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William D. Sproule
Also filed as: SPROULE WILLIAM D · SPROULE WILLIAM DAVID
21 granted patents·5 pending applications·631 citations·filing 1995–2016
96Inventor score
Files withMICROSOFT CORP10MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC7ANBALAGAN KARTHIK G2SPROULE WILLIAM D2JOHNSON BRUCE ALAN1
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26 records- 0198US7159174B2Data preparation for media browsingMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Jan 2, 2007·229 cites·26 claims
- 0295US7647346B2Automatic rules-based device synchronizationMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Jan 12, 2010·70 cites·15 claims
- 0393US9646227B2Computerized machine learning of interesting video sectionsMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2014·Granted May 9, 2017·40 cites·17 claims
- 0492US8180645B2Data preparation for media browsingJOHNSON BRUCE ALAN·Filed 2010·Granted May 15, 2012·22 cites·20 claims
- 0590US8422852B2Automated story generationSURI NITIN·Filed 2010·Granted Apr 16, 2013·18 cites·17 claims
- 0689US7865366B2Data preparation for media browsingMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Jan 4, 2011·10 cites·20 claims
- 0788US6606543B1Method and apparatus for logging into a vehicle computer systemMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Aug 12, 2003·63 cites·51 claims
- 0885US8867779B2Image tagging user interfaceANBALAGAN KARTHIK G·Filed 2008·Granted Oct 21, 2014·19 cites·20 claims
- 0983US10664687B2Rule-based video importance analysisMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2014·Granted May 26, 2020·8 cites·20 claims
- 1083US9460493B2Automatic video quality enhancement with temporal smoothing and user overrideMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 4, 2016·6 cites·20 claims
- 1183US9161007B2Automated story generationMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 13, 2015·4 cites·20 claims
- 1280US5767835AMethod and system for displaying buttons that transition from an active state to an inactive stateMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 1995·Granted Jun 16, 1998·92 cites·75 claims
- 1378US7275027B2Facilitating communication with automotive vehicle busesMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Sep 25, 2007·25 cites·48 claims
- 1477US7069510B2In-vehicle audio browser system having a common usability modelMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Jun 27, 2006·17 cites·32 claims
- 1570US9691430B2Opportunistic frame cachingZIZYS GIEDRIUS·Filed 2010·Granted Jun 27, 2017·3 cites·20 claims
- 1667US9934558B2Automatic video quality enhancement with temporal smoothing and user overrideMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Apr 3, 2018·1 cites·15 claims
- 1766US8750684B2Movie making techniquesSPROULE WILLIAM D·Filed 2008·Granted Jun 10, 2014·3 cites·20 claims
- 1855US8560595B2Virtualization of mobile device user experienceSPROULE WILLIAM D·Filed 2006·Granted Oct 15, 2013·1 cites·20 claims
- 1954US9542062B2Virtualization of mobile device user experienceMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Jan 10, 2017·0 cites·20 claims
- 2051US2017242512A1Virtualization of mobile device user experienceMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2016·Application pending·0 cites
- 2150US2015016691A1Image Tagging User InterfaceANBALAGAN KARTHIK G·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 2245US9934423B2Computerized prominent character recognition in videosMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Apr 3, 2018·0 cites·23 claims
- 2345US2016035387A1Automated story generationMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2015·Application pending·0 cites
- 2444US2003132953A1Data preparation for media browsingFiled 2002·Application pending·0 cites
- 2539US2015317510A1Rating photos for tasks based on content and adjacent signalsMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 2636US9208599B2Visual previewsSUBRAMANIAN SRIRAM·Filed 2010·Granted Dec 8, 2015·0 cites·20 claims
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