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David Alexander Butler
Also filed as: BUTLER DAVID · BUTLER DAVID A · BUTLER DAVID ALEXANDER
53 granted patents·16 pending applications·1,288 citations·filing 1992–2024
99Inventor score
Files withMICROSOFT CORP13MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC8BUTLER DAVID ALEXANDER4IZADI SHAHRAM4NEWCOMBE RICHARD4
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69 records- 0197US8711206B2Mobile camera localization using depth mapsNEWCOMBE RICHARD·Filed 2011·Granted Apr 29, 2014·76 cites·19 claims
- 0297US8587583B2Three-dimensional environment reconstructionNEWCOMBE RICHARD·Filed 2011·Granted Nov 19, 2013·88 cites·20 claims
- 0397US8570320B2Using a three-dimensional environment model in gameplayIZADI SHAHRAM·Filed 2011·Granted Oct 29, 2013·62 cites·20 claims
- 0497US8432372B2User input using proximity sensingBUTLER DAVID ALEXANDER·Filed 2007·Granted Apr 30, 2013·134 cites·20 claims
- 0597US8401225B2Moving object segmentation using depth imagesNEWCOMBE RICHARD·Filed 2011·Granted Mar 19, 2013·68 cites·20 claims
- 0696US8401242B2Real-time camera tracking using depth mapsNEWCOMBE RICHARD·Filed 2011·Granted Mar 19, 2013·56 cites·20 claims
- 0795US8400410B2Ferromagnetic user interfacesTAYLOR STUART·Filed 2009·Granted Mar 19, 2013·79 cites·20 claims
- 0895US8325020B2Unique identification of devices using color detectionIZADI SHAHRAM·Filed 2011·Granted Dec 4, 2012·27 cites·17 claims
- 0994US8368663B2Touch sensing using shadow and reflective modesMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2011·Granted Feb 5, 2013·26 cites·20 claims
- 1093US9242171B2Real-time camera tracking using depth mapsMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Jan 26, 2016·18 cites·20 claims
- 1193US8502816B2Tabletop display providing multiple views to usersBUTLER DAVID ALEXANDER·Filed 2010·Granted Aug 6, 2013·19 cites·20 claims
- 1293US8272743B2Projection of images onto tangible user interfacesTAYLOR STUART·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 25, 2012·21 cites·20 claims
- 1393US8269746B2Communication with a touch screenHODGES STEPHEN·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 18, 2012·44 cites·10 claims
- 1493US8094129B2Touch sensing using shadow and reflective modesIZADI SHAHRAM·Filed 2007·Granted Jan 10, 2012·37 cites·10 claims
- 1592US9247238B2Reducing interference between multiple infra-red depth camerasIZADI SHAHRAM·Filed 2011·Granted Jan 26, 2016·13 cites·19 claims
- 1692US7884734B2Unique identification of devices using color detectionMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2008·Granted Feb 8, 2011·21 cites·20 claims
- 1791US9134798B2Gestures, interactions, and common ground in a surface computing environmentMORRIS MEREDITH JUNE·Filed 2008·Granted Sep 15, 2015·26 cites·20 claims
- 1891US8391786B2Motion triggered data transferHODGES STEPHEN·Filed 2007·Granted Mar 5, 2013·28 cites·18 claims
- 1991US8042949B2Projection of images onto tangible user interfacesMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2008·Granted Oct 25, 2011·25 cites·20 claims
- 2090US9636871B2Optimizing 3D printing using segmentation or aggregationMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2013·Granted May 2, 2017·13 cites·20 claims
- 2190US9529424B2Augmented reality with direct user interactionHILLIGES OTMAR·Filed 2010·Granted Dec 27, 2016·21 cites·20 claims
- 2290US8471814B2User interface control using a keyboardLAFAVE HARPER·Filed 2010·Granted Jun 25, 2013·29 cites·20 claims
- 2388US8432366B2Touch discriminationHODGES STEPHEN E·Filed 2009·Granted Apr 30, 2013·18 cites·20 claims
- 2486US10234941B2Wearable sensor for tracking articulated body-partsMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 19, 2019·12 cites·20 claims
