Inventor · Mountain View, CA, US

Peter Westen

36Patents
11h-index
28Co-inventors
71Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 30, 2003 → Feb 11, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7669134B1 Method and apparatus for displaying information during an instant messaging session Physics 427 Expired
US8458278B2 Method and apparatus for displaying information during an instant messaging session Physics 343 Active
USD666212S1 Display screen or portion thereof with graphical user interface General 115 Active
US7865834B1 Multi-way video conferencing user interface Physics 96 Active
US9165291B1 Payment transaction by email Physics 41 Active
US9881296B1 Processing a mobile payload Electricity 40 Active
US7164423B1 Method and apparatus for providing an animated representation of a reorder operation Physics 38 Expired
US8554861B2 Method and apparatus for displaying information during an instant messaging session Physics 30 Active
US7881235B1 Mixed media conferencing Electricity 25 Active
US7663691B2 Image capture using display device as light source Electricity 19 Active
US10460324B1 Customized communication scheduler Physics 13 Active
US9886689B1 Processing a mobile payload Electricity 10 Active
US10032325B1 Formatted card signature generator Physics 10 Active
USD837227S1 Display screen with graphical user interface for a mobile device General 9 Active
US8843834B2 Method and apparatus for initiating and managing chat sessions Electricity 9 Active
US8464165B2 Multi-way video conferencing user interface Physics 8 Active
USD947209S1 Display screen with graphical user interface for a mobile device General 6 Active
US8199249B2 Image capture using display device as light source Electricity 5 Active
US10949829B2 Processing a mobile payload Electricity 5 Active
US8970776B2 Image capture using display device as light source Electricity 4 Active
US7800618B1 Method and apparatus for providing an animated representation of a reorder operation Physics 4 Active
US9300621B2 Communication history aggregation and presentation Electricity 3 Active
US10116900B2 Method and apparatus for initiating and managing chat sessions Electricity 2 Active
US9641480B2 Automated participant account determination for a communication session Electricity 2 Active
US8468205B2 Method and apparatus for selective presence of messaging services Electricity 2 Active

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