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Cary Lee Bates
Also filed as: BATES CARY · BATES CARY L · BATES CARY LEE
415 granted patents·70 pending applications·23,669 citations·filing 1991–2019
99Inventor score
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485 records- 0199US9525746B2Media playlist construction for virtual environmentsACTIVISION PUBLISHING INC·Filed 2014·Granted Dec 20, 2016·133 cites·21 claims
- 0299US8924250B2Advertising in virtual environments based on crowd statisticsBATES CARY LEE·Filed 2007·Granted Dec 30, 2014·451 cites·24 claims
- 0399US8838640B2Media playlist construction for virtual environmentsBATES CARY LEE·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 16, 2014·134 cites·13 claims
- 0499US8095878B2Method for spell check based upon target and presence of avatars within a virtual environmentBATES CARY LEE·Filed 2008·Granted Jan 10, 2012·437 cites·2 claims
- 0599US8082245B2Providing location information within a virtual worldBATES CARY L·Filed 2008·Granted Dec 20, 2011·152 cites·20 claims
- 0699US7886045B2Media playlist construction for virtual environmentsIBM·Filed 2007·Granted Feb 8, 2011·142 cites·21 claims
- 0799US6785732B1Web server apparatus and method for virus checkingIBM·Filed 2000·Granted Aug 31, 2004·417 cites·3 claims
- 0899US6681396B1Automated detection/resumption of interrupted television programsIBM·Filed 2000·Granted Jan 20, 2004·391 cites·31 claims
- 0999US6415542B1Location-based firearm discharge preventionIBM·Filed 2000·Granted Jul 9, 2002·959 cites·28 claims
- 1098US8134560B2Method for avatar wandering in a computer based interactive environmentBATES CARY L·Filed 2008·Granted Mar 13, 2012·136 cites·4 claims
- 1198US8046700B2System for managing encounters in a virtual world environmentIBM·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 25, 2011·140 cites·24 claims
- 1298US8037416B2Presenting and filtering objects in a virtual worldIBM·Filed 2008·Granted Oct 11, 2011·137 cites·21 claims
- 1398US8006182B2Method and computer program product for implementing automatic avatar status indicatorsIBM·Filed 2008·Granted Aug 23, 2011·136 cites·2 claims
- 1498US7890623B2Generating data for media playlist construction in virtual environmentsIBM·Filed 2007·Granted Feb 15, 2011·140 cites·21 claims
- 1598US7284232B1Automated generation of aliases based on embedded alias informationIBM·Filed 2000·Granted Oct 16, 2007·275 cites·45 claims
- 1698US7254773B2Automated spell analysisIBM·Filed 2000·Granted Aug 7, 2007·221 cites·6 claims
- 1798US7043690B1Method, system, and program for checking contact informationIBM·Filed 2000·Granted May 9, 2006·184 cites·27 claims
- 1898US6889361B1Educational spell checkerIBM·Filed 2000·Granted May 3, 2005·235 cites·24 claims
- 1998US6873982B1Ordering of database search results based on user feedbackIBM·Filed 1999·Granted Mar 29, 2005·420 cites·44 claims
- 2098US6779021B1Method and system for predicting and managing undesirable electronic mailIBM·Filed 2000·Granted Aug 17, 2004·323 cites·33 claims
- 2198US6721721B1Virus checking and reporting for computer database search resultsIBM·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 13, 2004·233 cites·54 claims
- 2298US5877766AMulti-node user interface component and method thereof for use in accessing a plurality of linked recordsIBM·Filed 1997·Granted Mar 2, 1999·388 cites·62 claims
- 2398US5390295AMethod and apparatus for proportionally displaying windows on a computer display screenIBM·Filed 1991·Granted Feb 14, 1995·239 cites·18 claims
- 2497US7146264B2Method and system for controlling an automatic transmission using a GPS assist having a learn modeIBM·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 5, 2006·76 cites·11 claims
- 2597US6999757B2Telephone system and method for selectively ringing one or more land phones or portable phones based on the self-detected geographical position of a portable phoneIBM·Filed 2001·Granted Feb 14, 2006·184 cites·8 claims
