Inventor

Sean S. Lee

Inventor
Potomac, MD, US

Overview

59→
Patents
1995–2021
Patent span
Electricity
Primary field (CPC H)

Patents· 59 as inventor

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

H04Nprimary
H04NPictorial communication, e.g. television40%
H04LTransmission of digital information, e.g. telegraphic communication11%
G06FElectric digital data processing9%
H04WWireless communication networks6%
G06QInformation and communication technology [ict] specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes4%
H04HBroadcast communication4%
H04BTransmission3%
Y02DClimate change mitigation technologies in information and communication technologies [ict], i.e. information and communication technologies aiming at the reduction of their own energy use3%
F41BWeapons for projecting missiles without use of explosive or combustible propellant charge2%
G01SRadio direction-finding2%
PatentTitleYear
10,992,951Video encoding device and video decoding device using high-precision skip encoding and method thereof202110,819,939Method and system for controlling a low power mode for external devices202010,820,028Method and system for detecting unauthorized use of a set top box using satellite signal identification202010,786,640Reversible airway device and related method for ventilating a subject202010,521,250Method and system for communicating between a host device and user device through an intermediate device using a composite video signal201910,390,100Method and system for controlling a centralized content distribution system with a remote control201910,271,081Method and system for detecting unauthorized use of a set top box using satellite signal identification201910,250,658Hybrid media stream delivery using multiple network connections201910,225,606Method and system for remotely transcoding content201910,212,384Method and system for controlling a low power mode for external devices201910,136,166Method and system for communicating inserted material to a client device in a centralized content distribution system201810,063,915Method and system for remotely transcoding content201810,063,924Method and system for transferring user settings to another user receiving device using a mobile user device20189,869,628'Methods of collecting cells from multi-well plates for use in flow cytometry'20189,794,622'Method and system for remotely transcoding content'20179,723,254'Method and system of extending recording time for a run-over program'20179,710,055'Method and system for abstracting external devices via a high level communications protocol'20179,674,306'Method and system for communicating from a client device to a server device in a centralized content distribution system'20179,621,961'Method and system for controlling a centralized content distribution system with a remote control'20179,571,867'Method and system for authorizing playback from multiple devices'20179,535,722'Method and system for communicating between a host device and a user device through an intermediate device using a composite graphics signal'20179,521,463'Method and system of using idle receiving unit resources for receiving content and communicating the content to other receiving units in the network'20169,494,986'Method and system for controlling a low power mode for external devices'20169,473,811'Systems and methods for providing broadcast content via distributed kiosks'20169,467,725'Method and system for detecting unauthorized use of a set top box using weather profiles'20169,426,497'Method and system for bandwidth shaping to optimize utilization of bandwidth'20169,414,023'Method and system for interfacing content between devices'20169,351,040'Method and system for transferring user settings to another user receiving device'20169,316,738'Method and apparatus for controlling a mobile device beyond an area of interest boundary'20169,281,891'Method and system of wirelessly retrieving lost content segments of broadcasted programming at a user device from another device'20169,148,693'Method and system of scaling external resources for a receiving device'20159,137,501'Method and system for communicating between a host device and user device through an intermediate device using syntax translation'20159,124,933'Method and system for detecting unauthorized use of a set top box using expected terrestrial signal identification'20159,066,142'Method and system for arbitrating recording requests from multiple receiving units in a network to receive the same content'20158,966,552'Method and system for allowing multiple receiving units in a network to record the same content while minimizing network resource use'20158,942,618'Method and system for moving and playing content from home-based system to mobile system'20158,892,027'Method and apparatus for providing preauthorization for a mobile receiving device to access wireless networks'20148,887,207'Method and system for remotely transcoding content'20148,762,205'Method for delivering businesses enterprises advertising via instant messaging'20148,752,206'Method and system for authorizing playback from multiple devices'20148,671,429'Method and system for dynamically changing a user interface for added or removed resources'20148,661,463'Method and system of marking and recording content of interest in a broadcast stream'20148,386,126'Method and apparatus for providing independent content to multiple terminals within a vehicle'20138,291,247'Method and system for predicting use of an external device and removing the external device from a low power mode'20128,175,514'Method and apparatus for providing preauthorization for a mobile receiving device to access wireless networks'20128,023,883'Method and apparatus for controlling handoffs in a mobile system'20117,974,293'Method and apparatus for transcrypting or transcoding content for a terminal within a vehicle'20117,925,216'Mobile receiver solutions for accessing broadband video-on-demand services'20117,831,675'Method for interacting with infrastructure devices via instant messaging'20107,720,431'Method and apparatus for providing emergency information to a mobile receiving device'20107,524,923'Suzuki polycondensation for preparing aryl polymers from dihalide monomers'2009D0486387'Translucent cosmetic container with LED illumination means'20046,589,928'Non-toxic, microbicidal cleaning agent containing bioactive glass particles'20036,298,514'Cleaning tool for electronic and computer equipment'2001D0409251'Game station'1999D0388701'Container for malleable play material'19985,619,980'Play material shooting toy'19975,471,968'Projectile launcher with folding housing'19955,466,080'Finger painting apparatus'1995

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1995–1998Based in Hermosa Beach, CA, US· patent location history
2001–2004Based in Lawndale, CA, US· patent location history
2010–2020Patents assigned to DIRECTV GROUP INC (45)· patent assignee history
2010–2017Based in Rockville, MD, US· patent location history
2010–2014Based in Tokyo, JP· patent location history
2012–2019Patents assigned to LEE SEAN S (25)· patent assignee history
2012–2017Patents assigned to GUZMAN JORGE H (6)· patent assignee history
2012–2017Patents assigned to JUPIN BRIAN D (6)· patent assignee history
2014–2017Patents assigned to CASAVANT SCOTT D (11)· patent assignee history
2014–2020Based in Potomac, MD, US· patent location history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees
AssigneePatentsSpan
DIRECTV GROUP INC452010–2020
LEE SEAN Sself252012–2019
CASAVANT SCOTT D112014–2017
GUZMAN JORGE H62012–2017
JUPIN BRIAN D62012–2017
Locations
LocationPatentsSpan
Potomac, Maryland, US242014–2020
Rockville, Maryland, US212010–2017
Hermosa Beach, California, US41995–1998
Tokyo, JP22010–2014
Lawndale, California, US22001–2004