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Michael J. Novak
Also filed as: NOVAK MICHAEL · NOVAK MICHAEL J · NOVAK MICHAEL JOHN
67 granted patents·13 pending applications·1,290 citations·filing 2001–2025
99Inventor score
Files withMICROSOFT CORP48MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC24NOVAK MICHAEL J3HOOGERWERF SCOTT DAVID1NOVAK MICHAEL JOHN1
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80 records- 0198US7580932B2User interface for establishing a filtering engineMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 25, 2009·82 cites·20 claims
- 0296US7685210B2Media discovery and curation of playlistsMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Mar 23, 2010·43 cites·20 claims
- 0396US7680824B2Single action media playlist generationMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Mar 16, 2010·116 cites·13 claims
- 0496US7475078B2Two-way synchronization of media dataMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Jan 6, 2009·68 cites·19 claims
- 0596US7219308B2User interface for media player programMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2002·Granted May 15, 2007·110 cites·47 claims
- 0695US7647346B2Automatic rules-based device synchronizationMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Jan 12, 2010·70 cites·15 claims
- 0795US6791581B2Methods and systems for synchronizing skin propertiesMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 14, 2004·81 cites·26 claims
- 0894US9552363B2File management with placeholdersMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Jan 24, 2017·44 cites·20 claims
- 0994US7073130B2Methods and systems for creating skinsMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 4, 2006·73 cites·6 claims
- 1093US7831605B2Media player service libraryMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 9, 2010·26 cites·17 claims
- 1193US7756388B2Media item subgroup generation from a libraryMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Jul 13, 2010·36 cites·15 claims
- 1291US10467230B2Collection and control of user activity information and activity user interfaceMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Nov 5, 2019·7 cites·20 claims
- 1391US9405767B2Streaming content and placeholdersMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Aug 2, 2016·21 cites·19 claims
- 1491US7533091B2Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for generating a suggested list of media items based upon a seedMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2005·Granted May 12, 2009·26 cites·15 claims
- 1590US7293227B2Associating image files with media contentMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Nov 6, 2007·64 cites·13 claims
- 1690US6904566B2Methods, systems and media players for rendering different media typesMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 7, 2005·73 cites·2 claims
- 1789US7543235B2Methods and systems for creating skinsMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Jun 2, 2009·15 cites·7 claims
- 1887US9189533B2Sync framework extensibilityMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 17, 2015·13 cites·20 claims
- 1987US7934159B1Media timelineMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Apr 26, 2011·37 cites·78 claims
- 2086US10671245B2Collection and control of user activity set data and activity set user interfaceMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Jun 2, 2020·6 cites·13 claims
- 2186US9166866B2Hydration and dehydration with placeholdersMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 20, 2015·11 cites·20 claims
- 2284US7966551B2Associating image files with media contentMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Jun 21, 2011·14 cites·15 claims
- 2383US8140601B2Like processing of owned and for-purchase mediaPLASTINA DANIEL·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 20, 2012·16 cites·17 claims
- 2483US7636728B2Media difference files for compressed catalog filesMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Dec 22, 2009·13 cites·19 claims
- 2582US11580088B2Creation, management, and transfer of interaction representation setsMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Feb 14, 2023·4 cites·21 claims
- 2682US7480868B2Methods and systems for creating skinsMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Jan 20, 2009·8 cites·7 claims
- 2782US7434170B2Drag and drop metadata editingMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Oct 7, 2008·40 cites·50 claims
- 2881US10693748B2Activity feed serviceMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Jun 23, 2020·5 cites·20 claims
- 2981US9734158B2Searching and placeholdersMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 15, 2017·3 cites·20 claims
- 3080US10853220B2Determining user engagement with software applicationsMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Dec 1, 2020·4 cites·16 claims
- 3180US9218350B2Searching and placeholdersMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Dec 22, 2015·5 cites·20 claims
- 3278US7890513B2Providing community-based media item ratings to usersMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Feb 15, 2011·10 cites·17 claims
- 3377US7426691B2Methods and systems for creating and using skinsMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Sep 16, 2008·15 cites·10 claims
- 3476US2025252081A1Metadata storage for placeholders in a storage virtualization systemMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 3575US10732796B2Control of displayed activity information using navigational mnemonicsMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Aug 4, 2020·1 cites·19 claims
- 3675US7620656B2Methods and systems for synchronizing visualizations with audio streamsMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 17, 2009·10 cites·6 claims
- 3775US7072908B2Methods and systems for synchronizing visualizations with audio streamsMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 4, 2006·24 cites·23 claims
- 3874US7458020B2Methods and systems for creating skinsMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 25, 2008·4 cites·9 claims
- 3974US7272794B2Methods, systems and media players for rendering different media typesMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Sep 18, 2007·2 cites·18 claims
- 4073US7278102B2Methods, system and media players for rendering different media typesMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Oct 2, 2007·2 cites·4 claims
- 4172US10423406B2Software feature compilation with runtime configurationMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Sep 24, 2019·2 cites·20 claims
- 4271US2023080984A1Metadata storage for placeholders in a storage virtualization systemMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 4370US8296276B2Scope based indexing prioritizationNOVAK MICHAEL J·Filed 2008·Granted Oct 23, 2012·4 cites·17 claims
- 4470US8079065B2Indexing encrypted files by impersonating usersSACSON ILIA·Filed 2008·Granted Dec 13, 2011·8 cites·20 claims
- 4569US8645342B2Scope based indexing prioritizationNOVAK MICHAEL J·Filed 2012·Granted Feb 4, 2014·2 cites·20 claims
- 4669US7392477B2Resolving metadata matched to media contentMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Jun 24, 2008·17 cites·41 claims
- 4768US7107296B2Media library synchronizerMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Sep 12, 2006·20 cites·5 claims
- 4867US7272592B2Updating metadata stored in a read-only media fileMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Sep 18, 2007·14 cites·18 claims
- 4966US11797481B2Locating files using a durable and universal file identifierMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2021·Granted Oct 24, 2023·0 cites·18 claims
- 5066US10264039B2Streaming content and placeholdersMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Apr 16, 2019·1 cites·20 claims
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