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Larry Alan Westerman
Also filed as: WESTERMAN LARRY · WESTERMAN LARRY A · WESTERMAN LARRY ALAN
52 granted patents·10 pending applications·2,288 citations·filing 1997–2025
99Inventor score
Files withSHARP LAB OF AMERICA INC31ENSEQUENCE INC13ESW HOLDINGS INC5SHARP LAB OF AMERICA3KHADER ASLAM2
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62 records- 0198US6857128B1Electronic programming guide browsing systemSHARP LAB OF AMERICA·Filed 2000·Granted Feb 15, 2005·202 cites·5 claims
- 0297US7460037B2Method and apparatus for replacing a portion of a first digital signal with a second digital signalENSEQUENCE INC·Filed 2007·Granted Dec 2, 2008·54 cites·42 claims
- 0397US6529638B1Block boundary artifact reduction for block-based image compressionSHARP LAB OF AMERICA INC·Filed 1999·Granted Mar 4, 2003·255 cites·8 claims
- 0496US6606175B1Multi-segment light-emitting diodeSHARP LAB OF AMERICA INC·Filed 1999·Granted Aug 12, 2003·215 cites·20 claims
- 0595US7031476B1Method and apparatus for intelligent speakerSHARP LAB OF AMERICA INC·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 18, 2006·124 cites·9 claims
- 0693US7260782B2Method and system for generating flexible time-based control of application appearance and behaviorENSEQUENCE INC·Filed 2003·Granted Aug 21, 2007·73 cites·36 claims
- 0793US6262773B1System for conversion of interlaced video to progressive video using edge correlationSHARP LAB OF AMERICA INC·Filed 1997·Granted Jul 17, 2001·171 cites·36 claims
- 0892US9161074B2Methods and systems for distributing interactive contentENSEQUENCE INC·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 13, 2015·14 cites·11 claims
- 0992US5839000AAutomatic zoom magnification control using detection of eyelid conditionSHARP LAB OF AMERICA INC·Filed 1997·Granted Nov 17, 1998·52 cites·17 claims
- 1090US7231630B2Method and system automatic control of graphical computer application appearance and executionENSEQUENCE INC·Filed 2003·Granted Jun 12, 2007·75 cites·90 claims
- 1189US8176425B2Animated screen object for annotation and selection of video sequencesWALLACE MICHAEL W·Filed 2002·Granted May 8, 2012·47 cites·23 claims
- 1288US7197718B1Interactive virtual area browser for selecting and rescaling graphical representations of displayed dataSHARP LAB OF AMERICA INC·Filed 1999·Granted Mar 27, 2007·146 cites·6 claims
- 1385US7076114B2Block boundary artifact reduction for block-based image compressionSHARP LAB OF AMERICA INC·Filed 2003·Granted Jul 11, 2006·23 cites·30 claims
- 1484US6091767ASystem for improving efficiency of video encodersFiled 1997·Granted Jul 18, 2000·72 cites·17 claims
- 1583US9451294B2Methods and systems for distributing interactive contentENSEQUENCE INC·Filed 2015·Granted Sep 20, 2016·3 cites·17 claims
- 1683US9215503B2Method and system for providing social media content synchronized to media presentationENSEQUENCE INC·Filed 2012·Granted Dec 15, 2015·3 cites·18 claims
- 1782US6404443B1Three-dimensional graphical user interface for managing screen objectsSHARP LAB OF AMERICA·Filed 1999·Granted Jun 11, 2002·61 cites·37 claims
- 1881US6753909B1Camera with spatially adjustable variable density optical filter and method for controlling the sameSHARP LAB OF AMERICA INC·Filed 1999·Granted Jun 22, 2004·75 cites·13 claims
- 1981US6625667B1System for improving efficiency of video encodesSHARP LAB OF AMERICA INC·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 23, 2003·18 cites·43 claims
- 2080US9704507B2Methods and systems for decreasing latency of content recognitionENSEQUENCE INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jul 11, 2017·7 cites·8 claims
- 2180US9420349B2Methods and systems for monitoring a media stream and selecting an actionENSEQUENCE INC·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 16, 2016·4 cites·17 claims
- 2278US12192549B2Method and system for providing social media content synchronized to media presentationESW HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2023·Granted Jan 7, 2025·0 cites·18 claims
- 2378US6141056ASystem for conversion of interlaced video to progressive video using horizontal displacementSHARP LAB OF AMERICA INC·Filed 1997·Granted Oct 31, 2000·58 cites·15 claims
- 2477US6385346B1Method of display and control of adjustable parameters for a digital scanner deviceSHARP LAB OF AMERICA INC·Filed 1998·Granted May 7, 2002·54 cites·15 claims
