Inventor
Richard W. Tom
Inventor
Marina Del Rey, CA, US
Overview
Patents· 22 as inventor
Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.
H04Nprimary
H04NPictorial communication, e.g. television33%
G06QInformation and communication technology [ict] specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes29%
G06FElectric digital data processing12%
H04LTransmission of digital information, e.g. telegraphic communication10%
H04BTransmission4%
H04HBroadcast communication4%
Y10STechnical subjects covered by former uspc cross-reference art collections [xracs] and digests4%
G06NComputing arrangements based on specific computational models2%
H04WWireless communication networks2%
PatentTitleYear
11,006,176Processing techniques in audio-visual streaming systems202110,764,284Method and system for dynamic data flow enforcement202010,506,299Media player configuration to provide viewing data feedback201910,070,183Processing techniques in audio-visual streaming systems20189,712,850'Dynamic maintenance and distribution of video content on content delivery networks'20179,596,514'Method and apparatus for providing user control of advertising breaks associated with a media program'20179,426,537'Providing directed advertising based on user preferences'20169,286,616'Method and apparatus for providing directed advertising based on user preferences'20169,202,224'Providing a survey during an advertisement opportunity to improve advertising experience'20159,078,020'Dynamic optimization of video content distribution'20159,066,145'Commenting correlated to temporal point of video data'20158,997,150'Method and apparatus for permitting user interruption of an advertisement and the substitution of alternate advertisement version'20158,966,520'Video ad swapping in a video streaming system'20158,850,471'Method and apparatus for providing user control of advertising breaks associated with a media program'20148,756,184'Predicting users\' attributes based on users\' behaviors'20148,713,603'Method and apparatus for user selection of advertising combinations'20148,707,343'Method and apparatus for collecting viewer survey data and for providing compensation for same'20148,578,408'Method and apparatus for providing directed advertising based on user preferences'20138,533,066'Method and apparatus for recommending media programs based on correlated user feedback'20138,239,889'Method and apparatus for collecting viewer survey data and for providing compensation for same'20127,613,751'Well-known transactions in data replication'20097,143,123'Well-known transactions in data replication'2006Career & activity timeline
Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.
2006–2009Based in Seattle, WA, US· patent location history
2012–2019Patents assigned to HULU LLC (17)· patent assignee history
2012–2015Based in Los Angeles, CA, US· patent location history
2013–2016Patents assigned to TOM RICHARD W (11)· patent assignee history
2013–2016Patents assigned to COLACO JEAN-PAUL (7)· patent assignee history
2013–2016Patents assigned to ZHENG HUA (7)· patent assignee history
2014–2016Patents assigned to KILAR JASON A (8)· patent assignee history
2014–2019Based in Marina Del Rey, CA, US· patent location history
2014Based in Marina Del Ray, CA, US· patent location history
2018–2021Based in San Francisco, CA, US· patent location history
Inventor activity
Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.
Assignees
| Assignee | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| HULU LLC | 17 | 2012–2019 |
| TOM RICHARD Wself | 11 | 2013–2016 |
| KILAR JASON A | 8 | 2014–2016 |
| COLACO JEAN-PAUL | 7 | 2013–2016 |
| ZHENG HUA | 7 | 2013–2016 |
Locations
| Location | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| Marina Del Rey, California, US | 10 | 2014–2019 |
| Los Angeles, California, US | 5 | 2012–2015 |
| San Francisco, California, US | 3 | 2018–2021 |
| Marina Del Ray, California, US | 2 | 2014 |
| Seattle, Washington, US | 2 | 2006–2009 |