Jean Renard Ward
`Rueters-Ward Services
`33 Forest Street
`Watertown, MA 02472
`Cell: 781-267-0156
`GoogleVoice: 617-600-4095
`jrward@alum.mit.edu
`jrward@ruetersward.com (*)
`http://www.ruetersward.com (*)
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`Photo by LeahC-S Photography
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`MIT-educated technical and software consultant. Highly experienced expert witness in patent
`and technology litigations. Areas of expertise include touchscreen and tablet hardware,
`capacitive touch and proximity sensors, styli/electronic pens, haptics; gestures, user interfaces
`(UIs), touchscreen graphics, and accessibility user interfaces (blind/visually-impaired); digital
`rights management (DRM), digital encryption (PKI), and malware detection;
`programming/coding, source-code analysis, and firmware. Public speaking experience for
`non-technical audiences. Author of technical reference bibliography cited by USPTO, academic
`dissertations and technical publications by others. Clients include Google, Samsung, Ericsson,
`Lenovo, Motorola, Nokia, and Lucent Technologies. Granted multiple US patents, additional
`published patent applications.
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`Professional Experience
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`Rueters-Ward Services, Arlington, Massachusetts
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`2008-present
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`Consulting/development for multiple clients, including:
`Laboratory information processing for biomedical drug-discovery company.
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`• Digital audio HW/SW Agile verification automation for massive VOIP technology.
`• Consulting/development for TV-band datacasting architecture with authentication/DRM.
`Technical consulting, review, development for web-based collaborative work systems.
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`Prior-art research and source-code analysis in patent litigations (confidential).
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`Technical assistance to Boston-area attorney in solo practice (patent prosecution only).
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`Litigation Support/Expert Witnessing
`Patent analysis / prior art research.
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`Source-code analysis / reverse engineering.
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`Expert report writing.
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`Testimony at deposition and trial.
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`• Cases involve major high-tech entities such as Google and Samsung
`Federal Court, USPTO, State Court (California), and internationally (Australia, Brazil).
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`Professional Experience (continued)
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`Bluesocket, Inc., Burlington, Massachusetts
` 2007-2008
`(Staff) Software development and engineering process (with QA Director and VP Eng.) for a distributed
`wireless network controller product with integrated security, verification of SSL/TLS and VPN features
`in multiple hardware devices and SIP mobile phones. Agile/Jira.
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`Cylant Security, Burlington, Massachusetts
`2005-2006
`(Staff: Principal Engineer) Computer security technology: Multi-platform product for malware/virus
`detection, including techniques of behavioral analysis. Two patent filings on novel techniques (violation
`of invariant conditions) for detection of rootkits and malware.
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`Digimarc, Burlington, Massachusetts
`2003-2004
`(Consultant) Application of PKI technology in fabrication and production of secure identity documents
`and manufactured items. One patent filing regarding PKI signatures to ensure authenticity and track
`unauthorized issuance of security documents such as passports.
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`Independent Consultant (Multiple Projects)
`2002-2003
`(Consultant) Web development in high-availability/high-performance applications, mobile payments
`using modified mobile phones, and international certification of a life-critical annunciation system.
`Prior-art research for two clients: pen-computing hardware and handwriting recognition.
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`CertCo Incorporated, Cambridge, Massachusetts
` 1999-2002
`(Staff: PKI Systems Architect) Development of distributed web applications involving proprietary PKI
`in e-commerce. Three patent filings regarding PK infrastructure for distributed electronic signing.
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`Siemens-Nixdorf USA, LCP Business Unit, Burlington, Massachusetts
`1998-1999
`(Consultant) Design and development of cryptographic PKI/security technology for electronic DRM
`licensing of documents and materials distributed without restriction over the public Internet.
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`e-parcel.com, Newton, Massachusetts Division of Mitsubishi Electronics
` 1996-1998
`(Staff: Development Group Leader) Secure, encrypted document and software delivery systems for
`secure automatic delivery over the public Internet. Instituted engineering tracking and QA process.
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`FAX International, Burlington, Massachusetts
`1995-1996
`(Consultant) Automated Email-to-FAX gateway, routing of fax traffic over private TCP/IP network.
