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Clifford A. Pickover
Also filed as: PICKOVER CLIFFORD · PICKOVER CLIFFORD A · PICKOVER CLIFFORD ALAN
836 granted patents·203 pending applications·17,499 citations·filing 1989–2024
99Inventor score
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1,039 records- 0199US11376470B2Chatbot exercise machineIBM·Filed 2018·Granted Jul 5, 2022·76 cites·20 claims
- 0299US10040552B2Alert system for an unmanned aerial vehicleIBM·Filed 2016·Granted Aug 7, 2018·42 cites·20 claims
- 0399US9651945B1Dynamic management system, method, and recording medium for cognitive drone-swarmsIBM·Filed 2015·Granted May 16, 2017·59 cites·17 claims
- 0499US9566986B1Controlling driving modes of self-driving vehiclesIBM·Filed 2015·Granted Feb 14, 2017·94 cites·20 claims
- 0599US9483948B1Automated control of interactions between self-driving vehicles and pedestriansIBM·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 1, 2016·113 cites·17 claims
- 0699US9299080B2Dynamic spawning of focal point objects within a virtual universe systemDAWSON CHRISTOPHER J·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 29, 2016·134 cites·20 claims
- 0799US9286731B2Collapsing areas of a region in a virtual universe to conserve computing resourcesACTIVISION PUBLISHING INC·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 15, 2016·134 cites·22 claims
- 0899US9256860B2Tracking participation in a shared media sessionIBM·Filed 2012·Granted Feb 9, 2016·437 cites·9 claims
- 0999US8827816B2Avatar protection within a virtual universeBHOGAL KULVIR S·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 9, 2014·135 cites·22 claims
- 1099US8692835B2Spawning projected avatars in a virtual universeHAMILTON II RICK ALLEN·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 8, 2014·143 cites·18 claims
- 1199US8648865B2Variable rendering of virtual universe avatarsDAWSON CHRISTOPHER J·Filed 2008·Granted Feb 11, 2014·442 cites·19 claims
- 1299US8624903B2Modifying a display quality of an area in a virtual universe according to avatar characteristicsHAMILTON II RICK A·Filed 2011·Granted Jan 7, 2014·142 cites·21 claims
- 1399US8607356B2Detecting a phishing entity in a virtual universeHAMILTON II RICK A·Filed 2012·Granted Dec 10, 2013·134 cites·25 claims
- 1499US8514249B2Collapsing areas of a region in a virtual universe to conserve computing resourcesHAMILTON II RICK A·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 20, 2013·140 cites·18 claims
- 1599US8464350B2System and method for in-private browsingKANEVSKY DIMITRI·Filed 2011·Granted Jun 11, 2013·224 cites·25 claims
- 1699US8458601B2System and method for item inquiry and information presentation via standard communication pathsCASTELLI VITTORIO·Filed 2008·Granted Jun 4, 2013·436 cites·5 claims
- 1799US8442946B2Controlling and using virtual universe wish listsHAMILTON II RICK A·Filed 2012·Granted May 14, 2013·136 cites·12 claims
- 1899US8334871B2Spawning projected avatars in a virtual universeHAMILTON II RICK ALLEN·Filed 2011·Granted Dec 18, 2012·171 cites·3 claims
- 1999US8233005B2Object size modifications based on avatar distanceFINN PETER GEORGE·Filed 2008·Granted Jul 31, 2012·146 cites·16 claims
- 2099US8214335B2Controlling and using virtual universe wish listsHAMILTON II RICK A·Filed 2010·Granted Jul 3, 2012·140 cites·16 claims
- 2199US8214750B2Collapsing areas of a region in a virtual universe to conserve computing resourcesHAMILTON II RICK A·Filed 2007·Granted Jul 3, 2012·142 cites·16 claims
- 2299US8051462B2Secure communication modes in a virtual universeIBM·Filed 2008·Granted Nov 1, 2011·154 cites·20 claims
- 2399US8019797B2Method and system for merging disparate virtual universes entitiesIBM·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 13, 2011·138 cites·15 claims
- 2499US8018462B2Pack avatar for shared inventory in a virtual universeIBM·Filed 2008·Granted Sep 13, 2011·147 cites·20 claims
