US Patent No: 5,353,121
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Television schedule system
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Oct 4, 1994
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Abstract
A schedule system utilizing a background display. The schedule system provides a background schedule information system in which the background schedule information is displayed over a portion of a television screen in response to activation. A primary television display is displayed on the television screen in conjunction with the background schedule information. The system provides for the background television schedule information to have a status upon activation similar to a status upon prior suspension.
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- 5 Korea
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Patent Owner(s)
| Patent Owner | Address | Total Patents |
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| STARSIGHT TELECAST, INC. | FREMONT, CA | 78 |
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Inventor(s)
| Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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| Faber, Michael W | Pleasanton, CA | 31 | 2976 |
| Roop, John H | Palo Alto, CA | 32 | 3365 |
| Young, Patrick | San Mateo, CA | 35 | 5200 |
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| 5,644,354 Interactive video system | 124 | 1992 | |
| 5,781,246 Electronic television program guide schedule system and method | 176 | 1994 | |
| 5,880,768 Interactive program guide systems and processes | 287 | 1995 | |
| 5,589,892 Electronic television program guide schedule system and method with data feed access | 563 | 1995 | |
| 6,157,413 Interactive special events video signal navigation system | 97 | 1995 | |
| 5,710,601 Video clip program guide | 161 | 1996 | |
| 5,986,650 Electronic television program guide schedule system and method with scan feature | 97 | 1996 | |
| 5,892,498 Interactive scroll program guide | 36 | 1996 | |
| 6,014,184 Electronic television program guide schedule system and method with data feed access | 136 | 1996 | |
| 5,805,204 System and method for communicating data and objective code for an interactive video guide system | 84 | 1997 | |
| 6,141,488 Program guide system for recording television programs | 100 | 1997 | |
| 6,020,929 Video mix program guide | 24 | 1997 | |
| 6,002,444 Video clip program guide | 33 | 1997 | |
| 6,564,378 Program guide system with browsing display | 92 | 1998 | |
| 6,564,379 Program guide system with flip and browse advertisements | 74 | 1998 | |
| 6,357,046 Systems and methods for continually updating and retrieving interactive video information | 44 | 1998 | |
| 6,661,468 Electronic television program guide schedule system and method | 31 | 1998 | |
| 6,396,546 Electronic television program guide schedule system and method | 38 | 1998 | |
| 6,832,385 Television schedule system | 28 | 1998 | |
| 6,820,278 Cooperative television application system having multiple user television equipment devices | 57 | 1998 | |
| 6,266,814 Methods and systems for presenting program schedule information corresponding to a day selection | 100 | 1998 | |
| 6,072,460 Systems and methods for presenting a television program guide | 25 | 1999 | |
| 7,603,684 Program guide system with video-on-demand browsing | 12 | 1999 | |
| 6,563,515 Program guide system with video window browsing | 99 | 1999 | |
| 6,769,128 Electronic television program guide schedule system and method with data feed access | 40 | 1999 | |
| 6,470,497 Electronic television program guide schedule system and method with scan feature | 30 | 1999 | |
| 6,342,926 Interactive special events video signal navigation system | 24 | 1999 | |
| 6,275,268 Electronic television program guide with remote product ordering | 144 | 1999 | |
| 6,419,137 Video clip program guide | 34 | 1999 | |
| 6,373,528 Electronic television program guide schedule system and method | 23 | 1999 | |
| 6,331,877 Electronic television program guide schedule system and method | 83 | 1999 | |
| 7,069,576 Interactive television program guide system with pay program package promotion | 28 | 1999 | |
| 6,305,016 Systems and methods for displaying information with a perceived partial transparency over a television program | 6 | 1999 | |
| 6,771,317 Electronic television program guide with remote product ordering | 49 | 1999 | |
| 6,526,577 Enhanced interactive program guide | 114 | 1999 | |
| 6,542,169 Systems and methods for presenting an interactive user interface | 9 | 2000 | |
| 6,305,017 Interactive television program guide with selectable non-program options | 22 | 2000 | |
| 6,357,043 Electronic television program guide with remote product ordering | 56 | 2000 | |
| 6,473,559 Program guide system for recording television programs | 62 | 2000 | |
| 6,442,332 Program guide system for recording television programs | 56 | 2000 | |
| 6,275,648 Program guide system for recording television programs | 36 | 2000 | |
| 7,895,624 Interactive media guide with media guidance interface | 3 | 2001 | |
| 6,526,578 Interactive television program guide with selectable non-program options | 1 | 2001 | |
| 8,255,961 Systems and methods for caching data in media-on-demand systems | 0 | 2001 | |
| 7,650,621 Systems and methods for providing storage of data on servers in an on-demand media delivery system | 14 | 2001 | |
| 7,100,185 Electronic television program guide schedule system and method | 14 | 2001 | |
| 6,606,128 Interactive special events video signal navigation system | 23 | 2001 | |
| 8,156,528 Personal video recorder systems and methods | 0 | 2002 | |
| 8,266,649 Electronic program guide for indicating availability of past programs in the future | 1 | 2002 | |
| 7,039,935 Program guide system with flip and browse advertisements | 28 | 2002 | |
| 6,748,596 Program guide system for recording television programs | 9 | 2002 | |
| 6,772,432 Interactive television program guide with selectable non-program options | 0 | 2003 | |
| 7,398,541 Electronic television program guide schedule system and method | 11 | 2003 | |
| 7,225,455 Electronic television program guide schedule system and method | 39 | 2003 | |
| 6,728,967 Electronic television program guide schedule system and method | 7 | 2003 | |
| 7,047,547 Electronic television program guide schedule system and method | 17 | 2003 | |
| 7,493,646 Interactive television systems with digital video recording and adjustable reminders | 6 | 2003 | |
| 7,385,586 Systems and methods for presenting an interactive user interface | 1 | 2003 | |
| 7,814,421 Program guide system with video window browsing | 1 | 2003 | |
| 7,761,892 Client server based interactive television program guide system with remote server recording | 3 | 2003 | |
| 8,082,568 Electronic program guide with integrated program listings | 0 | 2003 | |
| 8,001,564 Electronic program guide with digital storage directory | 0 | 2003 | |
| 7,793,322 Electronic program guide with super-program sequence | 7 | 2003 | |
| 8,418,208 Electronic television program guide schedule system and method with remote product ordering | 0 | 2003 | |
| 7,870,587 Electronic television program guide schedule system and method with remote product ordering | 3 | 2003 | |
| 7,487,528 Program guide system with browsing display | 3 | 2003 | |
| 8,189,996 Program guide system for recording television programs | 0 | 2003 | |
| 7,322,038 Program guide system for recording television programs | 0 | 2003 | |
| 8,296,802 Interactive program guide systems and processes | 0 | 2003 | |
| 7,984,468 Systems and methods for providing program suggestions in an interactive television program guide | 4 | 2003 | |
| 7,493,643 Program guide system with video-on-demand browsing | 3 | 2004 | |
| 7,562,377 Interactive program guide navigator menu system | 1 | 2004 | |
| 7,254,823 Apparatus and method for constrained selection of favorite channels | 6 | 2004 | |
| 8,046,801 Interactive television program guide with remote access | 13 | 2004 | |
| 7,827,585 Electronic program guide with digital storage | 0 | 2005 | |
| 7,802,285 Client-server based interactive television program guide with server recording | 1 | 2005 | |
| 8,006,263 Interactive television program guide with remote access | 1 | 2005 | |
| 7,603,685 Program guide system with combination category search | 18 | 2005 | |
| 8,010,979 Electronic program guide using markup language | 2 | 2006 | |