- 2577US6326977B1Rendering of YCBCR images on an RGS display deviceSHARP LAB OF AMERICA INC·Filed 1998·Granted Dec 4, 2001·50 cites·20 claims
- 2674US2025150657A1Method and System for Providing Social Media Content Synchronized to Media PresentationESW HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 2773US6005636ASystem for setting user-adjustable image processing parameters in a video systemSHARP LAB OF AMERICA INC·Filed 1997·Granted Dec 21, 1999·44 cites·27 claims
- 2872US11678000B2Method and system for providing social media content synchronized to media presentationESW HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2021·Granted Jun 13, 2023·0 cites·9 claims
- 2971US6297848B1Low-delay conversion of 3:2 pulldown video to progressive format with field averagingSHARP LAB OF AMERICA INC·Filed 1998·Granted Oct 2, 2001·36 cites·19 claims
- 3071US6157412ASystem for identifying video fields generated from film sourcesSHARP LAB OF AMERICA INC·Filed 1998·Granted Dec 5, 2000·47 cites·32 claims
- 3168US11159836B2Method and system for providing social media content synchronized to media presentationESW HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2020·Granted Oct 26, 2021·0 cites·18 claims
- 3268US6771839B2Efficient method of computing gamma correction tablesSHARP LAB OF AMERICA INC·Filed 2001·Granted Aug 3, 2004·8 cites·27 claims
- 3364US6622190B1Method for modifying task execution priority in a multitasking, windowed operating environmentSHARP LAB OF AMERICA·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 16, 2003·12 cites·24 claims
- 3463US8566688B2Method of certifying multiple versions of an applicationTAIT MARK-ANDREW RAY·Filed 2009·Granted Oct 22, 2013·4 cites·10 claims
- 3561US6754397B1Method, software and devices for designing a scalable image (FIR) filter with integer coefficientsSHARP LAB OF AMERICA INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jun 22, 2004·9 cites·19 claims
- 3661US6640005B1Method for inconspicuously adding tracking data in coded imagesSHARP LAB OF AMERICA INC·Filed 1999·Granted Oct 28, 2003·32 cites·22 claims
- 3761US6510242B1Color image enhancement during YCbCr to RGB color conversionSHARP LAB OF AMERICA INC·Filed 1999·Granted Jan 21, 2003·24 cites·26 claims
- 3861US6377339B1Document imaging system incorporating a selectively opaque/transparent liquid crystal platenSHARP LAB OF AMERICA INC·Filed 1999·Granted Apr 23, 2002·29 cites·13 claims
- 3960US6842262B1Iconic printer interface providing document composition featuresSHARP LAB OF AMERICA INC·Filed 1998·Granted Jan 11, 2005·40 cites·11 claims
- 4060US6646658B1Tagging data files with application informationSHARP LAB OF AMERICA INC·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 11, 2003·7 cites·12 claims
- 4158US7016542B2Efficient transmission of quarter-VGA images using DVC codecsSHARP LAB OF AMERICA INC·Filed 2003·Granted Mar 21, 2006·2 cites·18 claims
- 4257US10764619B2Method and system for providing social media content synchronized to media presentationESW HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2015·Granted Sep 1, 2020·0 cites·16 claims
- 4356US6826688B1Method and apparatus for determining the identity of a digital printer from its outputSHARP LAB OF AMERICA INC·Filed 1999·Granted Nov 30, 2004·19 cites·7 claims
- 4454US7913237B2Compile-time code validation based on configurable virtual machineENSEQUENCE INC·Filed 2004·Granted Mar 22, 2011·6 cites·16 claims
- 4552US9456228B2Methods and systems for distributing interactive contentENSEQUENCE INC·Filed 2015·Granted Sep 27, 2016·0 cites·20 claims
- 4651US2013097176A1Method and system for data mining of social media to determine an emotional impact value to media contentKHADER ASLAM·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
- 4750US7076118B1Document classification systemSHARP LAB OF AMERICA INC·Filed 1997·Granted Jul 11, 2006·30 cites·35 claims
- 4850US6346977B1Reflective liquid crystal display panel with diffraction grating between pixel electrodesSHARP LAB OF AMERICA INC·Filed 1999·Granted Feb 12, 2002·16 cites·18 claims
- 4949US6256714B1Computer system with efficient memory usage for managing multiple application programsSHARP LAB OF AMERICA INC·Filed 1999·Granted Jul 3, 2001·22 cites·60 claims
- 5047US6683986B1Efficient transmission of quarter-VGA images using DVC codecsSHARP LAB OF AMERICA INC·Filed 1999·Granted Jan 27, 2004·10 cites·4 claims
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