Inventor · Wellington, NZ

Bernard James Kerr

39Patents
12h-index
46Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 12, 1999 → Nov 3, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7356772B2 Multi-column user interface for managing on-line threaded conversations Physics 123 Expired
US7359936B2 Method and apparatus for electronic mail interaction with grouped message types Electricity 63 Expired
US10025378B2 Selecting user interface elements via position signal Physics 58 Active
US6717507B1 Radio frequency tags for media access and control Physics 54 Expired
US7412437B2 System and method for searching and retrieving related messages Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 51 Expired
US9244539B2 Target positioning with gaze tracking Physics 47 Active
US6611673B1 Radio frequency-controlled telecommunication device Electricity 42 Expired
US7363590B2 Calendar bar interface for electronic mail interaction Electricity 31 Expired
US7962508B2 System and method for searching and retrieving related messages Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 20 Active
US6983124B1 Radio frequency-controlled telecommunication device Electricity 20 Expired
US7908566B2 System and method for scrolling among categories in a list of documents Physics 12 Active
US7421664B2 System and method for providing a category separator in a list of documents Physics 12 Expired
US9606643B2 Extended above the lock-screen experience Physics 12 Active
US9727136B2 Gaze detection calibration Physics 12 Active
US9400553B2 User interface programmatic scaling Physics 12 Active
US7917867B2 System for providing a category separator in a list of documents Physics 10 Active
US7657839B2 System for replying to related messages Electricity 8 Active
US7586397B2 Interactive radio frequency tags Physics 7 Active
US10810252B2 Searching using specific attributes found in images Physics 5 Active
US7818680B2 Method for deleting related messages Physics 5 Active
US7409641B2 Method for replying to related messages Electricity 5 Expired
US8938506B2 System and method for addressing messages Physics 4 Active
US10789525B2 Modifying at least one attribute of an image with at least one attribute extracted from another image Physics 3 Active
US11651530B2 Modification of color contrast ratio based on target contrast Physics 2 Active
US8054163B2 Interactive radio frequency tags Physics 2 Active

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