| 7,603,690 Interactive television program guide system with pay program package promotion | 3 | 2006 | |
| 7,784,081 Television program guide with a digital storage device and a secondary storage device | 3 | 2006 | |
| 8,381,249 Systems and methods for acquiring, categorizing and delivering media in interactive media guidance applications | 0 | 2006 | |
| 8,209,424 Systems and methods for providing remote access to interactive media guidance applications | 0 | 2006 | |
| 7,735,107 Client-server based interactive television program guide system with remote server recording | 0 | 2007 | |
| 7,739,709 Client-server based interactive television program guide system with remote server recording | 1 | 2007 | |
| 8,087,047 Systems and methods for providing remote access to interactive media guidance applications | 1 | 2007 | |
| 7,913,278 Interactive television program guide with remote access | 5 | 2007 | |
| 7,571,453 Apparatus and method for constrained selection of favorite channels | 2 | 2007 | |
| 8,392,948 Interactive program guide systems and processes | 0 | 2007 | |
| 8,302,126 Interactive program guide navigator menu system | 0 | 2007 | |
| 8,087,048 Television program guide with a digital storage device | 1 | 2007 | |
| 8,087,050 Client-server electronic program guide | 0 | 2007 | |
| 7,870,585 Client-server based interactive television program guide system with remote server recording | 1 | 2007 | |
| 7,827,582 Program guide system with video-on-demand browsing | 5 | 2007 | |
| 7,774,812 Interactive television program guide system with pay program package promotion | 4 | 2007 | |
| 8,327,403 Systems and methods for providing remote program ordering on a user device via a web server | 0 | 2007 | |
| 8,107,977 Cross-platform messaging | 0 | 2007 | |
| 8,146,117 Program guide system with real-time data sources | 0 | 2008 | |
| 7,917,933 Systems and methods for relocating media | 3 | 2008 | |
| 7,779,445 Interactive television systems with digital video recording and adjustable reminders | 15 | 2009 | |
| 7,673,314 Client-server based interactive television program guide system with remote server recording | 37 | 2009 | |
| 8,352,978 Systems and methods for advertising television networks, channels, and programs | 0 | 2009 | |
| 7,779,440 Apparatus and method for constrained selection of favorite channels | 0 | 2009 | |
| 8,281,339 Customizable flip and browse overlays in an interactive television system | 0 | 2009 | |
| 7,873,973 Program guide system with combination category search | 0 | 2009 | |
| 8,359,616 Systems and methods for automatically generating advertisements using a media guidance application | 1 | 2009 | |
| 8,117,564 Systems and methods for generating a media guidance application with multiple perspective views | 0 | 2009 | |
| 8,291,461 Systems and methods for managing the distribution of on-demand media | 0 | 2009 | |
| 8,176,521 Client server based interactive television program guide system with remote server recording | 0 | 2010 | |
| 7,895,622 Client-server based interactive television program guide system with remote server recording | 0 | 2010 | |
| 7,873,978 Client-server based interactive television program guide system with remote server recording | 0 | 2010 | |
| 8,281,345 Personal video recorder systems and methods | 0 | 2010 | |
| 8,272,019 Client-server based interactive television program guide system with remote server recording | 2010 | ||
| 8,266,662 Client-server based interactive television program guide system with remote server recording | 0 | 2010 | |
| 8,091,110 Client-server based interactive television program guide system with remote server recording | 1 | 2010 | |
| 8,413,191 Program guide with a digital storage device | 0 | 2010 | |
| 8,370,884 Interactive television systems with digital video recording and adjustable reminders | 0 | 2010 | |
| 8,024,763 Interactive television program guide system with pay program package promotion | 0 | 2010 | |
| 7,971,222 Interactive television systems with digital video recording and adjustable reminders | 7 | 2010 | |
| 7,937,727 Apparatus and method for constrained selection of favorite channels | 0 | 2010 | |
| 8,161,514 Program guide system with video-on-demand browsing | 0 | 2010 | |
| 8,424,038 Interactive media guide with media guidance interface | 0 | 2011 | |
| 8,413,193 Program guide with a digital storage device | 0 | 2011 | |
| 8,381,248 Program guide system with combination category search | 0 | 2011 | |
| 8,448,215 Electronic program guide with digital storage | 0 | 2011 | |
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| 7,831,204 Signal processing apparatus and methods | 1 | 1995 | |
| 7,860,249 Signal processing apparatus and methods | 0 | 1995 | |
| 7,769,344 Signal processing apparatus and methods | 1 | 1995 | |
| 7,865,920 Signal processing apparatus and methods | 0 | 1995 | |
| 7,861,278 Signal processing apparatus and methods | 1 | 1995 | |
| 7,849,493 Signal processing apparatus and methods | 1 | 1995 | |
| 7,769,170 Signal processing apparatus and methods | 0 | 1995 | |
| 7,953,223 Signal processing apparatus and methods | 1 | 1995 | |
| 7,849,479 Signal processing apparatus and methods | 0 | 1995 | |
| 7,840,976 Signal processing apparatus and methods | 0 | 1995 | |
| 7,805,748 Signal processing apparatus and methods | 0 | 1995 | |
| 7,797,717 Signal processing apparatus and methods | 0 | 1995 | |
| 7,783,252 Signal processing apparatus and methods | 0 | 1995 | |
| 7,784,082 Signal processing apparatus and methods | 0 | 1995 | |
| 7,856,649 Signal processing apparatus and methods | 0 | 1995 | |
| 7,801,304 Signal processing apparatus and methods | 1 | 1995 | |
| 7,752,649 Signal processing apparatus and methods | 0 | 1995 | |
| 7,849,480 Signal processing apparatus and methods | 0 | 1995 | |
| 8,112,782 Signal processing apparatus and methods | 0 | 1995 | |
| 8,046,791 Signal processing apparatus and methods | 0 | 1995 | |
| 7,926,084 Signal processing apparatus and methods | 1 | 1995 | |
| 7,827,587 Signal processing apparatus and methods | 0 | 1995 | |
| 7,810,115 Signal processing apparatus and methods | 0 | 1995 | |
| 7,764,685 Signal processing apparatus and methods | 0 | 1995 | |
| 7,752,650 Signal processing apparatus and methods | 0 | 1995 | |
| 7,861,263 Signal processing apparatus and methods | 0 | 1995 | |
| 7,827,586 Signal processing apparatus and methods | 0 | 1995 | |
| 7,823,175 Signal processing apparatus and methods | 0 | 1995 | |
| 7,814,526 Signal processing apparatus and methods | 0 | 1995 | |
| 7,805,738 Signal processing apparatus and methods | 0 | 1995 | |
| 7,734,251 Signal processing apparatus and methods | 2 | 1995 | |
| 8,191,091 Signal processing apparatus and methods | 5 | 1995 | |
| 7,992,169 Signal processing apparatus and methods | 0 | 1995 | |
| 7,966,640 Signal processing apparatus and methods | 0 | 1995 | |
| 7,958,527 Signal processing apparatus and methods | 0 | 1995 | |
| 7,940,931 Signal processing apparatus and methods | 1 | 1995 | |
| 7,908,638 Signal processing apparatus and methods | 0 | 1995 | |
| 7,889,865 Signal processing apparatus and methods | 0 | 1995 | |
| 7,870,581 Signal processing apparatus and methods | 0 | 1995 | |
| 7,864,248 Signal processing apparatus and methods | 0 | 1995 | |
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| 7,818,777 Signal processing apparatus and methods | 0 | 1995 | |
| 7,818,778 Signal processing apparatus and methods | 0 | 1995 | |
| 7,793,332 Signal processing apparatus and methods | 0 | 1995 | |
| 7,761,890 Signal processing apparatus and methods | 1 | 1995 | |
| 7,747,217 Signal processing apparatus and methods | 0 | 1995 | |
| 5,887,243 Signal processing apparatus and methods | 146 | 1995 | |
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| 5,734,853 Set top terminal for cable television delivery systems | 280 | 1993 | |
| 5,682,195 Digital cable headend for cable television delivery system | 232 | 1993 | |
| 5,659,350 Operations center for a television program packaging and delivery system | 295 | 1993 | |
| 5,600,364 Network controller for cable television delivery systems | 565 | 1993 | |
| 5,559,549 Television program delivery system | 368 | 1993 | |
| D381991 Remote control unit | 34 | 1994 | |
| 5,600,573 Operations center with video storage for a television program packaging and delivery system | 291 | 1994 | |
| 6,052,554 Television program delivery system | 93 | 1996 | |
