Kenneth A Schmidt

US Patent:

6957385, Oct 18, 2005

Filed:

Jan 5, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/755432

Inventors:

Marise Chan - Redmond WA, US
Barry C. McCord - Bellevue WA, US
Kenneth E. Schmidt - Mercer Island WA, US
James Sukhabut - Redmond WA, US
Christopher C. Yu - Redmond WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06K009/36

US Classification:

715504, 715523

Abstract:

A worldwide number format for use with a spreadsheet program module is disclosed. The worldwide number format includes a locale specifier comprising a number shape, a calendar type and a locale identification (LCID). The worldwide number format also includes a base number format and a value. The LCID is used to categorize different parts of the world. Primarily, the LCID categorizes different parts of the world by language such as English, German, French, Thai, Arabic, etc. The LCID is used to determine what language to display month names, month abbreviations, weekday names, weekday abbreviations, time designations such as AM/PM, etc. The calendar type supports both Gregorian and non-Gregorian calendars. Calendar type is a value to indicate which calendar should be used to calculate the date from the value. The number shape is a value that indicates what shape in which to represent the number.

US Patent:

7549117, Jun 16, 2009

Filed:

Jul 22, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/187573

Inventors:

Marise Chan - Redmond WA, US
Barry C. McCord - Bellevue WA, US
Kenneth E. Schmidt - Mercer Island WA, US
James Sukhabut - Redmond WA, US
Christopher C. Yu - Redmond WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 17/00

US Classification:

715217, 715220

Abstract:

A worldwide number format for use with a spreadsheet program module is disclosed. The worldwide number format includes a locale specifier comprising a number shape, a calendar type and a locale identification (LCID). The worldwide number format also includes a base number format and a value. The LCID is used to categorize different parts of the world. Primarily, the LCID categorizes different parts of the world by language such as English, German, French, Thai, Arabic, etc. The LCID is used to determine what language to display month names, month abbreviations, weekday names, weekday abbreviations, time designations such as AM/PM, etc. The calendar type supports both Gregorian and non-Gregorian calendars. Calendar type is a value to indicate which calendar should be used to calculate the date from the value. The number shape is a value that indicates what shape in which to represent the number.

US Patent:

8199359, Jun 12, 2012

Filed:

Apr 24, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/789206

Inventors:

Lakhbir Gandhi - Auburn WA, US
Robert Westervelt - Los Angeles CA, US
Kenneth A. Schmidt - Redondo Beach CA, US
Dongpei Su - Lomita CA, US
Alfred Abkarian - La Crescenta CA, US
Mark Raley - Torrance CA, US

Assignee:

Kyocera Mita Corporation - Osaka

International Classification:

G06F 15/00

US Classification:

358 19

Abstract:

A system and method for trapping in electrophotographic color printing and related technologies for printing or display in which the final image is an overlay of multiple components subject to alignment errors. Trapping is based on the cyan (C), magenta (M), and black (K) planes. There are four steps as follows: detect object edges on each of the four color planes; detect coincident and opposing edge transitions on each pair of planes (CM, CK, and KM); determine which plane to trap, i. e. , to extend object across edge; and generate trap on that plane using a simple trap generation rule and a single trap generation rule.