Microsoft and Patents

Microsoft Corporation grew large and successful without patents, relying instead on copyright. In 1991, Microsoft CEO Bill Gates warned that patents could bring the software market to a complete standstill and drive out small players. In 1994, Microsoft was the only software company at the USPTO hearings which spoke in favor of software patentability. Meanwhile, Microsoft had been stepping up efforts to build a patent portfolio to counter the much larger portfolios of traditional IT hardware companies such as IBM, HP, Canon etc. When the patent lawyers at the European Commission pressed for legalising software patents in Europe in 1997, they cited Microsoft as a success model, pointing out that Microsft already owned 400 software patents. In late 1998, an internal Microsoft stratgegy document about the "opensource threat" leaked out which suggested using software patents alongside with proprietary standards in order to crush competition from free software such as Apache and Linux. In 2000, Microsoft forced a free sofware project to abandon support for its patented video streaming format ASF. In 2001/07, in the midst of an ongoing campaign against free software, a leading MS executive challenged opensource companies to keep clear of Microsoft patents or else "Get your money and let's go to court!". In 2002/03 Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft, declared that Microsoft's new standard DotNet was protected by patents and free implementations would not be allowed. In 2003/04 Microsoft published patent license terms for CIFS which disallow the use ore reimplementation of this communication architecture by GNU software. In late 2002, Microsoft began dissuade corproporate customers from introducing GNU/Linux by pointing out that if they use free software nobody would protect them from being sued for patent infringement.

Until June 2003, Microsoft largely abstained from public comments on European patent policies. In small-circle discussions at Bitkom, where IBM patent lawyers pushed vocally for far-reaching patentability, the Microsoft representative remained almost silent but tacitly supported the IBM patent department's hard line. At another association, Verband der Software-Industrie e.V. (VSI) und Logikpatente, Microsoft's pro patent involvement was more overt. In France, Microsoft representatives have exerted pressure on associations such as Syntec Informatique not to oppose software patents. The Business Software Alliance (BSA) had Microsoft's full support when it worked on the software patentability directive for the European Commission (CEC), which CEC adopted almost without modification. German Microsoft representatives have, as a part of their anti-Linux campaign of 2002 at the Federal Parliament, been asking politicians in Berlin to support the CEC/BSA directive proposal. One Microsoft paper circulating in Berlin based its arguments mainly on the TRIPs fallacy.

pat	pubdat	invention
ep1445711	2004-08-11	Systems and methods for constructing and using models of memorability in computing and communications applications
ep1445707	2004-08-11	System and method for checking and resolving publication design problems
ep1445679	2004-08-11	Authentication surety and decay system and method
ep1443403	2004-08-04	Method and system for an atomically updated, central cache memory
ep1443395	2004-08-04	Utility object for specialized data entry
ep1443381	2004-08-04	Systems and methods for preventing piracy of volume licenses
ep1441474	2004-07-28	Pacing network packet transmission using at least partially uncorrelated network events
ep1441288	2004-07-28	Reactive bandwidth control for streaming data
ep1439681	2004-07-21	Extensible communication controls
ep1439462	2004-07-21	Converting XML code to binary format
ep1437893	2004-07-14	Selectively receiving broadcast data according to one of multiple data configurations
ep1437648	2004-07-14	Active content wizard
ep1435711	2004-07-07	Method for streaming data between a server and a client
ep1435710	2004-07-07	System and method for improved client server communications of email messages
ep1435581	2004-07-07	Retrieval of structured documents
ep1435565	2004-07-07	Client side rendering of printable documents in a network
ep1434127	2004-06-30	Template-based customization of a user interface for a messaging application program
ep1432206	2004-06-23	Mechanisms for supporting a virtual on-line mobile environment
