Richard A Gartland

US Patent:

6512531, Jan 28, 2003

Filed:

Apr 9, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/289489

Inventors:

Richard A. Gartland - Bothell WA

Assignee:

Adobe Systems Incorporated - San Jose CA

International Classification:

G06F 300

US Classification:

345854, 345467, 345749, 345866, 707542

Abstract:

Methods and apparatus that enable a user to select a font from a collection of available fonts. The invention receives font data identifying each font in a collection of available fonts, identifies a location in a navigation space for each available font, receives a target location, and uses the target location to identify a candidate font in the collection of available fonts. The navigation space is defined by a set of navigation attributes. Each navigation attribute corresponds to a distinguishing font characteristic. Each location is defined by a set of navigation attribute values for all navigation attributes defining the navigation space. The target location is defined by input values for each navigation attribute specified by a navigation input received interactively from the user. The candidate font is a font with a location in the navigation space identical to the first target location if the collection of available fonts contains such a font. If the collection of available fonts does not contain such a font, the candidate font is a font in the collection of available fonts that is close to the first target location in the navigation space.

US Patent:

8538941, Sep 17, 2013

Filed:

Jul 31, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/184037

Inventors:

Richard A. Gartland - Bothell WA, US

Assignee:

Adobe Systems Incorporated - San Jose CA

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707705

Abstract:

The subject matter disclosed herein relates to generating a search result comprising one or more candidate documents selected based at least in part on one or more criteria associated with an input value of a visual information metric.

US Patent:

20140033024, Jan 30, 2014

Filed:

Apr 7, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/419982

Inventors:

Richard A. Gartland - Bothell WA, US
Michael A. Ninness - Bellevue WA, US
Amanda McCoy Bast - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

Adobe Systems Incorporated - San Jose CA

International Classification:

G06F 17/00

US Classification:

715244, 715862

Abstract:

A method includes executing instructions on a computer system to determine position information of one or more page items on a page. The method further includes executing instructions on the computer system to determine position information of one or more gaps associated with the one or more page items on the page. A gap of the one or more gaps may be adjusted by repositioning one or more of its boundaries using a gap tool.

US Patent:

61449741, Nov 7, 2000

Filed:

Dec 13, 1996

Appl. No.:

8/768020

Inventors:

Richard A. Gartland - Bothell WA

Assignee:

Adobe Systems Incorporated - San Jose CA

International Classification:

G06F 1721
G06F 1725

US Classification:

707517

Abstract:

A method and apparatus for repositioning a content object on a page in response to a request to change the page framework associated with the page, the method including receiving a user request to change the page framework. The current page framework information associated with the page is retrieved including a description for each framework member in the current page framework. Alignment data for the content object is derived by determining if any edge of the content object aligns with a framework member. Thereafter, the page layout is redefined according to the user request. Finally, the content object is repositioned on the redefined page based on the alignment data.

US Patent:

56665431, Sep 9, 1997

Filed:

Mar 23, 1994

Appl. No.:

8/216729

Inventors:

Richard A. Gartland - Bothell WA

Assignee:

Adobe Systems Incorporated - Mountain View CA

International Classification:

G06T 100

US Classification:

395788

Abstract:

The publication prolog of a PostScript page description language (PDL) or other PDL file is modified to create traps within an interpreter or raster image processor (RIP). The publication prolog is modified to provide the trapping instructions to the RIP, while the script is sent unmodified to the RIP. In a preferred embodiment, modification of the publication prolog to instruct the RIP includes creating a directory of the color objects in the publication, and trapping the color objects in the publication using the directory. Thereafter, the modified publication prolog and script are sent to the RIP and trap areas are created as the publication is rendered.