Loren G Knutson

US Patent:

6850956, Feb 1, 2005

Filed:

Sep 8, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/658258

Inventors:

Loren G. Knutson - Allen TX, US

Assignee:

Corel Inc. - Ottawa

International Classification:

G06F 1730

US Classification:

707201, 707 2, 707 9, 710100, 717109

Abstract:

A number of items of data from a data source () can be processed and then supplied to a data destination (). The data may include image data, text data, numeric data or other types of data, or a combination of these types of data. The processing of the data is controlled by a project definition (), which includes a plurality of modules selected from a variety of available modules (Tables 1-4). The modules have input and output ports which are interrelated by binding information. The data source may be located in a remote system, and the data may be obtained from that data source in an automated manner through a computer network. Similarly, the data destination may be a remote system, and the processed data may be deposited in the data destination in an automated manner through a computer network.

US Patent:

6868193, Mar 15, 2005

Filed:

Sep 8, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/658563

Inventors:

Nezar A. Gharbia - Richardson TX, US
Loren G. Knutson - Allen TX, US
John C. Zurawski - Allen TX, US

Assignee:

Corel Inc. - Ottawa

International Classification:

G06K009/54

US Classification:

382305

Abstract:

A number of items of data from a data source () can be processed, and then supplied to at least one data destination (). The data can include image data, text data, numeric data or other types of data, or a combination of these types of data. The processing of the data is controlled by a project definition (), which includes a plurality of modules selected from a variety of available modules (Tables 1-4). The modules have input and output ports which are interrelated by binding information. A subset of the available modules are branch modules, which can change a flow of execution through the modules that make up the project definition. One type of module effects branching by changing the flow of execution based on the state of data being processed by the project definition, whereas another type of branch module changes the flow of execution based on real-time interaction with a person.

US Patent:

6925593, Aug 2, 2005

Filed:

Sep 8, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/658840

Inventors:

Loren G. Knutson - Allen TX, US
Nezar A. Gharbia - Richardson TX, US
John C. Zurawski - Allen TX, US

Assignee:

Corel Corporation - Ontario

International Classification:

G06F015/38

US Classification:

715500, 715526, 715513, 717169, 709246, 709217

Abstract:

A number of items of data from a data source () can be processed, and then supplied to a data destination (). The data can include image data, text data, numeric data or some other type of data, or a combination of these types of data. The processing of the data is controlled by a project definition (), which includes a plurality of modules selected from a variety of available modules. The modules have input and output ports, and the project definition includes binding information which relates input ports to output ports. The binding information can include a conditional binding (), which supplies data to an input port from a selected one of two or more output ports, in dependence on a condition. A separate feature is that, if data obtained in a given format from an output port is being supplied to an input port which expects data in a different format, the data is automatically converted to the format expected by the input port.

US Patent:

6938030, Aug 30, 2005

Filed:

Sep 8, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/658016

Inventors:

Loren G. Knutson - Allen TX, US
John C. Zurawski - Allen TX, US
Nezar A. Gharbia - Richardson TX, US

Assignee:

Corel Corporation - Ottawa

International Classification:

G06F017/30

US Classification:

707 1, 707 3, 709224

Abstract:

A number of items of data from a data source () can be processed and deposited in a data destination (). The data can be image data, text data, numeric data or some other type of data, or a combination of these types of data. The processing of the data is controlled by a project definition (), which includes a plurality of modules selected from a variety of available modules (Table 1-4). The modules have input and output ports which interrelated by binding information. During creation of the project definition, a data preview () is presented to show how sample data would be affected by the current settings of parameters which affect operation of that module.

US Patent:

6961922, Nov 1, 2005

Filed:

Sep 8, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/657661

Inventors:

Loren G. Knutson - Allen TX, US

Assignee:

Corel Corporation - Ontario

International Classification:

G06F009/44

US Classification:

717109, 345634, 382307, 710 20

Abstract:

A number of items of data from a data source () can be processed and supplied to a data destination (). The data can include image data, text data, numeric data or other types of data, or a combination of types of data. The processing of the data is controlled by a project definition () which includes a plurality of modules selected from a variety of available modules (Tables 1–4). The modules include input and output ports which are interrelated by binding information. One of the existing modules provides the capability for execution of a specified command in an independent and separate application program. Further, custom modules can be readily prepared, in order to supplement the default set of available modules.

US Patent:

7000223, Feb 14, 2006

Filed:

Sep 8, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/658239

Inventors:

Loren G. Knutson - Allen TX, US
Nezar A. Gharbia - Richardson TX, US
John C. Zurawski - Allen TX, US

Assignee:

Corel Corporation - Ottawa

International Classification:

G06F 9/44

US Classification:

717121, 717173, 709217, 345634

Abstract:

A number of items of data from a data source () are to be processed, and then supplied to a data destination (). Each item of data may be image data, text data, numeric data or some other type of data, or a combination of these types of data. The processing of each data item is controlled by a project definition (), which includes a plurality of modules selected from a variety of available modules (Tables 1–4). The modules have input and output ports which are interrelated by binding information. Each project definition can be developed on one machine (), and then transmitted through a network () to a different location on the network, where the project definition will be stored and/or executed by at least one different machine ().

US Patent:

7962618, Jun 14, 2011

Filed:

May 19, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/782741

Inventors:

Loren Knutson - Allen TX, US
Kenneth Simone - Murphy TX, US
Nezar Gharbia - Richardson TX, US
John Zurawski - Allen TX, US

Assignee:

Corel Corporation - Ottawa

International Classification:

G06F 15/16
G06F 12/00

US Classification:

709225, 710 1, 719330

Abstract:

A number of items of data from a data source () can be processed and supplied to a data destination (). The data can include image data, text data, numeric data or other types of data, or a combination of these types of data. The processing of the data is controlled by a project definition (), which includes a plurality of modules selected from a variety of available modules (Tables 1-4). The modules have input and output ports which are interrelated by binding information. Where a project definition is complex and/or is assigned to process a large data set, capability is provided to launch multiple instances of the same project definition, each of which processes a respective portion of the data. Further, capability is provided to launch multiple instances of the same or different project definitions on each of one or more computers, in order to efficiently execute project definitions in a centralized processing facility.

US Patent:

20110126199, May 26, 2011

Filed:

May 19, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/782737

Inventors:

Loren Knutson - Allen TX, US
Kenneth Simone - Murphy TX, US
Nezar Gharbia - Richardson TX, US
John Zurawski - Allen TX, US

Assignee:

COREL CORPORATION - Ottawa

International Classification:

G06F 9/46

US Classification:

718100

Abstract:

A number of items of data from a data source () can be processed and supplied to a data destination (). The data can include image data, text data, numeric data or other types of data, or a combination of these types of data. The processing of the data is controlled by a project definition (), which includes a plurality of modules selected from a variety of available modules (Tables 1-4). The modules have input and output ports which are interrelated by binding information. Where a project definition is complex and/or is assigned to process a large data set, capability is provided to launch multiple instances of the same project definition, each of which processes a respective portion of the data. Further, capability is provided to launch multiple instances of the same or different project definitions on each of one or more computers, in order to efficiently execute project definitions in a centralized processing facility.