Inventor
Mark Eyer
Inventor
Woodinville, WA, US
Overview
Patents· 130 as inventor
Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.
H04Nprimary
H04NPictorial communication, e.g. television59%
H04HBroadcast communication13%
H04LTransmission of digital information, e.g. telegraphic communication9%
G06FElectric digital data processing7%
G11BInformation storage based on relative movement between record carrier and transducer4%
G06QInformation and communication technology [ict] specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes3%
G06TImage data processing or generation, in general3%
G09GArrangements or circuits for control of indicating devices using static means to present variable information2%
G06KGraphical data reading1%
G08BSignalling systems, e.g. personal calling systems1%
PatentTitleYear
11,051,082Extensions to trigger parameters table for interactive television202110,917,475URLs for acquiring or transmitting data202110,897,640Transport and acquisition of DRM-related information202110,812,859Service usage reporting data transport202010,805,691Virtual channel declarative script binding202010,805,694Processing and providing an image in which a plurality of symbols are encoded202010,743,069Delivery of information related to digital rights management (DRM) in a terrestrial broadcast system202010,728,611Identification of services containing the same or equivalent content202010,708,641QR codes for guided service authorization202010,681,147URLs for acquiring or transmitting data202010,666,894Receiver and method for reporting the usage of advanced television services202010,652,609Reception apparatus, reception method, program, and information processing system202010,602,209Transport and acquisition of DRM-related information202010,547,899System for distributing metadata embedded in video202010,542,321Receiver and system using an electronic questionnaire for advanced broadcast services202010,531,156Reception apparatus, reception method, program, and information processing system202010,491,965Method, computer program, and reception apparatus for delivery of supplemental content201910,491,966Reception apparatus, method, computer program, and information providing apparatus for providing an alert service201910,419,811PVR hyperlinks functionality in triggered declarative objects for PVR functions201910,405,030Server load balancing for interactive television201910,375,350Non-closed caption data transport in standard caption service201910,341,715Extensions to trigger parameters table for interactive television201910,313,764Processing and providing an image in which a plurality of symbols are encoded201910,291,954Extensions to trigger parameters table for interactive television201910,237,597Transport and acquisition of DRM-related information201910,205,991Hidden replaceable media slots201910,206,000Receiving apparatus, receiving method, and program201910,104,447Extensions to trigger parameters table for interactive television201810,045,068Identification of services containing the same or equivalent content20189,997,200Video bookmarking20189,980,003Receiving device, receiving method, transmitting device, and transmitting method for controlling applications20189,980,000Method, computer program, reception apparatus, and information providing apparatus for trigger compaction20189,979,999Method, computer-readable storage medium, reception apparatus, and information providing apparatus for identifying available channels and/or services20189,967,622Receiver, reception method, program, and information processing system for utilizing a trigger correlation table20189,961,414Receiving device, receiving method, transmitting device, and transmitting method20189,936,231Trigger compaction20189,912,932'Data transport in caption service'20189,912,986'System for distributing metadata embedded in video'20189,894,408'Parameterized services descriptor for advanced television services'20189,883,248'Reception apparatus, reception method, transmission apparatus, and transmission method'20189,883,247'Reception apparatus, reception method, transmission apparatus, and transmission method'20189,773,407'System and method for terrestrial broadcast of emergency alerts'20179,754,262'Amassing information about community participant behaviors'20179,756,401'Processing and providing an image in which a plurality of symbols are encoded'20179,723,360'Interests and demographics profile for advanced broadcast services'20179,716,923'Announcement of program synchronized triggered declarative objects'20179,706,158'Receiver and method for reporting the usage of advanced television services'20179,699,505'Service usage reporting data transport'20179,648,398'Virtual channel declarative script binding'20179,635,439'Method, computer program, and reception apparatus for delivery of supplemental content'20179,554,175'Method, computer program, reception apparatus, and information providing apparatus for trigger compaction'20179,521,394'Disparity data transport and signaling'20169,456,245'Receiving device, receiving method, transmitting device, and transmitting method for controlling applications'20169,432,744'Receiving device, receiving method, transmitting device, and transmitting method'20169,414,002'Receiving apparatus, receiving method, and program'20169,398,296'Digital closed caption transport in standalone stream'20169,300,896'Method, computer-readable storage medium, reception apparatus, and information providing apparatus for identifying available channels and/or services'20169,277,183'System and method for distributing auxiliary data embedded in video data'20169,247,198'Data transport in unannounced standard caption service'20169,204,187'Parameterized services descriptor for advanced television services'20159,185,460'Reception apparatus, reception method, program, and information processing system'20159,124,951'Data tunneling via closed captioning'20159,113,230'Method, computer program, and reception apparatus for delivery of supplemental content'20158,984,441'Dynamic update of a user interface based on collected user interactions'20158,941,779'Non-closed caption data transport in standard caption service'20158,930,988'Reception apparatus, reception method, program, and information processing system'20158,925,016'Extensions to trigger