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Michael L. Howard
Also filed as: HOWARD MICHAEL · HOWARD MICHAEL L
47 granted patents·6 pending applications·2,942 citations·filing 1995–2023
98Inventor score
Files withHOWARD MICHAEL L14EMWARE INC12MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS LTD9NOBLE SYSTEMS CORP7PANASONIC ELEC WORKS CO LTD3
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53 records- 0198US6601086B1Service provider for providing data, applications and services to embedded devices and for facilitating control and monitoring of embedded devicesEMWARE INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jul 29, 2003·357 cites·24 claims
- 0298US6587736B2Distributed objects for a computer systemEMWARE INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 1, 2003·237 cites·93 claims
- 0396US6467084B1Systems and methods for reprogramming an embedded device with program code using relocatable program codeEMWARE INC·Filed 1999·Granted Oct 15, 2002·261 cites·24 claims
- 0496US6370436B1Distributed objects for a computer systemEMWARE INC·Filed 1999·Granted Apr 9, 2002·278 cites·12 claims
- 0596US6219677B1Split file systemEMWARE INC·Filed 1998·Granted Apr 17, 2001·253 cites·23 claims
- 0695US7146254B1Systems and methods for optimizing the efficiency of a watering system through use of a computer networkMATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS LTD·Filed 2002·Granted Dec 5, 2006·56 cites·9 claims
- 0795US7035719B2Tone generating electronic device with paging module for verification of energy curtailmentMATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS LTD·Filed 2004·Granted Apr 25, 2006·186 cites·8 claims
- 0895US6363417B1Device interfaces for networking a computer and an embedded deviceEMWARE INC·Filed 2000·Granted Mar 26, 2002·299 cites·31 claims
- 0994US10616415B1Queueing multi-channel communications for a contact centerNOBLE SYSTEMS CORP·Filed 2019·Granted Apr 7, 2020·17 cites·18 claims
- 1094US10091361B1Queueing communications for a contact centerNOBLE SYSTEMS CORP·Filed 2018·Granted Oct 2, 2018·13 cites·21 claims
- 1194US8565228B1Systems and methods for selecting and ranking video streamsHOWARD MICHAEL L·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 22, 2013·25 cites·30 claims
- 1294US7223363B2Method and system for microfluidic interfacing to arraysBIOMICRO SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2002·Granted May 29, 2007·148 cites·31 claims
- 1391US10225683B1Systems, methods, and mediums for receiving reminders and/or identifying available goods and/or servicesHOWARD MICHAEL L·Filed 2010·Granted Mar 5, 2019·10 cites·16 claims
- 1490US7280643B2Audio status communication from an embedded deviceMATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS LTD·Filed 2003·Granted Oct 9, 2007·64 cites·18 claims
- 1590US7009493B2Electronic device with paging for energy curtailment and code generation for manual verification of curtailmentMATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS LTD·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 7, 2006·95 cites·26 claims
- 1690US5991795ACommunication system and methods using dynamic expansion for computer networksEMWARE INC·Filed 1997·Granted Nov 23, 1999·354 cites·28 claims
- 1788US6745106B2Tone generating electronic device with paging module for verification of energy curtailmentEMWARE INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 1, 2004·77 cites·26 claims
- 1887US10116798B1Queueing communications for a contact centerNOBLE SYSTEMS CORP·Filed 2018·Granted Oct 30, 2018·5 cites·15 claims
- 1986US10348904B1Queueing multi-channel communications for a contact centerNOBLE SYSTEMS CORP·Filed 2018·Granted Jul 9, 2019·5 cites·21 claims
- 2086US10200537B1Queueing communications for a contact centerNOBLE SYSTEMS CORP·Filed 2018·Granted Feb 5, 2019·5 cites·18 claims
- 2186US7738870B2Systems and methods for instant messaging using a control deviceCONTROL4 CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Jun 15, 2010·14 cites·24 claims
- 2285US6876628B2Optimization of subnetwork bandwidth based on desired subscription ratesEMWARE INC·Filed 2002·Granted Apr 5, 2005·41 cites·24 claims
- 2384US8761712B1Location based remote controller for controlling different electronic devices located in different locationsHOWARD MICHAEL L·Filed 2007·Granted Jun 24, 2014·14 cites·23 claims
