Inventor
SHERMAN NATHAN C
US29 patents
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MICROSOFT CORP
19 patentsUS6879930B2Apr 12, 2005
Capacitance touch slider
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US7812825B2Oct 12, 2010
Capacitance touch slider
MICROSOFT CORP60 citations98
US7158125B2Jan 2, 2007
Capacitance touch slider
MICROSOFT CORP86 citations98
US7050927B2May 23, 2006
Capacitance touch slider
MICROSOFT CORP87 citations98
US6686904B1Feb 3, 2004
Wheel reporting method for a personal computer keyboard interface
MICROSOFT CORP183 citations98
US6460094B1Oct 1, 2002
Peripheral device configured to detect the type of interface to which it is connected and configuring itself accordingly
MICROSOFT CORP125 citations98
US8719603B2May 6, 2014
Accessory device authentication
MICROSOFT CORP82 citations97
US6725318B1Apr 20, 2004
Automated selection between a USB and PS/2 interface for connecting a keyboard to a computer
MICROSOFT CORP146 citations97
US6442734B1Aug 27, 2002
Method and apparatus for detecting the type of interface to which a peripheral device is connected
MICROSOFT CORP64 citations96
US7277966B2Oct 2, 2007
Method and apparatus for detecting the type of interface to which a peripheral device is connected
MICROSOFT CORP33 citations95
US7779171B2Aug 17, 2010
Method and apparatus for detecting the type of interface to which a peripheral device is connected
MICROSOFT CORP10 citations92
US7436965B2Oct 14, 2008
Optical out-of-band key distribution
MICROSOFT CORP42 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
US6630927B2Oct 7, 2003
Keyboard key discrimination employing drive line/sense line combinations and accomodating simultaneous key press conditions
MICROSOFT CORP29 citations89
US7975078B2Jul 5, 2011
Method and apparatus for detecting the type of interface to which a peripheral device is connected
MICROSOFT CORP5 citations73
US7336705B2Feb 26, 2008
Smart receiver for wireless peripherals
MICROSOFT CORP5 citations62
US7773071B2Aug 10, 2010
Moving an image with an input device
MICROSOFT CORP1 citations52
US7629960B2Dec 8, 2009
Input device with joystick mode and pointing mode
MICROSOFT CORP1 citations52