Inventor · Lake in the Hills, IL, US

William S. Hede

22Patents
11h-index
37Co-inventors
71Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 19, 2000 → Jul 28, 2014

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6728531B1 Method and apparatus for remotely configuring a wireless communication device Electricity 510 Expired
US6829475B1 Method and apparatus for saving enhanced information contained in content sent to a wireless communication device Electricity 454 Expired
US6725022B1 Method and apparatus for enabling the selection of content on a wireless communication device Electricity 365 Expired
US8391719B2 Method and system for conducting communication between mobile devices Electricity 222 Active
US6970703B2 Integrated personal communications system and method Electricity 214 Expired
US6799201B1 Remotely configurable multimedia entertainment and information system for vehicles Physics 197 Expired
US8269175B2 Electronic device with sensing assembly and method for detecting gestures of geometric shapes Physics 19 Active
US8553397B2 Method and apparatus for coupling portable communication devices Electricity 15 Active
US8788676B2 Method and system for controlling data transmission to or from a mobile device Physics 15 Active
US7176956B2 Video enhancement of an avatar Electricity 14 Expired
US8295879B2 Devices and methods for initiating functions based on movement characteristics relative to a reference Electricity 12 Active
US8564619B2 Electronic device and method for displaying a background setting together with icons and/or application windows on a display screen thereof Electricity 6 Active
US7958539B2 System and method for providing secure access to password-protected resources Physics 2 Active
US8634348B2 Method and system for facilitating wireless communication via alternate wireless pathway Electricity 2 Active
US8630231B2 Method and system for facilitating wireless communication via alternate wireless pathway Electricity 2 Active
US9002416B2 Wireless communication device responsive to orientation and movement Electricity 1 Active
US9794977B2 Method and system for facilitating wireless communication via alternate communication pathway Electricity 1 Active
US8166526B2 System and method for providing secure access to password-protected resources Physics 0 Active
US10119864B2 Display viewing detection Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US9503617B2 Electronic device with flexible housing portion and related method Physics 0 Active
US9587979B2 Electronic device with infrared sensor-based user input controls Physics 0 Active
US9402169B2 Method on a writing instrument having wireless communication capability Physics 0 Active

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