US Patent No: 6,813,639

Number of patents in Portfolio can not be more than 2000

Method for establishing channel-based internet access network

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Abstract

A channel-based network includes a system server, one or more Internet sites and one or more user terminals. The system server stores a series of computer pages and a master channel table that includes a list of channel numbers. Channel numbers and logo spaces are purchased by Internet sites wishing to be included in the network. The system server operator updates the computer pages to include logos for the Internet sites, and updates the master channel table each time a channel number is purchased. The updated web page and master channel table information is then downloaded to the user terminals of the network.

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Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddressTotal Patents
VIACLIX, INC.CAMPBELL, CA7

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Clymer, James R W Cupertino, CA 10 261
Nobakht, Lida Campbell, CA 9 165

Cited Art

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MICROSOFT CORPORATION (6)
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OPENTV, INC. (3)
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SONY ELECTRONICS INC. (3)
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TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED (2)
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6,510,557 Apparatus for the integration of television signals and information from an information service provider 44 1997
 
GENERAL INSTRUMENT CORPORATION (1)
2003/0154,492 Correlation of tuned channel information with internet web addresses 16 2002
 
INTEL CORPORATION (1)
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INTELLECTUAL VENTURES FUND 46 LLC (1)
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LG ELECTRONICS INC. (1)
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LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. (1)
6,061,719 Synchronized presentation of television programming and web content 141 1997
 
NEC DISPLAY SOLUTIONS, LTD. (1)
5,895,462 Information service terminal for accessing information from a network based on user channel selections 20 1997
 
NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION (1)
5,987,612 Internet accessing system using card readers and dual cards with information pertaining to log on 19 1997
 
Star Sight (1)
6,263,501 Systems and methods for linking television viewers with advertisers and broadcasters 163 1999
 
STARSIGHT TELECAST, INC. (1)
6,002,394 Systems and methods for linking television viewers with advertisers and broadcasters 477 1997
 
TV GATEWAY, LLC (1)
2002/0026,642 System and method for broadcasting web pages and other information 15 2000
 
UNWIRED PLANET, INC. (1)
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VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. (1)
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VERIZON SERVICES CORP. (1)
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WEBTV NETWORKS, INC. (1)
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Other [Check patent profile for assignment information] (2)
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Patent Citation Ranking

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BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (1)
7,231,432 Image forming device that automatically updates shortcut key database when network data is received 2 2003
 
MICROSOFT CORPORATION (1)
7,134,134 Electronic program guide hardware card 2 2001
 
THE DIRECTV GROUP, INC. (1)
7,917,602 Method and system for remote television replay control 4 2001

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