ep1431897	2004-06-23	Contact schema
ep1431896	2004-06-23	Contact user interface
ep1431881	2004-06-23	Automatic determination of appropriate font characteristics
ep1429550	2004-06-16	Compositing MPEG video streams for combined image display
ep1429293	2004-06-16	Alpha correction to compensate for lack of gamma correction
ep1429247	2004-06-16	Managed file system filter model and architecture
ep1427163	2004-06-09	Method and system for a computer to access a communication network
ep1427160	2004-06-09	Methods and systems for authentication of a user for sub-locations of a network location
ep1426878	2004-06-09	Algorithm for tree traversals using left links
ep1426848	2004-06-09	Secure recovery in a serverless distributed file system
ep1426847	2004-06-09	Sharing a sign-in among software applications having secured features
ep1426846	2004-06-09	Signing-in to software applications having secured features
ep1424829	2004-06-02	Native Wi-Fi architecture for 802.11 networks
ep1424628	2004-06-02	Improved reliability of diskless network-bootable computers using non-volatile memory cache
ep1422907	2004-05-26	Securely processing client credentials used for web-based access to resources
ep1422906	2004-05-26	Time-to-disconnect enforcement when communicating with wireless devices that have transient network addresses
ep1422904	2004-05-26	Method and systems for sharing a network resource with a user without current access
ep1422865	2004-05-26	System and method for transmitting reduced information from a certificate to perform encryption operations
ep1422694	2004-05-26	A progressive to lossless embedded audio coder (PLEAC) with multiple factorization reversible transform
ep1422598	2004-05-26	System and method for inputting characters using a directional pad
ep1420569	2004-05-19	Connectivity notification displaying path to connection
ep1420563	2004-05-19	System and method for providing dynamic location information
ep1420562	2004-05-19	Automated detection of cross site scripting vulnerabilities
ep1416490	2004-05-06	Systems and methods for automatically editing a video
ep1416435	2004-05-06	Decoding and error correction in 2-D arrays
ep1416434	2004-05-06	Passive embedded interaction coding
ep1416433	2004-05-06	Active embedded interaction coding
ep1416423	2004-05-06	Universal computing device
ep1416394	2004-05-06	Method for selecting a font
ep1416365	2004-05-06	Statistical model for global localization
ep1416362	2004-05-06	System and method for inputting special characters
ep1416361	2004-05-06	Input mode selector on a mobile device
ep1414214	2004-04-28	Method and system for automatic client authentication in a wireless network protected by PEAP, EAP-TLS, or other extensible authentication protocols
ep1414042	2004-04-28	Navigating media content via groups within a playlist
ep1411520	2004-04-21	Optimizing media player memory during rendering
ep1411512	2004-04-21	Adaptive menu system for media players
ep1408644	2004-04-14	Digital signatures for digital television application
ep1408507	2004-04-14	Extended time-code for multimedia presentations
ep1408398	2004-04-14	System and method for managing software applications in a graphical user interface
ep1406174	2004-04-07	Methods and mechanisms for proactive memory management
ep1403854	2004-03-31	Multi-channel audio encoding and decoding
ep1403763	2004-03-31	Accessibility system events mechanism and method
ep1401211	2004-03-24	Multi-resolution video coding and decoding
ep1400955	2004-03-24	Quantization and inverse quantization for audio signals
ep1400954	2004-03-24	Entropy coding by adapting coding between level and run-length/level modes
ep1396978	2004-03-10	Header Object Protection for a Data Stream
ep1396844	2004-03-10	Unified lossy and lossless audio compression
ep1396843	2004-03-10	Mixed lossless audio compression
ep1396842	2004-03-10	Innovations in pure lossless audio compression
ep1385104	2004-01-28	A system and method for image editing
ep1383326	2004-01-21	Parsed program guide data
ep1380947	2004-01-14	Method for forking or migrating a virtual machine
ep1379090	2004-01-07	Improved optimization techniques for data compression
ep1378828	2004-01-07	System and method for associating properties with objects
ep1378812	2004-01-07	Using a rights template to obtain a signed rights label (SRL) for digital content in a digital rights management system
ep1378811	2004-01-07	Systems and methods for issuing usage licenses for digital content and services
