... |
| 6718353 |
Method and system for ordering image processing while reducing amount of image data transferred |
| Apr-6-2004 |
In an image processing order system using a network, the amount of programs or data to be transferred can be reduced when a program for image processing (including data to be used) is transferred from... |
| 6715127 |
System and method for providing editing controls based on features of a raster image |
| Mar-30-2004 |
An image editing system and method provides a user with edit commands based on edit-related features for a raster image to be edited. The edit-related feature used to determine which edit commands are... |
| 6694483 |
System for backing up vehicle use data locally on a construction vehicle |
| Feb-17-2004 |
A data management device of a construction machine comprises a computing function for computing service meter time, a nonvolatile storage function for storing the computed data, and a transmission function... |
| 6691280 |
Use of uniform resource locators in process control system documentation |
| Feb-10-2004 |
A uniform resource locator (URL) is embedded in computerized or digital documentation for a physical and/or a software process control element existing within a process control environment to thereby provide... |
| 6651221 |
System and methods for spacing, storing and recognizing electronic representations of handwriting, printing and drawings |
| Nov-18-2003 |
A system for spacing, storing and recognizing electronic representations of handwriting and printing comprises a central processing unit that couples with a display device, an input device, and a memory.... |
| 6647380 |
Production and inventory control system and computer program product for controlling production and inventory |
| Nov-11-2003 |
A production and inventory control system, comprises a first business application system for executing a first business application, a second business application system for executing a second business... |
| 6606105 |
Layer enhancements in digital illustration system |
| Aug-12-2003 |
Methods and apparatus, including computer program apparatus, implementing techniques for displaying information to a user of a system for editing documents containing digital artwork objects and for creating... |
| 6557017 |
Image production system theme integration |
| Apr-29-2003 |
A method and device for describing a complex color raster image as a collection of objects in a hierarchical and device independent format. The purpose of structured imaging (SI) is to expand the scope... |
| 6518976 |
Graphics container |
| Feb-11-2003 |
A method of setting a graphics container in a graphics device wherein a child application draws graphics within a parent application's graphics context. A parent application begins a graphics container,... |
| 6499040 |
Document and task coordination system for a computer |
| Dec-24-2002 |
A computer system operation method for allowing a user to work on interrelated documents includes forming groups of software tools. Different groups of software tools are used to perform different tasks... |
| 6484901 |
Automatic vending machine for sticker and caricature printed article |
| Nov-26-2002 |
An automatic vending machine for a sticker combinable caricature printed article is provided. The automatic vending machine includes a memory, a caricature outputting printer, a sticker outputting printer... |
| 6466953 |
Method and apparatus for hierarchical drawing sheet management |
| Oct-15-2002 |
The invention includes computer instructions that receive an indication of a manipulation of one or more graphical icons by a user, where the graphical icons are interrelated to one another representing... |
| 6449587 |
Process for the automatic machine production of engineering data |
| Sep-10-2002 |
A process, in which the original master diagram, which is used as the generic representation of the variation spectrum of the product and in which at least one symbol corresponds to every possible component... |
| 6446030 |
Method and apparatus for establishing the layout of a building |
| Sep-3-2002 |
An apparatus for establishing a layout of a building. The apparatus includes a mechanism for scanning a first room of the building to obtain room data. The apparatus also includes a scanner for forming... |
| 6385628 |
Method for simulating the creation if an artist's drawing or painting of a caricature, and device for accomplishing same |
| May-7-2002 |
The present invention teaches a method of creating a caricature of an image taken of or provided by a user at a photobooth. The invention provides an image fixing device, fixes the image at the photobooth... |
| 6332032 |
Method for generating test files from scanned test vector pattern drawings |
| Dec-18-2001 |
A graphical bitmap image of a scanned test pattern drawing is transformed into a test file in a file format that is readily usable to provide stimuli for computer-aided design (CAD) tools or integrated... |
| 6317757 |
Web page display system utilizing locally stored image data components that are integrated according to part combination information transmitted by a server |
| Nov-13-2001 |
Home pages displayed at terminals are each defined by a combination of multiple parts. The terminal stores home page configuration data and a plurality of items of image data for each part. In creating... |
| 6266662 |
Bitmap segmentation |
| Jul-24-2001 |
A method and apparatus for segmenting bitmaps in a bitmap index is provided. A segmented bitmap includes a plurality of bitmap segments that are used to indicate which records in a body of records that... |
| 6256595 |
Apparatus and method for manually selecting, displaying, and repositioning dimensions of a part model |
| Jul-3-2001 |
A dimensioning system is provided for a computer generated model of a sheet metal part including a plurality of entities. The dimensioning system comprises a model display, an indicator, a selector, a... |
| 6253207 |
Method and apparatus for transporting multimedia information over heterogeneous wide area networks |
