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Liam D. Comerford
Also filed as: COMERFORD LIAM D · COMERFORD LIAM DAVID
46 granted patents·2 pending applications·6,945 citations·filing 1975–2016
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48 records- 0199US5109413AManipulating rights-to-execute in connection with a software copy protection mechanismIBM·Filed 1989·Granted Apr 28, 1992·486 cites·43 claims
- 0299US4577289AHardware key-on-disk system for copy-protecting magnetic storage mediaIBM·Filed 1983·Granted Mar 18, 1986·313 cites·63 claims
- 0398US8082153B2Conversational computing via conversational virtual machineCOFFMAN DANIEL·Filed 2009·Granted Dec 20, 2011·484 cites·10 claims
- 0498US7729916B2Conversational computing via conversational virtual machineIBM·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 1, 2010·481 cites·36 claims
- 0598US7137126B1Conversational computing via conversational virtual machineIBM·Filed 1999·Granted Nov 14, 2006·619 cites·69 claims
- 0698US5227929APortable computer hard disk protective reflex systemIBM·Filed 1990·Granted Jul 13, 1993·148 cites·9 claims
- 0798US4644493AImplementing a shared higher level of privilege on personal computers for copy protection of softwareIBM·Filed 1984·Granted Feb 17, 1987·335 cites·8 claims
- 0897US4592057AVersatile digital controller for light emitting semiconductor devicesIBM·Filed 1982·Granted May 27, 1986·66 cites·17 claims
- 0996US5117457ATamper resistant packaging for information protection in electronic circuitryIBM·Filed 1990·Granted May 26, 1992·370 cites·25 claims
- 1096US4817140ASoftware protection system using a single-key cryptosystem, a hardware-based authorization system and a secure coprocessorIBM·Filed 1986·Granted Mar 28, 1989·681 cites·35 claims
- 1196US4156206AGrating coupled waveguide laser apparatusIBM·Filed 1976·Granted May 22, 1979·69 cites·5 claims
- 1296US4079404ASelf-aligning support structure for optical componentsIBM·Filed 1976·Granted Mar 14, 1978·107 cites·10 claims
- 1395US7024363B1Methods and apparatus for contingent transfer and execution of spoken language interfacesIBM·Filed 1999·Granted Apr 4, 2006·303 cites·9 claims
- 1495USRE35269EPortable computer hard disk protective reflex systemIBM·Filed 1994·Granted Jun 11, 1996·74 cites·9 claims
- 1595US4916738ARemote access terminal securityIBM·Filed 1986·Granted Apr 10, 1990·223 cites·14 claims
- 1694US5243149AMethod and apparatus for improving the paper interface to computing systemsIBM·Filed 1992·Granted Sep 7, 1993·246 cites·39 claims
- 1794US4903296AImplementing a shared higher level of privilege on personal computers for copy protection of softwareIBM·Filed 1986·Granted Feb 20, 1990·172 cites·4 claims
- 1893US5963671AEnhancement of soft keyboard operations using trigram predictionIBM·Filed 1997·Granted Oct 5, 1999·463 cites·40 claims
- 1992US5864805AMethod and apparatus for error correction in a continuous dictation systemIBM·Filed 1996·Granted Jan 26, 1999·243 cites·24 claims
- 2090US5426732AMethod and apparatus for user control by deriving next states of a process from a current state and by providing a visual presentation of the derived next statesIBM·Filed 1994·Granted Jun 20, 1995·158 cites·37 claims
- 2186US8407057B2Machine, system and method for user-guided teaching and modifying of voice commands and actions executed by a conversational learning systemCOMERFORD LIAM D·Filed 2009·Granted Mar 26, 2013·17 cites·25 claims
- 2285US6149840AElectrically conductive polymeric materials and use thereofIBM·Filed 1997·Granted Nov 21, 2000·45 cites·5 claims
- 2384US5303312AHandwriting recognition by character templateIBM·Filed 1992·Granted Apr 12, 1994·111 cites·18 claims