ep1378810	2004-01-07	System and methods to regulate use of consumer devices and services
ep1378809	2004-01-07	Systems and methods for securing video card output
ep1377057	2004-01-02	Speaker detection and tracking using audiovisual data
ep1377047	2004-01-02	Computer user interface for interacting with short segments of video (cliplets) generated from digital video
ep1376980	2004-01-02	Secure server plug-in architecture for digital rights management systems
ep1376978	2004-01-02	Application programming interface for utilizing multimedia data
ep1376952	2004-01-02	Congestion control mechanism for streaming media
ep1376951	2004-01-02	Method and system for measuring load and capacity on a variable capacity channel
ep1376930	2004-01-02	Systems and methods for application delivery and configuration management of mobile devices
ep1376927	2004-01-02	Data projection system and method
ep1376925	2004-01-02	Selectively disclosable digital certificates
ep1376584	2004-01-02	System and method for automatically generating video cliplets from digital video
ep1376583	2004-01-02	System and method for automatically authoring video compositions using video clips
ep1376540	2004-01-02	Microphone array signal enhancement using mixture models
ep1376532	2004-01-02	Systems and methods for providing color management
ep1376450	2004-01-02	Probability estimate for k-nearest neighbor classification
ep1376406	2004-01-02	A system and process for creating an interactive presentation employing multi-media components
ep1376405	2004-01-02	System and method for managing file names for file system filter drivers
ep1376404	2004-01-02	Method and system for managing backup files
ep1376403	2004-01-02	Backup file format and corresponding method and system
ep1376399	2004-01-02	System and method providing an API interface between XML and SQL while interacting with a managed object environment
ep1376391	2004-01-02	Word processor for freestyle editing of well-formed xml documents
ep1376389	2004-01-02	System and method for validating an XML document and reporting schema violations
ep1376388	2004-01-02	Method and system for encoding a mark-up language document
ep1376387	2004-01-02	Word-processing document stored in a single XML file
ep1376386	2004-01-02	System and method for enabling validation of an XML document that contains non-native XML
ep1376372	2004-01-02	Process-mode independent driver model
ep1376355	2004-01-02	System and method for issuing a message to a program
ep1376345	2004-01-02	System and method for installing a software application in a non-impactfull manner
ep1376342	2004-01-02	Single pass intermediate language verification algorithm
ep1376341	2004-01-02	Automated system setup
ep1376331	2004-01-02	System and method for users of mobile computing devices to print documents
ep1376325	2004-01-02	Method and system for presenting menu commands for selection
ep1376310	2004-01-02	Secure and opaque type library providing secure data protection of variables
ep1376309	2004-01-02	DRM system for protecting digital content
ep1376303	2004-01-02	Digital rights management (DRM) encryption and data-protection for content on device without interactive authentication
ep1376302	2004-01-02	Secure media path methods, systems, and architectures
ep1376301	2004-01-02	Content access management
ep1376300	2004-01-02	Method and apparatus for providing cryptographic software services
ep1376299	2004-01-02	Client-side caching of streaming media content
ep1374959	2004-01-02	Discovery and distribution of game session information
ep1372314	2003-12-17	Presence and notification system for maintaining and communicating information
ep1372067	2003-12-17	Image-based software installation
ep1372055	2003-12-17	Publishing content in connection with digital rights management (DRM) architecture
ep1371403	2003-12-17	Statistics system for online console-based gaming
ep1369820	2003-12-10	Spatiotemporal prediction for bidirectionally predictive (B) pictures and motion vector prediction for multi-picture reference motion compensation
ep1367824	2003-12-03	Short-term buffer content management
ep1367800	2003-12-03	System and method for downloading information to a mobile device
ep1367747	2003-12-03	A system and method for identifying and segmenting repeating media objects embedded in a stream
ep1367588	2003-12-03	Review speed adjustment marker
