| 5950217 |
Computer network system and method for process safety management (PSM) including facilitator display and multiple participant workstations |
| Sep-7-1999 |
A computer network for gathering information and reaching consensus in a multi-user collaborative environment for Process Safety Management (PSM). Comments and ideas are gathered simultaneously from team... |
| 5946499 |
Method and apparatus for processing text inputs from multiple input devices in a plurality of applications |
| Aug-31-1999 |
A method, and system for supporting a plurality of textual manipulations and inputs in a computer system transparently to application programs running on the computer system, with the computer system including... |
| 5933823 |
Image database browsing and query using texture analysis |
| Aug-3-1999 |
Method and apparatus for querying a document image database based on texture, i.e., analytically discernable patterns in the document images of the database. According to the invention, a document image... |
| 5924107 |
Information-processing apparatus having document-editing function |
| Jul-13-1999 |
An information-processing apparatus for document editing. The apparatus has multiple editors for editing documents according to the individual document type. An editing operation interlocking work identifier... |
| 5913221 |
Automated recognition of and distinction among graphics input, text input, and editing commands in a pen based computer |
| Jun-15-1999 |
Disclosed is the system for editing characters and graphics through a computer with a data entered via the pen point entry procedure. The system comprises the input device for entering the data, the data... |
| 5909510 |
Method and apparatus for document classification from degraded images |
| Jun-1-1999 |
A word shape token-based document classification system prepares a plurality of sets of training data degraded by image quality and selects the optimum training data set by examining scores from a relevance... |
| 5907839 |
Algorithm for context sensitive spelling correction |
| May-25-1999 |
A method determining whether a target word used in a text is a correct word. The method being carried out in a data processor that is being configured according to a given operating system for reading... |
| 5900004 |
Method and system for interactive formatting of word processing documents with deferred rule evaluation and format editing |
| May-4-1999 |
A method for interactively formatting a document while the user types. The method includes analyzing characters typed by the user to detect predefined characters or contiguous strings of characters. If... |
| 5898760 |
Method and apparatus for automating the management of a database |
| Apr-27-1999 |
A method and apparatus to automate the process of updating and maintaining a dynamically changing database by assigning status states to each entry within the database and operating on those entries in... |
| 5897648 |
Apparatus and method for editing electronic documents |
| Apr-27-1999 |
A system is disclosed for the editing of electronic documents wherein the hardcopy of an original document is scanned into digital form to provide an electronic version of the document. The original document... |
| 5897646 |
System and method for language information processing for providing knowledge of language requested by the user |
| Apr-27-1999 |
A language information processing system includes a device for inputting a document preparation aid command including the kind of document to be prepared, a knowledge base having knowledge for document... |
| 5896462 |
Method for storing and retrieving images in/from a database |
| Apr-20-1999 |
A method for storing, processing, and retrieving images in/from a graphic database. The graphic database is a digital database which is created by converting an original image into a digital format and... |
| 5893093 |
Information search and retrieval with geographical coordinates |
| Apr-6-1999 |
An information search and retrieval process using geographical coordinates. An index of coordinates is built for a plurality of text based references, resources or sites, each having a set of said coordinates.... |
| 5890181 |
System and method for remotely grouping contents of an action history stack |
| Mar-30-1999 |
A system and method for remotely grouping contents of an action history stack running on a computer system. An action is performed in a first application which causes a beginning marker to be placed on... |
| 5890180 |
Method and apparatus for producing a specific manual for configurable electronic equipment |
| Mar-30-1999 |
A specific manual for configurable electronic equipment is produced by providing at least one generic manual; obtaining configuration information relating to the equipment (23); selecting parts of the... |
| 5890179 |
Figure editing apparatus and method for displaying edited objects in a form different from objects not yet edited |
| Mar-30-1999 |
A figure editing apparatus and method includes the feature of displaying a first table of classifications of editing objects. A desired classification from the first table is selected and displayed. A... |
| 5880743 |
Apparatus and method for implementing visual animation illustrating results of interactive editing operations |
| Mar-9-1999 |
