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Leon Shirman
Also filed as: SHIRMAN LEON · SHIRMAN LEON A · SHIRMAN LEON ALEXANDER
25 granted patents·2 pending applications·1,259 citations·filing 1992–2012
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27 records- 0199US6421067B1Electronic programming guideISURFTV·Filed 2000·Granted Jul 16, 2002·451 cites·25 claims
- 0298US8171510B2Method for using banner advertisements during commercial breaksKAMEN YAKOV·Filed 2010·Granted May 1, 2012·73 cites·11 claims
- 0393US7503003B2Electronic programming guideJLB VENTURES LLC·Filed 2002·Granted Mar 10, 2009·52 cites·8 claims
- 0492US8176439B2Navigating contentKAMEN YAKOV·Filed 2010·Granted May 8, 2012·27 cites·20 claims
- 0590US5550960AMethod and apparatus for performing dynamic texture mapping for complex surfacesSUN MICROSYSTEMS INC·Filed 1993·Granted Aug 27, 1996·107 cites·20 claims
- 0684US6456287B1Method and apparatus for 3D model creation based on 2D imagesISURFTV·Filed 1999·Granted Sep 24, 2002·75 cites·5 claims
- 0782US6229541B1Use of templates for cost-effective secure linking of video stream objectsISURFTV·Filed 1999·Granted May 8, 2001·67 cites·61 claims
- 0882US5261029AMethod and apparatus for the dynamic tessellation of curved surfacesSUN MICROSYSTEMS INC·Filed 1992·Granted Nov 9, 1993·82 cites·18 claims
- 0980US7013428B1Use of templates for cost-effective secure linking of video stream objectsKAMEN YAKOV·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 14, 2006·28 cites·56 claims
- 1080US6525728B2Method and apparatus for using a general three-dimensional (3D) graphics pipeline for cost effective digital image and video editing, transformation, and representationISURFTV·Filed 2001·Granted Feb 25, 2003·23 cites·15 claims
- 1172US8336069B1Method and system for adaptive electronic programming guideKAMEN YAKOV·Filed 2000·Granted Dec 18, 2012·11 cites·13 claims
- 1271US6570586B1Bandwidth effective method for communicating interactive linksISURFTV·Filed 1999·Granted May 27, 2003·57 cites·31 claims
- 1367US7685534B2Method and apparatus for a three-dimensional web-navigatorJLB VENTURES LLC·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 23, 2010·10 cites·15 claims
- 1467US5905500AMethod and apparatus for adaptive nonlinear projective renderingSEIKO EPSON CORP·Filed 1997·Granted May 18, 1999·41 cites·54 claims
- 1566US9081476B2Electronic programming guideKAMEN YAKOV·Filed 2009·Granted Jul 14, 2015·1 cites·16 claims
- 1664US7779436B1Method for using banner advertisements during commercial breaksJLB VENTURES LLC·Filed 1999·Granted Aug 17, 2010·21 cites·8 claims
- 1764US6342884B1Method and apparatus for using a general three-dimensional (3D) graphics pipeline for cost effective digital image and video editing, transformation, and representationISURFTV·Filed 1999·Granted Jan 29, 2002·30 cites·27 claims
- 1862US5357600AMethod and apparatus for the rendering of curved surfaces using a cone of normalsSUN MICROSYSTEMS INC·Filed 1992·Granted Oct 18, 1994·33 cites·20 claims
- 1956US8683512B2Method for using banner advertisements during commercial breaksKAMEN YAKOV·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 25, 2014·0 cites·11 claims
- 2054US7106338B1Method and system for optimal usage of memory for storing scheduling and guiding data in 3D-enabled EPGEAGLE NEW MEDIA INVESTMENTS LL·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 12, 2006·2 cites·7 claims
- 2148US6219064B1Graphics mechanism and apparatus for mipmap level estimation for anisotropic texture mappingSEIKO EPSON CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Apr 17, 2001·17 cites·10 claims
- 2247US6356280B1Mechanism and apparatus for realistic 3D model creation using interactive scissorsISURFTV·Filed 1999·Granted Mar 12, 2002·13 cites·5 claims
- 2347US6151029ATexture mapping with improved technique for selecting an appropriate level in filtered representations of the textureSEIKO EPSON CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Nov 21, 2000·16 cites·21 claims
- 2441US2002093513A1Mechanism and apparatus for realistic 3D model creation using interactive scissorsFiled 2002·Application pending·0 cites
- 2541US2002167515A1Method and apparatus for 3D model creation based on 2D imagesFiled 2002·Application pending·0 cites
- 2640US6452594B1Method and apparatus for using a 3D graphics pipeline and 3D imaging for cost effective watermarkingISURFTV·Filed 1999·Granted Sep 17, 2002·10 cites·31 claims
- 2738US6542938B1Mechanism and apparatus for adaptive quality performance control in 3D based PC applicationsSEIKO EPSON CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Apr 1, 2003·12 cites·2 claims
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