- 2483US5032708AWrite-once-read-once batteryless authentication tokenIBM·Filed 1989·Granted Jul 16, 1991·70 cites·26 claims
- 2582US6748361B1Personal speech assistant supporting a dialog managerIBM·Filed 1999·Granted Jun 8, 2004·110 cites·15 claims
- 2681US7317789B2Method and apparatus for automatic telephone menu navigationIBM·Filed 2004·Granted Jan 8, 2008·23 cites·15 claims
- 2779US8903727B2Machine, system and method for user-guided teaching and modifying of voice commands and actions executed by a conversational learning systemNUANCE COMMUNICATIONS INC·Filed 2013·Granted Dec 2, 2014·6 cites·18 claims
- 2877US4322127ASelf-aligned plug connector for optical fibersIBM·Filed 1979·Granted Mar 30, 1982·30 cites·12 claims
- 2975US6107935ASystems and methods for access filtering employing relaxed recognition constraintsIBM·Filed 1998·Granted Aug 22, 2000·144 cites·39 claims
- 3073US8254534B2Method and apparatus for automatic telephone menu navigationCOMERFORD LIAM D·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 28, 2012·3 cites·15 claims
- 3172US7962340B2Methods and apparatus for buffering data for use in accordance with a speech recognition systemNUANCE COMMUNICATIONS INC·Filed 2005·Granted Jun 14, 2011·7 cites·18 claims
- 3271US5905486AMobile client computer programmed to combine cursor, control and input functionsIBM·Filed 1997·Granted May 18, 1999·58 cites·19 claims
- 3370US8781832B2Methods and apparatus for buffering data for use in accordance with a speech recognition systemCOMERFORD LIAM D·Filed 2008·Granted Jul 15, 2014·6 cites·30 claims
- 3469US8373665B2Interactive display deviceIBM·Filed 2007·Granted Feb 12, 2013·4 cites·20 claims
- 3569US6513009B1Scalable low resource dialog managerIBM·Filed 1999·Granted Jan 28, 2003·70 cites·44 claims
- 3668US5269004ASystem for integrating pointing functions into computer keyboard with lateral movement of keyswitch mounting plate causing strain and control signalIBM·Filed 1990·Granted Dec 7, 1993·62 cites·11 claims
- 3766US5479536AStroke syntax input deviceIBM·Filed 1994·Granted Dec 26, 1995·40 cites·3 claims
- 3865US5410334ASwitch for pen-down sensing in electronic styliIBM·Filed 1990·Granted Apr 25, 1995·43 cites·5 claims
- 3956US9311917B2Machine, system and method for user-guided teaching of deictic references and referent objects of deictic references to a conversational command and control systemCOMERFORD LIAM D·Filed 2009·Granted Apr 12, 2016·1 cites·20 claims
- 4054US6168732B1Electrically conductive polymeric materials and use thereofIBM·Filed 1998·Granted Jan 2, 2001·12 cites·4 claims
- 4153US4047124APlanar solid state laser arrayIBM·Filed 1975·Granted Sep 6, 1977·8 cites·2 claims
- 4250US10170117B2User-guided teaching an object of a deictic reference to a machineIBM·Filed 2016·Granted Jan 1, 2019·0 cites·18 claims
- 4349US4244681AMagnetic fiber optic casting apparatusIBM·Filed 1979·Granted Jan 13, 1981·10 cites·16 claims
- 4446US4992935ABit map search by competitive processorsIBM·Filed 1988·Granted Feb 12, 1991·14 cites·11 claims
- 4546US2005071170A1Dissection of utterances into commands and voice dataFiled 2003·Application pending·0 cites
- 4645US7585431B1Electrically conductive polymeric materials and use thereofIBM·Filed 1993·Granted Sep 8, 2009·4 cites·4 claims
- 4744US2005071166A1Apparatus for the collection of data for performing automatic speech recognitionIBM·Filed 2003·Application pending·0 cites
- 4833US5233331AInking buffer for flat-panel display controllersIBM·Filed 1991·Granted Aug 3, 1993·6 cites·10 claims
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