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`DEC/Digital VXT Division, Marlboro, Massachusetts
`1994-1995
`(Consultant) WindowsNT-based graphics/applications terminal product using ALPHA technology.
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`DMR Group, Waltham, Massachusetts
` 1994
`(Consultant) Proprietary application scripting language, associated compilers, debuggers, and tools.
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`Phoenix Technologies Ltd., PAGE Division Cambridge, Massachusetts
` 1993-1994
`(Consultant) Firmware for a multiple-language, multiple-resolution network printer (PostScript/PCL).
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`Termiflex Corporation, Merrimac, New Hampshire
` 1993
`(Consultant) Compiler, linker, interpreter, and related tools for an object-based programming language
`for applications in hand-held touchpad industrial controller terminals.
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`Professional Experience (continued)
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`Slate Corporation, Newton, Massachusetts
` 1991-1993
`Development of tablet and pen computing applications products for the Microsoft PenWindows and
`GO/PenPoint pen-computing operating systems.
`Company representative and technical co-chair of an industry standardization effort (“JOT”) for
`electronic ink data format and compression applications.
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`Wang Laboratories, Lowell, Massachusetts
`1989-1991
`(Staff: Senior Software Architect) Lead developer for touchscreen hardware and controller/driver
`software to provide enhanced functionality to a portable computer as part of the “Freestyle” tablet-based
`computer applications family. Company technical representative to early Pen Windows discussions with
`Microsoft concerning mobile tablet computers. Hardware design of an electrostatic tablet
`digitizer/touchscreen for a mobile tablet computer. Patents on pen-based UI involving virtual devices.
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`Teledyne/TAC, Woburn, Massachusetts
`1987-1989
`(Staff: Dir. of S/W Engineering) Computer-controlled industrial automation for IC wafer testing.
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`Pencept Inc., Waltham, Massachusetts
`(Later: Numonics Inc.) 1979-1987
`(Staff: Lead Engineer) Group leader for Pencept’s handwriting/gesture recognition and pen-computing
`digitizer tablets and hardware controllers through three generations of products. Patents related to pen-
`computing UI (user interface) and pen-computing digitizers.
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`Dynatron Corporation, Waltham, Massachusetts
`1977-1979
`(Staff: Senior Engineer/Analyst) Specialized implementation tools for real-time digital audio signal
`processing and testing. Early work as consultant for Penverter Partners (predecessor to Pencept).
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`Data General Corp., Westboro, Massachusetts
`(Staff: Senior Systems Programmer) Compiler development.
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` 1974-1977
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`Expert Witness/Litigation Support/Fact Witness
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`1. Declarations in support of Samsung in matters related to Certain Touch-Controlled Mobile
`Devices, Computers, and Components Thereof, Inv. No. 337-TA-1162; and Neodron Ltd v.
`Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al, No. 6-19-cv-00323 (W.D. Tex.)
`(Ongoing: Declaration regarding claims construction September 2019)
`Law Firm: O’Melveny & Myers LLP, Los Angeles, http://omm.com
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`2. Declarations in support of petitioner Elo Touch Solutions Inc. for Inter Partes Review of U.S.
`Patents 8,179,381, 8,274,494 8,704,799, and 9,823,786 concerning patterned materials for
`touchscreens, IPR2019-00254, IPR2019-0256, IPR2019-00278 and IPR2018-00261.
`Outcome: Settled February 2019 before depositions, after petitions submitted (November 2018)
`Law Firm: Jones-Day, New York. http://JonesDay.com
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`3. Declaration in support of validity of Brazil Patent PI 9814565-7 (P8877), corresponding to US
`Patent RE43931, concerning touch user interfaces in hand-held radiotelephones. 13th Federal
`District Court of Rio de Janeiro, case no. 0025037-30.2018.4.02.5101. TCT Mobile Telefones
`Ltda. (Plaintiff), Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Defendant), Brazilian Patent and Trademark
`Office (Pro forma Co-Defendant) (Declaration submitted October 2018)
`Law Firm: Licks Attorneys, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. http://Lickslegal.com
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`4.