| 6,738,978 Method and apparatus for targeted advertising | 171 | 1996 | |
| 6,160,989 Network controller for cable television delivery systems | 192 | 1996 | |
| 7,207,055 Bandwidth allocation for a television program delivery system | 17 | 1997 | |
| 6,539,548 Operations center for a television program packaging and delivery system | 97 | 1997 | |
| 6,515,680 Set top terminal for television delivery system | 114 | 1997 | |
| 7,269,841 Digital cable headend for cable television delivery system | 3 | 1997 | |
| 6,463,585 Targeted advertisement using television delivery systems | 351 | 1998 | |
| 7,590,993 Method and apparatus for gathering programs watched data | 9 | 1998 | |
| 6,181,335 Card for a set top terminal | 102 | 1998 | |
| 7,017,178 Audio program reception terminal for television delivery system | 9 | 1998 | |
| 7,073,187 Menu-driven television program access system and method | 8 | 1998 | |
| 6,754,905 Data structure and methods for providing an interactive program guide | 52 | 1999 | |
| 6,584,153 Data structure and methods for providing an interactive program guide | 30 | 1999 | |
| 7,091,968 Method and apparatus for encoding a user interface | 4 | 1999 | |
| 6,621,870 Method and apparatus for compressing video sequences | 28 | 1999 | |
| 6,651,252 Method and apparatus for transmitting video and graphics in a compressed form | 13 | 1999 | |
| 7,096,487 Apparatus and method for combining realtime and non-realtime encoded content | 37 | 1999 | |
| 6,481,012 Picture-in-picture and multiple video streams using slice-based encoding | 36 | 1999 | |
| 7,058,965 Multiplexing structures for delivery of interactive program guide | 4 | 1999 | |
| 6,968,567 Latency reduction in providing interactive program guide | 8 | 1999 | |
| 6,614,843 Stream indexing for delivery of interactive program guide | 17 | 1999 | |
| 7,127,737 Bandwidth management techniques for delivery of interactive program guide | 3 | 2000 | |
| 7,669,223 Apparatus and method for packaging programs in a television program delivery system | 1 | 2000 | |
| 6,704,359 Efficient encoding algorithms for delivery of server-centric interactive program guide | 8 | 2000 | |
| 6,904,610 Server-centric customized interactive program guide in an interactive television environment | 11 | 2000 | |
| 7,464,394 Music interface for media-rich interactive program guide | 1 | 2000 | |
| 7,373,652 Server-centric search function in an interactive program guide | 13 | 2000 | |
| 7,836,481 Set top terminal for generating an interactive electronic program guide for use with television delivery system | 3 | 2001 | |
| 7,363,645 Interactive electronic program guide for use with television delivery system | 12 | 2001 | |
| 8,060,905 Television delivery system having interactive electronic program guide | 3 | 2001 | |
| 7,770,196 Set top terminal for organizing program options available in television delivery system | 0 | 2001 | |
| 7,673,319 Set top terminal for displaying television program menus | 1 | 2002 | |
| 8,032,906 Method and system for providing a program guide and multiple video streams using slice-based encoding | 0 | 2002 | |
| 7,836,467 Interactive user interface | 1 | 2003 | |
| 7,505,519 Method and apparatus for compressing video sequences | 0 | 2003 | |
| 7,380,261 Method and apparatus for transmitting video and graphics in a compressed form | 2 | 2003 | |
| 7,433,406 Efficient encoding algorithms for delivery of server-centric interactive program guide | 2 | 2003 | |
| 7,634,788 Service provider side interactive program guide encoder | 1 | 2004 | |
| 7,810,116 Apparatus and method for combining realtime and non-realtime encoded content | 0 | 2004 | |
| 7,953,160 Method and apparatus for compressing video sequences | 5 | 2009 | |
| 7,930,715 Operations center for a television program packaging and delivery system | 0 | 2009 | |
| 8,117,635 Method and apparatus for targeting of interactive virtual objects | 1 | 2010 | |
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| 5,727,060 Television schedule system | 181 | 1993 | |
| 5,550,576 Method and apparatus for merging television program schedule information received from multiple television schedule information sources | 287 | 1995 | |
| 5,684,525 Merging multi-source information in a television system | 204 | 1996 | |
| 5,808,608 Background television schedule system | 182 | 1996 | |
| 5,801,787 Television schedule system and method of operation for multiple program occurrences | 234 | 1996 | |
| 6,567,606 On screen VCR programming guide | 13 | 1996 | |
| 5,828,945 Merging multi-source information in a television system | 190 | 1996 | |
| 5,923,362 Merging multi-source information in a television system | 93 | 1997 | |
| 6,002,394 Systems and methods for linking television viewers with advertisers and broadcasters | 476 | 1997 | |
| 6,323,911 System and method for using television schedule information | 160 | 1997 | |
| 6,469,753 Information system | 66 | 1997 | |
| 5,940,073 Method and system for displaying other information in a TV program guide | 320 | 1997 | |
| 6,118,492 Guide system and method of operation | 61 | 1997 | |
| 5,959,688 Television schedule system and method of operation for multiple program occurences | 51 | 1998 | |
| 6,072,983 Merging multi-source information in a television system | 84 | 1998 | |
| 7,487,529 Electronic program guide system with advertising messages in pop-ups | 21 | 1998 | |
| 6,498,895 User interface for television schedule system | 79 | 1999 | |
| 6,167,188 User interface for television schedule system | 105 | 1999 | |
| 6,247,176 Television schedule system and method of operation for multiple program occurrences | 38 | 1999 | |
| 6,341,374 Television schedule system and method of operation for multiple program occurrences | 41 | 2001 | |
| 7,062,777 Television control interface with electronic guide | 28 | 2002 | |
| 7,421,724 Systems and methods for displaying information regions in an interactive electronic program guide | 13 | 2002 | |
| 7,493,641 Method and system for displaying advertisements in an electronic program guide | 12 | 2003 | |
| 7,480,929 Method and system for displaying advertisements in an electronic program guide | 14 | 2003 | |
| 7,477,832 User interface for television schedule system | 16 | 2003 | |
| 7,552,459 Information system | 4 | 2003 | |
| 7,047,549 Television schedule system and method of operation for multiple program occurrences | 6 | 2004 | |
| 8,205,232 Interactive computer system for providing television schedule information | 0 | 2004 | |
| 7,212,249 Television schedule system with pop-up action menu and icons | 6 | 2004 | |
| 7,209,640 User interface for television schedule system | 19 | 2004 | |
| 7,748,018 Arranging channel indicators in a television schedule system | 7 | 2004 | |
| 7,543,321 Multiple database, user-choice-compiled program and event guide | 2 | 2004 | |
| 7,187,847 User interface for television schedule system | 34 | 2005 | |
| 8,087,046 User interface for television schedule system | 0 | 2005 | |
| 7,151,886 User interface for television schedule system | 11 | 2005 | |
| 7,849,483 Guide system and method of operation | 0 | 2005 | |
| 7,162,729 Television schedule system and method of operation for multiple program occurences | 4 | 2006 | |
| 7,543,320 Television schedule system and method of operation for multiple program occurrences | 3 | 2006 | |
| 8,424,040 Multi-source switching in a television system | 0 | 2007 | |
| 8,266,655 Multi-source switching in a television system | 0 | 2007 | |
| 8,181,200 Method and system for displaying advertising, video, and program schedule listing | 0 | 2007 | |
| 8,112,776 Interactive computer system for providing television schedule information | 0 | 2007 | |
| 8,069,460 User interface for television schedule system | 1 | 2007 | |
| 8,132,206 Multiple database, user-choice-compiled program and event guide | 0 | 2009 | |
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| 5,600,368 Interactive television system and method for viewer control of multiple camera viewpoints in broadcast programming | 172 | 1994 | |
| 5,945,987 Interactive entertainment network system and method for providing short sets of preview video trailers | 99 | 1995 | |
| 5,861,906 Interactive entertainment network system and method for customizing operation thereof according to viewer preferences | 224 | 1995 | |
| 5,805,763 System and method for automatically recording programs in an interactive viewing system | 249 | 1995 | |
