Inventor · Beaumont, CA, US

William Bull

33Patents
11h-index
16Co-inventors
68Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 4, 2007 → Dec 14, 2020

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8898568B2 Audio user interface Electricity 326 Active
US8218790B2 Techniques for customizing control of volume level in device playback Electricity 163 Active
USD607003S1 Graphical user interface for a display screen or portion thereof General 96 Expired
US8683378B2 Scrolling techniques for user interfaces Physics 75 Active
US8634944B2 Auto-station tuning Physics 46 Active
US8732611B2 Graphical user interface for mobile electronic device Physics 34 Active
US10275262B1 Multi-model modes of one device Electricity 20 Active
USD770505S1 Display screen or portion thereof with graphical user interface General 18 Active
USD795295S1 Display screen or portion thereof with graphical user interface General 12 Active
US8576247B2 Method and apparatus for adjusting pixel values Physics 12 Active
US8560950B2 Advanced playlist creation Physics 11 Active
US8370754B2 Method and apparatus for providing a user with dynamic sync status Physics 8 Active
US8970647B2 Pushing a graphical user interface to a remote device with display rules provided by the remote device Electricity 8 Active
US7904485B2 Graphical representation of assets stored on a portable media device Physics 5 Active
US9767681B2 Handheld electronic devices with remote control functionality and gesture recognition Electricity 4 Active
US8930845B2 Multi-pane graphical user interface for mobile electronic device Physics 3 Active
US8233366B2 Context-based error indication methods and apparatus Physics 3 Active
US9880801B2 Navigation systems and methods Physics 2 Active
US8255428B2 Graphical representation of assets stored on a portable media device Physics 2 Active
US8819553B2 Generating a playlist using metadata tags Physics 2 Active
US8930817B2 Theme-based slideshows Physics 2 Active
US8437225B2 Devices and systems for outputting contextual information about an event for which an alarm is set on an electronic device Physics 2 Active
US8483029B2 Context-based error indication methods and apparatus Physics 1 Active
US8826132B2 Methods and systems for navigating content on a portable device Physics 1 Active
US8289813B2 Devices and systems for outputting contextual information about an event for which an alarm is set on an electronic device Physics 1 Active

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