ep1367475	2003-12-03	Software application protection by way of a digital rights management (DRM) system
ep1364690	2003-11-26	Use of multiple player real-time voice communications on a gaming device
ep1363424	2003-11-19	Authentication method and system encrypting a ticket with an symmetric key, said symmetric key being encrypted with an asymmetric key
ep1363266	2003-11-19	Displaying static images using spatially displaced sampling with semantic data
ep1363221	2003-11-19	Increasing the level of automation when scheduling and managing meetings
ep1363204	2003-11-19	TV program database
ep1361765	2003-11-12	System and method for enabling instant messaging on a mobile device
ep1361723	2003-11-12	Maintaining authentification states for resources accessed in a stateless environment
ep1359770	2003-11-05	Signaling for fading compensation in video encoding
ep1359768	2003-11-05	Chrominance motion vector rounding
ep1359765	2003-11-05	Fading estimation/compensation in video encoding
ep1359764	2003-11-05	Video encoding method with fading compensation
ep1359763	2003-11-05	Approximate bicubic filter
ep1359724	2003-11-05	Method to offload a network stack
ep1359546	2003-11-05	2-D transforms for image and video coding
ep1359538	2003-11-05	Method for measuring the location of radio-frequency badges
ep1359491	2003-11-05	Methods for remotely changing a communications password
ep1357745	2003-10-29	Method and apparatus for processing of interlaced video images for progressive video displays
ep1357744	2003-10-29	TV control resource management
ep1357455	2003-10-29	Digital rights management on device without interactive authentication
ep1355496	2003-10-22	Distributed tuner allocation and conflict resolution
ep1355477	2003-10-22	Multi-level cache architecture and cache management method for peer-to-peer name resolution protocol
ep1355471	2003-10-22	Error resilient windows media audio coding
ep1355241	2003-10-22	Media content descriptions
ep1355235	2003-10-22	Using limits on address translation to control access to an addressable entity
ep1355224	2003-10-22	Reducing idle power consumption in a networked battery operated device
ep1355223	2003-10-22	Reducing power consumption in a networked battery-operated device using sensors
ep1355218	2003-10-22	Methods and systems for authentication of components in a graphic system
ep1353514	2003-10-15	Sub-pixel interpolation in motion estimation and compensation
ep1353513	2003-10-15	Rounding control for multi-stage interpolation
ep1351467	2003-10-08	Automatic re-authentification in a terminal client-server architecture
ep1351141	2003-10-08	Method and system for managing data records on a computer network
ep1351136	2003-10-08	Delta replication of source files and packages across networked resources
ep1351127	2003-10-08	Method and apparatus for restoring a device to a default state
ep1349065	2003-10-01	Symmetrical multiprocessing in multiprocessor systems
ep1347419	2003-09-24	Graphics image rendering with radiance self-transfer for low-frequency lighting environments
ep1347382	2003-09-24	System and method for gathering and automatically processing user and debug data for mobile devices
ep1346755	2003-09-24	Secure digital data format and code enforced policy
ep1345441	2003-09-17	Interactive jukebox
ep1345440	2003-09-17	Interactive jukebox
ep1345394	2003-09-17	Voice message processing system and method
ep1345352	2003-09-17	Time-window-constrained multicast for future delivery multicast
ep1345205	2003-09-17	Hardware-enhanced graphics rendering acceleration of pixel sub-component-oriented images
ep1343345	2003-09-10	Mobile authentication system with reduced authentication delay
ep1343069	2003-09-10	System and method for information control block tracking streams for universal disk format file systems
ep1341358	2003-09-03	A method to obtain friendly names for bluetooth devices
ep1338968	2003-08-27	Synchronizing over a number of synchronization mechanisms using flexible rules
ep1338967	2003-08-27	Computer system architecture for automatic context associations
ep1338966	2003-08-27	Social mapping of contacts from computer communication information
ep1338960	2003-08-27	Calender-based user interface system
ep1337111	2003-08-20	Method and apparatus for switching between video bitstreams
ep1335580	2003-08-13	Transformation of images
ep1335525	2003-08-13	Method for probing the peer-to-peer quality of service (QOS)
ep1335272	2003-08-13	Ink Gestures
