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Inventor

James M. Barton

Inventor
Alviso, CA, US

Overview

148→
Patents
1996–2020
Patent span
Electricity
Primary field (CPC H)

Patents· 148 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

H04Nprimary
H04NPictorial communication, e.g. television38%
G11BInformation storage based on relative movement between record carrier and transducer19%
G06FElectric digital data processing13%
G06QInformation and communication technology [ict] specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes9%
H04LTransmission of digital information, e.g. telegraphic communication6%
H04HBroadcast communication4%
H04MTelephonic communication3%
G06VImage or video recognition or understanding3%
G06TImage data processing or generation, in general2%
G09GArrangements or circuits for control of indicating devices using static means to present variable information1%
PatentTitleYear
10,805,670Multifunction multimedia device202010,560,747Real-time DVR programming202010,489,347Hierarchical tags with community-based ratings201910,469,891Playing multimedia content on multiple devices201910,430,036Remotely configuring windows displayed on a display device201910,368,124Real-time audience measurement system201910,349,107Playing multimedia content on multiple devices201910,334,296Real-time DVR usage and reporting system201910,306,331System for remotely controlling client recording and storage behavior201910,158,837Method and apparatus for secure transfer and playback of multimedia content201810,153,000In-band data recognition and synchronization system201810,142,690Server-based program recording scheduling201810,097,885Personal content distribution network201810,097,880Multifunction multimedia device201810,080,063Method of sharing personal media using a digital recorder201810,051,296Interrupting presentation of content data to present additional content in response to reaching a timepoint relating to the content data and notifiying a server over the internet201810,021,446Multimedia stream processing system20189,986,298Multimedia mobile personalization system20189,986,295Automatic contact information transmission system20189,961,400Real-time DVR programming20189,883,233'Real-time audience measurement system'20189,854,199Multiple outlet digital video recording system20179,854,289Secure multimedia transfer system20179,837,122Customizing DVR functionality20179,826,273'System and method for internet access to a personal television service'20179,807,064'Distributed backup and retrieval system'20179,800,823'Digital security surveillance system'20179,788,068'Multimedia mobile personalization system'20179,788,049'Multimedia signal processing system'20179,774,689'Scheduling media recording via a handheld device'20179,699,510'Server-based program recording scheduling'20179,693,104'Client-side multimedia content targeting system'20179,674,577'Data storage management and scheduling system'20179,648,380'Multimedia device recording notification system'20179,607,328'Electronic content distribution and exchange system'20179,565,459'Real-time DVR polling system'20179,554,161'Timepoint correlation system'20179,554,176'Media content fingerprinting system'20179,549,219'Shared DVR programming via a web page'20179,538,243'Data storage management and scheduling system'20179,521,356'Digital security surveillance system'20169,521,453'Multifunction multimedia device'20169,516,393'System for remotely controlling client recording and storage behavior'20169,414,127'System for remotely controlling client recording and storage behavior'20169,374,605'Method for enhancing television advertising viewership'20169,369,758'Multifunction multimedia device'20169,369,776'Playing multimedia content on multiple devices'20169,363,564'Method and apparatus for advertisement placement in a user dialog on a set-top box'20169,332,293'Method and apparatus for secure transfer and playback of multimedia content'20169,332,314'Method and apparatus for automated bidding and advertisement placement on a set-top box'20169,326,031'Method and apparatus for advertisement placement in a user dialog on a set-top box'20169,313,548'System and method for internet access to a personal television service'20169,282,273'Multimedia mobile personalization system'20169,271,040'Real-time DVR polling system'20169,264,686'Tag-based menus in video streams'20169,264,758'Method and an apparatus for detecting media content recordings'20169,251,012'Distributed backup and retrieval system'20169,215,400'Client-side multimedia content targeting system'20159,179,115'Server-based program recording scheduling'20159,113,195'Real-time DVR programming'20159,106,949'Creating and viewing customized multimedia segments'20159,100,702'Personal content distribution network'20159,094,718'Customizing DVR functionality'20159,088,826'Method and apparatus for advertisement placement in a user dialog on a set-top box'20159,083,941'System for remotely controlling client recording and storage behavior'20159,064,271'Content display system'20159,055,273'System and method for internet access to a personal television service'20159,036,979'Determining a position in media content based on a name information'20159,036,981'Method and apparatus for advertisement placement in a user dialog on a set-top box'20159,032,456'Modifying commercials for multi-speed playback'20159,002,173'Digital security surveillance system'20158,984,626'Multifunction multimedia device'20158,965,173'Multimedia stream processing system'20158,948,569'Multiple outlet digital video recording system'20158,943,527'Audience measurement system'20158,893,180'Automatic contact information transmission system'20148,880,529'Hierarchical tags with community-based ratings'20148,881,210'System and method for internet access to a personal television service'20148,824,865'Digital video recorder system with an integrated DVD recording device'20148,818,179'Shared DVR programming via a web