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`(Projects as consulting expert)
`• Investigation/analysis for patents regarding sales systems with pen-based computers (2020).
`• Source-code analysis (Web site and Smartphone apps) for contract on-boarding (2020).
`• Remote O/S access (2020).
`Earlier:
`• Display hardware technology.
`• Power management in portable devices.
`• Touchscreen materials and fabrication.
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`5. Declarations in support of petitioner Samsung for Inter Partes Review of U.S. Patents
`6,429,846, 7,982,720 and 8,031,181 concerning haptics in touchscreen user interfaces.
`(Petitions submitted August 2018, Settlement 2019)
`Law Firm: Fish and Richardson, Minneapolis, Minnesota, http://fr.com
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`6. Declarations and depositions in support of petitioner Samsung for Inter Partes Review of U.S.
`Patents 8,717,303, 8,743,076, 8,866,785 and 8,878,810 (related to 6,610,917) concerning user
`interfaces and hardware for pressure-sensing capacitive touchscreens.
`(Depositions October 2016, February 2017)
`Outcome: PTAB found all contested claims unpatentable.
`Law Firm: Ropes and Gray, East Palo Alto, CA. http://Ropesgray.com
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`7. Declaration and USPTO interview in support of patent owner Wimo Labs for Re-examination of
`U.S. Patents 9,092,077 and 8,847,930 concerning styli for capacitive touchscreens.
`(Declaration, PTAB interview September 2016)
`Outcome: PTAB held amended claims valid.
`Law Firm: Neal Gerber Eisenberg, Chicago, Illinois. http://ngelaw.com
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`8. Declarations and deposition in support of patent owner Ericsson for Inter Partes Review of U.S.
`Pat. RE43931 (6,131,047) concerning touchscreen user interfaces for hand-held radiotelephones
`(Declaration and deposition May/June 2016).
`Outcome: PTAB found contested claims unpatentable
`Law Firm: Oblon, McClelland, Maier and Neustadt, Alexandria, Virginia. http://Oblon.com
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`9. Expert witness for defendant Google in ContentGuard Holdings, Inc. v. Google Inc. (with co-
`defendant Samsung), Case No 2:14CV0061, (Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division),
`concerning U.S. Patent 8,393,007 and seven related patents on multimedia Digital Rights
`Management (DRM) and Secure Systems for mobile devices.
`(Multiple reports. Deposition June 2015, trial September 2015.)
`Outcome: Jury returned verdict of no infringement of any of the asserted claims.
`Law Firm: Kaye Scholer, New York, New York. http://kayescholer.com
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`10. Expert witness for plaintiff GO Computer in GO Computer, Inc. v. Microsoft, CGC-05-442684 in
`Superior Court, State of California/San Francisco concerning business practices in California
`under the Cartwright Act.
`(Report and Deposition August 2015.)
`Outcome: Settled September 2015.
`Law Firm: Kellog, Huber, Hansen, Tood, Evans & Figel, Washington DC. http://Khhte.com
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`11. Expert witness for defendant Lenovo in MAZ Encryption Technologies LLC v Lenovo Inc., Case
`No. 13-303-LPS (District of Delaware), U.S. Patent 8,359,476 concerning encryption and
`decryption in conjunction with smartcards.
`(Report December 2014, Deposition April 2015.)
`Outcome: Settled before trial.
`Law Firm: Kenyon and Kenyon, Washington, DC. http://Kenyon.com
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`12. (Non-expert deposition as subpoenaed fact witness in Flatworld v. Samsung Electronics Co.
`LTD. et al, Case No 12-804-LPS, District of Delaware, April 2015.)
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`13. Declaration/report in support of petitioner Google, Inc. for Inter Partes Review of U.S. Patent
`6,121,960, concerning rendering of transparency (e.g. alpha blending, screen door transparency,
`composite video) in graphics images and touch screen user-interface methods.
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`(May 2014. Depositions February and May 2015, and in December 2018 after court order.)
