Inventor
WESTERMAN LARRY ALAN
US44 patents
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SHARP LAB OF AMERICA INC
25 patentsUS6606175B1Aug 12, 2003
Multi-segment light-emitting diode
SHARP LAB OF AMERICA INC215 citations99
US6529638B1Mar 4, 2003
Block boundary artifact reduction for block-based image compression
SHARP LAB OF AMERICA INC255 citations99
US6262773B1Jul 17, 2001
System for conversion of interlaced video to progressive video using edge correlation
SHARP LAB OF AMERICA INC171 citations99
US6141056AOct 31, 2000
System for conversion of interlaced video to progressive video using horizontal displacement
SHARP LAB OF AMERICA INC58 citations96
US7031476B1Apr 18, 2006
Method and apparatus for intelligent speaker
SHARP LAB OF AMERICA INC124 citations95
US6753909B1Jun 22, 2004
Camera with spatially adjustable variable density optical filter and method for controlling the same
SHARP LAB OF AMERICA INC75 citations95
US6385346B1May 7, 2002
Method of display and control of adjustable parameters for a digital scanner device
SHARP LAB OF AMERICA INC54 citations94
US7076118B1Jul 11, 2006
Document classification system
SHARP LAB OF AMERICA INC30 citations93
US7076114B2Jul 11, 2006
Block boundary artifact reduction for block-based image compression
SHARP LAB OF AMERICA INC23 citations93
US6640005B1Oct 28, 2003
Method for inconspicuously adding tracking data in coded images
SHARP LAB OF AMERICA INC32 citations93
US6625667B1Sep 23, 2003
System for improving efficiency of video encodes
SHARP LAB OF AMERICA INC18 citations93
US6510242B1Jan 21, 2003
Color image enhancement during YCbCr to RGB color conversion
SHARP LAB OF AMERICA INC24 citations93
US6326977B1Dec 4, 2001
Rendering of YCBCR images on an RGS display device
SHARP LAB OF AMERICA INC50 citations93
US6256714B1Jul 3, 2001
Computer system with efficient memory usage for managing multiple application programs
SHARP LAB OF AMERICA INC22 citations91
US6842262B1Jan 11, 2005
Iconic printer interface providing document composition features
SHARP LAB OF AMERICA INC40 citations90
US6377339B1Apr 23, 2002
Document imaging system incorporating a selectively opaque/transparent liquid crystal platen
SHARP LAB OF AMERICA INC29 citations90
US5839000ANov 17, 1998
Automatic zoom magnification control using detection of eyelid condition
SHARP LAB OF AMERICA INC52 citations90
US6157412ADec 5, 2000
System for identifying video fields generated from film sources
SHARP LAB OF AMERICA INC47 citations87
US6346977B1Feb 12, 2002
Reflective liquid crystal display panel with diffraction grating between pixel electrodes
SHARP LAB OF AMERICA INC16 citations84
US7126703B1Oct 24, 2006
Printer controller with error recovery for multiple language capability
SHARP LAB OF AMERICA INC17 citations82
US6771839B2Aug 3, 2004
Efficient method of computing gamma correction tables
SHARP LAB OF AMERICA INC8 citations74
US6754397B1Jun 22, 2004
Method, software and devices for designing a scalable image (FIR) filter with integer coefficients
SHARP LAB OF AMERICA INC9 citations74
US6683986B1Jan 27, 2004
Efficient transmission of quarter-VGA images using DVC codecs
SHARP LAB OF AMERICA INC10 citations74
US6646658B1Nov 11, 2003
Tagging data files with application information
SHARP LAB OF AMERICA INC7 citations72
US7016542B2Mar 21, 2006
Efficient transmission of quarter-VGA images using DVC codecs
SHARP LAB OF AMERICA INC2 citations63
ENSEQUENCE INC
8 patentsUS7260782B2Aug 21, 2007
Method and system for generating flexible time-based control of application appearance and behavior
ENSEQUENCE INC73 citations97
US7231630B2Jun 12, 2007
Method and system automatic control of graphical computer application appearance and execution
ENSEQUENCE INC75 citations95
US9161074B2Oct 13, 2015
Methods and systems for distributing interactive content
ENSEQUENCE INC14 citations91
US9704507B2Jul 11, 2017
Methods and systems for decreasing latency of content recognition
ENSEQUENCE INC7 citations84
US9451294B2Sep 20, 2016
Methods and systems for distributing interactive content
ENSEQUENCE INC3 citations71
US9420349B2Aug 16, 2016
Methods and systems for monitoring a media stream and selecting an action
ENSEQUENCE INC4 citations71
US9215503B2Dec 15, 2015
Method and system for providing social media content synchronized to media presentation
ENSEQUENCE INC3 citations62
US9456228B2Sep 27, 2016
Methods and systems for distributing interactive content
ENSEQUENCE INC0 citations51
ESW HOLDINGS INC
4 patentsUS12192549B2Jan 7, 2025
Method and system for providing social media content synchronized to media presentation
ESW HOLDINGS INC0 citations62
US11678000B2Jun 13, 2023
Method and system for providing social media content synchronized to media presentation
ESW HOLDINGS INC0 citations62
US11159836B2Oct 26, 2021
Method and system for providing social media content synchronized to media presentation
ESW HOLDINGS INC0 citations62
US10764619B2Sep 1, 2020
Method and system for providing social media content synchronized to media presentation
ESW HOLDINGS INC0 citations51
SHARP LAB OF AMERICA
3 patentsUS6857128B1Feb 15, 2005
Electronic programming guide browsing system
SHARP LAB OF AMERICA202 citations96
US6404443B1Jun 11, 2002
Three-dimensional graphical user interface for managing screen objects
SHARP LAB OF AMERICA61 citations96
US6622190B1Sep 16, 2003
Method for modifying task execution priority in a multitasking, windowed operating environment
SHARP LAB OF AMERICA12 citations70