An apparatus and method for animating editing changes on a display device is provided. The invention is designed to operate preferably with a graphical editing system that permits both handwritten and... |
| 5867164 |
Interactive document summarization |
| Feb-2-1999 |
A real-time interactive document summarization system which allows the user to continuously control the amount of detail to be included in a document summary. |
| 5864843 |
Method and apparatus for extending a database management system to operate with diverse object servers |
| Jan-26-1999 |
A method and apparatus for extending a database management system to operate with diverse object servers. The apparatus comprises a federated coordinator for accepting client commands and translating client... |
| 5862395 |
Customizable user interfaces for programmed computer systems |
| Jan-19-1999 |
A software architecture is provided for allowing users to impart various types of button behavior to ordinary human interpretable elements of electronic documents by associating hidden persistent character... |
| 5860075 |
Document data filing apparatus for generating visual attribute values of document data to be filed |
| Jan-12-1999 |
A document data filing apparatus automatically selects attribute values indicating visual features of a desired document from the code data of document data inputted. The attribute value generation unit... |
| 5857099 |
Speech-to-text dictation system with audio message capability |
| Jan-5-1999 |
Data processing apparatus is disclosed for receiving recognition data from a speech recognition engine and its corresponding dictated audio data where the recognition data includes recognised words or... |
| 5850490 |
Analyzing an image of a document using alternative positionings of a class of segments |
| Dec-15-1998 |
Stored alternative position data indicate alternative positionings of a class of document segments. Data are obtained that define an image set showing a document. An alternative identifier identifying... |
| 5845304 |
Document processing apparatus |
| Dec-1-1998 |
A plurality of document information is divided into intrinsic data concerning descriptive contents of a document and common data that includes attributes of the descriptive contents, and is stored within... |
| 5844555 |
Locking mechanism for live mathematical documents |
| Dec-1-1998 |
A method and system for locking a defined portion of the live mathematical document. A live mathematical document program, executed on a computer processor, allows a user to edit a live mathematical document... |
| 5842195 |
Method and apparatus for preparation of a database document in a local processing apparatus and loading of the database document with data from remote sources |
| Nov-24-1998 |
A system for obtaining information from a plurality of computer users (7 to 12), comprising a processing apparatus (2) including an input mechanism (3 and 4) via which a survey author may input data, and... |
| 5838324 |
Information processing apparatus for displaying a plurality of modes of operation thereof |
| Nov-17-1998 |
An information processing apparatus has a keyboard including a single, mode designation key, a display having display areas for displaying groups of operation modes of similar nature, a memory for storing... |
| 5835601 |
File editing system and shared file editing system with file content secrecy, file version management, and asynchronous editing |
| Nov-10-1998 |
A file editing system that provides a high file content secrecy, a file version management, and an asynchronous editing is disclosed. For a high file content secrecy, the block data of files managed by... |
| 5819115 |
Driver bundle including a compressed, self-extracting, executable driver for the host processor and an adapter driver for the processor of a network adapter card |
| Oct-6-1998 |
A driver bundle including a compressed, executable and self-extracting host driver prepended to an adapter card driver to form a single executable driver bundle. The driver bundle has a size less than... |
| 5819040 |
Image processing system for transferring electronic document and paper document as single mail |
| Oct-6-1998 |
An image processing system has a scanner for reading image information of a sheet, on which a first instruction for transferring image information of an electronic document and image information of a paper... |
| 5809513 |
Text editing method and text editing processor |
| Sep-15-1998 |
A text editing method updates one or a plurality of historical files which store text data by historical data of edited results. The text editing method includes the steps of (a) developing, at a start... |
| 5802534 |
Apparatus and method for editing text |
| Sep-1-1998 |
A text editing apparatus includes a display for displaying text including words, and an input device operable by an operator to designate a word from the words of the text displayed on the display. A processing... |
| 5802525 |
Two-dimensional affine-invariant hashing defined over any two-dimensional convex domain and producing uniformly-distributed hash keys |
| Sep-1-1998 |
A uniform distribution of affine invariants is produced for a plurality of one or more two-dimensional objects. Each of the two-dimensional objects is defined by a set of object points selected from an... |
| 5801694 |
Method and apparatus for interactively creating new arrangements for musical compositions |