| 5,752,160 Interactive entertainment network system and method with analog video startup loop for video-on-demand | 137 | 1995 | |
| 5,721,829 System for automatic pause/resume of content delivered on a channel in response to switching to and from that channel and resuming so that a portion of the content is repeated | 206 | 1995 | |
| 5,654,748 Interactive program identification system | 128 | 1995 | |
| 5,585,838 Program time guide | 414 | 1995 | |
| 5,751,282 System and method for calling video on demand using an electronic programming guide | 330 | 1995 | |
| 5,815,145 System and method for displaying a program guide for an interactive televideo system | 108 | 1995 | |
| 6,025,837 Electronic program guide with hyperlinks to target resources | 344 | 1996 | |
| 5,699,107 Program reminder system | 218 | 1996 | |
| 5,657,072 Interactive entertainment network system and method for providing program listings during non-peak times | 209 | 1996 | |
| 5,907,323 Interactive program summary panel | 143 | 1997 | |
| 6,141,693 Method and apparatus for extracting digital data from a video stream and using the digital data to configure the video stream for display on a television set | 102 | 1998 | |
| 6,571,390 Interactive entertainment network system and method for customizing operation thereof according to viewer preferences | 80 | 1998 | |
| 6,631,523 Electronic program guide with hyperlinks to target resources | 93 | 1998 | |
| 6,868,551 Interactive program summary panel | 30 | 1999 | |
| 7,051,351 System and method of inserting advertisements into an information retrieval system display | 56 | 1999 | |
| 6,668,377 System for previewing video trailers | 55 | 1999 | |
| 6,886,179 System and method for recording a signal using a central point of control | 7 | 2000 | |
| 7,511,710 Three-dimensional program guide | 1 | 2002 | |
| 7,243,364 Interactive entertainment network system and method for customizing operation thereof according to viewer preferences | 38 | 2003 | |
| 7,665,109 Electronic program guide with hyperlinks to target resources | 8 | 2003 | |
| 8,051,450 Query-based electronic program guide | 1 | 2003 | |
| 8,108,899 Interactive entertainment system for presenting supplemental interactive content together with continuous video programs | 0 | 2004 | |
| 7,590,999 System and method for recording a signal using a central point of control | 1 | 2004 | |
| 7,757,254 Interactive entertainment system for presenting supplemental interactive content together with continuous video programs | 4 | 2004 | |
| 7,673,322 System and method for recording a signal using a central point of control | 0 | 2005 | |
| 7,493,639 Interactive program summary panel | 1 | 2005 | |
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| 7,975,277 System for providing alternative services | 1 | 2000 | |
| 7,917,920 System for providing alternative services | 0 | 2000 | |
| 7,882,524 Navigation paradigm for access to television services | 0 | 2000 | |
| 7,992,163 Video-on-demand navigational system | 3 | 2000 | |
| 7,882,516 Video-on-demand navigational system | 0 | 2000 | |
| 7,962,370 Methods in a media service system for transaction processing | 7 | 2001 | |
| 8,006,262 Graphic user interfaces for purchasable and recordable media (PRM) downloads | 4 | 2001 | |
| 7,930,717 Graphic user interfaces for purchasable and recordable media (PRM) downloads | 0 | 2001 | |
| 7,962,011 Controlling substantially constant buffer capacity for personal video recording with consistent user interface of available disk space | 1 | 2001 | |
| 8,181,205 PVR channel and PVR IPG information | 1 | 2002 | |
| 8,020,184 Channel control system for exiting from an interactive program guide | 0 | 2004 | |
| 7,934,235 Channel control system for exiting from an interactive program guide | 0 | 2004 | |
| 8,069,259 Managing removal of media titles from a list | 0 | 2005 | |
| 7,970,921 Managing removal of media titles from a list | 0 | 2005 | |
| 8,056,106 Video on demand system with dynamic enablement of random-access functionality | 0 | 2005 | |
| 8,037,504 Video on demand system with selectable options of configurable random-access control | 1 | 2005 | |
| 7,934,240 Video on demand system with dynamic enablement of random-access functionality | 0 | 2005 | |
| 7,934,241 Video on demand system with selectable options of configurable random-access control | 0 | 2005 | |
| 8,032,914 Systems and methods for dynamically allocating bandwidth in a digital broadband delivery system | 1 | 2008 | |
| 7,934,242 Systems and methods for dynamically allocating bandwidth in a digital broadband delivery system | 0 | 2008 | |
| 7,886,325 Systems and methods for dynamically allocating bandwidth in a digital broadband delivery system | 0 | 2008 | |
| 8,006,273 Updating download options for unavailable media content | 1 | 2008 | |
| 7,966,635 Updating download options for unavailable media content | 0 | 2008 | |
| 7,903,577 Optimizing data rates for video services to a subscriber | 0 | 2008 | |
| 8,365,221 Selective search and display for categorized channels in a subscriber television system | 0 | 2009 | |
| 7,992,166 Providing alternative services based on receiver configuration and type of display device | 1 | 2009 | |
| 7,930,713 Providing alternative services based on receiver configuration and type of display device | 0 | 2009 | |
| 7,886,319 Providing alternative services based on receiver configuration and type of display device | 0 | 2009 | |
| 8,191,093 Providing information pertaining to audio-visual and personal bi-directional services | 0 | 2009 | |
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| 5,692,214 System for unattended recording of video programs by remote control code transmitter module which receives user selections from a personal computer | 152 | 1994 | |
| 6,091,884 Enhancing operations of video tape cassette players | 63 | 1996 | |
| 6,487,362 Enhancing operations of video tape cassette players | 45 | 1996 | |
| 6,177,931 Systems and methods for displaying and recording control interface with television programs, video, advertising information and program scheduling information | 895 | 1998 | |
| 6,608,963 Video medium indexing system and method | 6 | 1999 | |
| 6,701,060 Enhancing operations of video tape cassette players | 13 | 2001 | |
| 7,499,628 Enhancing operations of video tape cassette players | 3 | 2002 | |
| 7,814,511 Systems and methods for digitizing video related to products | 3 | 2003 | |
| 8,156,529 System and method for preprogrammed purchasing of television offered products | 0 | 2003 | |
| 7,328,450 Method and system for displaying targeted advertisements in an electronic program guide | 34 | 2003 | |
| 7,542,657 Video tape indexing system and method | 0 | 2003 | |
| 8,265,458 System and method for generating video taping reminders | 0 | 2004 | |
| 7,663,700 Combination of recorded program index and EPG | 2 | 2006 | |
| 7,941,818 System and method for utilizing EPG database for modifying advertisements | 0 | 2007 | |
| 8,134,645 Combination of recorded program index and EPG | 1 | 2007 | |
| 8,078,031 Video tape indexing system and method | 0 | 2009 | |
| 8,272,011 Method and system for displaying advertisements between schedule listings | 2010 | ||
| 8,321,896 Systems and methods for capturing and storing a product-related video frame | 2010 | ||
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|
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| 6,163,345 Method and apparatus for providing station and programming information in a multiple station broadcast system | 61 | 1995 | |
| 5,596,373 Method and apparatus for providing program oriented information in a multiple station broadcast system | 201 | 1995 | |
| 6,020,930 Method and apparatus for generating and displaying a broadcast system program guide | 49 | 1997 | |
| 6,954,897 Method and apparatus for adjusting font size in an electronic program guide display | 21 | 1997 | |
| 6,518,986 Method and apparatus for providing an on-screen guide for a multiple channel broadcasting system | 42 | 1997 | |
| 6,243,142 Method and apparatus for displaying time and program status in an electronic program guide | 83 | 1997 | |
| 6,111,614 Method and apparatus for displaying an electronic menu having components with differing levels of transparency | 65 | 1997 | |
| 6,034,677 Method and apparatus for displaying an electronic program guide | 54 | 1997 | |
