Inventor
FEATHERSTON LORD NIGEL
US13 patents
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MICROSOFT CORP
11 patentsUS6460094B1Oct 1, 2002
Peripheral device configured to detect the type of interface to which it is connected and configuring itself accordingly
MICROSOFT CORP125 citations98
US7277966B2Oct 2, 2007
Method and apparatus for detecting the type of interface to which a peripheral device is connected
MICROSOFT CORP33 citations95
US6380927B1Apr 30, 2002
Determining the position of a detented optical encoder
MICROSOFT CORP90 citations93
US7779171B2Aug 17, 2010
Method and apparatus for detecting the type of interface to which a peripheral device is connected
MICROSOFT CORP10 citations92
US7096435B2Aug 22, 2006
Method and apparatus for detecting the type of interface to which a peripheral device is connected
MICROSOFT CORP11 citations92
US6795949B2Sep 21, 2004
Method and apparatus for detecting the type of interface to which a peripheral device is connected
MICROSOFT CORP16 citations92
US6625790B1Sep 23, 2003
Method and apparatus for detecting the type of interface to which a peripheral device is connected
MICROSOFT CORP49 citations92
US7280547B2Oct 9, 2007
Dynamic WAN port detection
MICROSOFT CORP36 citations88
US7975078B2Jul 5, 2011
Method and apparatus for detecting the type of interface to which a peripheral device is connected
MICROSOFT CORP5 citations73
US5898170AApr 27, 1999
Apparatus and method for finding optimal sensitivity level for optical encoding circuit
MICROSOFT CORP14 citations70
US6222182B1Apr 24, 2001
Apparatus and method for sampling a phototransistor
MICROSOFT CORP6 citations57