Marvin L. Williams
79Patents
32h-index
26Co-inventors
84Inventor score
Filing activity: Dec 19, 1989 → Jun 14, 1999
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5262860A | Method and system communication establishment utilizing captured and processed visually perceptible data within a broadcast video signal | Electricity | 438 | Expired |
| US5420936A | Method and apparatus for accessing touch screen desktop objects via fingerprint recognition | Physics | 301 | Expired |
| US5563805A | Multimedia context-sensitive real-time-help mechanism for use in a data processing system | Physics | 172 | Expired |
| US5675733A | Statistical analysis and display of reception status of electronic messages | Electricity | 158 | Expired |
| US5758049A | Method of and apparatus for providing automatic detection and processing of an empty multimedia data object | Electricity | 134 | Expired |
| US5555426A | Method and apparatus for disseminating messages to unspecified users in a data processing system | Electricity | 128 | Expired |
| US5424724A | Method and apparatus for enhanced electronic mail distribution | Electricity | 114 | Expired |
| US5513323A | Method and apparatus for multistage document format transformation in a data processing system | Physics | 111 | Expired |
| US5349662A | Method of and apparatus for providing automatic detection of user activity | Physics | 102 | Expired |
| US5423043A | Method and apparatus for creating and monitoring logical associations among desktop objects | Physics | 92 | Expired |
| US5144557A | Method and system for document distribution by reference to a first group and particular document to a second group of user in a data processing system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 86 | Expired |
| US5774867A | Meeting conflict resolution for electronic calendars | Physics | 83 | Expired |
| US5325310A | Method and system for persistant electronic mail reply processing | Physics | 82 | Expired |
| US5764852A | Method and apparatus for speech recognition for distinguishing non-speech audio input events from speech audio input events | Physics | 82 | Expired |
| US5375200A | Method and system for graphic interaction between data and applications within a data processing system | Physics | 81 | Expired |
| US5299304A | Method and apparatus for identifying multiple stage document format transformations | Electricity | 76 | Expired |
| US5119493A | System for recording at least one selected activity from a selected resource object within a distributed data processing system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 75 | Expired |
| US5436963A | Telephone answering method and apparatus | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 73 | Expired |
| US5875261A | Method of and apparatus for optical character recognition based on geometric and color attribute hypothesis testing | Physics | 71 | Expired |
| US5577125A | Graphical manipulation of encryption | Physics | 61 | Expired |
| US5132900A | Method and apparatus for limiting manipulation of documents within a multi-document relationship in a data processing system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 60 | Expired |
| US5057935A | Method for confirmation of document recipient in a data processing system | Electricity | 56 | Expired |
| US5568383A | Natural language translation system and document transmission network with translation loss information and restrictions | Physics | 53 | Expired |
| US5414808A | Method for accessing and manipulating library video segments | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 52 | Expired |
| US5381527A | System for efficient message distribution by succesively selecting and converting to an alternate distribution media indicated in a priority table upon preferred media failure | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 48 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.