Inventor
SIMMONS ALEX J
US24 patents
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MICROSOFT CORP
20 patentsUS7916979B2Mar 29, 2011
Method and system for displaying and linking ink objects with recognized text and objects
MICROSOFT CORP278 citations99
US7259752B1Aug 21, 2007
Method and system for editing electronic ink
MICROSOFT CORP299 citations99
US7079713B2Jul 18, 2006
Method and system for displaying and linking ink objects with recognized text and objects
MICROSOFT CORP206 citations99
US7721226B2May 18, 2010
Glom widget
MICROSOFT CORP275 citations98
US7353453B1Apr 1, 2008
Method and system for categorizing data objects with designation tools
MICROSOFT CORP74 citations98
US7231597B1Jun 12, 2007
Method, apparatus, and computer-readable medium for creating asides within an electronic document
MICROSOFT CORP158 citations98
US7358965B2Apr 15, 2008
Tapping to create writing
MICROSOFT CORP57 citations96
US7062090B2Jun 13, 2006
Writing guide for a free-form document editor
MICROSOFT CORP51 citations95
US7174042B1Feb 6, 2007
System and method for automatically recognizing electronic handwriting in an electronic document and converting to text
MICROSOFT CORP186 citations94
US7577914B1Aug 18, 2009
Automatically sized computer-generated workspaces
MICROSOFT CORP23 citations92
US7526737B2Apr 28, 2009
Free form wiper
MICROSOFT CORP27 citations92
US7409089B2Aug 5, 2008
Writing guide for a free-form document editor
MICROSOFT CORP17 citations92
US7370288B1May 6, 2008
Method and system for selecting objects on a display device
MICROSOFT CORP23 citations92
US7185278B1Feb 27, 2007
Separating and moving document objects using the movement of a wiper bar
MICROSOFT CORP24 citations92
US7188309B2Mar 6, 2007
Resolving document object collisions
MICROSOFT CORP29 citations90
US7659890B2Feb 9, 2010
Automatic height adjustment for electronic highlighter pens and mousing devices
MICROSOFT CORP10 citations84
US7454702B2Nov 18, 2008
Tool for selecting ink and other objects in an electronic document
MICROSOFT CORP10 citations83
US7423659B1Sep 9, 2008
Method and system for utilizing void regions in computer-generated areas of text
MICROSOFT CORP14 citations83
US7360156B1Apr 15, 2008
Method and system for performing actions on content in a region within a free form two-dimensional workspace
MICROSOFT CORP7 citations73
US8024652B2Sep 20, 2011
Techniques to associate information between application programs
MICROSOFT CORP3 citations55