page'20148,812,850'Secure multimedia transfer system'20148,781,298'Closed caption tagging system'20148,761,585'Method and apparatus for restricting DVD content'20148,719,862'Method for enhancing digital video recorder television advertising viewership'20148,713,605'Method and apparatus for secure transfer and playback of multimedia content'20148,713,599'Content display system'20148,707,369'Recommended recording and downloading guides'20148,704,854'Multifunction multimedia device'20148,689,265'Multimedia mobile personalization system'20148,667,546'Method and apparatus for secure transfer and playback of multimedia content'20148,656,446'System and method for internet access to a personal television service'20148,645,989'Method for enhancing digital video recorder television advertising viewership'20148,634,703'Real-time DVR usage and reporting system'20148,577,205'Digital video recording system'20138,572,669'In-band data recognition and synchronization system'20138,549,553'Customizing DVR functionality'20138,538,241'Multimedia signal processing system'20138,526,781'Multiple output digital video recording system'20138,510,769'Media content finger print system'20138,464,309'Server-based program recording scheduling'20138,457,476'Multimedia signal processing system'20138,453,193'Closed caption tagging system'20138,453,180'Client-side multimedia content targeting system'20138,438,596'Automatic contact information transmission system'20138,417,096'Method and an apparatus for determining a playing position based on media content fingerprints'20138,401,366'Method and apparatus for downloading ancillary program data to a DVR'20138,380,041'Transportable digital video recorder system'20138,359,612'Content distribution system using transportable memory devices'20138,347,337'Data storage management and scheduling system'20138,336,077'System and method for internet access to a personal television service'20128,321,901'System for remotely controlling client recording and storage behavior'20128,261,300'Method and apparatus for advertisement placement in a user dialog on a set-top box'20128,261,315'Multicasting multimedia content distribution system'20128,176,512'Method for enhancing digital video recorder television advertising viewership'20128,171,520'Method of sharing personal media using a digital recorder'20128,146,130'In-band data recognition and synchronization system'20128,131,648'Electronic content distribution and exchange system'20127,933,950'Secure control of features of a digital device'20117,908,635'System and method for internet access to a personal television service'20117,895,633'Method and apparatus for secure transfer and playback of multimedia content'20117,873,982'Method and apparatus for creating and viewing customized multimedia segments'20117,861,258'Customizing DVR functionality'20107,779,437'Method for enhancing digital video recorder television advertising viewership'20107,779,446'System for remotely controlling client recording and storage behavior'20107,668,435'Multimedia signal processing system'20107,665,111'Data storage management and scheduling system'20107,661,121'In-band data recognition and synchronization system'20107,558,472'Multimedia signal processing system'20097,543,325'System for remotely controlling client recording and storage behavior'20097,529,465'System for time shifting multimedia content streams'20097,158,531'Method and apparatus implementing a multimedia digital network'20076,792,195'Method and apparatus implementing random access and time-based functions on a continuous stream of formatted digital data'20046,643,798'Self-test electronic assembly and test system'20036,535,253'Analog video tagging and encoding system'20036,523,114'Method and apparatus for embedding authentication information within digital data'20036,490,722'Software installation and recovery system'20026,385,739'Self-test electronic assembly and test system'20026,327,418'Method and apparatus implementing random access and time-based functions on a continuous stream of formatted digital data'20016,310,886'Method and apparatus implementing a multimedia digital network'20016,233,389'Multimedia time warping system'20016,215,526'Analog video tagging and encoding system'20016,163,842'Method and apparatus for embedding authentication information within digital data'20006,115,818'Method and apparatus for embedding authentication information within digital data'20006,101,604'Method and apparatus for embedding authentication information within digital data'20006,047,374'Method and apparatus for embedding authentication information within digital data'20005,912,972'Method and apparatus for embedding authentication information within digital data'19995,646,997'Method and apparatus for embedding authentication information within digital data'19975,520,210'Protective shield for fire hydrant'1996

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1996Based in Oakland, CA, US· patent location history
1997–2020Based in Los Gatos, CA, US· patent location history
2001–2017Patents assigned to TIVO INC (107)· patent assignee history
2007–2019Based in Alviso, CA, US· patent location history
2012–2018Patents assigned to BARTON JAMES M (59)· patent assignee history
2012–2018Patents assigned to PLATT DAVID C (10)· patent assignee history
2013–2018Patents assigned to BEACH BRIAN (10)· patent assignee history
2014Based in Alvisio, CA, US· patent location history
2017–2020Patents assigned to TIVO SOLUTIONS INC (35)· patent assignee history
2019Based in Los Angeles, CA, US· patent location history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees
AssigneePatentsSpan
TIVO INC1072001–2017
BARTON JAMES Mself592012–2018
TIVO SOLUTIONS INC352017–2020
BEACH BRIAN102013–2018
PLATT DAVID C102012–2018
Locations
LocationPatentsSpan
Alviso, California, US882007–2019
Los Gatos, California, US571997–2020
Los Angeles, California, US12019
Alvisio, California, US12014
Oakland, California, US11996