US Patent No: 7,398,541

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Electronic television program guide schedule system and method

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Abstract

Systems and methods are provided for displaying promotional information on a display on which program listings information is displayed. In some embodiments, the promotional information and the program listings information may be displayed simultaneously with video for a given television channel. In some embodiments, the program listings information may be program listings information for the given television channel. In some embodiments, the program listings information may be program listings information for channels other than the given television channel. In some embodiments, the promotional information may contain text. In some embodiments, the promotional information may contain graphics. Systems and methods are also provided for displaying for a user video that is accompanied by audio on a display on which program listings are displayed.

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Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddressTotal Patents
UNITED VIDEO PROPERTIES, INC.TULSA, OK236

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Backer, George Littleton, CO 11 283
Bennington, Gerald E Boulder, CO 9 117
Cooper, Bill Littleton, CO 12 285
Davis, Bruce Tualatin, OR 51 2914
Green, Shawn Littleton, CO 12 283
Morris, Michael Downington, PA 59 856
Rogers, Rosetta Parker, CO 10 269
Spell, David San Diego, CA 4 107

Cited Art

Patent Info (Count) # Cites Year
 
UNITED VIDEO PROPERTIES, INC. (42)
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5,523,796 Video clip program guide 193 1994
5,781,246 Electronic television program guide schedule system and method 173 1994
5,880,768 Interactive program guide systems and processes 283 1995
5,666,645 Data management and distribution system and method for an electronic television program guide 212 1995
5,585,866 Electronic television program guide schedule system and method including virtual channels 320 1995
5,589,892 Electronic television program guide schedule system and method with data feed access 559 1995
5,652,613 Intelligent electronic program guide memory management system and method 131 1995
5,760,821 Electronic program guide schedule localization system and method 133 1995
6,157,413 Interactive special events video signal navigation system 95 1995
5,710,601 Video clip program guide 160 1996
5,828,420 Video mix program guide 144 1996
5,822,123 Electronic television program guide schedule system and method with pop-up hints 245 1996
5,986,650 Electronic television program guide schedule system and method with scan feature 96 1996
5,892,498 Interactive scroll program guide 35 1996
6,064,376 Adjustable program guide display system 79 1997
6,209,130 System for collecting television program data 66 1997
6,020,929 Video mix program guide 23 1997
6,564,378 Program guide system with browsing display 91 1998
6,564,379 Program guide system with flip and browse advertisements 72 1998
6,160,546 Program guide systems and methods 62 1998
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6,665,869 Program guide application interface system 59 1998
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6,072,460 Systems and methods for presenting a television program guide 24 1999
6,588,013 Promotional material distribution system with automatic updating of promotional material selection algorithms 60 1999
6,470,497 Electronic television program guide schedule system and method with scan feature 29 1999
6,342,926 Interactive special events video signal navigation system 22 1999
6,799,327 Program guide with selectable advertisements and pseudo-ads 69 1999
6,275,268 Electronic television program guide with remote product ordering 143 1999
6,331,877 Electronic television program guide schedule system and method 82 1999
7,069,576 Interactive television program guide system with pay program package promotion 26 1999
6,938,208 Electronic program guide with graphic program listings 30 2001
2001/0029,610 Systems and methods for providing promotions with recorded programs 36 2001
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2001/0047,298 System and method for metadata-linked advertisements 38 2001
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STARSIGHT TELECAST, INC. (35)
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MICROSOFT CORPORATION (27)
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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 203 1995
5,805,763 System and method for automatically recording programs in an interactive viewing system 243 1995
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5,751,282 System and method for calling video on demand using an electronic programming guide 324 1995
5,687,331 Method and system for displaying an animated focus item 301 1995
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6,025,837 Electronic program guide with hyperlinks to target resources 340 1996
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6,115,057 Apparatus and method for allowing rating level control of the viewing of a program 66 1997
6,154,203 System and method for grazing television channels from an electronic program guide 38 1998
6,177,931 Systems and methods for displaying and recording control interface with television programs, video, advertising information and program scheduling information 886 1998
6,687,906 EPG with advertising inserts 25 1999
2001/0042,246 HOME ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ITS OPERATION 13 1999
7,003,792 Smart agent based on habit, statistical inference and psycho-demographic profiling 89 1999
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5,659,350 Operations center for a television program packaging and delivery system 293 1993
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5,734,853 Set top terminal for cable television delivery systems 278 1993
5,600,573 Operations center with video storage for a television program packaging and delivery system 289 1994
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5,377,317 Method and apparatus for distinctively displaying windows on a computer display screen 83 1991
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5,047,867 Interface for a TV-VCR system 369 1989
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5,892,535 Flexible, configurable, hierarchical system for distributing programming 204 1996
 
DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC. (2)
6,005,597 Method and apparatus for program selection 267 1997
6,446,261 Set top device for targeted electronic insertion of indicia into video 244 1999
 
ECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES L.L.C. (2)
5,602,597 Video receiver display of video overlaying menu 52 1995
5,606,374 Video receiver display of menu overlaying video 98 1995
 
GATEWAY, INC. (2)
5,650,831 Adjustable power remote control drive 170 1995
5,675,390 Home entertainment system combining complex processor capability with a high quality display 244 1995
 
GOOGLE INC. (2)
5,696,905 System and method for providing merchant information and establishing links to merchants while presenting a movie 81 1995
5,793,964 Web browser system 216 1995
 
GUARDIAN MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES LTD. (2)
4,930,158 Selective video playing system 270 1988
4,930,160 Automatic censorship of video programs 236 1988
 
HBAC MATCHMAKER MEDIA INC. (2)
5,774,170 System and method for delivering targeted advertisements to consumers 418 1994
6,002,393 System and method for delivering targeted advertisements to consumers using direct commands 203 1995
 
HITACHI AMERICA, LTD. (2)
5,617,565 Broadcast interactive multimedia system 288 1994
6,256,071 Methods and apparatus for recording video files and for generating a table listing the recorded files and links to additional information 35 1998
 
HUGHES ELECTRONICS CORPORATION (2)
5,635,989 Method and apparatus for sorting and searching a television program guide 268 1996
5,694,176 Method and apparatus for generating television program guides with category selection overlay 125 1996
 
INVIDI TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION (2)
5,515,098 System and method for selectively distributing commercial messages over a communications network 325 1994
5,661,516 System and method for selectively distributing commercial messages over a communications network 251 1996
 
IRDETO ACCESS, INC. (2)
5,793,438 Electronic program guide with enhanced presentation 155 1996
5,801,747 Method and apparatus for creating a television viewer profile 296 1996
 
JUNO ONLINE SERVICES, INC. (2)
5,848,397 Method and apparatus for scheduling the presentation of messages to computer users 448 1996
6,014,502 Electronic mail system with advertising 124 1997
 
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA (2)
5,170,388 Image/audio information recording/reproduction apparatus with built-in semiconductor memory 29 1990
5,867,227 Television receiver 38 1996
 
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC CORPORATION OF AMERICA (2)
5,699,125 Electronic television program guide for a television system having two tuners 62 1995
5,917,481 Electronic television program guide with selective updating 81 1997
 
NATIONAL CABLE CLEARING HOUSE, INC. (2)
4,694,490 Signal processing apparatus and methods 487 1981
4,704,725 Signal processing apparatus and methods 260 1986
 
NEW AMERICA PUBLISHING, INC. (2)
6,418,556 Electronic television program guide schedule system and method 79 1993
5,635,978 Electronic television program guide channel system and method 207 1994
 
NEWS VILLAGE L.L.C. (2)
5,918,014 Automated collaborative filtering in world wide web advertising 508 1996
5,790,426 Automated collaborative filtering system 208 1997
 
NORTH AMERICAN PHILIPS CORPORATION (2)
5,233,423 Embedded commericals within a television receiver using an integrated electronic billboard 152 1990
5,432,561 System for automatically activating picture-in-picture when an auxiliary signal is detected 84 1994
 
PEAC MEDIA RESEARCH, INC. (2)
4,857,999 Video monitoring system 170 1988
5,374,951 Method and system for monitoring television viewing 181 1993
 
PERSONALIZED MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C. (2)
5,233,654 Signal processing apparatus and methods 284 1992
5,335,277 Signal processing appparatus and methods 363 1993
 
PREVUE NETWORKS, INC. (2)
6,209,129 Passive television program guide system with local information 24 1998
2004/0194,138 Program guide system with targeted advertisements based on function buttons and non-programming options 30 2004
 
PRIME RESEARCH ALLIANCE E., INC., A CORPORATION OF BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS (2)
2002/0083,439 System for rescheduling and inserting advertisements 95 2000
2005/0283,796 Method and system for addressable and program independent advertising during recorded programs 43 2005
 
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4,750,036 Interactive television and data transmission system 204 1986
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SISVEL S.P.A., ROME, VIA 4 FONTANE NO. 20 (2)
4,270,145 Television set which displays analog data relevant to the operation of the television set on its video display 107 1979
4,344,090 Television set with picture-storage means 102 1979
 
SUPERGUIDE CORPORATION, THE (2)
4,751,578 System for electronically controllably viewing on a television updateable television programming information 513 1985
5,038,211 Method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving television program information 486 1989
 
TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT & LICENSING, LLC (2)
5,068,734 Apparatus for controlling a television receiver 70 1989
5,045,947 Television receiver having memory control for tune-by-label feature 122 1990
 
TECHNOLOGY RIGHTS LICENSING COMPANY, LLC (2)
5,099,319 Video information delivery method and apparatus 206 1989
5,283,639 Multiple media delivery network method and apparatus 300 1991
 
TELCORDIA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (2)
4,748,618 Telecommunications interface 147 1986
5,842,010 Periodic wireless data broadcast 53 1995
 
TV GUIDE NETWORKS, INC. (2)
6,061,097 Interactive television program guide with selectable non-program options 78 1997
6,268,849 Internet television program guide system with embedded real-time data 151 1998
 
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5,602,582 Method and system for processing a request based on indexed digital video data 84 1994
5,583,563 Method and system for delivering an application in an interactive television network 130 1995
 
U S WEST TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (2)
5,602,596 Method for navigating a complex multimedia structure at an interactive user station 74 1994
5,752,159 Method for automatically collecting and delivering application event data in an interactive network 133 1995
 
VTRAN MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES, LLC (2)
4,890,320 Television broadcast system for selective transmission of viewer-chosen programs at viewer-requested times 189 1988
4,995,078 Television broadcast system for selective transmission of viewer-chosen programs at viewer-requested times 233 1989
 
1ST TELEPHONY LLC (1)
5,325,423 Interactive multimedia communication system 200 1992
 
3M COMPANY (1)
5,689,666 Method for handling obscured items on computer displays 57 1996
 
ACCESS CO., LTD. (1)
6,622,306 Internet television apparatus 28 1999
 
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4,772,882 Cursor controller user interface system 132 1986
 
ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. (1)
6,049,824 System and method for modifying an information signal in a telecommunications system 22 1997
 
ADEXPRESS COMPANY (1)
5,216,515 Addressable video feed system 77 1991
 
ADOBE SYSTEMS INCORPORATED (1)
4,996,642 System and method for recommending items 332 1989
 
ALCATEL BELL-SDT S.A. (1)
4,413,281 Method for simultaneous teletext and analog signal transmission 95 1981
 
ALCATEL N.V. (1)
5,717,452 Interactive control system for multiservice installations including a television program distribution server and a PABX 85 1994
 
ALLEN PATTISELANNO (1)
5,121,476 TV data capture device 108 1991
 
AQI LTD. (1)
5,410,367 Television program scheduler for providing an indication to a user that a television program is about to start 39 1994
 
ARACHNID, INC. (1)
6,191,780 Customizable multimedia segment structures 44 1998
 
ARBITRON INC. (1)
5,574,962 Method and apparatus for automatically identifying a program including a sound signal 192 1994
 
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5,805,804 Method and apparatus for scalable, high bandwidth storage retrieval and transportation of multimedia data on a network 390 1997
 
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5,640,577 Data processing system with automated at least partial forms completion 246 1995
 
AT&T BELL LABORATORIES (1)
5,206,722 Remote channel switching for video on demand service 114 1990
 
AUDIOHIGHWAY.COM (1)
5,572,442 System for distributing subscription and on-demand audio programming 286 1994
 
AVAYA TECHNOLOGY CORP. (1)
4,785,408 Method and apparatus for generating computer-controlled interactive voice services 279 1985
 
AVID TECHNOLOGY, INC. (1)
6,392,710 Graphical user interface for field-based definition of special effects in a video editing system 26 1998
 
BANBURY TECHNOLOGIES LLC (1)
6,256,785 Method and system for providing interactive look-and-feel in a digital broadcast via an X-Y protocol 65 1996
 
BEAM LASER SYSTEMS, INC. (1)
4,814,883 Multiple input/output video switch for commerical insertion system 92 1988
 
BELLSOUTH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION (1)
5,818,438 System and method for providing television services 173 1995
 
BORESHIRE FUND LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (1)
5,675,752 Interactive applications generator for an interactive presentation environment 263 1994
 
BORLAND SOFTWARE CORPORATION (1)
5,640,501 Development system and methods for visually creating goal oriented electronic form applications having decision trees 84 1993
 
BRITISH SKY BROADCASTING LIMITED (1)
2002/0042,918 Receivers for television signals 25 2001
 
CABLE SERVICE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (1)
5,424,770 Method and apparatus for automatic insertion of a television signal from a remote source 168 1994
 
CABLOVISION ALMA INC. (1)
4,635,109 Method and device for remotely identifying TV receivers displaying a given channel by means of an identification signal 16 1984
 