| 5,973,682 Method and apparatus for indicating functional areas of a graphical user interface | 29 | 1997 | |
| 6,424,791 System and method for providing selection of timer recording | 19 | 1998 | |
| 6,763,522 System and method for a digital television electronic program guide | 64 | 1998 | |
| 6,577,350 Method and apparatus for displaying an electronic program guide | 91 | 1998 | |
| 6,978,473 Pop-up option palette | 40 | 2000 | |
| 8,191,103 Real-time bookmarking of streaming media assets | 0 | 2005 | |
| 7,415,189 Auto title frames generation method and apparatus | 0 | 2005 | |
|
|
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| 6,359,636 Graphical user interface for control of a home entertainment system | 114 | 1995 | |
| 6,466,241 Method and apparatus for managing program activation through use of a favorite program button menu | 18 | 1996 | |
| 5,995,155 Database navigation system for a home entertainment system | 85 | 1997 | |
| 6,990,680 System for scheduled caching of in-band data services | 27 | 1998 | |
| 6,704,028 System for using a channel and event overlay for invoking channel and event related functions | 47 | 1998 | |
| 6,516,467 System with enhanced display of digital video | 63 | 1998 | |
| 6,496,983 System providing data quality display of digital video | 22 | 1998 | |
| 6,906,733 Method, signal, system, and interface for display week-at-a-glance per-network electronic program guide grid | 4 | 1999 | |
| 6,717,590 Verified scheduling of recurrent program recording operations | 35 | 1999 | |
| 6,549,929 Intelligent scheduled recording and program reminders for recurring events | 6 | 1999 | |
| 6,957,445 Method, system, software, and signal for performing events for related programs | 0 | 1999 | |
| 6,396,544 Database navigation system for a home entertainment system | 35 | 1999 | |
| 6,920,614 Computer user interface for product selection | 20 | 2001 | |
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| 5,657,414 Auxiliary device control for a subscriber terminal | 114 | 1992 | |
| 5,592,551 Method and apparatus for providing interactive electronic programming guide | 561 | 1994 | |
| 5,774,859 Information system having a speech interface | 224 | 1995 | |
| 6,212,278 Reprogrammable subscriber terminal | 26 | 1995 | |
| 5,826,167 Bi-directional cable television system including a UHF filter | 28 | 1997 | |
| 6,005,631 Methods and apparatus for organizing and searching an electronic programming guide | 102 | 1997 | |
| 6,243,145 Method and apparatus for browsing television channel information by category | 17 | 1998 | |
| 7,069,578 Settop cable television control device and method including bootloader software and code version table for maintaining and updating settop receiver operating system software | 13 | 2000 | |
| 6,564,324 Reprogrammable subscriber terminal | 5 | 2000 | |
| 7,218,839 Management of television presentation recordings | 4 | 2002 | |
| 6,785,817 Reprogrammable subscriber terminal | 3 | 2003 | |
| 7,240,217 Reprogrammable subscriber terminal | 2 | 2004 | |
| 7,703,115 Graphical indication of selected cell within an interactive program guide | 1 | 2005 | |
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|
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| 5,541,738 Electronic program guide | 216 | 1994 | |
| 5,512,963 Apparatus and methods for providing combining multiple video sources | 18 | 1995 | |
| 6,239,794 Method and system for simultaneously displaying a television program and information about the program | 103 | 1995 | |
| 6,028,599 Database for use in method and apparatus for displaying television programs and related text | 78 | 1996 | |
| 6,477,705 Method and apparatus for transmitting, storing, and processing electronic program guide data for on-screen display | 62 | 1996 | |
| 5,886,746 Method for channel scanning | 55 | 1997 | |
| 6,452,640 Sound bite augmentation | 12 | 1998 | |
| 6,456,338 Television tuning system | 5 | 1998 | |
| 6,756,997 Systems and methods for displaying and recording control interface with television programs, video, advertising information and program scheduling information | 186 | 2000 | |
| 7,996,864 Method and apparatus for displaying television programs and related text | 0 | 2003 | |
| 8,448,209 System and method for displaying advertisements responsive to EPG information | 0 | 2007 | |
| 8,336,071 System and method for modifying advertisement responsive to EPG information | 2 | 2010 | |
|
|
|||
| 5,990,927 Advanced set top terminal for cable television delivery systems | 346 | 1993 | |
| 5,798,785 Terminal for suggesting programs offered on a television program delivery system | 401 | 1993 | |
| 6,408,437 Reprogrammable terminal for suggesting programs offered on a television program delivery system | 84 | 1997 | |
| 7,571,457 Advanced set top terminal with electronic mailbox for cable television delivery systems | 8 | 1998 | |
| 7,013,478 Method and apparatus for interactive program suggestion | 35 | 1999 | |
| 8,347,345 Television terminal modem | 0 | 1999 | |
| 8,276,183 Television terminal data storage | 1 | 1999 | |
| 7,607,152 Demand-cast system and bandwidth management for delivery of interactive programming | 2 | 2000 | |
| 6,934,965 System for generating, distributing and receiving an interactive user interface | 19 | 2003 | |
| 8,255,956 System and method for delivery of short-time duration video segments | 0 | 2006 | |
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|
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| 6,674,958 Television apparatus control system | 5 | 1996 | |
| 6,359,580 Multiple source keypad channel entry system and method | 29 | 1997 | |
| 6,263,502 System and method for automatic audio and video control settings for television programs | 15 | 1997 | |
| 7,028,326 Method and interface for linking terms in an electronic message to program information | 15 | 1999 | |
| 6,591,292 Method and interface for incorporating program information into an electronic message | 28 | 1999 | |
| 7,493,640 Advertisement and tracking in a television apparatus | 4 | 2000 | |
| 7,353,166 Method and receiver for providing audio translation data on demand | 3 | 2001 | |
| 7,810,119 Method for searching of an electronic program guide | 4 | 2002 | |
| 7,464,393 Method and interface for linking terms in an electronic message to program information | 2 | 2006 | |
| 8,301,758 Method and system for controlling and auditing content/service systems | 0 | 2008 | |
|
|
|||
| 6,312,336 Electronic game guide system | 79 | 1999 | |
| 6,637,029 Intelligent electronic program guide | 157 | 1999 | |
| 7,149,309 Time-dependent authorization | 3 | 1999 | |
| 7,934,232 Navigation paradigm for access to television services | 15 | 2000 | |
| 8,161,388 Interactive discovery of display device characteristics | 0 | 2004 | |
| 8,189,472 Optimizing bandwidth utilization to a subscriber premises | 0 | 2005 | |
| 8,397,255 Advanced television system | 0 | 2006 | |
| 7,961,643 Optimizing data rates for video services to a subscriber | 7 | 2008 | |
| 8,032,908 Graphical indicator within an interactive program guide | 0 | 2010 | |
|
|
|||
| 5,754,258 Program switching device and method | 36 | 1995 | |
| 5,808,694 Electronic program guide system and electronic program guide displaying method | 93 | 1996 | |
| 6,128,009 Program guide controller | 59 | 1998 | |
| 6,037,998 Electronic program guide system and electronic program guide displaying method | 37 | 1998 | |
| 6,075,570 Electronic program guide system and electronic guide displaying method | 27 | 1999 | |
| 7,103,263 Program receiver and method of display processing of program explanation screen | 2 | 1999 | |
| 7,540,010 Program switching device and method | 1 | 2003 | |
| 8,042,136 Information processing apparatus and information processing method, and computer program | 0 | 2004 | |
| 8,438,599 Content guide information processing apparatus, content guide information processing method and computer program thereof | 0 | 2008 | |
|
|
|||
| 7,340,761 System and method for delivering radio programs and related schedule information | 8 | 2001 | |
| 7,203,952 Passive program completion status indicator for an electronic program guide | 11 | 2001 | |
| 7,076,202 System and method for providing an electronic program guide of live and cached radio programs accessible to a mobile device | 23 | 2001 | |
| 7,266,832 Advertisement swapping using an aggregator for an interactive television system | 38 | 2001 | |
