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Ned B. Friend
Also filed as: FRIEND NED · FRIEND NED B · FRIEND NED BEARER
35 granted patents·15 pending applications·918 citations·filing 2003–2021
97Inventor score
Files withMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC22MICROSOFT CORP14KOTLER MATTHEW J4FRIEND NED B2GIL EREZ KIKIN2
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50 records- 0197US8682973B2Multi-user and multi-device collaborationKIKIN-GIL EREZ·Filed 2011·Granted Mar 25, 2014·75 cites·20 claims
- 0297US8375320B2Context-based task generationMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2010·Granted Feb 12, 2013·390 cites·18 claims
- 0395US9582187B2Dynamic context based menusGIL EREZ KIKIN·Filed 2011·Granted Feb 28, 2017·51 cites·20 claims
- 0495US8386929B2Personal assistant for task utilizationMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2010·Granted Feb 26, 2013·38 cites·20 claims
- 0595US8381088B2Flagging, capturing and generating task list itemsMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2010·Granted Feb 19, 2013·38 cites·12 claims
- 0694US10033774B2Multi-user and multi-device collaborationMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Jul 24, 2018·25 cites·21 claims
- 0792US10757057B2Managing conversationsMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Aug 25, 2020·12 cites·19 claims
- 0892US9069743B2Application of comments in multiple application functionality contentKOTLER MATTHEW J·Filed 2011·Granted Jun 30, 2015·19 cites·20 claims
- 0991US9176933B2Application of multiple content items and functionality to an electronic content itemKOTLER MATTHEW J·Filed 2011·Granted Nov 3, 2015·16 cites·19 claims
- 1090US7584417B2Role-dependent action for an electronic formMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Sep 1, 2009·64 cites·12 claims
- 1188US10114531B2Application of multiple content items and functionality to an electronic content itemMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Oct 30, 2018·5 cites·20 claims
- 1286US9996241B2Interactive visualization of multiple software functionality content itemsKIKIN GIL EREZ·Filed 2011·Granted Jun 12, 2018·10 cites·27 claims
- 1386US9009592B2Population of lists and tasks from captured voice and audio contentFRIEND NED B·Filed 2011·Granted Apr 14, 2015·20 cites·16 claims
- 1485US9544158B2Workspace collaboration via a wall-type computing deviceKOTLER MATTHEW J·Filed 2011·Granted Jan 10, 2017·7 cites·20 claims
- 1585US9250766B2Labels and tooltips for context based menusGIL EREZ KIKIN·Filed 2011·Granted Feb 2, 2016·6 cites·17 claims
- 1685US7581177B1Conversion of structured documentsMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Aug 25, 2009·46 cites·22 claims
- 1785US7275216B2System and method for designing electronic forms and hierarchical schemasMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Sep 25, 2007·46 cites·7 claims
- 1884US8370767B2List authoring surfaceMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2010·Granted Feb 5, 2013·6 cites·18 claims
- 1983US10574615B2Heterogeneous content in email inboxMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Feb 25, 2020·2 cites·20 claims
- 2083US8117552B2Incrementally designing electronic forms and hierarchical schemasPAOLI JEAN D·Filed 2006·Granted Feb 14, 2012·19 cites·11 claims
- 2182US9998509B2Application of comments in multiple application functionality contentMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Jun 12, 2018·3 cites·20 claims
- 2281US10192176B2Motivation of task completion and personalization of tasks and listsKOTLER MATTHEW J·Filed 2011·Granted Jan 29, 2019·4 cites·11 claims
- 2380US9792015B2Providing visualizations for conversationsMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 17, 2017·7 cites·15 claims
- 2478US10412029B2Providing rich preview of communication in communication summaryMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Sep 10, 2019·2 cites·16 claims
- 2578US10356031B2Prioritized communication inboxMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Jul 16, 2019·3 cites·17 claims
- 2677US10895956B2Restructuring view of messages based on configurable persistenceMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 19, 2021·1 cites·18 claims
- 2772US10198485B2Authoring of data visualizations and mapsPARKER CHARLES W·Filed 2011·Granted Feb 5, 2019·3 cites·18 claims
- 2866US11275486B2Restructuring view of messages based on configurable persistenceMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Mar 15, 2022·0 cites·20 claims
- 2964US11973735B2Communication interface for wearable devicesMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2021·Granted Apr 30, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 3063US11271884B2Providing social insight in emailMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Mar 8, 2022·0 cites·17 claims
- 3159US2019349324A1Providing rich preview of communication in communication summaryMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2019·Application pending·0 cites
- 3258US11023482B2Authoring of data visualizations and mapsMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Jun 1, 2021·0 cites·19 claims
- 3356US11121999B2Communication interface for wearable devicesMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Sep 14, 2021·0 cites·19 claims
- 3456US2014173602A1Matching Opportunity to ContextMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2012·Application pending·0 cites
- 3556US2009006568A1Network-based collaboration recordMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 3655US2020169521A1Heterogeneous content in email inboxMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2020·Application pending·0 cites
- 3752US10462088B2Providing social insight in emailMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Oct 29, 2019·0 cites·16 claims
- 3849US2016182430A1Optimizing view of messages based on importance classificationMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 3949US2015106741A1Managing conversationsMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 4047US2019005458A1Generating suggested events within an electronic calendarMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2017·Application pending·0 cites
- 4146US2011313803A1Social Task ListsFRIEND NED B·Filed 2010·Application pending·0 cites
- 4245US2006107224A1Building a dynamic action for an electronic formMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2004·Application pending·0 cites
- 4344US2017168654A1Organize communications on timelineMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2015·Application pending·0 cites
- 4442US10296190B2Spatially organizing communicationsMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2015·Granted May 21, 2019·0 cites·20 claims
- 4542US2014033093A1Manipulating tables with touch gesturesBRAUNINGER ANDREW R·Filed 2012·Application pending·0 cites
- 4642US2013019175A1Submenus for context based menu systemMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
- 4741US9984057B2Creating notes related to communicationsMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2015·Granted May 29, 2018·0 cites·19 claims
- 4841US2014002377A1Manipulating content on a canvas with touch gesturesBRAUNINGER ANDREW·Filed 2012·Application pending·0 cites
- 4939US2019081915A1Extensions embedded in e-mail messagesMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2017·Application pending·0 cites
- 5031US2017180281A1Providing task oriented organization of communicationsMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2015·Application pending·0 cites
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