CADTRAK CORPORATION (1)
4,812,834 Graphics display system with arbitrary overlapping viewports 72 1985
 
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (1)
6,173,271 Television advertising automated billing system 44 1997
 
CHAT TV, LLC, A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF INTERACTIVE BROADCAST SERVICES (1)
5,828,839 Computer network chat room based on channel broadcast in real time 213 1996
 
CHICAGO VENTURES, INC. OF LAS VEGAS, NEVADA (1)
5,410,326 Programmable remote control device for interacting with a plurality of remotely controlled devices 593 1992
 
CILSTAR RESEARCH LLC (1)
5,311,423 Schedule management method 143 1991
 
COGENT TECHNOLOGY, INC. (1)
6,029,045 System and method for inserting local content into programming content 355 1997
 
COMVERSE, INC. (1)
6,006,257 Multimedia architecture for interactive advertising in which secondary programming is varied based upon viewer demographics and content of primary programming 351 1996
 
COOPER UNION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE AND ART (1)
5,774,534 Context-based transactions using broadcast advertising 98 1997
 
CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING (1)
4,425,581 System for overlaying a computer generated video signal on an NTSC video signal 173 1981
 
CUSTOMPLAY LLC (1)
5,610,653 Method and system for automatically tracking a zoomed video image 307 1995
 
DEPROMAX LIMITED (1)
5,485,219 Electric service to record transmissions without recording commercials 86 1994
 
DEUTSCHE THOMSON-BRANDT GMBH (1)
4,864,429 System for providing transmitter-controlled actuation of equipment at the receiving end of a communications system 28 1987
 
DIGITAL CHOICE OF TEXAS, L.L.C., A TEXAS LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (1)
5,172,111 Stored media screening device 189 1989
 
ECHOSTAR ENGINEERING CORPORATION (1)
5,790,202 Integration of off-air and satellite TV tuners in a direct broadcast system 97 1996
 
EGUIDE, INC. (1)
2002/0073,424 System and method for modifying advertisement responsive to EPG information 57 2002
 
ELLIOT CAPITAL LLC (1)
5,664,111 Computerized, multimedia, network, real time, interactive marketing and transactional system 196 1994
 
ENRIVONMENTAL PRODUCTS CORPORATION (1)
5,557,721 Method and apparatus for display screens and coupons 167 1993
 
ENTRYPOINT, INC. (1)
5,740,549 Information and advertising distribution system and method 1104 1995
 
EON CORPORATION (1)
5,663,757 Software controlled multi-mode interactive TV systems 124 1991
 
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5,819,019 System/method for recovering network resources in a distributed environment, via registered callbacks 118 1995
 
EXAFLOP LLC (1)
6,172,677 Integrated content guide for interactive selection of content and services on personal computer systems with multiple sources and multiple media presentation 136 1996
 
FIRSTPOINT CONTACT TECHNOLOGIES, LLC (1)
5,479,497 Automatic call distributor with programmable window display system and method 80 1994
 
GATEWAY 2000, INC. (1)
5,283,819 Computing and multimedia entertainment system 377 1991
 
GOLDFARB, ADOLPH (1)
6,388,714 Interactive computer system for providing television schedule information 166 1997
 
GOLDSTAR CO., LTD. (1)
5,561,471 Apparatus and method for controlling the display of a caption on a screen and for maximizing the area devoted to presentation of the received video signal 46 1994
 
GREENBURG, BURTON L. (1)
4,547,804 Method and apparatus for the automatic identification and verification of commercial broadcast programs 352 1983
 
H-RENEE, INCORPORATED (1)
4,992,940 System and method for automated selection of equipment for purchase through input of user desired specifications 1001 1989
 
HASHIMOTO CORPORATION (1)
4,745,549 Method of and apparatus for optimal scheduling of television programming to maximize customer satisfaction 133 1986
 
HEINRICH-HERTZ-INSTITUT FUR NACHRICHTENTECHNIK BERLIN GMBH (1)
4,290,142 Interactive cable television system 156 1979
 
HYBOND, INC. (1)
4,884,223 Dynamic force measurement system 82 1988
 
IMAGINATION TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED (1)
5,359,367 Personal computer with broadcast receiver on expansion board controlled by computer microprocessor 152 1992
 
INCPT ACQUISITION LLC (1)
5,999,912 Dynamic advertising scheduling, display, and tracking 205 1997
 
INDEPENDENT TELEVISION COMPANIES ASSOCIATION (1)
4,205,343 Television system transmitting enciphered data signals during field blanking interval 123 1976
 
