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Charles N. Boyd
Also filed as: BOYD CHARLES · BOYD CHARLES N · BOYD CHARLES NEIL
37 granted patents·3 pending applications·510 citations·filing 2001–2017
98Inventor score
Files withMICROSOFT CORP27MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC4BOYD CHARLES N3LLOYD DAVID BRANDON2BOLAND MICHELE B1
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40 records- 0195US7324116B2Systems and methods for providing controllable texture samplingMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Jan 29, 2008·89 cites·72 claims
- 0294US6819325B2API communications for vertex and pixel shadersMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 16, 2004·65 cites·44 claims
- 0389US6963345B2API communications for vertex and pixel shadersMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Nov 8, 2005·34 cites·22 claims
- 0488US7719544B2Systems and methods for providing controllable texture samplingMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2007·Granted May 18, 2010·16 cites·60 claims
- 0588US7671862B1Systems and methods for providing an enhanced graphics pipelineMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Mar 2, 2010·40 cites·49 claims
- 0687US9064334B2Systems and methods for providing an enhanced graphics pipelinePATEL AMAR·Filed 2011·Granted Jun 23, 2015·10 cites·20 claims
- 0786US6831635B2Method and system for providing a unified API for both 2D and 3D graphics objectsMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 14, 2004·44 cites·35 claims
- 0885US7570267B2Systems and methods for providing an enhanced graphics pipelineMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Aug 4, 2009·40 cites·6 claims
- 0983US10720091B2Content mastering with an energy-preserving bloom operator during playback of high dynamic range videoMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Jul 21, 2020·4 cites·27 claims
- 1083US7564460B2Systems and methods for providing intermediate targets in a graphics systemMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Jul 21, 2009·31 cites·29 claims
- 1179US7978205B1Systems and methods for providing an enhanced graphics pipelineMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Jul 12, 2011·21 cites·106 claims
- 1278US10015282B2Context-based selective downloading of application resourcesMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Jul 3, 2018·3 cites·20 claims
- 1378US6822653B2Methods and system for general skinning via hardware acceleratorsMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Nov 23, 2004·17 cites·60 claims
- 1475US7142216B2API communications for vertex and pixel shadersMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Nov 28, 2006·12 cites·46 claims
- 1574US7159041B2Method and system for defining and controlling algorithmic elements in a graphics display systemMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 2, 2007·12 cites·28 claims
- 1672US8587602B2GPU texture tile detail controlGROSSMAN MARK S·Filed 2010·Granted Nov 19, 2013·4 cites·16 claims
- 1770US7088367B2Methods and system for general skinning via hardware acceleratorsMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Aug 8, 2006·10 cites·31 claims
- 1869US8305381B2Systems and methods for downloading algorithmic elements to a coprocessor and corresponding techniquesBOYD CHARLES N·Filed 2008·Granted Nov 6, 2012·3 cites·20 claims
- 1969US8274517B2Systems and methods for downloading algorithmic elements to a coprocessor and corresponding techniquesBOYD CHARLES N·Filed 2004·Granted Sep 25, 2012·10 cites·67 claims
- 2067US7965288B2Method and system for defining and controlling algorithmic elements in a graphics display systemMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2009·Granted Jun 21, 2011·2 cites·38 claims
- 2165US9779466B2GPU operationMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Oct 3, 2017·1 cites·16 claims
- 2264US7800606B2Method and system for defining and controlling algorithmic elements in a graphics display systemMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Sep 21, 2010·6 cites·43 claims
- 2364US7782316B2Method and system for defining and controlling algorithmic elements in a graphics display systemMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Aug 24, 2010·6 cites·24 claims
- 2462US7528829B2Method and system for providing data to a graphics chip in a graphics display systemMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2006·Granted May 5, 2009·2 cites·16 claims
- 2561US8379035B2Systems and methods for providing intermediate targets in a graphics systemMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2011·Granted Feb 19, 2013·1 cites·20 claims
- 2661US7978197B2Systems and methods for downloading algorithmic elements to a coprocessor and corresponding techniquesMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Jul 12, 2011·6 cites·27 claims
- 2758US7800607B2Method and system for defining and controlling algorithmic elements in a graphics display systemMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Sep 21, 2010·4 cites·23 claims
- 2857US7023431B2Method and system for providing data to a graphics chip in a graphics display systemMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 4, 2006·5 cites·15 claims
- 2956US8063909B2Systems and methods for providing intermediate targets in a graphics systemBOLAND MICHELE B·Filed 2009·Granted Nov 22, 2011·2 cites·13 claims
- 3055US9342486B2Fast computation of general fourier transforms on graphics processing unitsLLOYD DAVID BRANDON·Filed 2008·Granted May 17, 2016·3 cites·20 claims
- 3155US9183651B2Target independent rasterizationHINITZ SHAI·Filed 2010·Granted Nov 10, 2015·2 cites·20 claims
- 3252US7884817B2Method and system for defining and controlling algorithmic elements in a graphics display systemMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Feb 8, 2011·2 cites·20 claims
- 3351US8035646B2Systems and methods for downloading algorithmic elements to a coprocessor and corresponding techniquesMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Oct 11, 2011·1 cites·35 claims
- 3450US7064762B2Methods and system for general skinning via hardware acceleratorsMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Jun 20, 2006·2 cites·30 claims
- 3549US7659902B2API communications for vertex and pixel shadersMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Feb 9, 2010·0 cites·20 claims
- 3647US8823718B2Systems and methods for downloading algorithmic elements to a coprocessor and corresponding techniquesBOYD CHARLES N·Filed 2004·Granted Sep 2, 2014·0 cites·104 claims
- 3746US2010076941A1Matrix-based scans on parallel processorsMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 3845US7057619B2Methods and system for general skinning via hardware acceleratorsMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Jun 6, 2006·0 cites·30 claims
- 3938US2016253776A1Fast computation of general fourier transforms on graphics processing unitsLLOYD DAVID BRANDON·Filed 2016·Application pending·0 cites
- 4037US2018097527A132-bit hdr pixel format with optimum precisionMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2017·Application pending·0 cites
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