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Roy Want
Also filed as: WANT ROY
110 granted patents·31 pending applications·16,513 citations·filing 1992–2022
99Inventor score
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141 records- 0199US8874594B2Search with my location historyGOOGLE INC·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 28, 2014·104 cites·20 claims
- 0299US6122520ASystem and method for obtaining and using location specific informationXEROX CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Sep 19, 2000·754 cites·28 claims
- 0399US5812865ASpecifying and establishing communication data paths between particular media devices in multiple media device computing systems based on context of a user or usersXEROX CORP·Filed 1996·Granted Sep 22, 1998·1k cites·6 claims
- 0499US5611050AMethod for selectively performing event on computer controlled device whose location and allowable operation is consistent with the contextual and locational attributes of the eventXEROX CORP·Filed 1995·Granted Mar 11, 1997·941 cites·5 claims
- 0599US5603054AMethod for triggering selected machine event when the triggering properties of the system are met and the triggering conditions of an identified user are perceivedXEROX CORP·Filed 1995·Granted Feb 11, 1997·1k cites·8 claims
- 0699US5555376AMethod for granting a user request having locational and contextual attributes consistent with user policies for devices having locational attributes consistent with the user requestXEROX CORP·Filed 1993·Granted Sep 10, 1996·1.1k cites·6 claims
- 0799US5544321ASystem for granting ownership of device by user based on requested level of ownership, present state of the device, and the context of the deviceXEROX CORP·Filed 1995·Granted Aug 6, 1996·921 cites·2 claims
- 0899US5493692ASelective delivery of electronic messages in a multiple computer system based on context and environment of a userXEROX CORP·Filed 1993·Granted Feb 20, 1996·2.3k cites·8 claims
- 0998US9609482B1Cloud-coordinated location system using ultrasonic pulses and radio signalsGOOGLE INC·Filed 2015·Granted Mar 28, 2017·35 cites·20 claims
- 1098US8638190B1Gesture detection using an array of short-range communication devicesWANT ROY·Filed 2012·Granted Jan 28, 2014·119 cites·20 claims
- 1198USRE42927ESystem and method for obtaining and using location specific informationWANT ROY·Filed 2010·Granted Nov 15, 2011·140 cites·29 claims
- 1298US5627517ADecentralized tracking and routing system wherein packages are associated with active tagsXEROX CORP·Filed 1995·Granted May 6, 1997·439 cites·24 claims
- 1398US5530235AInteractive contents revealing storage deviceXEROX CORP·Filed 1995·Granted Jun 25, 1996·795 cites·23 claims
- 1497US8504008B1Virtual control panels using short-range communicationGOSSWEILER III RICHARD CARL·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 6, 2013·63 cites·25 claims
- 1597US6008727ASelectively enabled electronic tagsXEROX CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Dec 28, 1999·360 cites·8 claims
- 1696US8565791B1Computing device interaction with visual mediaSCHILIT WILLIAM NOAH·Filed 2012·Granted Oct 22, 2013·51 cites·19 claims
- 1796US8515413B1Controlling a target device using short-range communicationSCHILIT WILLIAM NOAH·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 20, 2013·39 cites·21 claims
- 1896US7174462B2Method of authentication using familiar photographsINTEL CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Feb 6, 2007·154 cites·28 claims
- 1996US6342830B1Controlled shielding of electronic tagsXEROX CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Jan 29, 2002·291 cites·9 claims
- 2096US6249226B1Network printer document interface using electronic tagsXEROX CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Jun 19, 2001·219 cites·7 claims
- 2196US6160540AZoomorphic computer user interfaceXEROX COMPANY·Filed 1998·Granted Dec 12, 2000·403 cites·19 claims
- 2295US8626135B1Communication redirect via short-range communication for digital item retrievalSCHILIT WILLIAM NOAH·Filed 2012·Granted Jan 7, 2014·29 cites·27 claims
- 2395US7229017B2Laser locating and tracking system for externally activated tagsXEROX CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 12, 2007·44 cites·12 claims
