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JOHNSON WILLIAM J
US154 patents
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IBM
17 patentsUS5555426ASep 10, 1996
Method and apparatus for disseminating messages to unspecified users in a data processing system
IBM168 citations99
US5262860ANov 16, 1993
Method and system communication establishment utilizing captured and processed visually perceptible data within a broadcast video signal
IBM535 citations99
US5758049AMay 26, 1998
Method of and apparatus for providing automatic detection and processing of an empty multimedia data object
IBM146 citations98
US5694616ADec 2, 1997
Method and system for prioritization of email items by selectively associating priority attribute with at least one and fewer than all of the recipients
IBM453 citations97
US5682475AOct 28, 1997
Method and system for variable password access
IBM252 citations97
US5664063ASep 2, 1997
Automatic user notification of certain meeting attributes of a posted calendar event
IBM154 citations97
US5349662ASep 20, 1994
Method of and apparatus for providing automatic detection of user activity
IBM137 citations97
US5600776AFeb 4, 1997
Method and apparatus for automatically organizing user interface objects for multiple users on a single workstation
IBM89 citations96
US5568383AOct 22, 1996
Natural language translation system and document transmission network with translation loss information and restrictions
IBM93 citations96
US5436963AJul 25, 1995
Telephone answering method and apparatus
IBM97 citations96
US5875261AFeb 23, 1999
Method of and apparatus for optical character recognition based on geometric and color attribute hypothesis testing
IBM81 citations95
US5832220ANov 3, 1998
Automatic settting of an acknowledgement option based upon distribution content in a data processing system
IBM53 citations95
US5455910AOct 3, 1995
Method and system for creating a synchronized presentation from different types of media presentations
IBM73 citations95
US5428795AJun 27, 1995
Method of and apparatus for providing automatic security control of distributions within a data processing system
IBM56 citations95
US5325310AJun 28, 1994
Method and system for persistant electronic mail reply processing
IBM124 citations95
US5381527AJan 10, 1995
System for efficient message distribution by succesively selecting and converting to an alternate distribution media indicated in a priority table upon preferred media failure
IBM88 citations94
US5375200ADec 20, 1994
Method and system for graphic interaction between data and applications within a data processing system
IBM97 citations94
JOHNSON WILLIAM J
14 patentsUS8897741B2Nov 25, 2014
System and method for mobile device usability by locational conditions
JOHNSON WILLIAM J105 citations99
US8634796B2Jan 21, 2014
System and method for location based exchanges of data facilitating distributed location applications
JOHNSON WILLIAM J144 citations99
US8073565B2Dec 6, 2011
System and method for alerting a first mobile data processing system nearby a second mobile data processing system
JOHNSON WILLIAM J157 citations99
US8060389B2Nov 15, 2011
System and method for anonymous location based services
JOHNSON WILLIAM J222 citations99
US7386396B2Jun 10, 2008
System and method for situational location proactive search
JOHNSON WILLIAM J98 citations99
US7187997B2Mar 6, 2007
System and method for proactive content delivery by situational location
JOHNSON WILLIAM J172 citations99
US9204275B2Dec 1, 2015
System and method for targeting data processing system(s) with data
JOHNSON WILLIAM J38 citations98
US9134880B2Sep 15, 2015
System and method for summoning user interface objects
JOHNSON WILLIAM J56 citations98
US9100793B2Aug 4, 2015
System and method for alerting a first mobile data processing system nearby a second mobile data processing system
JOHNSON WILLIAM J40 citations98
US8718598B2May 6, 2014
System and method for location based exchange vicinity interest specification
JOHNSON WILLIAM J96 citations98
US8639267B2Jan 28, 2014
System and method for location based exchanges of data facilitating distributed locational applications
JOHNSON WILLIAM J39 citations98
US8489669B2Jul 16, 2013
Mobile data processing system moving interest radius
JOHNSON WILLIAM J65 citations98
US8479110B2Jul 2, 2013
System and method for summoning user interface objects
JOHNSON WILLIAM J66 citations98
US8538685B2Sep 17, 2013
System and method for internet connected service providing heterogeneous mobile systems with situational location relevant content
JOHNSON WILLIAM J30 citations96
MCI COMMUNICATIONS CORP
5 patentsUS6005928ADec 21, 1999
Method and system for automatic distribution addressing
MCI COMMUNICATIONS CORP174 citations99
US5771280AJun 23, 1998
Method of and apparatus for providing arbitrarily defined hierarchy maps depicting relative geographical information
MCI COMMUNICATIONS CORP158 citations99
US5938722AAug 17, 1999
Method of executing programs in a network
MCI COMMUNICATIONS CORP102 citations98
US5930350AJul 27, 1999
System, method and computer program for automated speed dialing
MCI COMMUNICATIONS CORP71 citations96
US5819046AOct 6, 1998
System for invoking in computer application associated with second user connected to the computer and subject to any active conditions associated with the second user
MCI COMMUNICATIONS CORP60 citations96
(unassigned)
4 patentsUS6731238B2May 4, 2004
System and method for proactive content delivery by situation location
382 citations99
US6615213B1Sep 2, 2003
System and method for communicating data from a client data processing system user to a remote data processing system
187 citations99
US6456234B1Sep 24, 2002
System and method for proactive content delivery by situation location
500 citations99
US6122606ASep 19, 2000
System and method for enhancing human communications
72 citations96
APPLE INC
3 patentsUS7710290B2May 4, 2010
System and method for situational location relevant invocable speed reference
APPLE INC172 citations99
US9317867B2Apr 19, 2016
System and method for situational location relevant invocable speed reference
APPLE INC25 citations98
US8031050B2Oct 4, 2011
System and method for situational location relevant invocable speed reference
APPLE INC37 citations96
PELTOLA WALLACE A
2 patentsMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC
1 patentCONWAY SCOTT M
1 patentPACCAR INC
1 patentWORLDCOM INC
1 patentHEILANEH LOUIS D
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