| 8,434,103 Method of substituting content during program breaks | 0 | 2001 | |
| 8,375,407 System and apparatus for displaying substitute content | 0 | 2001 | |
| 6,915,528 System and method for managing television programs within an entertainment system | 22 | 2001 | |
| 7,380,260 Focused navigation interface for a PC media center and extension device | 18 | 2002 | |
|
|
|||
| 5,758,257 System and method for scheduling broadcast of and access to video programs and other data using customer profiles | 753 | 1994 | |
| 6,088,722 System and method for scheduling broadcast of and access to video programs and other data using customer profiles | 381 | 1997 | |
| 6,020,883 System and method for scheduling broadcast of and access to video programs and other data using customer profiles | 294 | 1998 | |
| 7,630,986 Secure data interchange | 152 | 2000 | |
| 7,483,871 Customized electronic newspapers and advertisements | 38 | 2002 | |
| 8,056,100 System and method for providing access to data using customer profiles | 1 | 2005 | |
| 7,853,600 System and method for providing access to video programs and other data using customer profiles | 8 | 2005 | |
| 8,171,032 Providing customized electronic information | 1 | 2008 | |
|
|
|||
| 8,418,217 Systems and methods for accessing media content | 0 | 2006 | |
| 8,316,408 Audio processing for media content access systems and methods | 0 | 2006 | |
| 8,194,034 Systems and methods for controlling a display | 1 | 2006 | |
| 8,028,313 Linear program guide for media content access systems and methods | 1 | 2006 | |
| 8,316,320 Expandable history tab in interactive graphical user interface systems and methods | 0 | 2007 | |
| 8,103,965 Media content recording and healing statuses | 1 | 2007 | |
| 8,051,447 Condensed program guide for media content access systems and methods | 3 | 2007 | |
| 8,327,394 Boosting factor for television content | 0 | 2009 | |
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|
|||
| 5,541,662 Content programmer control of video and data display using associated data | 217 | 1994 | |
| 6,118,923 Method and apparatus for deferred selective viewing of televised programs | 25 | 1997 | |
| 5,760,838 Method and system for configuring a display | 39 | 1997 | |
| 6,108,042 Method and system for configuring a display | 77 | 1997 | |
| 6,008,802 Method and apparatus for automatically performing a function based on the reception of information corresponding to broadcast data | 91 | 1998 | |
| 7,526,786 Content programmer control of video and data display using associated data | 2 | 2000 | |
| 7,565,675 Scheduled retrieval, storage and access of media data | 0 | 2000 | |
|
|
|||
| 6,754,438 Information reproducing apparatus | 2 | 1997 | |
| 6,483,548 Method of data display for electronic program guides (EPGs) | 34 | 1998 | |
| 6,757,001 Method of using physical buttons in association with a display to access and execute functions available through associated hardware and software | 6 | 1999 | |
| 6,256,019 Methods of using a controller for controlling multi-user access to the functionality of consumer devices | 108 | 1999 | |
| 6,906,696 Method of controlling multi-user access to the functionality of consumer devices | 9 | 2001 | |
| 7,523,475 Method of data display for electronic program guides (EPGs) on a remote control | 0 | 2002 | |
| 7,117,441 Grid-based system and method for interacting with electronic program guide grid | 12 | 2002 | |
|
|
|||
| 5,986,690 Electronic book selection and delivery system | 146 | 1994 | |
| 7,835,989 Electronic book alternative delivery systems | 13 | 1999 | |
| 7,861,166 Resizing document pages to fit available hardware screens | 9 | 1999 | |
| 7,865,567 Virtual on-demand electronic book | 15 | 1999 | |
| 7,509,270 Electronic Book having electronic commerce features | 29 | 1999 | |
| 7,849,393 Electronic book connection to world watch live | 7 | 2000 | |
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|
|||
| 5,517,254 Program table displaying apparatus | 90 | 1994 | |
| 5,896,557 Set top terminal | 5 | 1995 | |
| 5,889,506 Video user's environment | 109 | 1996 | |
| 7,072,573 Information recording medium, apparatus and method for recording or reproducing data thereof | 30 | 2003 | |
| 6,925,248 Information recording medium, apparatus and method for recording or reproducing data thereof | 0 | 2003 | |
| 6,922,521 Information recording medium, apparatus and method for recording or reproducing data thereof | 5 | 2003 | |
|
|
|||
| 8,229,283 System and method for quality marking of a recording | 0 | 2005 | |
| 7,646,962 System and methods for recording and playing back programs having desirable recording attributes | 1 | 2005 | |
| 8,214,869 Systems and methods for managing a status change of a multimedia asset in multimedia delivery systems | 2005 | ||
| 8,407,737 Systems and methods for providing a scan transport bar | 0 | 2007 | |
| 8,281,341 Systems and methods for providing media guidance planners | 0 | 2007 | |
|
|
|||
| 5,966,187 Program guide signal receiver and method thereof | 11 | 1996 | |
| 6,175,362 TV graphical user interface providing selection among various lists of TV channels | 53 | 1997 | |
| 6,157,772 Method and apparatus for reserved-recording a plurality of broadcast programs | 13 | 1998 | |
| 7,412,715 Method and apparatus for displaying channel information and selecting channel on digital television | 6 | 2001 | |
| 7,869,689 Apparatus and method for integrated scheduled recording in multi-tuner system | 0 | 2004 | |
|
|
|||
| 6,898,799 Multimedia content navigation and playback | 32 | 2000 | |
| 6,889,383 Delivery of navigation data for playback of audio and video content | 41 | 2000 | |
| 7,577,970 Multimedia content navigation and playback | 3 | 2005 | |
| 7,526,784 Delivery of navigation data for playback of audio and video content | 1 | 2005 | |
| 7,975,021 Method and user interface for downloading audio and video content filters to a media player | 0 | 2005 | |
|
|
|||
| 5,557,338 Television receiver using received channel guide information and a secondary video signal processor for displaying secondary channel information | 109 | 1995 | |
| 5,867,226 Scheduler employing a predictive agent for use in a television receiver | 192 | 1995 | |
| 6,366,326 System for acquiring, processing, and storing video data and program guides transmitted in different coding formats | 16 | 1997 | |
| 5,946,052 System for acquiring and processing video data and program guides transmitted in different coding formats | 19 | 1997 | |
| 5,900,915 HD to SD guide converter for electronic television schedule system | 52 | 1997 | |
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| 6,184,877 System and method for interactively accessing program information on a television | 127 | 1996 | |
| 7,665,111 Data storage management and scheduling system | 15 | 1999 | |
| 6,721,953 Display of television program information using dynamically-adjusted scroll rate | 21 | 2000 | |
| 6,642,939 Multimedia schedule presentation system | 182 | 2000 | |
| 8,321,901 System for remotely controlling client recording and storage behavior | 2010 | ||
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|
|||
| 7,716,349 Electronic book library/bookstore system | 3 | 2000 | |
| 7,336,788 Electronic book secure communication with home subsystem | 17 | 2000 | |
| 7,299,501 Electronic book selection and delivery system having encryption and security features | 5 | 2001 | |
| 7,865,405 Electronic book having electronic commerce features | 7 | 2009 | |
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|
|||
| 7,047,550 System for processing program information | 16 | 1998 | |
| 7,483,834 Method and apparatus for audio navigation of an information appliance | 9 | 2001 | |
| 7,742,682 Information recording medium, apparatus and method for recording or reproducing data thereof | 0 | 2006 | |
| 7,814,406 Display apparatus and display method | 1 | 2006 | |
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|
|||
| 6,591,421 System and method for automatically detecting and generating electronic program guide entries of future programming | 12 | 1999 | |
| 6,684,399 Electronic program guide including live network multimedia broadcast channels | 19 | 1999 | |
| 7,444,661 Electronic program guide utilizing multiple tuning sources | 3 | 1999 | |
| 6,862,741 System and method for displaying event related electronic program guide data on intelligent remote devices | 15 | 1999 | |
