Inventor · Englewood, CO, US

William Michael Beals

106Patents
15h-index
43Co-inventors
82Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 29, 2005 → Nov 3, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
USD759022S1 Smart card interface General 59 Active
USD864968S1 Smart card interface General 45 Active
US8606088B2 System and method for memory jumping within stored instances of content Electricity 42 Active
US8774608B2 System and method for memory jumping within stored instances of content Electricity 41 Active
US9088763B2 Recording additional channels of a shared multi-channel transmitter Electricity 31 Active
US8468610B2 Determining fraudulent use of electronic devices utilizing matrix codes Electricity 31 Active
US8439257B2 User control of the display of matrix codes Physics 29 Active
US9451202B2 Content-based highlight recording of television programming Electricity 28 Active
US8550334B2 Synching one or more matrix codes to content related to a multimedia presentation Electricity 23 Active
US8856853B2 Network media device with code recognition Electricity 22 Active
US8786410B2 Configuring remote control devices utilizing matrix codes Physics 22 Active
USD792411S1 Smart card interface General 22 Active
US9946857B2 Restricted access for home automation system Electricity 21 Active
USD729808S1 Smart card interface General 20 Active
USD758372S1 Smart card interface General 19 Active
US7814510B1 Methods and apparatus for simplified remote control operation of components Electricity 14 Active
USD792410S1 Smart card interface General 13 Active
US8613081B2 Apparatus for controlling processor execution in a secure environment Physics 11 Active
US9996066B2 System and method for HVAC health monitoring using a television receiver Physics 11 Active
USD780184S1 Smart card interface General 11 Active
US7626641B1 Method and apparatus for a simplified power scan for remote control Electricity 9 Active
USD840404S1 Smart card interface General 9 Active
US9106965B2 Using idle resources to reduce channel change times Electricity 7 Active
US9161090B2 Fast channel change from electronic programming guide Electricity 7 Active
US8844816B2 Expanded smart card interface Electricity 7 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.