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Nigel Keam
Also filed as: KEAM NIGEL · KEAM NIGEL S · KEAM NIGEL STUART
45 granted patents·11 pending applications·813 citations·filing 1997–2020
98Inventor score
Files withMICROSOFT CORP31MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC13KEAM NIGEL5MCFARLANE CRAIG2DIGHDE RAJESH MANOHAR1
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56 records- 0198US7515143B2Uniform illumination of interactive display panelMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 7, 2009·123 cites·13 claims
- 0297US7499027B2Using a light pointer for input on an interactive display surfaceMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Mar 3, 2009·98 cites·4 claims
- 0395US8786767B2Rapid synchronized lighting and shutteringMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2012·Granted Jul 22, 2014·20 cites·20 claims
- 0495US7791597B2Uniquely identifiable inking instrumentsMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Sep 7, 2010·105 cites·8 claims
- 0592US9426905B2Connection device for computing devicesMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Aug 23, 2016·23 cites·20 claims
- 0689US8004502B2Correcting for ambient light in an optical touch-sensitive deviceMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 23, 2011·20 cites·20 claims
- 0789US7515822B2Imaging systems' direct illumination level adjusting method and system involves adjusting operation of image sensor of imaging system based on detected level of ambient illuminationMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 7, 2009·12 cites·20 claims
- 0886US8982061B2Angular contact geometryZHAO WEIDONG·Filed 2011·Granted Mar 17, 2015·9 cites·20 claims
- 0985US8063888B2Identification of devices on touch-sensitive surfaceMCFARLANE CRAIG·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 22, 2011·24 cites·16 claims
- 1084USRE48963EConnection device for computing devicesMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Mar 8, 2022·2 cites·20 claims
- 1183US7692639B2Uniquely identifiable inking instrumentsMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 6, 2010·15 cites·24 claims
- 1283US7359564B2Method and system for cancellation of ambient light using light frequencyMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Apr 15, 2008·23 cites·30 claims
- 1382US8117094B2Distribution channels and monetizingMULTERER BOYD CANNON·Filed 2007·Granted Feb 14, 2012·14 cites·20 claims
- 1481US9330302B2Polarized gaze trackingMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2014·Granted May 3, 2016·14 cites·20 claims
- 1581US8212857B2Alternating light sources to reduce specular reflectionKEAM NIGEL·Filed 2007·Granted Jul 3, 2012·11 cites·18 claims
- 1681US8125458B2Detecting finger orientation on a touch-sensitive deviceKEAM NIGEL·Filed 2007·Granted Feb 28, 2012·11 cites·19 claims
- 1780US8681126B2Ambient correction in rolling image capture systemKEAM NIGEL·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 25, 2014·5 cites·20 claims
- 1879US8988763B2Predictive electrophoretic displayMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 24, 2015·2 cites·20 claims
- 1979US7713116B2Inventory management of virtual items in computer gamesMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2003·Granted May 11, 2010·40 cites·38 claims
- 2078US8289300B2Ambient correction in rolling image capture systemKEAM NIGEL·Filed 2009·Granted Oct 16, 2012·7 cites·20 claims
- 2178US7665098B2System and method for monitoring interactions between application programs and data storesMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Feb 16, 2010·11 cites·18 claims
- 2277US7874496B2Optically readable tagMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2008·Granted Jan 25, 2011·7 cites·15 claims
- 2376US6348875B1Message formatting, authentication, and error detection in home control systemsMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Feb 19, 2002·70 cites·13 claims
- 2473US8184101B2Detecting touch on a surface via a scanning laserKEAM NIGEL·Filed 2007·Granted May 22, 2012·6 cites·20 claims
- 2571US9544504B2Rapid synchronized lighting and shutteringMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Jan 10, 2017·1 cites·20 claims
- 2670US9041877B2Ruggedized display deviceMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2014·Granted May 26, 2015·1 cites·19 claims
- 2769US5936677AMicrobuffer used in synchronization of image dataMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Aug 10, 1999·36 cites·20 claims
- 2868US10444866B2Force sensor for a stylusMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 15, 2019·1 cites·17 claims
- 2966US8100756B2Dynamic problem solving for gamesO'ROURKE BRET P·Filed 2007·Granted Jan 24, 2012·2 cites·26 claims
- 3062US7834956B2Photoluminescent backlighting of and infrared transmissive visible light barrier for light valveMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2008·Granted Nov 16, 2010·1 cites·17 claims
- 3160US2014313401A1Rapid Synchronized Lighting and ShutteringMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 3259US6690289B1Message formatting, authentication, and error detection in home control systemsMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Feb 10, 2004·31 cites·42 claims
- 3358US9989690B2Thermal expansion compensated backlight illuminationMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Jun 5, 2018·0 cites·20 claims
- 3458US6064297AMessage authentication and key synchronization in home control systemsMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 1997·Granted May 16, 2000·38 cites·53 claims
- 3556US7071835B2Message formatting, authentication, and error detection in home control systemsMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Jul 4, 2006·2 cites·17 claims
- 3656US2015161947A1Predictive Electrophoretic DisplayMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2015·Application pending·0 cites
- 3756US2009006551A1Dynamic awareness of peopleMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 3855US11061939B2Dynamic awareness involving locationMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Jul 13, 2021·0 cites·20 claims
- 3955US9383769B2Display deviceMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Jul 5, 2016·0 cites·20 claims
- 4053US9759851B2Thermal expansion compensated backlight illuminationMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Sep 12, 2017·0 cites·22 claims
- 4153US2016306396A1Connection Device for Computing DevicesMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2016·Application pending·0 cites
- 4252US8018442B2Calibration of an optical touch-sensitive display deviceMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2008·Granted Sep 13, 2011·0 cites·20 claims
- 4352US2012075252A1Ruggedized display deviceDIGHDE RAJESH MANOHAR·Filed 2010·Application pending·0 cites
- 4449US7913921B2Optically trackable tagMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Mar 29, 2011·0 cites·15 claims
- 4549US7876424B2Distance estimation based on image contrastMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2008·Granted Jan 25, 2011·0 cites·20 claims
- 4649US2009150939A1Spanning multiple mediumsMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 4748US6144291ABit encoding in home control systemsMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Nov 7, 2000·13 cites·22 claims
- 4848US2009315906A1Cache arrangement for graphical applicationsMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 4946US2016202760A1Systems and methods for controlling feedback for multiple haptic zonesMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 5044US10331708B2Dynamic awareness involving locationSHIELDS KEVIN T·Filed 2007·Granted Jun 25, 2019·0 cites·20 claims
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