`Law Firm: Kilpatrick Townsend and Stockton, Atlanta, Georgia. http://Kilpatricktownsend.com
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`14. Expert witness for defendant Samsung in Apple, Inc. v Samsung Electronics Co. Limited,
`Proceeding No. NSD 1243 of 2011, Federal Court of Australia, concerning Australian
`counterpart to US patent 5,825,352 regarding multi-touch hardware for mobile devices.
`(Two reports, trial testimony June 2013 in Sydney, Australia.)
`Outcome: Litigation agreement by parties.
`Law Firm: Nigel Bowen Chambers, Sydney Australia http://nigelbowen.com.au
` Ashurst Australia, Melbourne Australia http://ashurst.com
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`15. (Projects as consulting expert)
`Transparent graphical displays.
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`• Rotation of window views in touchscreen devices.
`• Gestures on a virtual keyboard.
`Layered display of information.
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`16. Expert witness for defendant Motorola in Certain Mobile Devices Incorporating Haptics, case
`number 337-2875, in the U.S. International Trade Commission, concerning touch haptics, US
`Patent 7,148,857 and related patents.
`Outcome: settled prior to reports due 2012. \
`Law Firm: Steptoe and Johnson, Washington, DC http://steptoe.com
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`17. Expert witness for defendant Motorola in Microsoft Corporation v. Motorola Mobility, Inc., Case
`No. 10-24063-CIV-MORENO (Southern District of Florida) US Patents 6,781,536 and
`6,897,583 concerning touchscreen gestures in smartphones.
`(Two reports, deposition, affidavit in related re-examination. 2011-2012).
`Outcome: All contested claims canceled in re-examination.
`Law Firm: Ropes and Gray, New York, New York.. http://Ropesgray.com
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`18. Expert witness for defendant Nokia in Apple, Inc. v. Nokia Corporation, Case No. C.A. 09-791-
`GMS, (District of Delaware). Prior art and other research on multiple patents regarding touch
`user-interfaces, color rendering, touchscreen integration, and development tools for hand-held
`devices.
`Outcome: Settled shortly before reports due. 2010-2011.
`Law Firm: Alston and Bird, Atlanta, Georgia. http://Alston.com
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`19. Expert witness for plaintiff Lucent Technologies in Lucent Technologies, Inc., v. Gateway, Inc.,
`Microsoft et al., Case No. 02-CV-2060-B (WMC), consolidated with Case No. 03-CV-0699-B
`(WMC) and Case No. 03-CV-1108-B (WMC) (S.D. Cal.), concerning US Patent 5,347,295
`regarding gesture user interfaces and hardware integration in tablet-type computers.
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`(Three expert reports, testimony in three depositions and at trial. 2006-2008).
`Outcome: Jury held asserted claims valid and infringed.
`Law Firm: Kirkland and Ellis, Chicago, Illinois. http://Kirkland.com
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`20. Expert witness for defendant in patent case Sekendur v. Anoto AB, Case 03-C-4723, Northern
`District of Illinois, concerning US Patent 5.852,434 for optical (video) stylus digitizer hardware
`and firmware.
`(Expert report and deposition. 2004).
`Outcome: Opposing expert disqualified, summary judgment of both invalidity and non-infringement.
`Law Firm: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garret and Dunner, Washington, DC. http://Finnegan.com
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`21. Expert witness for defendant LCS in Schumer v. Laboratory Computer Systems concerning US
`Patent 5,768,492 regarding hardware controllers and virtual devices for digitizing tablets and
`WINTAB industry standard.
`(One expert report, 2001)
`Outcome: Combined with larger litigation with different experts: eventual settlement after appeals.