- 2495US7082578B1Computer user interface using a physical manipulatory grammarXEROX CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Jul 25, 2006·102 cites·14 claims
- 2595US6297838B1Spinning as a morpheme for a physical manipulatory grammarXEROX CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Oct 2, 2001·268 cites·7 claims
- 2694US6630922B2Handedness detection for a physical manipulatory grammarXEROX CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 7, 2003·90 cites·8 claims
- 2794US6340931B1Network printer document interface using electronic tagsXEROX CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 22, 2002·93 cites·2 claims
- 2894US6268857B1Computer user interface using a physical manipulatory grammarXEROX CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Jul 31, 2001·187 cites·18 claims
- 2994US6176425B1Information management system supporting multiple electronic tagsXEROX CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Jan 23, 2001·202 cites·15 claims
- 3094US5564070AMethod and system for maintaining processing continuity to mobile computers in a wireless networkXEROX CORP·Filed 1993·Granted Oct 8, 1996·277 cites·7 claims
- 3193US9215286B1Creating a social network based on an activitySCHILIT WILLIAM N·Filed 2011·Granted Dec 15, 2015·34 cites·35 claims
- 3293US8705707B1Labeling communcation device call logsSCHILIT WILLIAM NOAH·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 22, 2014·21 cites·23 claims
- 3393US6446208B1User interface system based on sequentially read electronic tagsXEROX CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Sep 3, 2002·173 cites·18 claims
- 3493US6243074B1Handedness detection for a physical manipulatory grammarXEROX CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Jun 5, 2001·201 cites·5 claims
- 3593US5982520APersonal storage device for application and data transferXEROX CORP·Filed 1996·Granted Nov 9, 1999·369 cites·1 claims
- 3693US5793630AHigh precision spatially defined data transfer systemXEROX CORP·Filed 1996·Granted Aug 11, 1998·234 cites·9 claims
- 3792US10024952B2Self-organizing hybrid indoor location systemGOOGLE LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Jul 17, 2018·9 cites·20 claims
- 3892US8081612B2Device, system, and method of selectively activating a wireless network connectionWANT ROY·Filed 2007·Granted Dec 20, 2011·21 cites·15 claims
- 3992US7426403B2Methods and apparatus for data communication for mobile electronic devicesINTEL CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Sep 16, 2008·45 cites·18 claims
- 4092US6243075B1Graspable device manipulation for controlling a computer displayXEROX CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Jun 5, 2001·200 cites·32 claims
- 4191US9791540B2Self-organizing hybrid indoor location systemGOOGLE INC·Filed 2015·Granted Oct 17, 2017·9 cites·20 claims
- 4291US9071282B1Variable read rates for short-range communicationWANT ROY·Filed 2012·Granted Jun 30, 2015·12 cites·24 claims
- 4391US9002930B1Activity distribution between multiple devicesWANT ROY·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 7, 2015·16 cites·19 claims
- 4491US8405572B1Privacy displayWANT ROY·Filed 2011·Granted Mar 26, 2013·14 cites·19 claims
- 4591US8107879B2Device, system, and method of establishing multiple wireless connectionsPERING TREVOR·Filed 2007·Granted Jan 31, 2012·23 cites·15 claims
- 4691US6340957B1Dynamically relocatable tileable displaysXEROX CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Jan 22, 2002·194 cites·16 claims
- 4790US9666013B2Cloud-based vendingGOOGLE INC·Filed 2015·Granted May 30, 2017·6 cites·20 claims
- 4890US7202783B2Method and system for identifying when a first device is within a physical range of a second deviceINTEL CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 10, 2007·68 cites·31 claims
- 4989US8755785B2Collaborative image controlGONG MICHELLE X·Filed 2011·Granted Jun 17, 2014·9 cites·36 claims
- 5088US9143944B2Secure peer-to-peer network setupGONG MICHELLE X·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 22, 2015·9 cites·14 claims
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