- 2599US7996164B2Managing energy usage by devices associated with a virtual universe resource conservation regionIBM·Filed 2008·Granted Aug 9, 2011·142 cites·20 claims
- 2699US7990387B2Method and apparatus for spawning projected avatars in a virtual universeIBM·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 2, 2011·138 cites·8 claims
- 2799US7945802B2Modifying time progression rates in a virtual universeIBM·Filed 2007·Granted May 17, 2011·224 cites·25 claims
- 2899US7873485B2Indicating physical site energy usage through a virtual environmentIBM·Filed 2008·Granted Jan 18, 2011·178 cites·20 claims
- 2999US7792801B2Controlling and using virtual universe wish listsIBM·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 7, 2010·183 cites·20 claims
- 3099US6483433B2Method and apparatus for notifying of receiptIBM·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 19, 2002·242 cites·6 claims
- 3198US11597402B2Controlling driving modes of self-driving vehiclesSLINGSHOT IOT LLC·Filed 2022·Granted Mar 7, 2023·6 cites·24 claims
- 3298US9846999B1Smartphone safety system for pedestriansIBM·Filed 2016·Granted Dec 19, 2017·44 cites·17 claims
- 3398US9834224B2Controlling driving modes of self-driving vehiclesIBM·Filed 2015·Granted Dec 5, 2017·50 cites·18 claims
- 3498US9659503B2Ambulatory route management based on a personal droneIBM·Filed 2015·Granted May 23, 2017·53 cites·11 claims
- 3598US9481367B1Automated control of interactions between self-driving vehicles and animalsIBM·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 1, 2016·67 cites·17 claims
- 3698US9384661B1Cognitive needs-based trip planningIBM·Filed 2015·Granted Jul 5, 2016·39 cites·1 claims
- 3798US9108582B1System and method for collaborative vehicle crash planning and sequence deploymentIBM·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 18, 2015·60 cites·17 claims
- 3898US8832823B2User access control based on handheld device orientationIBM·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 9, 2014·48 cites·12 claims
- 3998US8245241B2Arrangements for interactivity between a virtual universe and the world wide webHAMILTON II RICK A·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 14, 2012·141 cites·11 claims
- 4098US8241131B2Avatar protection within a virtual universeBHOGAL KULVIR S·Filed 2008·Granted Aug 14, 2012·137 cites·18 claims
- 4198US8214751B2Dynamic spawning of focal point objects within a virtual universe systemDAWSON CHRISTOPHER J·Filed 2008·Granted Jul 3, 2012·133 cites·18 claims
- 4298US8199145B2Managing use limitations in a virtual universe resource conservation regionHAMILTON II RICK A·Filed 2008·Granted Jun 12, 2012·144 cites·16 claims
- 4398US8187067B2Automatic transformation of inventory items in a virtual universeHAMILTON II RICK A·Filed 2008·Granted May 29, 2012·141 cites·17 claims
- 4498US8184116B2Object based avatar trackingFINN PETER GEORGE·Filed 2008·Granted May 22, 2012·144 cites·18 claims
- 4598US8176421B2Virtual universe supervisory presenceDAWSON CHRISTOPHER J·Filed 2008·Granted May 8, 2012·137 cites·20 claims
- 4698US8171559B2Detecting a phishing entity in a virtual universeHAMILTON II RICK A·Filed 2008·Granted May 1, 2012·135 cites·25 claims
- 4798US8171408B2Dynamic location generation within a virtual worldDAWSON CHRISTOPHER J·Filed 2008·Granted May 1, 2012·139 cites·20 claims
- 4898US8145676B2Shared inventory item donation in a virtual universeBHOGAL KULVIR S·Filed 2008·Granted Mar 27, 2012·144 cites·21 claims
- 4998US8140340B2Using voice biometrics across virtual environments in association with an avatar's movementsBHOGAL KULVIR S·Filed 2008·Granted Mar 20, 2012·266 cites·20 claims
- 5098US8140982B2Method and system for splitting virtual universes into distinct entitiesHAMILTON II RICK ALLEN·Filed 2007·Granted Mar 20, 2012·217 cites·6 claims
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