INFORMATION BROADCASTING LABORATORIES, INC. (1)
6,546,556 Video clip identification system unusable for commercial cutting 46 1998
 
INFORMATION RESOURCES, INC. (1)
4,331,974 Cable television with controlled signal substitution 225 1980
 
INTELETEXT SYSTEMS, INC. (1)
5,412,720 Interactive home information system 242 1992
 
INTELLECTUAL VENTURES VIDEO PREFERENCES 3 LLC (1)
5,410,344 Apparatus and method of selecting video programs based on viewers' preferences 434 1993
 
INTERACITIVE CHANNEL TECHNOLOGIES (1)
5,014,125 Television system for the interactive distribution of selectable video presentations 460 1989
 
INTERCAVLE NETWORK INC A CA CORP (1)
4,264,925 Interactive cable television system 236 1979
 
INTERNATIONAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION (1)
6,186,443 Airborne vehicle having deployable wing and control surface 27 1999
 
INTERVAL LICENSING LLC (1)
6,263,507 Browser for use in navigating a body of information, with particular application to browsing information represented by audiovisual data 97 1996
 
ISURTTV (1)
6,421,067 Electronic programming guide 116 2000
 
ITI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (1)
4,914,732 Electronic key with interactive graphic user interface 133 1989
 
ITVTRAX, LLC (1)
6,286,140 System and method for measuring and storing information pertaining to television viewer or user behavior 113 1997
 
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. (1)
4,963,994 VCR programmer 317 1990
 
K.K. VIDEO RESEARCH (1)
5,162,905 Automatic commercial message recognition and monitoring device 27 1991
 
KEYCOM ELECTRONIC PUBLISHING A IL CORP (1)
4,754,326 Method and apparatus for assisting user of information retrieval systems 262 1983
 
KINGLITE HOLDINGS INC. (1)
5,929,849 Integration of dynamic universal resource locators with television presentations 347 1996
 
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. (1)
6,405,371 Navigating through television programs 68 1998
 
L'ETAT FRANCAIS, REPRESENTE PAR SECRETAIRE D'ETAT POSTES ET TELECOMMUNICATIONS (CENTRE NATIONAL D'ETUDES DES TELECOMMUNICATION) (1)
4,337,483 Text video-transmission system provided with means for controlling access to the information 195 1980
 
LC ELECTRONICS INC. (1)
5,528,304 Picture-in-picture feedback for channel related features 139 1994
 
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. (1)
5,570,295 System and method of capturing encoded data transmitted over a communications network in a video system 242 1994
 
MESSAGEPHONE, INC. (1)
5,661,517 Interactive intelligent video information system 103 1996
 
MESSAGER PARTNERS (1)
5,838,314 Digital video services system with optional interactive advertisement capabilities 214 1996
 
MICROWAVE FILTER COMPANY, INC. (1)
5,093,921 Initialization technique and apparatus for set top converters 113 1989
 
MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION (1)
6,574,424 Method and apparatus for a randomizer for DVD video 27 1999
 
MOONBEAM L.L.C. (1)
5,245,420 CATV pay per view interdiction system 70 1990
 
MOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC (1)
5,671,276 Method and apparatus for impulse purchasing of packaged information services 72 1995
 
MOTOROLA, INC. (1)
5,062,060 Computer human interface comprising user-adjustable window for displaying or printing information 151 1989
 
MULTIMEDIA ADVENTURES (1)
6,014,137 Electronic kiosk authoring system 136 1997
 
MUSIC SEMICONDUCTORS CORPORATION (1)
4,228,543 Programmable television receiver controllers 139 1978
 
NCR CORPORATION (1)
6,253,203 Privacy-enhanced database 222 1998
 
NEW AMERICA PUBLICATIONS INC. (1)
6,016,141 Interactive television program guide system with pay program package promotion 83 1997
 
NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT, INC. (1)
6,075,551 Video promotion system with flexible local insertion capabilities 90 1997
 
NEWSPAPER ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. (1)
4,429,385 Method and apparatus for digital serial scanning with hierarchical and relational access 279 1981
 
NEXTLEVEL SYSTEMS, INC. (1)
6,160,545 Multi-regional interactive program guide for television 62 1997
 
NIELSEN MEDIA RESEARCH, INC. (1)
4,677,466 Broadcast program identification method and apparatus 361 1985
 
NOBELTECH SYSTEMS AB (1)
4,477,830 Picture display arrangement 99 1982
 
NOKIA UNTERHALTUNGSELEKTRONIK (DEUTSCHLAND) GMBH (1)
5,231,493 Video receiver with permanent electronic program journal 142 1990
 