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|
|||
| 7,401,286 Electronic book electronic links | 37 | 1999 | |
| 8,095,949 Electronic book with restricted access features | 2 | 1999 | |
| 8,073,695 Electronic book with voice emulation features | 0 | 1999 | |
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|
|||
| 5,621,456 Methods and apparatus for audio-visual interface for the display of multiple program categories | 333 | 1993 | |
| 5,594,509 Method and apparatus for audio-visual interface for the display of multiple levels of information on a display | 383 | 1993 | |
| 5,583,560 Method and apparatus for audio-visual interface for the selective display of listing information on a display | 339 | 1993 | |
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|
|||
| 6,400,379 Method and apparatus for selectively displaying additional information relating to broadcast information | 8 | 1997 | |
| 7,853,120 Video recorder having user extended and automatically extended time slots | 1 | 2004 | |
| 8,176,516 Video recorder having user extended and automatically extended time slots | 0 | 2009 | |
|
|
|||
| 5,761,371 magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus for searching programs recorded on magnetic tape | 29 | 1995 | |
| 6,389,217 Magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus for searching programs recorded on magnetic tape | 2 | 1999 | |
| 7,231,130 Magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus for searching programs recorded on magnetic tape | 2 | 2002 | |
|
|
|||
| 5,751,372 Method and apparatus for navigating an on-screen program guide | 25 | 1996 | |
| 5,828,419 Method and apparatus for generating television program guides utilizing icons | 91 | 1996 | |
| 7,607,107 On-screen user interface device | 3 | 2003 | |
|
|
|||
| 6,526,219 Picture-based video indexing system | 8 | 1995 | |
| 6,574,416 Picture-based video indexing system | 8 | 1998 | |
| 8,150,239 Picture-based video indexing system | 1 | 2003 | |
|
|
|||
| 6,198,509 Method and apparatus for providing and receiving broadcaster information | 20 | 1997 | |
| 6,725,461 Reminder system for broadcast and non-broadcast events based on broadcast interactive applications | 63 | 1998 | |
| 5,969,715 Compact graphical interactive information system | 70 | 1998 | |
|
|
|||
| 6,901,209 Program viewing apparatus and method | 24 | 1995 | |
| 8,185,929 Program viewing apparatus and method | 1 | 2005 | |
| 8,428,427 Television program transmission, storage and recovery with audio and video synchronization | 0 | 2005 | |
|
|
|||
| 6,067,564 Pay broadcasting receiver apparatus | 23 | 1996 | |
| 6,026,435 Internet information displaying apparatus and internet information displaying method | 39 | 1997 | |
| 7,302,473 Internet information displaying apparatus and internet information displaying method | 0 | 1999 | |
|
|
|||
| 7,382,929 Spatial scan replication circuit | 1 | 2001 | |
| 7,822,284 Spatial scan replication circuit | 0 | 2004 | |
| 7,986,851 Spatial scan replication circuit | 0 | 2009 | |
|
|
|||
| 5,850,218 Inter-active program guide with default selection control | 607 | 1997 | |
| 6,772,433 Interactive program guide for designating information on an interactive program guide display | 81 | 1998 | |
| 7,546,621 Interactive television program guide display | 4 | 2004 | |
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|
|||
| 6,172,674 Smart filtering | 143 | 1997 | |
| 5,990,890 System for data entry and navigation in a user interface | 98 | 1997 | |
| 6,018,372 Electronic program guide with multiple day planner | 115 | 1997 | |
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|
|||
| 8,117,282 Media player configured to receive playback filters from alternative storage mediums | 0 | 2006 | |
| 7,543,318 Delivery of navigation data for playback of audio and video content | 1 | 2007 | |
|
|
|||
| 6,445,398 Method and system for providing user interface for electronic program guide | 41 | 1998 | |
| 7,634,789 System and method for displaying advertising in an interactive program guide | 5 | 2001 | |
|
|
|||
| 7,065,287 Apparatus, method and database for control of audio/video equipment | 52 | 1999 | |
| 7,995,899 Apparatus, method and database for control of audio/video equipment | 0 | 2006 | |
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|
|||
| 8,230,343 Audio and video program recording, editing and playback systems using metadata | 2007 | ||
| 8,091,111 Methods and apparatus for recording and replaying sports broadcasts | 5 | 2007 | |
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|
|||
| 6,721,015 Sound bite augmentation | 3 | 2002 | |
| 7,095,453 Television tuning system | 0 | 2003 | |
|
|
|||
| 8,046,697 System and method for customizing an interface related to accessing, manipulating and viewing internet and non-internet related information | 0 | 2002 | |
| 7,395,514 System and method for accessing, manipulating and viewing internet and non-internet related information and for controlling networked devices | 4 | 2002 | |
|
|
|||
| 6,100,884 Device for delivering listings of broadcast programs via network | 31 | 1997 | |
| 6,732,372 Transmission device and terminal device for automatic reception/recording of broadcast programs | 44 | 1997 | |
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|
|||
| 5,793,438 Electronic program guide with enhanced presentation | 157 | 1996 | |
| 5,801,747 Method and apparatus for creating a television viewer profile | 298 | 1996 | |
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|
|||
| 6,311,012 Apparatus and method for reproducing multiple camera-angle signals from a disc | 46 | 1997 | |
| 6,198,513 Receiver with channel surfing mode | 11 | 1998 | |
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|
|||
| 5,719,987 Photographing-mode-dependent image data recording method in a digital camera using hierarchical storage to record still images at a different level than sequential images | 25 | 1996 | |
| 5,899,581 Photographing-mode-dependent image data recording method in a digital camera using hiearchical storage to record still images at a different level than sequential images | 20 | 1997 | |
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|||
| 6,426,779 Method and apparatus for providing favorite station and programming information in a multiple station broadcast system | 84 | 1995 | |
| 5,778,137 Videostream management system | 31 | 1995 | |
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|
|||
| 6,049,333 System and method for providing an event database in a telecasting system | 59 | 1996 | |
| 6,493,876 System and method for providing a full service television system | 51 | 1998 | |
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|
|||
| 6,061,097 Interactive television program guide with selectable non-program options | 79 | 1997 | |
| 6,732,367 Interactive television program guide system with title and description blocking | 64 | 1998 | |
|
|
|||
| 8,069,461 On-screen program guide with interactive programming recommendations | 0 | 2006 | |
| 8,250,605 Systems and methods for presentation of preferred program selections | 0 | 2006 | |
|
|
|||
| 5,619,249 Telecasting service for providing video programs on demand with an interactive interface for facilitating viewer selection of video programs | 237 | 1994 | |
| 6,314,575 Telecasting service for providing video programs on demand with an interactive interface for facilitating viewer selection of video programs | 87 | 1997 | |
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|
|||
| 6,256,785 Method and system for providing interactive look-and-feel in a digital broadcast via an X-Y protocol | 66 | 1996 | |
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|
|||
| 8,429,688 Broadcast programming guide | 0 | 2001 | |
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|
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| 7,356,828 Receivers for television signals | 2 | 2003 | |
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|
|||
| 7,870,582 Method for providing long term program guide data in a video recorder system with access to only short term program guide data | 0 | 2005 | |
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|
|||
| 5,796,913 Video disk and video reproduction device which automatically extracts reproduction control data from a disk and subsequently modifies a control program which was stored in a ROM | 9 | 1996 | |