| Sep-1-1998 |
Methods and apparatus are provided for interactively creating new arrangements of prerecorded musical works. The musical work is represented on a digital medium in the form of a database comprising a plurality... |
| 5799312 |
Three-dimensional affine-invariant hashing defined over any three-dimensional convex domain and producing uniformly-distributed hash keys |
| Aug-25-1998 |
A uniform distribution of affine invariants (3-tuples) is produced for a plurality of one or more three-dimensional objects. Each of the three-dimensional objects, capable of a plurality of affine transformations,... |
| 5794208 |
Creating and using protocols to create and review a patient chart |
| Aug-11-1998 |
A method and apparatus for creating and using a reusable medical protocol to create a patient chart is provided. The protocol is created by selecting various medical findings from a database containing... |
| 5787312 |
Data storage device for displaying sticking or stocking memorandum data to recorded data along with a symbol indicative of a presence of the memorandum data |
| Jul-28-1998 |
A data storage device includes a memory for storing fixed-form data such as schedule data and a memory for storing handwriting memory data. When a particular key is operated when a schedule is displayed,... |
| 5781879 |
Semantic analysis and modification methodology |
| Jul-14-1998 |
A process for analyzing the informational and semantic content of an information source, such as text, a picture, or a video sequence. After compiling a lexicon of information elements, values are assigned... |
| 5778402 |
Method and system for auto-formatting a document using an event-based rule engine to format a document as the user types |
| Jul-7-1998 |
A method for interactively formatting a document uses event-based rules to trigger auto-formatting actions as the user types. An event monitor intercepts user input events such as the typing of characters... |
| 5778240 |
Referential edit checking tabular form data |
| Jul-7-1998 |
Checking and verifying entries made in tabular form data, such as found in a database or spread sheet, is provided through the specification of two descriptive files: an edit profile and a referential... |
| 5771378 |
Associative text search and retrieval system having a table indicating word position in phrases |
| Jun-23-1998 |
An associative text search and retrieval system uses one or more front end processors to interacting with a network having one or more user terminals connected thereto to allow a user to provide information... |
| 5765179 |
Language processing application system with status data sharing among language processing functions |
| Jun-9-1998 |
A language processing application system capable of operating a plurality of language processing functions on different computer systems while improving a performance level of each language processing... |
| 5761649 |
Method for updating a remote computer |
| Jun-2-1998 |
A method for accessing product information data includes storing product data including graphics data and textual data related to a plurality of products in a memory of a main computer, storing a first... |
| 5761497 |
Associative text search and retrieval system that calculates ranking scores and window scores |
| Jun-2-1998 |
An associative text search and retrieval system uses one or more front end processors to interacting with a network having one or more user terminals connected thereto to allow a user to provide information... |
| 5752254 |
Method and system for controlling clipboards in a shared application progam |
| May-12-1998 |
A group editor has a communication unit, an internal clipboard control unit, a system clipboard control unit, and an internal clipboard. The group editor operates to share the results of input and editing... |
| 5749083 |
Document processing system |
| May-5-1998 |
The document processing system stores document forms which can be chosen by the user based on the specification of document attributes such as the purpose and distributees of document or on the finished... |
| 5748973 |
Advanced integrated requirements engineering system for CE-based requirements assessment |
| May-5-1998 |
An automated, user-interactive procedure is used to obtain the right statements for computer software from the user in a way in which the statements elicited from the user are free from errors due to ambiguity,... |
| 5742834 |
Document processing apparatus using a synonym dictionary |
| Apr-21-1998 |
A document processing apparatus uses a synonym dictionary to substitute words and phtrases in a document by other synonymous words and phrases. At this juncture, the frequency of use of the words in a... |
| 5740245 |
Down-line transcription system for manipulating real-time testimony |
| Apr-14-1998 |
A transcription network having linked computer terminals for a court reporter and for examining, defending, and associate attorneys is disclosed. Real-time transcription text is communicated from the reporter's... |
| 5737740 |
Apparatus and method for processing electronic documents |
| Apr-7-1998 |
A system is disclosed for the processing of electronic documents wherein the hardcopy of an original document is placed on an x-y digitizer. The original document is then written upon with a digitizer... |