NOVELL, INC. (1)
4,555,775 Dynamic generation and overlaying of graphic windows for multiple active program storage areas 261 1982
 
NOVOZYMES A/S (1)
6,660,503 Modification of polysaccharides by means of a phenol oxidizing enzyme 16 2001
 
NXP B.V. (1)
4,908,707 Video cassette recorder programming via teletext transmissions 260 1988
 
ODS TECHNOLOGIES, L.P. (1)
5,830,068 Interactive wagering systems and processes 160 1995
 
ONOE, MIKI (1)
5,951,642 System for collecting detailed internet information on the basis of the condition of activities of information viewers viewing information of service providers 57 1997
 
OPTON CO., LTD. (1)
5,319,445 Hidden change distribution grating and use in 3D moire measurement sensors and CMM applications 48 1992
 
PANASONIC CORPORATION OF NORTH AMERICA (1)
5,659,366 Notification system for television receivers 118 1995
 
PARENTAL GUIDE COMPANY, L.L.C. (1)
4,888,796 Program material screening device 154 1987
 
PARENTAL GUIDE OF TEXAS, INC. (1)
4,605,964 Method and apparatus for editing the output of a television set 262 1983
 
PATRICE D. GUYOT (1)
6,119,098 System and method for targeting and distributing advertisements over a distributed network 225 1997
 
PATTISELANNO, ALLEN (1)
4,894,789 TV data capture device 289 1988
 
PEERS, JOHN (1)
4,689,022 System for control of a video storage means by a programmed processor 142 1984
 
PRAGMATUS VOD LLC (1)
5,581,479 Information service control point, which uses different types of storage devices, which retrieves information as blocks of data, and which uses a trunk processor for transmitting information 110 1993
 
PREMIER RETAIL NETWORKS, INC. (1)
5,761,601 Video distribution of advertisements to businesses 178 1995
 
PROSERV OPERATIONS, INC. (1)
6,257,268 Pressure biased shuttle valve 24 2000
 
QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL INC. (1)
5,774,887 Customer service electronic form generating system 57 1992
 
RAYTHEON COMPANY (1)
5,582,364 Flyable folding fin 25 1991
 
RCA CORPORATION (1)
4,587,520 Cursor controlled page selection in a video display 105 1983
 
READTRONICS (1)
4,937,821 Pipeline information delivery system 121 1987
 
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA (1)
5,842,199 System, method and article of manufacture for using receiver operating curves to evaluate predictive utility 122 1996
 
REISS MEDIA ENTERPRISES, 1 DAG HAMMARSKJOLD PLAZA, NY, NY, 10017, A CORP. OF DE. (1)
5,151,782 Control system for satellite delivered pay-per-view television system 186 1989
 
RESPONSE REWARD SYSTEMS L.C. (1)
4,520,404 System, apparatus and method for recording and editing broadcast transmissions 179 1982
 
RESPONSE REWARDS SYSTEMS, L.C. (1)
5,227,874 Method for measuring the effectiveness of stimuli on decisions of shoppers 527 1991
 
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH (1)
4,488,179 Television viewing center system 376 1981
 
ROCKSTAR CONSORTIUM US LP (1)
6,098,065 Associative search engine 148 1997
 
ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION (1)
4,496,976 Reduced memory graphics-to-raster scan converter 145 1982
 
RPX CORPORATION (1)
5,802,284 System and method using cover bundles to provide immediate feedback to a user in an interactive television environment 79 1995
 
S.F. IP PROPERTIES 19 LLC (1)
5,534,911 Virtual personal channel in a television system 305 1994
 
SAMSUNG CO., LTD. (1)
5,325,183 OSD circuit for displaying advertising picture data 39 1992
 
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4,186,413 Apparatus for receiving encoded messages on the screen of a television receiver and for redisplay thereof on the same receiver screen in a readable format 132 1977
 
SARITEL S.P.A. SARIN TELEMATICA (1)
5,036,314 Method and system for the integrated supply of telematic services and graphic information to user terminals, particularly for advertising purposes 68 1989
 
SARNOFF CORPORATION (1)
5,940,572 Integrated television and video cassette recorder system 43 1996
 
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION (1)
5,387,945 Video multiplexing system for superimposition of scalable video streams upon a background video data stream 35 1994
 
SOPHISTICATED CIRCUITS, INC. (1)
5,347,167 Power controller using keyboard and computer interface 70 1992
 
SOUNDVIEW TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED (1)
4,554,584 Video and audio blanking system 140 1983
 
SOVERAIN SOFTWARE LLC (1)
5,715,314 Network sales system 1013 1994
 
STAR SIGHT (1)
6,263,501 Systems and methods for linking television viewers with advertisers and broadcasters 160 1999
 
