Inventor
PORTNOY WILLIAM L
US15 patents
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MICROSOFT CORP
7 patentsUS7167910B2Jan 23, 2007
Social mapping of contacts from computer communication information
MICROSOFT CORP268 citations98
US7832003B2Nov 9, 2010
Walled gardens
MICROSOFT CORP38 citations92
US7530021B2May 5, 2009
Instant meeting preparation architecture
MICROSOFT CORP48 citations92
US7496582B2Feb 24, 2009
Identification of relationships in an environment
MICROSOFT CORP44 citations92
US7716300B2May 11, 2010
Systems and methods to facilitate self regulation of social networks through trading and gift exchange
MICROSOFT CORP17 citations81
US9684723B2Jun 20, 2017
Adaptable real-time feed for site population
MICROSOFT CORP2 citations66
US9582610B2Feb 28, 2017
Visual post builder
MICROSOFT CORP2 citations66
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC
6 patentsUS10902533B2Jan 26, 2021
Dynamic event processing
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC7 citations83
US10587708B2Mar 10, 2020
Multi-modal conversational intercom
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC10 citations82
US10437907B2Oct 8, 2019
Link expansion service
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC2 citations72
US10423686B2Sep 24, 2019
Adaptable real-time feed for site population
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC2 citations66
US11076007B2Jul 27, 2021
Multi-modal conversational intercom
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC1 citations61
US10417039B2Sep 17, 2019
Event processing using a scorable tree
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC0 citations40