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William J. Van Melle
Also filed as: VAN MELLE WILLIAM · VAN MELLE WILLIAM J
25 granted patents·2 pending applications·4,196 citations·filing 1993–2014
98Inventor score
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27 records- 0199US6525749B1Apparatus and method for supporting the implicit structure of freeform lists, outlines, text, tables and diagrams in a gesture-based input system and editing systemXEROX CORP·Filed 1996·Granted Feb 25, 2003·641 cites·47 claims
- 0299US5786814AComputer controlled display system activities using correlated graphical and timeline interfaces for controlling replay of temporal data representing collaborative activitiesXEROX CORP·Filed 1995·Granted Jul 28, 1998·411 cites·10 claims
- 0398US6332147B1Computer controlled display system using a graphical replay device to control playback of temporal data representing collaborative activitiesXEROX CORP·Filed 1995·Granted Dec 18, 2001·594 cites·14 claims
- 0497US5717879ASystem for the capture and replay of temporal data representing collaborative activitiesXEROX CORP·Filed 1995·Granted Feb 10, 1998·654 cites·19 claims
- 0594US6509912B1Domain objects for use in a freeform graphics systemXEROX CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Jan 21, 2003·240 cites·16 claims
- 0694US5861886AMethod and apparatus for grouping graphic objects on a computer based system having a graphical user interfaceXEROX CORP·Filed 1996·Granted Jan 19, 1999·241 cites·18 claims
- 0794US5471578AApparatus and method for altering enclosure selections in a gesture based input systemXEROX CORP·Filed 1993·Granted Nov 28, 1995·199 cites·18 claims
- 0893US8909702B2System and method for coordination of devices in a presentation environmentGOLOVCHINSKY GENE·Filed 2007·Granted Dec 9, 2014·51 cites·26 claims
- 0990US5784061AMethod and apparatus for collapsing and expanding selected regions on a work space of a computer controlled display systemXEROX CORP·Filed 1996·Granted Jul 21, 1998·166 cites·20 claims
- 1088US6005482ASurface mounted information collageXEROX CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Dec 21, 1999·140 cites·16 claims
- 1185US8838684B2System and method for determining a presence state of a personBIEHL JACOB·Filed 2010·Granted Sep 16, 2014·9 cites·44 claims
- 1285US6326946B1Operator icons for information collagesXEROX CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Dec 4, 2001·119 cites·5 claims
- 1382US5986655AMethod and system for indexing and controlling the playback of multimedia documentsXEROX CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Nov 16, 1999·261 cites·40 claims
- 1478US8954372B2System and methods for using presence data to estimate affect and communication preference for use in a presence systemBIEHL JACOB·Filed 2012·Granted Feb 10, 2015·6 cites·21 claims
- 1575US8965977B2System and method for determining a presence state of a personFUJI XEROX CO LTD·Filed 2013·Granted Feb 24, 2015·1 cites·17 claims
- 1674US6018346AFreeform graphics system having meeting objects for supporting meeting objectivesXEROX CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Jan 25, 2000·200 cites·20 claims
- 1772US6377288B1Domain objects having computed attribute values for use in a freeform graphics systemXEROX CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Apr 23, 2002·63 cites·10 claims
- 1867US5914718AMethod and apparatus for organizing a work space for a computer controlled display system using borders and regionsXEROX CORP·Filed 1996·Granted Jun 22, 1999·50 cites·20 claims
- 1960US2008184115A1Design and design methodology for creating an easy-to-use conference room system controllerFUJI XEROX CO LTD·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 2059US10812494B2Systems and methods for secure location-based document viewingFUJI XEROX CO LTD·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 20, 2020·1 cites·21 claims
- 2159US5923323AMethod and apparatus for organizing and displaying long lists of data items on a work space of a computer controlled display systemXEROX CORP·Filed 1996·Granted Jul 13, 1999·36 cites·16 claims
- 2257US8775939B2Systems and methods for audience-enabled access to presentation contentVAN MELLE WILLIAM·Filed 2009·Granted Jul 8, 2014·2 cites·25 claims
- 2357US6239801B1Method and system for indexing and controlling the playback of multimedia documentsXEROX CORP·Filed 1999·Granted May 29, 2001·79 cites·10 claims
- 2457US2015177967A9Methodology for Creating an Easy-To-Use Conference Room System ControllerBACK MARIBETH JOY·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
- 2551US6470095B2Automatic extraction of text regions and region borders for an electronic work surfaceXEROX CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Oct 22, 2002·30 cites·16 claims
- 2639US9177285B2Method and system for controlling a space based on media contentVAN MELLE WILLIAM·Filed 2008·Granted Nov 3, 2015·0 cites·29 claims
- 2735US7174083B1Systems and methods for using structured representations to index recordings of activityXEROX CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Feb 6, 2007·2 cites·19 claims
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