- 2483US6697466B2Audio status communication from an embedded deviceEMWARE INC·Filed 2002·Granted Feb 24, 2004·30 cites·20 claims
- 2582US2023393234A1System and methods for detecting a position using differential attenuationHOWARD MICHAEL L·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 2678US6954850B1Electronic device that uses a pager network for remote reprogramming of the deviceMATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS LTD·Filed 2000·Granted Oct 11, 2005·21 cites·20 claims
- 2777US11740319B2System and methods for detecting a position using differential attenuationHOWARD MICHAEL L·Filed 2021·Granted Aug 29, 2023·0 cites·18 claims
- 2873US8170183B2Systems and methods for providing a message service for a siteHOWARD MICHAEL L·Filed 2007·Granted May 1, 2012·3 cites·18 claims
- 2972US8477059B1Remote control with speed channel changing modeHOWARD MICHAEL L·Filed 2007·Granted Jul 2, 2013·3 cites·18 claims
- 3071US8072322B1Interpreting data from a siteHOWARD MICHAEL L·Filed 2007·Granted Dec 6, 2011·6 cites·28 claims
- 3170US7058930B2Distributed program relocation for a computer systemMATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS LTD·Filed 2002·Granted Jun 6, 2006·13 cites·5 claims
- 3269US10539649B2System and methods for detecting a position using differential attenuationHOWARD MICHAEL L·Filed 2016·Granted Jan 21, 2020·1 cites·20 claims
- 3366US7792952B2Rating system for web servicesPANASONIC ELEC WORKS CO LTD·Filed 2003·Granted Sep 7, 2010·10 cites·31 claims
- 3465US7181606B2Electronic device that uses a communications network for remote reprogramming of the deviceMATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS LTD·Filed 2005·Granted Feb 20, 2007·1 cites·20 claims
- 3564US11221391B2System and methods for detecting a position using differential attenuationHOWARD MICHAEL L·Filed 2019·Granted Jan 11, 2022·0 cites·20 claims
- 3663US10582059B1Queueing Multi-channel communications for a contact centerNOBLE SYSTEMS CORP·Filed 2019·Granted Mar 3, 2020·0 cites·15 claims
- 3763US9882989B2Systems and methods for providing remote assistance for controlling a siteHOWARD MICHAEL L·Filed 2007·Granted Jan 30, 2018·1 cites·24 claims
- 3861US12418769B2Systems, methods, and mediums for receiving reminders and/or identifying available goods and/or servicesINTELLECTUAL VENTURES FUND 79 LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Sep 16, 2025·0 cites·14 claims
- 3959US5564523APortable deer standFiled 1995·Granted Oct 15, 1996·28 cites·8 claims
- 4057US10477027B1Queueing multi-channel communications for a contact centerNOBLE SYSTEMS CORP·Filed 2019·Granted Nov 12, 2019·0 cites·18 claims
- 4157US7694046B2Remotely reprogrammable communications adapter for providing access to an electronic devicePANASONIC ELEC WORKS CO LTD·Filed 2004·Granted Apr 6, 2010·4 cites·18 claims
- 4254US6694318B2Split file systemEMWARE INC·Filed 2001·Granted Feb 17, 2004·3 cites·2 claims
- 4353US2005038569A1Systems and methods for optimizing the efficiency of a watering system through use of a radio data systemFiled 2004·Application pending·0 cites
- 4452US7242688B2Telephone interface for communicating with embedded devices through a gateway and allowing access from a remote service providerMATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS LTD·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 10, 2007·2 cites·20 claims
- 4552US6728804B1Remotely reprogrammable communications adapter for providing access to an electronic deviceEMWARE INC·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 27, 2004·2 cites·15 claims
- 4651US9854286B1Systems and methods for optimizing the broadcast of multimediaHOWARD MICHAEL L·Filed 2008·Granted Dec 26, 2017·0 cites·24 claims
- 4749US2008059386A1System and method for contact device dynamic downloadsHOWARD MICHAEL L·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 4849US2011233916A1Books as artHOWARD MICHAEL·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
- 4947US7502321B2Optimization of subnetwork bandwidth based on desired subscription ratesMATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS LTD·Filed 2005·Granted Mar 10, 2009·0 cites·15 claims
- 5047US2004006620A1Service provider for providing data, applications and services to embedded devices and for facilitating control and monitoring of embedded devicesFiled 2003·Application pending·0 cites
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