SYBASE, INC. (1)
5,754,771 Maximum receive capacity specifying query processing client/server system replying up to the capacity and sending the remainder upon subsequent request 106 1996
 
SYNDICAT DES CONSTRUCTEURS D'APPAREILS RADIO RECEPTEURS ET TELEVISEURS (SCART) (1)
4,337,480 Dynamic audio-video interconnection system 164 1980
 
TATA AMERICA INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION (1)
6,357,042 Method and apparatus for multiplexing separately-authored metadata for insertion into a video data stream 207 1999
 
TCI-TVGOS, IC. (1)
5,629,733 Electronic television program guide schedule system and method with display and search of program listings by title 253 1994
 
TECHNOLOGY LICENSING CORPORATION (1)
5,072,412 User interface with multiple workspaces for sharing display system objects 431 1987
 
TELEDIFFUSION DE FRANCE (1)
5,235,415 Device for the intelligible consultation of data relating to the fees programs of a subscription television and/or radio service 111 1990
 
TENCOR INSTRUMENTS (1)
4,873,623 Process control interface with simultaneously displayed three level dynamic menu 133 1987
 
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH (1)
5,237,411 System and method for processing teletext information included with video signal utilizing buffered individual teletext information pages 57 1991
 
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED (1)
6,163,316 Electronic programming system and method 196 1997
 
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE (1)
4,935,865 Computer controlled electropolishing system 69 1988
 
THOMSON CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SALES GMBH (1)
5,650,826 Method for decoding image/sound data contained inteletext data of a digital television signal 52 1995
 
THOMSON LICENSING (1)
7,028,326 Method and interface for linking terms in an electronic message to program information 14 1999
 
THOMSON MULTIMEDIA (1)
6,091,883 Method and device for recording and reading on a large-capacity medium 120 1996
 
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5,636,346 Method and system for selectively targeting advertisements and programming 406 1994
 
TIME WARNER ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY, L.P. (1)
5,850,218 Inter-active program guide with default selection control 603 1997
 
TIME WARNER ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY, L.P., D/B/A TIME WARNER CABLE (1)
5,805,154 Integrated broadcast application with broadcast portion having option display for access to on demand portion 121 1995
 
TIME WARNER ENTERTAINMENT PARTNERSHIP, L.P., D/B/A TIME WARNER CABLE, A DE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP (1)
5,920,700 System for managing the addition/deletion of media assets within a network based on usage and media asset metadata 166 1996
 
TITAN CORPORATION, THE (1)
4,908,859 Receiver access interface to service components in television channel 94 1988
 
TOCOM, INC. (1)
4,536,791 Addressable cable television control system with video format data transmission 307 1984
 
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5,559,548 System and method for generating an information display schedule for an electronic program guide 266 1994
 
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5,253,066 TV recording and viewing control system 465 1991
 
TV GUIDE ONLINE, LLC (1)
5,988,078 Method and apparatus for receiving customized television programming information by transmitting geographic location to a service provider through a wide-area network 92 1997
 
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4,531,020 Multi-layer encryption system for the broadcast of encrypted information 199 1982
 
TV/COM TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (1)
4,425,579 Catv converter with keylock to favorite channels 149 1981
 
TYCO INTERNATIONAL LTD., A CORPORATION OF BERMUDA (1)
5,689,648 Method and apparatus for publication of information 87 1992
 
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4,768,228 Data acquisition device 106 1987
 
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5,768,528 Client-server system for delivery of online information 414 1996
 
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5,848,396 Method and apparatus for determining behavioral profile of a computer user 1045 1996
 
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5,635,979 Dynamically programmable digital entertainment terminal using downloaded software to control broadband data operations 187 1994
 
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5,600,366 Methods and apparatus for digital advertisement insertion in video programming 161 1995
 
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5,666,293 Downloading operating system software through a broadcast channel 460 1995
 
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6,381,582 Method and system for processing payments for remotely purchased goods 59 1997
 
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6,698,020 Techniques for intelligent video ad insertion 377 1998
 
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4,775,935 Video merchandising system with variable and adoptive product sequence presentation order 391 1986
 
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4,381,522 Selective viewing 291 1980
 
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5,828,402 Method and apparatus for selectively blocking audio and video signals 128 1996
 
WILKINS, JEFFREY (1)
5,446,919 Communication system and method with demographically or psychographically defined audiences 527 1991
 
WIRELESS EQUIPMENT SALES & SERVICE COMPANY (1)
4,718,107 Parental control for CATV converters 194 1986
 