`Law Firm: Sullivan and Worcester, Boston, Massachusetts http://sandw.com
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`Published Patent Applications (Known, may not include foreign counterparts)
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`1. US Published Patent Application 20070169192, June 19, 2007
`“Detection of system compromise by per-process network modeling”
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`2. US Published Patent Application 20070067623, March 22, 2007
`“Detection of system compromise by correlation of information objects”
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`3. US Published Patent Application 20050132194, June 16, 2005
`“Protection of identification documents using open cryptography”
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`4. European Patent Application Publication EP1421464 A1, May 26, 2004
`“System and method for trust in computer environments”
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`5. US Published Patent Application 20030163686, August 28, 2003
`“System and method for ad hoc management of credentials, trust relationships and trust history
`in computing environments”
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`6. European Patent Application EP693724A1, January 24, 1996,
`"A method of reconfiguration of a simulated keyboard device in a computer system",
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`Granted Patents (Known, does not include foreign counterparts)
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`1. US 5,491,495 "User interface having simulated devices"
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`2. US 5,148,155 "Computer with tablet input to standard programs"
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`3. US 4,608,658 "Method and apparatus for removing noise at the ends of a stroke caused by
`retracing"
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`4. US 4,562,304 "Apparatus and method for emulating computer keyboard input with a handprint
`terminal"
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`5. US 4,534,060 "Method and apparatus for removing noise at the ends of a stroke"
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`Selected Publications
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`“Anomalies in measuring speed and other dynamic properties with touchscreens and tablets”,
`Proc. 2019 International Conference of the Biometrics Special Interest Group (BIOSIG), Darmstadt, Germany,
`Sep. 18..20, 2019.
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`“Annotated Bibliography in On-line Character Recognition, Pen Computing, Gesture User Interfaces and Tablet
`and Touch Computers,” published and revised on-line 1999-present at
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`http://www.ruetersward.com/biblio.html
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`"Under the Hood: Digitizer Technology and Pen Computing", BYTE Magazine, January, 1993.
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`"Pen computing -- fad or revolution?," Information Display, pp. 14-19, March 1992.
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`“History of Pen-Based Computing - March 1992, Jean Renard Ward”, recording of presentation given to Boston
`Computer Society regarding pen/touchscreen computing from 1914 to 1992,
` available at
`http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xnqKdWMa_8 (Posted 2013 by Dan Bricklin, http://bricklin.com)
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`“The ‘How to’ of Electronic Ink: Tablet Error Mechanisms and Performance Analysis for Handwriting Capture”
`(with Robert Kabel of Scriptel), Research Report, Wang Laboratories, July 1990.
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`"One view of outstanding problems in handwriting recognition systems,” Proc. 3 rd International Symposium on
`Handwriting Recognition and Applications, pp. 101-108, Montreal, Quebec, April 1990.
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`"A model for variability effects in hand-printing, with implications on the design of on-line character recognition
`systems", IEEE Trans. on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, May 1988.
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`"Digitizer technology: Performance characteristics and the effects on the user interface", IEEE Computer Graphics
`and Applications, April 1987.
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`"UNIX as a development tool for a non-UNIX microprocessor", CommUNIXations, Vol. V No. 5,
`August/September 1985.
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`"Interactive Recognition of Handprinted Characters for Computer Input", IEEE Computer Graphics and
`Applications, Vol. 5 No. 9, September 1985.
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`(See also http://www.ruetersward.com/shortarticles)
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`Presentations/Presentation Organizing
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`Session chair and instructor
`Society for Information Display (professional society: SID.org)
`Tutorial seminars on integration of touchscreen/pen interfaces and digitizer technology with graphics displays at
`the 1992 (Boston) and 1993 (Seattle) annual conferences for the Society for Information Display. Consultant to
`various clients on tablet technology and pen computing interfaces 1991-1993.
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`Panel organizer
`"Issues in the validity of testing protocols and criteria for on-line recognition of handwritten text,” presented at the
`1st International Symposium on Handwriting and Applications, Montreal, Canada, July 1987.
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`Organizer
`Multi-company presentation to PHIGS Standardization Committee concerning pen/tablet computing and gesture-
`recognition input devices, Boston, 1986.
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`Current Professional Society Memberships
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`Associate Member, IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)
`Member, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)
`Member, SID (Society for Information Display)
`Member, ACS (American Chemical Society)
`Member, AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science)
`Member, VIBUG (Visually-Impaired/Blind User Group: New England regional technical group)
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`Education
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`S.B. in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
`Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 1974
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`Independent Study, Philipps-Universität, Marburg, Germany 1972
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`Other
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`Familiarity with accessibility technology for visually-impaired/blind.
`Fluent in German.
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