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Kevin Shields
Also filed as: SHIELDS KEVIN · SHIELDS KEVIN T · SHIELDS KEVIN TIMOTHY
16 granted patents·2 pending applications·1,423 citations·filing 1997–2019
95Inventor score
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18 records- 0196US6496979B1System and method for managing application installation for a mobile deviceMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Dec 17, 2002·548 cites·23 claims
- 0295US6557004B1Method and apparatus for fast searching of hand-held contacts listsMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 29, 2003·158 cites·26 claims
- 0390US6593949B1Smart column for contact information on palm-sized computing devices and method and apparatus for displaying the sameMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Jul 15, 2003·71 cites·19 claims
- 0489US5910802AOperating system for handheld computing device having taskbar auto hideMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Jun 8, 1999·163 cites·18 claims
- 0589US5910800AUsage tips for on-screen touch-sensitive controlsMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Jun 8, 1999·173 cites·19 claims
- 0688US6304261B1Operating system for handheld computing device having program icon auto hideMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Oct 16, 2001·146 cites·25 claims
- 0787US7606837B2System and method for downloading information to a mobile deviceMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Oct 20, 2009·16 cites·10 claims
- 0884US8886976B2Management of background tasksJIANG RACHEL·Filed 2011·Granted Nov 11, 2014·9 cites·20 claims
- 0981US7765570B2Maintaining accurate channel line-up by persistently monitoring availability of accessible channelsMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Jul 27, 2010·8 cites·17 claims
- 1068US7318073B2System and method for downloading information to a mobile deviceMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Jan 8, 2008·21 cites·20 claims
- 1164US5949418AOperating system for handheld computing device having graphical window minimization/enlargement functionalityMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Sep 7, 1999·46 cites·9 claims
- 1263US6339780B1Loading status in a hypermedia browser having a limited available display areaMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Jan 15, 2002·44 cites·42 claims
- 1355US11061939B2Dynamic awareness involving locationMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Jul 13, 2021·0 cites·20 claims
- 1455US9146778B2Management of background tasksMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Sep 29, 2015·0 cites·20 claims
- 1549US2009158157A1Previewing recorded programs using thumbnailsMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 1646US6243701B1System and method for sorting character strings containing accented and unaccented charactersMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Jun 5, 2001·20 cites·20 claims
- 1744US10331708B2Dynamic awareness involving locationSHIELDS KEVIN T·Filed 2007·Granted Jun 25, 2019·0 cites·20 claims
- 1841US2004093393A1System and method for selecting a media file for a mobile deviceMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2002·Application pending·0 cites
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