- 2697US6944443B2Method, apparatus and system for notifying a user of a portable wireless deviceIBM·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 13, 2005·141 cites·3 claims
- 2797US6801906B1Method and apparatus for finding information on the internetIBM·Filed 2000·Granted Oct 5, 2004·193 cites·14 claims
- 2897US6732142B1Method and apparatus for audible presentation of web page contentIBM·Filed 2000·Granted May 4, 2004·242 cites·14 claims
- 2997US6721953B1Display of television program information using dynamically-adjusted scroll rateIBM·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 13, 2004·138 cites·27 claims
- 3097US6425127B1Method and system for controlling visual access by a user to broadcast video segmentsIBM·Filed 2000·Granted Jul 23, 2002·122 cites·12 claims
- 3197US6404446B1Multi-node user interface component and method thereof for use in displaying visual indication of search resultsIBM·Filed 2000·Granted Jun 11, 2002·133 cites·30 claims
- 3297US6157381AComputer system, user interface component and method utilizing non-linear scroll barIBM·Filed 1997·Granted Dec 5, 2000·352 cites·55 claims
- 3397US6072490AMulti-node user interface component and method thereof for use in accessing a plurality of linked recordsIBM·Filed 1999·Granted Jun 6, 2000·270 cites·35 claims
- 3496US7343306B1Location-based vehicle risk assessment systemIBM·Filed 2000·Granted Mar 11, 2008·182 cites·4 claims
- 3596US6975874B1Portable phone that changes function according to its self-detected geographical positionIBM·Filed 2000·Granted Dec 13, 2005·106 cites·19 claims
- 3696US6853391B2Multi-node user interface component and method thereof for use in performing a common operation on linked recordsIBM·Filed 2001·Granted Feb 8, 2005·105 cites·24 claims
- 3796US6751777B2Multi-target links for navigating between hypertext documents and the likeIBM·Filed 1998·Granted Jun 15, 2004·277 cites·75 claims
- 3896US6748237B1Automated selection of audio broadcast signal source based on user preference criterionIBM·Filed 2000·Granted Jun 8, 2004·124 cites·29 claims
- 3996US6745367B1Method and computer program product for implementing parental supervision for internet browsingIBM·Filed 1999·Granted Jun 1, 2004·282 cites·19 claims
- 4096US6658649B1Method, apparatus and article of manufacture for debugging a user defined region of codeIBM·Filed 2000·Granted Dec 2, 2003·122 cites·18 claims
- 4196US6088707AComputer system and method of displaying update status of linked hypertext documentsIBM·Filed 1997·Granted Jul 11, 2000·343 cites·66 claims
- 4296US5533182AAural position indicating mechanism for viewable objectsIBM·Filed 1992·Granted Jul 2, 1996·298 cites·28 claims
- 4396US5515491AMethod and system for managing communications within a collaborative data processing systemIBM·Filed 1992·Granted May 7, 1996·312 cites·6 claims
- 4495US7590536B2Voice language model adjustment based on user affinityNUANCE COMMUNICATIONS INC·Filed 2005·Granted Sep 15, 2009·65 cites·6 claims
- 4595US7383538B2Storing and restoring snapshots of a computer processIBM·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 3, 2008·100 cites·7 claims
- 4695US6944821B1Copy/paste mechanism and paste buffer that includes source information for copied dataIBM·Filed 1999·Granted Sep 13, 2005·252 cites·38 claims
- 4795US6781920B2Method for resolving meeting conflicts within an electronic calendar applicationIBM·Filed 2001·Granted Aug 24, 2004·149 cites·8 claims
- 4895US6643824B1Touch screen region assist for hypertext linksIBM·Filed 1999·Granted Nov 4, 2003·252 cites·22 claims
- 4995US6631181B1Method and system for allowing specification of messaging system greetings according to a caller identificationIBM·Filed 2000·Granted Oct 7, 2003·120 cites·24 claims
- 5095US6459969B1Apparatus, program product and method of processing diagnostic data transferred from a host computer to a portable computerIBM·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 1, 2002·244 cites·26 claims
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