ep1333635	2003-08-06	Method and apparatus for fragmenting and reassembling internet key exchange data packets
ep1331822	2003-07-30	Seamless switching of scalable video bitstreams
ep1330039	2003-07-23	Frequency-domain audio decoding with entropy code mode switching
ep1330038	2003-07-23	Frequency-domain audio decoding with entropy code mode switching
ep1326166	2003-07-09	Systems and methods for managing drivers in a computing system
ep1326165	2003-07-09	Methods and system for managing computational resources of a coprocessor in a computing system
ep1324213	2003-07-02	Grammar authoring system
ep1320238	2003-06-18	Architecture and run-time environment for network filter drivers
ep1320067	2003-06-18	Universal graphics adapter
ep1320038	2003-06-18	Services for context sensitive flagging of information in natural language text and central management of metadata relating to that information over a computer network
ep1318452	2003-06-11	Installing software on a mobile computing device using the rollback and security features of a configuration manager
ep1315375	2003-05-28	Video segment targeting using remotely issued instructions as well as local and behavior information
ep1310284	2003-05-14	Architecture for manufacturing authenticatable gaming systems
ep1310283	2003-05-14	Network architecture for secure communications between two console-based gaming systems
ep1307020	2003-05-02	Composable messaging protocol
ep1306995	2003-05-02	Method and system for undersampled symbol synchronization
ep1304889	2003-04-23	Managing packet-based telephony
ep1304656	2003-04-23	Multiple-level graphics processing system and method
ep1304655	2003-04-23	Generic parameterization for a scene graph
ep1304648	2003-04-23	Intelligent caching data structure for immediate mode graphics
ep1304614	2003-04-23	Application abstraction with dialog purpose
ep1303109	2003-04-16	Resolving virtual network names
ep1303108	2003-04-16	Method for resolving host name
ep1303097	2003-04-16	Virtual distributed security system
ep1303096	2003-04-16	Virtual network with adaptive dispatcher
ep1302867	2003-04-16	Efficient web page localization
ep1302852	2003-04-16	Indefinite-size variables within an intermediate language
ep1302850	2003-04-16	Automatic software input panel selection based on application program state
ep1301006	2003-04-09	Granular authorization for network user sessions
ep1298941	2003-04-02	Voice and circumstance-dependent notification
ep1298846	2003-04-02	Managing asynchronous objects received over multiple communication protocols
ep1296236	2003-03-26	Inferring operand types within an intermediate language
ep1294198	2003-03-19	Improved block transform and quantization for image and video coding
ep1291770	2003-03-12	Method and system for sychronizing mobile devices
ep1288797	2003-03-05	System and method to automate the management of computer services and programmable devices
ep1280069	2003-01-29	Statistically driven sentence realizing method and apparatus
ep1280058	2003-01-29	Method and system for creating and employing an operating system having selected functionality
ep1278350	2003-01-22	Credential authentication for mobile users
ep1278184	2003-01-22	Method for coding speech and music signals
ep1278113	2003-01-22	On-disk file format for a serverless distributed file system
ep1271953	2003-01-02	Improved startup methods and apparatuses for use in streaming content
ep1271952	2003-01-02	Remotely accessing and programming a set top box
ep1271883	2003-01-02	Remote event handling in a packet network
ep1271882	2003-01-02	Methods and systems for controlling the scope of delegation of authentication credentials
ep1271877	2003-01-02	Wireless browser
ep1271830	2003-01-02	Negotiated/dynamic error correction for streamed media
ep1271407	2003-01-02	Method and system for representing and displaying digital ink
ep1271371	2003-01-02	Methods for and applications of learning and inferring the periods of time until people are available or unavailable for different forms of communication, collaboration, and information access
ep1271339	2003-01-02	Method for generic object oriented description of structured data (GDL)
ep1271321	2003-01-02	System and method for recovering from a failed synchronization session
ep1271319	2003-01-02	System and method for resolving conflicts detected during a synchronization session
ep1271318	2003-01-02	System and method for translating synchronization information between two networks based on different synchronization protocols
