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Steven J. Ball
Also filed as: BALL STEVEN · BALL STEVEN J · BALL STEVEN JAMES
24 granted patents·12 pending applications·640 citations·filing 1992–2025
96Inventor score
Files withMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC16MICROSOFT CORP12BEAM TYLER K1GRAHAM SCOTT1HOOGERWERF SCOTT D1
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36 records- 0197US7788592B2Architecture and engine for time line based visualization of dataMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 31, 2010·172 cites·20 claims
- 0296US7831054B2Volume controlMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 9, 2010·188 cites·19 claims
- 0396US7716194B2File management system employing time line based representation of dataMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2005·Granted May 11, 2010·82 cites·15 claims
- 0494US8031891B2Dynamic media renderingMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Oct 4, 2011·27 cites·9 claims
- 0594US7421449B2Systems and methods for managing a life journalMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Sep 2, 2008·46 cites·20 claims
- 0687US9773102B2Selective file access for applicationsGRAHAM SCOTT·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 26, 2017·20 cites·20 claims
- 0783US9372925B2Combining audio samples by automatically adjusting sample characteristicsMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 21, 2016·11 cites·20 claims
- 0882US9798974B2Recommending audio sample combinationsMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 24, 2017·10 cites·20 claims
- 0982US9280313B2Automatically expanding sets of audio samplesMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 8, 2016·10 cites·20 claims
- 1079US7479970B2Systems and methods that facilitate process monitoring, navigation, and parameter-based magnificationMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Jan 20, 2009·14 cites·21 claims
- 1177US7541535B2Initiating play of dynamically rendered audio contentMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Jun 2, 2009·9 cites·16 claims
- 1275US8819586B2File access with different file hostsHOOGERWERF SCOTT D·Filed 2011·Granted Aug 26, 2014·3 cites·20 claims
- 1373US9257954B2Automatic audio harmonization based on pitch distributionsMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Feb 9, 2016·5 cites·20 claims
- 1471US7227074B2Transport control for initiating play of dynamically rendered audio contentMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Jun 5, 2007·14 cites·10 claims
- 1568US11132333B2File access with different file hostsMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Sep 28, 2021·0 cites·20 claims
- 1668US10284492B2Control of casting to a media rendererMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2016·Granted May 7, 2019·1 cites·23 claims
- 1764US12229239B2Assignment of authentication types using graphical iconsMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2021·Granted Feb 18, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 1863US2025200166A1Assignment of authentication types using graphical iconsMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 1960US2018314709A1File access with different file hostsMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2018·Application pending·0 cites
- 2059US5208602ACavity backed dipole antennaRAYTHEON CO·Filed 1992·Granted May 4, 1993·26 cites·15 claims
- 2157US11886873B2Software product upgrade with transparent data migrationMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2022·Granted Jan 30, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 2257US10042851B2File access with different file hostsMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 7, 2018·0 cites·18 claims
- 2354US8176499B2Defining, distributing and presenting device experiencesMORRIS MAX G·Filed 2008·Granted May 8, 2012·2 cites·19 claims
- 2447US11328086B2Privacy disclosureMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2018·Granted May 10, 2022·0 cites·15 claims
- 2546US10841094B2Private and public media data in a decentralized systemMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Nov 17, 2020·0 cites·16 claims
- 2645US12436921B2File sharing aliasing serviceMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Oct 7, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 2745US2024004977A1Sequence-based authentication using rhythm and/or posesMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 2844US2006294571A1Collaborative video via distributed storage and bloggingMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 2944US2006156237A1Time line based user interface for visualization of dataMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 3043US2006265661A1Device metadataMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 3142US2008005353A1Enabling a plurality of devices to control each otherMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 3240US2013179414A1Mechanisms for connecting files between applicationsHOOGERWERF SCOTT DAVID·Filed 2012·Application pending·0 cites
- 3338US2012124091A1Application file system accessWONG LYON·Filed 2010·Application pending·0 cites
- 3437US2021357491A1Terminal access grant determinations based on authentication factorsMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2020·Application pending·0 cites
- 3537US2012304283A1Brokered item access for isolated applicationsBEAM TYLER K·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
- 3635US2012124518A1Managing Operations via a User InterfaceSTAWITZ CHRISTINE C·Filed 2010·Application pending·0 cites
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