Inventor
Alex J. Simmons
Inventor
Seattle, WA, US
Overview
Patents· 31 as inventor
Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.
G06Fprimary
G06FElectric digital data processing60%
G06VImage or video recognition or understanding19%
H04LTransmission of digital information, e.g. telegraphic communication6%
H04WWireless communication networks4%
B28DWorking stone or stone-like materials2%
G06KGraphical data reading2%
G06QInformation and communication technology [ict] specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes2%
G06TImage data processing or generation, in general2%
Y10STechnical subjects covered by former uspc cross-reference art collections [xracs] and digests2%
PatentTitleYear
10,871,880Action-enabled inking tools202010,739,988Personalized persistent collection of customized inking tools202010,033,808Roaming of note-taking application features20189,165,290'Sharing notes in online meetings'20159,158,559'Roaming of note-taking application features'20158,504,915'Optimizations for hybrid word processing and graphical content authoring'20138,155,444'Image text to character information conversion'20128,024,652'Techniques to associate information between application programs'20117,916,979'Method and system for displaying and linking ink objects with recognized text and objects'20117,751,623'Writing guide for a free-form document editor'20107,721,226'Glom widget'20107,659,890'Automatic height adjustment for electronic highlighter pens and mousing devices'20107,577,914'Automatically sized computer-generated workspaces'20097,533,338'Electronic ink processing'20097,526,737'Free form wiper'20097,454,702'Tool for selecting ink and other objects in an electronic document'20087,423,659'Method and system for utilizing void regions in computer-generated areas of text'20087,409,089'Writing guide for a free-form document editor'20087,370,288'Method and system for selecting objects on a display device'20087,360,156'Method and system for performing actions on content in a region within a free form two-dimensional workspace'20087,358,965'Tapping to create writing'20087,353,453'Method and system for categorizing data objects with designation tools'20087,296,240'Document object membranes'20077,259,752'Method and system for editing electronic ink'20077,249,320'Method and system for displaying a title area for a page series'20077,231,597'Method, apparatus, and computer-readable medium for creating asides within an electronic document'20077,188,309'Resolving document object collisions'20077,185,278'Separating and moving document objects using the movement of a wiper bar'20077,174,042'System and method for automatically recognizing electronic handwriting in an electronic document and converting to text'20077,079,713'Method and system for displaying and linking ink objects with recognized text and objects'20067,062,090'Writing guide for a free-form document editor'2006Career & activity timeline
Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.
2006–2013Patents assigned to MICROSOFT CORP (26)· patent assignee history
2006–2018Based in Seattle, WA, US· patent location history
2008–2010Based in Redmond, WA, US· patent location history
2012–2015Patents assigned to SIMMONS ALEX J (2)· patent assignee history
2012Patents assigned to BAER PETER (1)· patent assignee history
2015–2020Patents assigned to MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC (5)· patent assignee history
2015Patents assigned to BELL JEFFREY (1)· patent assignee history
2020Based in Kirkland, WA, US· patent location history
Inventor activity
Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.
Assignees
| Assignee | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| MICROSOFT CORP | 26 | 2006–2013 |
| MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC | 5 | 2015–2020 |
| SIMMONS ALEX Jself | 2 | 2012–2015 |
| BAER PETER | 1 | 2012 |
| BELL JEFFREY | 1 | 2015 |
Locations
| Location | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| Seattle, Washington, US | 22 | 2006–2018 |
| Redmond, Washington, US | 7 | 2008–2010 |
| Kirkland, Washington, US | 2 | 2020 |