parameters table for interactive television'20148,918,828'Private user data'20148,898,723'Virtual channel declarative script binding'20148,896,755'Reception apparatus, reception method, program, and information processing system'20148,898,720'Parameterized services descriptor for advanced television services'20148,893,210'Server load balancing for interactive television'20148,886,009'Creation of video bookmarks via scripted interactivity in advanced digital television'20148,878,913'Extended command stream for closed caption disparity'20148,863,171'Announcement of program synchronized triggered declarative objects'20148,839,338'Service usage reporting data transport'20148,817,072'Disparity data transport and signaling'20148,813,164'Data tunneling via closed captioning'20148,760,498'Disparity data transport in standard caption service'20148,756,642'Non-real time push services'20148,745,687'Digital closed caption transport in standalone stream'20148,730,301'Service linkage to caption disparity data transport'20148,726,322'Non-real time push services'20148,713,625'Delivery of captions, content advisory and other data through digital interface'20148,705,933'Video bookmarking'20148,607,265'Private user data'20138,606,090'Sport program chaptering'20138,561,110'Non-real time services'20138,495,692'Non-real time services'20138,453,177'Non-real time services'20138,407,734'Broadcasting receiver and method of transmitting / receiving broadcasting signal'20138,379,654'Method of and apparatus for providing isochronous services over switched ethernet including a home network wall plate having a combined IEEE 1394 and ethernet modified hub'20138,302,129'Non-real time services'20128,302,128'Non-real time services'20128,296,806'Non-real time services'20128,296,804'Non-real time services'20128,265,277'Content scrambling with minimal impact on legacy devices'20128,250,607'Non-real time services'20128,165,924'Virtual shopping center'20128,099,752'Non-real time services'20128,094,678'Method of and apparatus for providing reserved bandwidth to ethernet devices over switched ethernet including a home network wall plate having a combined IEEE 1394 and ethernet modified HUB'20128,087,043'Extensible downloadable content advisory system'20118,015,613'System renewability message transport'20117,746,870'Efficient transport of program clock reference for audio services delivered on an MPEG-2 transport stream'20107,567,939'Method and apparatus for implementing revocation in broadcast networks'20097,542,474'Method of and apparatus for providing isochronous services over switched ethernet including a home network wall plate having a combined IEEE 1394 and ethernet modified hub'20097,463,647'Method of and apparatus for providing reserved bandwidth to ethernet devices over switched ethernet including a home network wall plate having a combined IEEE 1394 and ethernet modified hub'20087,292,692'Content scrambling with minimal impact on legacy devices'20077,225,164'Method and apparatus for implementing revocation in broadcast networks'20077,124,303'Elementary stream partial encryption'20067,116,644'Data sharing and linkage for IP telephony set-top boxes'20067,075,557'Method of and apparatus for handling high bandwidth on-screen-display graphics data over a distributed IEEE 1394 network utilizing an isochronous data transmission format'20066,789,106'Selective capture and storage of A/V objects in an interactive multimedia system'20046,593,937'Method of and apparatus for handling high bandwidth on-screen-display graphics data over a distributed IEEE 1394 network utilizing an isochronous data transmission format'20036,588,015'Broadcast interactive digital radio'20036,501,441'Method of and apparatus for partitioning, scaling and displaying video and/or graphics across several display devices'20026,483,547'Transmission signal ID for analog television broadcasts'20026,401,242'Method and apparatus for designating a preferred source to avoid duplicative programming services'20026,173,330'Delivery and acquisition of data segments with optimized inter-arrival time'20016,160,545'Multi-regional interactive program guide for television'20006,018,764'Mapping uniform resource locators to broadcast addresses in a television signal'20005,982,411'Navigation among grouped television channels'19995,982,445'Hypertext markup language protocol for television display and control'19995,844,620'Method and apparatus for displaying an interactive television program guide'19985,801,753'Method and apparatus for providing an interactive guide to events available on an information network'19985,671,276'Method and apparatus for impulse purchasing of packaged information services'19975,594,794'Method and apparatus for free previews of communication network services'19975,485,577'Method and apparatus for incremental delivery of access rights'19965,398,237'Acquisition and tracking of independent quadrature modulated bitstreams'19955,134,700'Microcomputer with internal ram security during external program mode'1992Career & activity timeline
Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.
1992–2013Based in San Diego, CA, US· patent location history
2002–2021Patents assigned to SONY CORP (74)· patent assignee history
2002–2017Patents assigned to SONY ELECTRONICS INC (34)· patent assignee history
2006–2021Based in Woodinville, WA, US· patent location history
2010–2019Patents assigned to EYER MARK KENNETH (26)· patent assignee history
2010Based in Kirkland, WA, US· patent location history
2011–2019Patents assigned to EYER MARK (14)· patent assignee history
2017–2021Patents assigned to SATURN LICENSING LLC (35)· patent assignee history
2020Based in Washington, DC, US· patent location history
Inventor activity
Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.
Assignees
| Assignee | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| SONY CORP | 74 | 2002–2021 |
| SATURN LICENSING LLC | 35 | 2017–2021 |
| SONY ELECTRONICS INC | 34 | 2002–2017 |
| EYER MARK KENNETHself | 26 | 2010–2019 |
| EYER MARKself | 14 | 2011–2019 |
Locations
| Location | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| Woodinville, Washington, US | 105 | 2006–2021 |
| San Diego, California, US | 23 | 1992–2013 |
| Washington, DC, US | 1 | 2020 |
| Kirkland, Washington, US | 1 | 2010 |