- 2585US8175099B2Embedded system development platformHODGES STEPHEN E·Filed 2007·Granted May 8, 2012·16 cites·20 claims
- 2682US9165473B2Video management system for interactive online instructionBUTLER DAVID A·Filed 2008·Granted Oct 20, 2015·6 cites·5 claims
- 2781US8948184B2Embedded system development platformHODGES STEPHEN E·Filed 2012·Granted Feb 3, 2015·6 cites·20 claims
- 2881US7304984B2Methods and systems for creating, distributing and executing multimedia telecommunications applications over circuit and packet switched networksCONVERGENT NETWORKS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 4, 2007·61 cites·25 claims
- 2979US8287281B2Memory training via visual journalKARKANIAS CHRIS DEMETRIOS·Filed 2006·Granted Oct 16, 2012·6 cites·20 claims
- 3079US7505823B1Acoustic communication systemINTRASONICS LTD·Filed 2000·Granted Mar 17, 2009·44 cites·57 claims
- 3178US2024312357A1Video management system for interactive online instructionARTISTWORKS LLC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 3277US9891704B2Augmented reality with direct user interactionMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Feb 13, 2018·2 cites·20 claims
- 3377US7940916B2Orchestration engine as an intermediary between telephony functions and business processesAVAYA INC·Filed 2006·Granted May 10, 2011·8 cites·17 claims
- 3472US9513798B2Indirect multi-touch interactionHELMES JOHN·Filed 2009·Granted Dec 6, 2016·6 cites·20 claims
- 3572US7934206B2Service level executable environment for integrated PSTN and IP networks and call processing language thereforCONVERGENT NETWORKS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 26, 2011·22 cites·22 claims
- 3671US11838247B2Method and system for interaction servicingJPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA·Filed 2020·Granted Dec 5, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
- 3771US8704822B2Volumetric display system enabling user interactionBUTLER DAVID ALEXANDER·Filed 2008·Granted Apr 22, 2014·5 cites·16 claims
- 3871US7373362B2Coordinated synchronizationEXTENDED SYST INC·Filed 2001·Granted May 13, 2008·19 cites·20 claims
- 3970US9851809B2User interface control using a keyboardMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Dec 26, 2017·1 cites·20 claims
- 4069US5724404AIntegrated international telephone circuit monitoring systemFiled 1995·Granted Mar 3, 1998·73 cites·46 claims
- 4166US2022084427A1Video management system for interactive online instructionARTISTWORKS LLC·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 4264US9292194B2User interface control using a keyboardMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 22, 2016·1 cites·20 claims
- 4364US8489569B2Digital media retrieval and displayKIRK DAVID·Filed 2008·Granted Jul 16, 2013·3 cites·20 claims
- 4462US9703398B2Pointing device using proximity sensingBUTLER DAVID ALEXANDER·Filed 2009·Granted Jul 11, 2017·2 cites·20 claims
- 4561US9812025B2Video management system for interactive online instructionARTISTWORKS INC·Filed 2016·Granted Nov 7, 2017·0 cites·28 claims
- 4660US10147333B2Video management system for interactive online instructionARTISTWORKS INC·Filed 2015·Granted Dec 4, 2018·0 cites·12 claims
- 4759US6672476B2Shot shell primer dispenserCASH MFG CO INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jan 6, 2004·16 cites·20 claims
- 4857US11189185B2Video management system for interactive online instructionARTISTWORKS LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Nov 30, 2021·0 cites·17 claims
- 4953US10049458B2Reducing interference between multiple infra-red depth camerasMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Aug 14, 2018·0 cites·20 claims
- 5053US8681127B2Touch discriminationMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 25, 2014·0 cites·20 claims
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