ep1271315	2003-01-02	Run queue management
ep1271312	2003-01-02	System and method for split-stream dictionary program compression and just-in-time translation
ep1267548	2002-12-18	Method and system for integrating security mechanisms into session initiation protocol request messages for client-proxy authentication
ep1267518	2002-12-18	Multiple device management method and system
ep1051824	2002-12-17	System for transmitting subscription information and content to a mobile device
ep1023685	2002-12-17	System and method for managing application installation for a mobile device
ep1265157	2002-12-11	A system and process for providing dynamic communication access and information awareness in an interactive peripheral display
ep1262880	2002-12-04	Scaleable machine translation system
ep1258805	2002-11-20	Placing exception throwing instruction in compiled code
ep1203276	2002-11-19	Methods and arrangements for mapping widely disparate portable tokens to a static machine concentric cryptographic environment
ep1192536	2002-11-19	Inferring operand types within an intermediate language
ep1255194	2002-11-06	Markup language extensions for web enabled recognition
ep1255193	2002-11-06	Servers for web enabled speech recognition
ep1255192	2002-11-06	Web enabled recognition architecture
ep1255189	2002-11-06	Interface control
ep1255179	2002-11-06	Methods and arrangements for controlling access to resources based on authentication method
ep1253784	2002-10-30	Derivation and quantization of robust non-local characteristics for blind watermarking
ep1253555	2002-10-30	Robust and stealthy video watermarking
ep1253525	2002-10-30	Recognizer of audio-content in digital signals
ep1251672	2002-10-23	Methods and systems for authentication through multiple proxy servers
ep1251670	2002-10-23	Negotiating secure connections through a proxy server
ep1251514	2002-10-23	DVD navigator and application programming interfaces
ep1251438	2002-10-23	Information retrieval system
ep1251437	2002-10-23	Information retrieval system
ep1249983	2002-10-16	Methods and arrangements for protecting information in forwarded authentication messages
ep1248441	2002-10-09	Peer-to-peer name resolution protocol (PNRP) and multilevel cache for use therewith
ep1175759	2002-10-08	Computer-implemented call forwarding options and methods therefor in a unified messaging system
ep1246061	2002-10-02	A serverless distributed file system
ep1246056	2002-10-02	System and method for providing a server control interface
ep1379963	2002-09-26	SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATIONS MANAGEMENT AND DATA EXCHANGE
ep1244091	2002-09-25	Methods and systems for displaying animated graphics on a computing device
ep1241858	2002-09-18	Provisioning computing services via an online networked computing environment
ep1241853	2002-09-18	System and method for identifying and establishing preferred modalities or channels for communications based on participants preferences and contexts
ep1241838	2002-09-18	System and method for wireless connecting a computing device without configuration and computing device therefore
ep1241593	2002-09-18	Method and system for interacting with devices having different capabilities
ep1241573	2002-09-18	System and method for passing context-sensitive information from a first application to a second application on a mobile device
ep1241558	2002-09-18	Method for providing feedback responsive to sensing a physical presence proximate to a control of an electronic device
ep1241557	2002-09-18	Method for displaying information responsive to sensing a physical presence proximate to a computer input device
ep1239674	2002-09-11	Method and apparatus for recording broadcast data
ep1239673	2002-09-11	Method and apparatus for storing content
ep1239379	2002-09-11	Method and apparatus for displaying information regarding stored data in a gaming system
ep1238690	2002-09-11	Mutiple user authentication for online console-based gaming
ep1238689	2002-09-11	Uniform media portal for a gaming system
ep1238688	2002-09-11	Method and apparatus for managing data in a gaming system
ep1051681	2002-09-10	Channel definition architecture extension
ep1237384	2002-09-04	User-tagging of cellular telephone locations
ep1237371	2002-09-04	Enhanced television service
ep1237076	2002-09-04	Expert system for generating user interfaces
ep1237073	2002-09-04	Method and system for creating and maintaining version-specific properties in a distributed environment