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|
|||
| 6,509,908 Personal navigator system | 35 | 2000 | |
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|
|||
| 7,254,824 Encoding optimization techniques for encoding program grid section of server-centric interactive programming guide | 2 | 2000 | |
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|
|||
| 6,476,825 Hand-held video viewer and remote control device | 85 | 1999 | |
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|||
| 7,735,101 System allowing users to embed comments at specific points in time into media presentation | 2 | 2007 | |
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|
|||
| 8,245,259 Video and digital multimedia aggregator | 0 | 2010 | |
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|
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| 5,453,793 Method for recording a series program in a video cassette recorder | 9 | 1994 | |
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|
|||
| 7,640,560 Apparatus and methods for broadcast monitoring | 5 | 2006 | |
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|
|||
| 6,230,324 Device for transmitting broadcast-program information and allowing other information sources to be accessed | 28 | 1997 | |
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|
|||
| 6,057,890 User interface for television schedule system in which the future events are paged in time | 42 | 1997 | |
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|
|||
| 5,844,620 Method and apparatus for displaying an interactive television program guide | 237 | 1995 | |
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|
|||
| 6,388,714 Interactive computer system for providing television schedule information | 170 | 1997 | |
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|
|||
| 8,141,117 PC media center and extension device for interfacing with a personal video recorder through a home network | 1 | 2002 | |
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|
|||
| 5,671,411 Method of searching an audio/visual programming database using selected criterion having implicit logical operation | 117 | 1995 | |
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|||
| 6,118,925 Method of and system for confirming program materials to be broadcasted and then broadcasting the program materials, and recording medium having recorded therein a procedure for implementing the method | 36 | 1996 | |
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|
|||
| 8,438,147 Media content searching and notification | 0 | 2003 | |
|
|
|||
| 5,903,407 Tape recording method and apparatus | 10 | 1997 | |
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|
|||
| 6,446,082 Method of receiving time-specified program contents | 31 | 1999 | |
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|
|||
| 6,314,569 System for video, audio, and graphic presentation in tandem with video/audio play | 57 | 1998 | |
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|
|||
| 6,205,485 Simulcast WEB page delivery using a 3D user interface system | 151 | 1997 | |
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|
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| RE44006 User interface for television | 0 | 2009 | |
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|
|||
| 8,330,582 Online remote control configuration system | 0 | 2007 | |
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|
|||
| 5,699,125 Electronic television program guide for a television system having two tuners | 64 | 1995 | |
|
|
|||
| 5,737,028 Previous channel listing with cursor controlled user interface for television video displays | 113 | 1995 | |
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| 6,025,869 Video viewing supervision system | 102 | 1996 | |
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| 6,418,556 Electronic television program guide schedule system and method | 81 | 1993 | |
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| 6,208,805 Inhibiting a control function from interfering with a playing of a video | 99 | 1992 | |
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| 7,748,017 Program guide browser | 1 | 2006 | |
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| 6,539,210 Automatic assignment and tuning of radio call letters to radio presets | 9 | 2000 | |
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| 7,200,854 Television program length indicator | 1 | 2001 | |
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| 8,060,903 Signal processing apparatus and methods | 0 | 1995 | |
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| 7,568,079 Information processor, method thereof, program for executing the method, recording medium storing the program and information storage | 1 | 2005 | |
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| 8,438,601 Resource management for a networked personal video recording system | 0 | 2003 | |
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| 5,877,817 Digital satellite broadcast receiver having simultaneous multi-channel search function, and control method therefor | 59 | 1996 | |
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| 7,487,525 Method and apparatus for gathering programs watched data | 0 | 1998 | |
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| 7,530,087 System for displaying programming guide information | 1 | 2005 | |
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| 6,971,118 System for displaying programming guide information | 1 | 1999 | |
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| 6,263,501 Systems and methods for linking television viewers with advertisers and broadcasters | 162 | 1999 | |
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| 5,629,733 Electronic television program guide schedule system and method with display and search of program listings by title | 257 | 1994 | |
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| 6,163,316 Electronic programming system and method | 200 | 1997 | |
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| 5,559,548 System and method for generating an information display schedule for an electronic program guide | 271 | 1994 | |
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| 5,576,755 System and method for verification of electronic television program guide data | 95 | 1994 | |
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| 6,851,122 Apparatus and method for combining realtime and non-realtime encoded content | 0 | 1999 | |
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| 5,931,908 Visual object present within live programming as an actionable event for user selection of alternate programming wherein the actionable event is selected by human operator at a head end for distributed data and programming | 173 | 1996 | |
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| 5,647,486 Remote portable entertainment control and information center | 3 | 1995 | |
| 5,636,078 Tape recording method and apparatus | 14 | 1995 | |
| 6,305,018 Electronic content guide system and electronic content guide displaying method | 21 | 1999 | |
| 7,267,278 Method and system for providing pharmaceutical product information to a patient | 5 | 2003 | |
| 8,457,475 Systems and methods for interactive program guides with personal video recording features | 0 | 2006 | |
| 8,464,295 Interactive search graphical user interface systems and methods | 0 | 2006 | |
| 8,464,293 Systems and methods for selecting media assets for display in a screen of an interactive media guidance application | 0 | 2008 | |
| 8,332,886 System allowing users to embed comments at specific points in time into media presentation | 0 | 2010 | |
| 8,464,296 Series reminders and series recording from an interactive program guide | 0 | 2010 | |
| 8,453,174 Method and system for displaying advertising, video, and program schedule listing | 0 | 2010 | |
| 8,369,967 Alarm system controller and a method for controlling an alarm system | 0 | 2011 | |
Maintenance Fees
| Fee | Large entity fee | small entity fee | micro entity fee | due date |
|---|
| Fee | Large entity fee | small entity fee | micro entity fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unavoidable | $700.00 | $350.00 | $175.00 |
| Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unintentional | $1,640.00 | $820.00 | $410.00 |