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Michael A. Toelle
Also filed as: TOELLE MICHAEL A
38 granted patents·2,535 citations·filing 1996–2017
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38 records- 0199US6252608B1Method and system for improving shadowing in a graphics rendering systemMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Jun 26, 2001·384 cites·11 claims
- 0298US5870097AMethod and system for improving shadowing in a graphics rendering systemMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 1996·Granted Feb 9, 1999·329 cites·11 claims
- 0398US5864342AMethod and system for rendering graphical objects to image chunksMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 1996·Granted Jan 26, 1999·443 cites·13 claims
- 0497US5886701AGraphics rendering device and method for operating sameMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 1996·Granted Mar 23, 1999·335 cites·24 claims
- 0596US5949428AMethod and apparatus for resolving pixel data in a graphics rendering systemMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 1996·Granted Sep 7, 1999·221 cites·14 claims
- 0695US7324116B2Systems and methods for providing controllable texture samplingMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Jan 29, 2008·89 cites·72 claims
- 0795US6008820AProcessor for controlling the display of rendered image layers and method for controlling sameMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 1996·Granted Dec 28, 1999·228 cites·20 claims
- 0894US6819325B2API communications for vertex and pixel shadersMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 16, 2004·65 cites·44 claims
- 0989US6963345B2API communications for vertex and pixel shadersMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Nov 8, 2005·34 cites·22 claims
- 1089US5880737AMethod and system for accessing texture data in environments with high latency in a graphics rendering systemMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 1996·Granted Mar 9, 1999·121 cites·35 claims
- 1188US7719544B2Systems and methods for providing controllable texture samplingMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2007·Granted May 18, 2010·16 cites·60 claims
- 1288US7671862B1Systems and methods for providing an enhanced graphics pipelineMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Mar 2, 2010·40 cites·49 claims
- 1387US9064334B2Systems and methods for providing an enhanced graphics pipelinePATEL AMAR·Filed 2011·Granted Jun 23, 2015·10 cites·20 claims
- 1486US6831635B2Method and system for providing a unified API for both 2D and 3D graphics objectsMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 14, 2004·44 cites·35 claims
- 1585US7659901B2Application program interface for programmable graphics pipelineMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Feb 9, 2010·17 cites·19 claims
- 1685US7570267B2Systems and methods for providing an enhanced graphics pipelineMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Aug 4, 2009·40 cites·6 claims
- 1779US9973727B2Real-time hyper-lapse video creation via frame selectionMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2017·Granted May 15, 2018·2 cites·20 claims
- 1879US7978205B1Systems and methods for providing an enhanced graphics pipelineMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Jul 12, 2011·21 cites·106 claims
- 1975US7142216B2API communications for vertex and pixel shadersMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Nov 28, 2006·12 cites·46 claims
- 2074US7159041B2Method and system for defining and controlling algorithmic elements in a graphics display systemMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 2, 2007·12 cites·28 claims
- 2170US6812923B2Method and system for efficiently transferring data objects within a graphics display systemMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 2, 2004·13 cites·16 claims
- 2269US8305381B2Systems and methods for downloading algorithmic elements to a coprocessor and corresponding techniquesBOYD CHARLES N·Filed 2008·Granted Nov 6, 2012·3 cites·20 claims
- 2369US8274517B2Systems and methods for downloading algorithmic elements to a coprocessor and corresponding techniquesBOYD CHARLES N·Filed 2004·Granted Sep 25, 2012·10 cites·67 claims
- 2467US7965288B2Method and system for defining and controlling algorithmic elements in a graphics display systemMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2009·Granted Jun 21, 2011·2 cites·38 claims
- 2564US7800606B2Method and system for defining and controlling algorithmic elements in a graphics display systemMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Sep 21, 2010·6 cites·43 claims
- 2664US7782316B2Method and system for defining and controlling algorithmic elements in a graphics display systemMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Aug 24, 2010·6 cites·24 claims
- 2762US7528829B2Method and system for providing data to a graphics chip in a graphics display systemMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2006·Granted May 5, 2009·2 cites·16 claims
- 2861US7978197B2Systems and methods for downloading algorithmic elements to a coprocessor and corresponding techniquesMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Jul 12, 2011·6 cites·27 claims
- 2958US7800607B2Method and system for defining and controlling algorithmic elements in a graphics display systemMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Sep 21, 2010·4 cites·23 claims
- 3057US7116332B2API communications for vertex and pixel shadersMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Oct 3, 2006·5 cites·20 claims
- 3157US7023431B2Method and system for providing data to a graphics chip in a graphics display systemMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 4, 2006·5 cites·15 claims
- 3257US6992668B2Method and system for efficiently transferring data objects within a graphics display systemMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Jan 31, 2006·5 cites·6 claims
- 3352US7884817B2Method and system for defining and controlling algorithmic elements in a graphics display systemMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Feb 8, 2011·2 cites·20 claims
- 3451US9762846B2Real-time hyper-lapse video creation via frame selectionMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Sep 12, 2017·0 cites·20 claims
- 3551US8035646B2Systems and methods for downloading algorithmic elements to a coprocessor and corresponding techniquesMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Oct 11, 2011·1 cites·35 claims
- 3649US7659902B2API communications for vertex and pixel shadersMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Feb 9, 2010·0 cites·20 claims
- 3748US7280111B2API communications for vertex and pixel shadersMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Oct 9, 2007·2 cites·20 claims
- 3847US8823718B2Systems and methods for downloading algorithmic elements to a coprocessor and corresponding techniquesBOYD CHARLES N·Filed 2004·Granted Sep 2, 2014·0 cites·104 claims
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