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Compaq Computer Corporation

2,040Patents
0Active
2,040Granted
50Portfolio score

Filing activity: Oct 28, 1982 → Feb 1, 2002

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5809285A Computer system having a virtual drive array controller Physics 1,464 Expired
US6418539B1 Continuously available computer memory systems Physics 1,359 Expired
US5974238A Automatic data synchronization between a handheld and a host computer using pseudo cache including tags and logical data elements Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 771 Expired
US5666530A System for automatic synchronization of common file between portable computer and host computer via communication channel selected from a plurality of usable channels there between Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 552 Expired
US5421006A Method and apparatus for assessing integrity of computer system software Physics 502 Expired
US5210850A Memory address space determination using programmable limit registers with single-ended comparators Physics 481 Expired
US5999624A Remote financial transaction system Physics 457 Expired
US6377530B1 System and method for playing compressed audio data Physics 448 Expired
US6549215B2 System and method for displaying images using anamorphic video Physics 438 Expired
US6332175A Low power system and method for playing compressed audio data Physics 437 Expired
US6167448A Management event notification system using event notification messages written using a markup language Electricity 423 Expired
US6172677A Integrated content guide for interactive selection of content and services on personal computer systems with multiple sources and multiple media presentation Electricity 413 Expired
US5325532A Automatic development of operating system boot image Physics 410 Expired
US6199169A System and method for synchronizing time across a computer cluster Physics 389 Expired
US5460441A Rack-mounted computer apparatus Electricity 350 Expired
US5928329A System for automatic synchronization of common file between portable computer and host computer via communication channel selected from a plurality of usable channels therebetween Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 329 Expired
US5050946A Faceted light pipe Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 323 Expired
US5944821A Secure software registration and integrity assessment in a computer system Physics 316 Expired
US6061794A System and method for performing secure device communications in a peer-to-peer bus architecture Physics 313 Expired
US5717939A Method and apparatus for entering and manipulating spreadsheet cell data Physics 313 Expired
US5202950A Backlighting system with faceted light pipes Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 308 Expired
US5444823A Intelligent search engine for associated on-line documentation having questionless case-based knowledge base Physics 304 Expired
US5375076A Combined notepad and notebook computer Physics 304 Expired
US4980836A Apparatus for reducing computer system power consumption Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 302 Expired
US6292713A Robotic telepresence system Physics 297 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.