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William A. S. Buxton
Also filed as: BUXTON WILLIAM · BUXTON WILLIAM A · BUXTON WILLIAM A S
26 granted patents·12 pending applications·2,433 citations·filing 1993–2018
97Inventor score
Files withMICROSOFT CORP10MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC8BUXTON WILLIAM A S3SILICON GRAPHICS INC3XEROX CORP3
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38 records- 0198US6094197AGraphical keyboardXEROX CORP·Filed 1995·Granted Jul 25, 2000·698 cites·18 claims
- 0298US5581670AUser interface having movable sheet with click-through toolsXEROX CORP·Filed 1993·Granted Dec 3, 1996·554 cites·47 claims
- 0397US8171431B2Handle flagsGROSSMAN TOVI·Filed 2007·Granted May 1, 2012·73 cites·16 claims
- 0496US6317128B1Graphical user interface with anti-interference outlines for enhanced variably-transparent applicationsSILICON GRAPHICS INC·Filed 1997·Granted Nov 13, 2001·182 cites·23 claims
- 0596US5617114AUser interface having click-through tools that can be composed with other toolsXEROX CORP·Filed 1995·Granted Apr 1, 1997·352 cites·28 claims
- 0695US8325020B2Unique identification of devices using color detectionIZADI SHAHRAM·Filed 2011·Granted Dec 4, 2012·27 cites·17 claims
- 0794US8253774B2Ambulatory presence featuresHUITEMA CHRISTIAN·Filed 2009·Granted Aug 28, 2012·24 cites·20 claims
- 0894US6118427AGraphical user interface with optimal transparency thresholds for maximizing user performance and system efficiencySILICON GRAPHICS INC·Filed 1996·Granted Sep 12, 2000·272 cites·24 claims
- 0993US8902181B2Multi-touch-movement gestures for tablet computing devicesHINCKLEY KENNETH P·Filed 2012·Granted Dec 2, 2014·20 cites·20 claims
- 1092US7884734B2Unique identification of devices using color detectionMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2008·Granted Feb 8, 2011·21 cites·20 claims
- 1190US9223471B2Touch screen controlBUXTON WILLIAM A S·Filed 2010·Granted Dec 29, 2015·18 cites·20 claims
- 1290US5666499AClickaround tool-based graphical interface with two cursorsSILICON GRAPHICS INC·Filed 1995·Granted Sep 9, 1997·163 cites·20 claims
- 1370US9940016B2Disambiguation of keyboard inputMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Apr 10, 2018·2 cites·20 claims
- 1469US9521364B2Ambulatory presence featuresMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Dec 13, 2016·1 cites·20 claims
- 1569US8938558B2Modifying functionality based on distances between devicesMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Jan 20, 2015·1 cites·20 claims
- 1667US8941710B2Ambulatory presence featuresHUITEMA CHRISTIAN·Filed 2012·Granted Jan 27, 2015·1 cites·20 claims
- 1767US8340267B2Audio transforms in connection with multiparty communicationFLORENCIO DINEI A·Filed 2009·Granted Dec 25, 2012·2 cites·18 claims
- 1864US10289239B2Application programming interface for multi-touch input detectionMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2016·Granted May 14, 2019·1 cites·19 claims
- 1961USD565653SElectronic penMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 1, 2008·12 cites·1 claims
- 2055US10983694B2Disambiguation of keyboard inputMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Apr 20, 2021·0 cites·20 claims
- 2155US8542237B2Parametric font animationPAHUD MICHEL·Filed 2008·Granted Sep 24, 2013·2 cites·20 claims
- 2255US8514264B2Remote workspace sharingAGARWAL ANKUR·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 20, 2013·0 cites·20 claims
- 2350US2016062467A1Touch screen controlMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2015·Application pending·0 cites
- 2449US2010275122A1Click-through controller for mobile interactionMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 2548US10795450B2Hover interaction using orientation sensingMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Oct 6, 2020·0 cites·20 claims
- 2648US8879887B2Employing artifacts for video indexingBUXTON WILLIAM A S·Filed 2009·Granted Nov 4, 2014·0 cites·20 claims
- 2747US2009219253A1Interactive Surface Computer with Switchable DiffuserMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 2846US2009102817A1User input device with flywheel for scrollingMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 2945US2005140696A1Split user interfaceFiled 2003·Application pending·0 cites
- 3044US2014123049A1Keyboard with gesture-redundant keys removedMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2012·Application pending·0 cites
- 3144US2014078063A1Gesture-initiated keyboard functionsMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2012·Application pending·0 cites
- 3241USD578117SElectronic tabletMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Oct 7, 2008·4 cites·1 claims
- 3341US2012154255A1Computing device having plural display parts for presenting plural spacesHINCKLEY KENNETH P·Filed 2010·Application pending·0 cites
- 3438USD577720SElectronic tabletMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Sep 30, 2008·3 cites·1 claims
- 3538US2012159401A1Workspace Manipulation Using Mobile Device GesturesPAHUD MICHEL·Filed 2010·Application pending·0 cites
- 3635US2017010733A1User-identifying application programming interface (api)MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2015·Application pending·0 cites
- 3735US2017010695A1Enhanced multi-touch input detectionMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2015·Application pending·0 cites
- 3835US2011320114A1Map Annotation MessagingBUXTON WILLIAM A S·Filed 2010·Application pending·0 cites
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