WORLDGATE SERVICE, INC. (1)
6,477,579 Access system and method for providing interactive access to an information source through a networked distribution system 46 1999
 
WSI CORPORATION (1)
5,654,886 Multimedia outdoor information system 175 1995
 
XTRAK CORPORATION, A CORP. OF CA. (1)
4,533,910 Graphics display system with viewports of arbitrary location and content 174 1982
 
YAHOO! INC. (1)
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YEE, KEEN Y. (1)
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ZENITH ELECTRONICS CORPORATION (1)
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ZING SYSTEMS, L.P. (1)
5,343,239 Transaction based interactive television system 307 1991
 
OTHER [CHECK PATENT PROFILE FOR ASSIGNMENT INFORMATION] (42)
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4,261,006 Remote control of video 87 1979
4,390,901 Method and apparatus for controlling the operation of a television signal receiver 172 1980
4,449,249 Televison programming information system 123 1982
4,496,171 Media guide 99 1982
4,605,973 System, apparatus and method for recording and editing broadcast transmissions 140 1985
4,787,063 Acquisition and transmission system for a recorder and a computer center 179 1985
4,750,213 Method and system for editing unwanted program material from broadcast signals 152 1986
4,847,604 Method and apparatus for identifying features of an image on a video display 132 1987
5,236,199 Interactive media system and telecomputing method using telephone keypad signalling 159 1991
5,367,330 Pay-per-view television delivery system 124 1991
5,619,898 Process and device for mechanically removing a layer from the substrate material of a disk-shaped information carrier 14 1994
5,805,167 Popup menus with directional gestures 176 1996
6,311,877 Container structure containing water, beverage or the like therein 15 2000
2004/0139,465 Electronic program guide with hyperlinks to target resources 31 2003
2004/0194,131 Television system with scheduling of advertisements 49 2004
2005/0244,138 Time shifting by simultaneously recording and playing a data stream 14 2005
2009/0132,648 CONTENT DELIVERY AND GLOBAL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT NETWORK SYSTEM 2009
2009/0132,648 CONTENT DELIVERY AND GLOBAL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT NETWORK SYSTEM 2009
2009/0132,648 CONTENT DELIVERY AND GLOBAL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT NETWORK SYSTEM 2009
2009/0132,648 CONTENT DELIVERY AND GLOBAL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT NETWORK SYSTEM 2009
2009/0132,648 CONTENT DELIVERY AND GLOBAL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT NETWORK SYSTEM 2009
2009/0132,648 CONTENT DELIVERY AND GLOBAL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT NETWORK SYSTEM 2009
2009/0132,648 CONTENT DELIVERY AND GLOBAL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT NETWORK SYSTEM 2009
2009/0132,648 CONTENT DELIVERY AND GLOBAL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT NETWORK SYSTEM 2009
2009/0132,648 CONTENT DELIVERY AND GLOBAL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT NETWORK SYSTEM 2009
2009/0132,648 CONTENT DELIVERY AND GLOBAL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT NETWORK SYSTEM 2009
2009/0132,648 CONTENT DELIVERY AND GLOBAL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT NETWORK SYSTEM 2009
2009/0132,648 CONTENT DELIVERY AND GLOBAL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT NETWORK SYSTEM 2009
2009/0132,648 CONTENT DELIVERY AND GLOBAL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT NETWORK SYSTEM 2009
2009/0132,648 CONTENT DELIVERY AND GLOBAL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT NETWORK SYSTEM 2009
2009/0132,648 CONTENT DELIVERY AND GLOBAL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT NETWORK SYSTEM 2009
2009/0132,648 CONTENT DELIVERY AND GLOBAL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT NETWORK SYSTEM 2009
2009/0132,648 CONTENT DELIVERY AND GLOBAL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT NETWORK SYSTEM 2009
2009/0132,648 CONTENT DELIVERY AND GLOBAL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT NETWORK SYSTEM 2009
2009/0132,648 CONTENT DELIVERY AND GLOBAL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT NETWORK SYSTEM 2009
2009/0132,648 CONTENT DELIVERY AND GLOBAL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT NETWORK SYSTEM 2009
2009/0132,648 CONTENT DELIVERY AND GLOBAL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT NETWORK SYSTEM 2009
2009/0132,648 CONTENT DELIVERY AND GLOBAL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT NETWORK SYSTEM 2009
2009/0132,648 CONTENT DELIVERY AND GLOBAL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT NETWORK SYSTEM 2009
2009/0132,648 CONTENT DELIVERY AND GLOBAL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT NETWORK SYSTEM 2009
2009/0132,648 CONTENT DELIVERY AND GLOBAL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT NETWORK SYSTEM 2009

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