| Jun-26-2001 |
A method and apparatus for separately transporting each monomedia stream of a composite multimedia signal across a network, such as an ATM network, is disclosed. The transport of monomedia traffic over... |
| 6243102 |
Data-driven layout engine |
| Jun-5-2001 |
Systems and methods for providing a user with increased flexibility and control over the appearance and behavior of objects on a user interface are described. Sets of objects can be grouped into themes... |
| 6238217 |
Video coloring book |
| May-29-2001 |
A video coloring book includes a processor, a display device and a selecting device. The processor displays a coloring picture on the display device. The coloring picture has a plurality of selectable... |
| 6237010 |
Multimedia application using flashpix file format |
| May-22-2001 |
A system, for use on a computer system, creates and publishes a set of images, each image in the set being stored in a FlashPix file which contains at least the image in multiple resolutions, viewing parameters... |
| 6232982 |
Enhanced chronological feature browser for computer aided design |
| May-15-2001 |
An enhanced chronological feature browser for computer aided design indicates dependencies among features of an object, including identifying a feature of the object for which a logical dependency is to... |
| 6224249 |
Compound design system and method for mechanism parts |
| May-1-2001 |
A drawing apparatus is connected to a compound design apparatus. The design apparatus includes at least a display for displaying a drawing, a data base device for storing therein reference data to analyze... |
| 6216138 |
Computer interface system for automatically generating graphical representations of computer operations linked together according to functional relationships |
| Apr-10-2001 |
Computer system including a computer interface that automatically generates unique graphical representations of computer operations such as data access operations, analysis operations, and graphics operations,... |
| 6134338 |
Computer automated system and method for converting source documents bearing symbols and alphanumeric text relating to three dimensional objects |
| Oct-17-2000 |
The computer automated system and method of converting a digitized raster image of a scanned source document, bearing alphanumeric text relating to a plurality of physical dimensions and to a plurality... |
| 6128631 |
Three dimensional computer graphics tool facilitating movement of displayed object |
| Oct-3-2000 |
A movement reference frame is provided on the display device relative to a displayed object. The movement reference frame has at least one object handle set visually provided on the display device. An... |
| 6128020 |
Computer system supporting design operation of three-dimensional object and method therefor |
| Oct-3-2000 |
A two-dimensional data reference section refers to two-dimensional drawing data stored in a two-dimensional data storage section, and specifies two-dimensional drawing data including sketch fundamental... |
| 6125375 |
Apparatus for visualizing program slices |
| Sep-26-2000 |
Apparatus for visualizing slices of transitive closures of entities having dependence relationships with one another. A preferred embodiment visualizes slices of programs. A display in a computer system... |
| 6125374 |
Interactive graphic processing system for packages and labels |
| Sep-26-2000 |
A method for applying graphics to packaging and/or labels using an interactive computer operated by a user. A database containing predesigned graphics is provided and stored. A drawing program is stored... |
| 6125304 |
Coordinate data converting method and device thereof |
| Sep-26-2000 |
The present invention aims at providing a coordinate data converting method, which is adaptable to any coordinate data in different data formats, for converting coordinate data into predetermined coordinate... |
| 6119134 |
Interactive graphic editing system for designing integrated circuits |
| Sep-12-2000 |
An interactive graphic editing system for designing a semiconductor integrated circuit includes an attribute data base storage unit for storage of attributes of editing objects necessary for simulating... |
| 6112213 |
Image processing method and apparatus for designating movement and copying of image data |
| Aug-29-2000 |
Editing of a displayed image is performed with simple operations. The editing is made by specifying an edit-start and edit-end points in an edit area of a displayed image, designating a movement area and... |
| 6067540 |
Bitmap segmentation |
| May-23-2000 |
A method and apparatus for segmenting bitmaps in a bitmap index is provided. A segmented bitmap includes a plurality of bitmap segments that are used to indicate which records in a body of records that... |
| 6065021 |
Apparatus and method for alignment of graphical elements in electronic document |
| May-16-2000 |
A computer-implemented method for aligning objects includes receiving a current cursor position, receiving task information and receiving a set of alignments each having an associated priority. The method... |
| 6064984 |
Graphical user interface for a computer-implemented financial planning tool |
| May-16-2000 |
On a display screen of a computer, temporal data are displayed for use in financial planning. On the display screen, a timeline is displayed in a substantially diagonal orientation relative to a 2-dimensional... |
| 6057929 |
System and method for producing substantially identical drawing prints using dissimilar printing systems |
| May-2-2000 |
A system is disclosed for producing a plurality of substantially identical prints using a plurality of dissimilar printer systems. Each of the substantially identical prints are generated from a neutral... |
| 6057854 |
System and method of providing interactive vector graphics over a network |
| May-2-2000 |
An interactive vector object (56, 76, 102) operable to be downloaded over a network (16) may comprise data (58, 104) to render an image of the vector object (56, 76, 102) and an active area defined by... |