ep1235160	2002-08-28	System and method for providing a unified messaging scheme in a mobile device
ep1235143	2002-08-28	Method and system for creating and maintaining version-specific properties in a file
ep1235142	2002-08-28	Methods and arrangements for configuring portable security token features and contents
ep1235137	2002-08-28	Method for flagging and relating information in a computer system
ep1042891	2002-08-27	System and method for delivering web content over a broadcast medium
ep1233591	2002-08-21	Progressive streaming media rendering
ep1233358	2002-08-21	Modular system and method to manage messages in mobile devices using forms
ep1233351	2002-08-21	System and method for providing transparent access to distributed authoring and versioning files including encrypted files
ep1233343	2002-08-21	Method and radio interface layer comprising a set of application programming interfaces (APIs)
ep1233326	2002-08-21	Methods and systems for a portable, interactive display device for use with a computer
ep1229746	2002-08-07	Deleting objects from a store of a device
ep1229694	2002-08-07	Routing notifications to mobile devices through a high capacity channel
ep1227637	2002-07-31	Caching transformed content in a mobile gateway
ep1227634	2002-07-31	Establishing a secure connection with a private corporate network over a public network
ep1227443	2002-07-31	System and method for fast and smooth rendering of lit, textured spheres
ep1227408	2002-07-31	Text compression options generation
ep1227397	2002-07-31	SIM manager API
ep1227396	2002-07-31	A method, system and computer program product for synchronizing data represented by different data structures by using update notifications
ep1225771	2002-07-24	Method and system for selective reception of packet data in a wireless communication network
ep1225747	2002-07-24	Originator authentication
ep1225509	2002-07-24	Method and system for deterministic ordering of software modules
ep1025493	2002-07-23	Queued method invocations on distributed component applications
ep1223722	2002-07-17	Method and system to access software pertinent to a peripheral device
ep1223721	2002-07-17	Systems and methods for automatically formulating response to authentication requests from secured servers
ep1223705	2002-07-17	Methods and systems for generating encryption keys using random bit sequences
ep1194891	2002-07-16	Computer-based representations and reasoning methods for engaging users in goal-oriented conversations
ep1221819	2002-07-10	A method of adapting information content to wireless terminal capabilities
ep1221653	2002-07-10	System and method to specify extended configuration descriptor information in USB devices
ep1221652	2002-07-10	System and method to specify device specific user interface information in the firmware of a USB device
ep1221650	2002-07-10	System and method for user interface mirroring utilizing a layout manager
ep1066625	2002-07-09	Information retrieval and speech recognition based on language models
ep1220510	2002-07-03	Methods and systems for context-aware policy determination and enforcement
ep1217857	2002-06-26	System and method for context- and location dependent adaptation of applications resident on mobile terminals for use in vehicles
ep1217792	2002-06-26	Context-aware and location-aware cellular phones and methods
ep1217549	2002-06-26	Environment-interactive context-aware devices and methods
ep1217532	2002-06-26	System and method for optimizing user notifications for small computer devices
ep1412846	2002-06-20	METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGEMENT OF MULTIPLE NETWORK RESOURCES
ep1215578	2002-06-19	Creation of mini dump files from full dump files
ep1213892	2002-06-12	System and method for implementing a client side HTTP stack
ep1213705	2002-06-12	Method and apparatus for speech synthesis without prosody modification
ep1147612	2002-06-11	Code book construction for variable to variable length entropy encoding
ep1211613	2002-06-05	Dynamically generating multiple hierarchies of inter-object relationships based on object attribute values
ep1222540	2002-06-04	Method and system for consistent cluster operational data in a server cluster using a quorum of replicas
ep1209681	2002-05-29	Improved playback control methods and arrangements for a DVD player
ep1209564	2002-05-29	Kernel emulator for non-native program modules
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