Leigh L Klotz

US Patent:

20070116358, May 24, 2007

Filed:

Jan 22, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/656385

Inventors:

Leigh Klotz - Palo Alto CA, US
Glen Petrie - Los Gatos CA, US
Robert Bauer - Portola Valley CA, US
Daniel Davies - Palo Alto CA, US
Julia Craig - Sunnyvale CA, US

International Classification:

G06K 9/34
G06K 9/00

US Classification:

382175000, 382181000

Abstract:

A user interface tag for use in processing a document is provided. A printable surface is on one side of a document and an adhesive surface is on an other side of the document. The printable surface further includes a printed data field, including machine-readable marks of digital data encoding a service and a user identity; and a printed border surrounding the printed data field to define an iconic representation. A scanned representation of the machine-readable marks is decoded from the iconic representation to specify the user identity and the service.

US Patent:

56825404, Oct 28, 1997

Filed:

Dec 8, 1994

Appl. No.:

8/352327

Inventors:

Leigh L. Klotz - Palo Alto CA
Ramana B. Rao - San Francisco CA
Walter A. L. Johnson - Santa Clara CA
M. Margaret Withgott - Los Altos Hills CA

Assignee:

Xerox Corporation - Stamford CT

International Classification:

G06F 300

US Classification:

395766

Abstract:

The present invention involves a novel form and methods for creating and using such forms. These forms are summaries (hereinafter "document surrogates") of associated objects, such as original documents, processes, or their copies, stored in a document processing system. A document surrogate made in accordance with the principles of the present invention comprises at least one sheet of a information storing substrate material that has a human readable area and a machine readable area. The human readable area may contain at least one area of material which summarizes the associated object. Such a summary may either be made manually by the user or created automatically by the document processing system. The machine readable area comprises a document reference code that is readable and recognizable by the document processing system. The code is located by the system and recognized from an image of the entire page.

US Patent:

55287328, Jun 18, 1996

Filed:

Oct 17, 1994

Appl. No.:

8/324812

Inventors:

Leigh L. Klotz - Palo Alto CA

Assignee:

Xerox Corporation - Stamford CT

International Classification:

G06K 1500

US Classification:

395106

Abstract:

A reprographic device providing means for increasing the amount of space between lines of text when copying a source medium. The present invention provides a means to obtain a copy of a document having room between lines of text for hand written annotations e. g. it is double spaced. This is accomplished by first creating a bit-mapped image of the document via a suitable scanning means, identifying lines of text and graphics within the document, identifying a document midpoint, measuring the distance between lines of text to obtain a distance X, placing lines of text and graphics completely above said midpoint in a first page memory and laying them out so that said lines of text are separated by a distance based on said distance X and a provided spacing factor, placing lines of text and graphics below said midpoint in a second page memory and laying them out so that said lines of text are separated by a distance based on said distance X and said provided spacing factor, and printing the contents of the first page memory and the second page memory.

US Patent:

54593077, Oct 17, 1995

Filed:

Nov 30, 1993

Appl. No.:

8/159153

Inventors:

Leigh L. Klotz - Palo Alto CA

Assignee:

Xerox Corporation - Stamford CT

International Classification:

G06K 710

US Classification:

235454

Abstract:

The present invention involves a novel form and method for creating and using document sized file storage sheets containing one or more files. The present invention employs a user model similar to that of a floppy disk. A storage sheet made in accordance with the principles of the present invention comprise at least one sheet of an information storing substrate material, commonly paper. A system for the inputting and processing of storage sheet images is disclosed. The storage sheet comprises a machine readable mark (a "file storage sheet flag") which alerts the system is currently reading a file storage sheet. Upon image input, this flag is deliberately scanned for by the system. The storage sheet also comprises a machine readable directory that informs the system about the general characteristics of the files stored on the sheet. Such general information may include the name of the files, the number of bytes, creation date, owner, the location of the first byte of the file on the sheet, and the like. If the current file storage sheet comprises more than one sheet, then the directory may inform the system where the files are located among the separate sheets.

US Patent:

57934959, Aug 11, 1998

Filed:

Jun 24, 1996

Appl. No.:

8/668762

Inventors:

Leigh L. Klotz - Palo Alto CA

Assignee:

Xerox Corporation - Stamford CT

International Classification:

H04N 100
H04N 132
G03G 2100

US Classification:

358296

Abstract:

A method for maintaining the uniqueness of user entered data in a system for processing machine readable forms. Use of such a method in a system for processing machine readable forms facilitates forms reuse by creating keyword objects for new instances of user entered data, thus avoiding the creation of duplicate data. When user entered data is encountered in a machine readable form, the user entered data is compared to keyword objects of previously encountered user entered data. If no match is found, a new keyword object is created for the user entered data. Otherwise, it is assumed that the user entered data is a copy of previously entered data.

US Patent:

56424736, Jun 24, 1997

Filed:

Oct 17, 1994

Appl. No.:

8/324814

Inventors:

Leigh L. Klotz - Palo Alto CA

Assignee:

Xerox Corporation - Stamford CT

International Classification:

G06K 1500

US Classification:

395117

Abstract:

A reprographic device having means for eliminating undesired spacings between lines of text in copies of a source medium. Such means will often have the desired effect of reducing the number of pages in a multi-page document. The present invention accomplishes this by scanning the multiple pages to create bit-mapped images, segmenting the images to identify lines of text and graphics, identifying a distance X between segments, identifying a segment spacing factor which will cause reduction in the spacing between lines of text, laying out the segments in a print page memory so that the segments are separated by a distance based on the distance X and the segment spacing factor and printing out the contents of the page memory.

US Patent:

20040205626, Oct 14, 2004

Filed:

Nov 13, 1998

Appl. No.:

09/192014

Inventors:

LEIGH L. KLOTZ - PALO ALTO CA, US
GLEN W. PETRIE - LOS GATOS CA, US
ROBERT S. BAUER - PORTOLA VALLEY CA, US
DANIEL DAVIES - PALO ALTO CA, US
JULIA A. CRAIG - SUNNYVALE CA, US

International Classification:

G06F015/00

US Classification:

715/526000

Abstract:

A tag-based user interface scheme for digitizing and processing hardcopy documents utilizes a sticker that includes a printed data code representative of a user identity code and a service code. When the sticker is applied to a hardcopy document and scanned, the sticker is located, the data code is parsed, and a desired service is performed based upon the information stored in the data code.

US Patent:

20150379136, Dec 31, 2015

Filed:

Aug 5, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/452276

Inventors:

- Mountain View CA, US
Leigh Klotz - Palo Alto CA, US
Chee Wong - Mountain View CA, US

Assignee:

Quixey, Inc. - Mountain View CA

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

Abstract:

A method for displaying search results on a user device using a layout file includes receiving search results containing one or more result objects. Each result object includes a layout identifier, an access mechanism used to access a state of an application, and result data. For each result object the method includes retrieving a layout file of a plurality of layout files from a storage device based on the layout identifier, obtaining content based on the result data, and generating the user selectable link based on the access mechanism, the layout file, and the content. The layout file defines a template that is used to generate a user selectable link and corresponds to the application referenced by the one or more access mechanisms. The method further includes generating displayable search results using the generated user selectable links and providing, by the processing device, the displayable search results for display.