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OLSON KIPLEY J

US37 patents
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MICROSOFT CORP

33 patents
US6791581B2Sep 14, 2004

Methods and systems for synchronizing skin properties

MICROSOFT CORP81 citations99
US7065507B2Jun 20, 2006

Supervised license acquisition in a digital rights management system on a computing device

MICROSOFT CORP204 citations98
US7647346B2Jan 12, 2010

Automatic rules-based device synchronization

MICROSOFT CORP70 citations97
US7073130B2Jul 4, 2006

Methods and systems for creating skins

MICROSOFT CORP73 citations97
US6560636B2May 6, 2003

Methods for performing client-hosted application sessions in distributed processing systems

MICROSOFT CORP182 citations97
US6311209B1Oct 30, 2001

Methods for performing client-hosted application sessions in distributed processing systems

MICROSOFT CORP153 citations97
US5987376ANov 16, 1999

System and method for the distribution and synchronization of data and state information between clients in a distributed processing system

MICROSOFT CORP500 citations97
US7676590B2Mar 9, 2010

Background transcoding

MICROSOFT CORP97 citations96
US7770165B2Aug 3, 2010

Providing firmware updates to portable media devices

MICROSOFT CORP194 citations95
US6904566B2Jun 7, 2005

Methods, systems and media players for rendering different media types

MICROSOFT CORP73 citations95
US6374357B1Apr 16, 2002

System and method for regulating a network service provider's ability to host distributed applications in a distributed processing environment

MICROSOFT CORP93 citations95
US7801847B2Sep 21, 2010

Media file conversion using plug-ins

MICROSOFT CORP28 citations92
US7543235B2Jun 2, 2009

Methods and systems for creating skins

MICROSOFT CORP15 citations92
US7426691B2Sep 16, 2008

Methods and systems for creating and using skins

MICROSOFT CORP15 citations92
US7596234B2Sep 29, 2009

Method and apparatus for playback of audio files

MICROSOFT CORP17 citations91
US7072908B2Jul 4, 2006

Methods and systems for synchronizing visualizations with audio streams

MICROSOFT CORP24 citations91
US7593950B2Sep 22, 2009

Album art on devices with rules management

MICROSOFT CORP11 citations84
US7738766B2Jun 15, 2010

Sanctioned transcoding of digital-media content

MICROSOFT CORP15 citations83
US7480868B2Jan 20, 2009

Methods and systems for creating skins

MICROSOFT CORP8 citations83
US7272235B2Sep 18, 2007

Method and apparatus for audio normalization

MICROSOFT CORP10 citations83
US7620656B2Nov 17, 2009

Methods and systems for synchronizing visualizations with audio streams

MICROSOFT CORP10 citations82
US7571016B2Aug 4, 2009

Crossfade of media playback between different media processes

MICROSOFT CORP10 citations82
US7426692B2Sep 16, 2008

Methods and systems for creating and using skins

MICROSOFT CORP5 citations74
US7340681B2Mar 4, 2008

Methods and systems for creating and using skins

MICROSOFT CORP6 citations74
US7458020B2Nov 25, 2008

Methods and systems for creating skins

MICROSOFT CORP4 citations73
US7526505B2Apr 28, 2009

Methods and systems for synchronizing visualizations with audio streams

MICROSOFT CORP5 citations72
US7451399B2Nov 11, 2008

Methods and systems for creating skins

MICROSOFT CORP1 citations62
US7451402B2Nov 11, 2008

Methods and systems for creating skins

MICROSOFT CORP1 citations62
US7278102B2Oct 2, 2007

Methods, system and media players for rendering different media types

MICROSOFT CORP2 citations61
US7272794B2Sep 18, 2007

Methods, systems and media players for rendering different media types

MICROSOFT CORP2 citations61
US8054994B2Nov 8, 2011

Method and apparatus for audio normalization

MICROSOFT CORP0 citations51
US7599961B2Oct 6, 2009

Methods and systems for synchronizing visualizations with audio streams

MICROSOFT CORP0 citations50
US7596582B2Sep 29, 2009

Methods and systems for synchronizing visualizations with audio streams

MICROSOFT CORP0 citations50

APPLE COMPUTER

2 patents

PLASTINA DANIEL

1 patent

NOVAK MICHAEL J

1 patent