Inventor

Michael R. Nichols

Inventor

La Canada Flintridge, CA, US

Overview

1998–2021

Patent span

Electricity

Primary field (CPC H)

Patents· 61 as inventor

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

H04Nprimary

H04NPictorial communication, e.g. television33%

G06FElectric digital data processing17%

H04LTransmission of digital information, e.g. telegraphic communication7%

G06QInformation and communication technology [ict] specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes6%

LOC146%

G06KGraphical data reading5%

G06VImage or video recognition or understanding5%

H04WWireless communication networks5%

A61BDiagnosis3%

A63GMerry-go-rounds2%

PatentTitleYear

11,017,101Systems and methods for managing access to media assets based on a projected location of a user2021 10,791,371Systems and methods for multi-device content recommendations2020 10,628,009Systems and methods for automatic formatting of images for media assets based on user profile2020 10,602,324Methods and systems for invoking functions based on whether a partial print or an entire print is detected2020 10,506,279Systems and methods for providing a sequence of video-clips in a picture-in-guide2019 10,462,410Systems and methods for re-recording content associated with re-emerged popularity2019 10,449,732Customized three dimensional (3D) printing of media-related objects2019 10,438,009Systems and methods for managing access to media assets based on a projected location of a user2019 10,313,757Systems and methods for multi-device content recommendations2019 10,271,087Methods and systems for monitoring attentiveness of a user based on brain activity2019 10,257,584Displaying advertising in an electronic program guide2019 10,187,687Systems and methods for creating rated and curated spectator feeds2019 10,063,901Systems and methods for modifying access to media assets2018 10,043,065Systems and methods for determining meaning of cultural gestures based on voice detection2018 9,967,708Methods and systems for performing actions based on location-based rules2018 9,860,609'Displaying advertising in an electronic program guide'2018 9,852,441Methods and systems for recommending media assets based on scent2017 9,800,935'Systems and methods for multi-device content recommendations'2017 9,781,479'Methods and systems of recommending media assets to users based on content of other media assets'2017 9,778,736'Methods and systems for calibrating user devices'2017 9,775,014'Methods and systems for invoking functions based on whether a partial print or an entire print is detected'2017 9,762,945'Methods and systems for recommending a display device for media consumption'2017 9,729,927'Systems and methods for generating shadows for a media guidance application based on content'2017 9,723,256'Systems and methods for re-recording content associated with re-emerged popularity'2017 9,688,115'Methods and systems for producing the environmental conditions of a media asset in a vehicle'2017 9,591,359'Systems and methods for automatic formatting of images for media assets based on prevalence'2017 9,544,656'Systems and methods for recognition of sign language for improved viewing experiences'2017 9,510,047'Systems and methods for automatically performing media actions based on status of external components'2016 9,424,584'Systems and methods for generating and displaying user preference tag clouds'2016 9,367,131'Methods and systems for generating icons associated with providing brain state feedback'2016 9,349,034'Methods and systems for invoking functions based on whether a partial print or an entire print is detected'2016 9,294,823'Displaying advertising in an electronic program guide'2016 9,294,802'Gesture control based on prosthetic nerve signal detection'2016 9,288,431'Systems and methods for re-recording content associated with re-emerged popularity'2016 9,191,720'Systems and methods for generating a user profile based customized display that includes user-generated and non-user-generated content'2015 9,171,137'Systems and methods for enabling an automatic license for mashups'2015 9,120,838'Saccharide conjugates'2015 9,125,169'Methods and systems for performing actions based on location-based rules'2015 9,116,645'Methods and systems for granting partial or full access to an application based on level of confidence that print corresponds to user profile'2015 9,094,708'Methods and systems for prioritizing listings based on real-time data'2015 9,014,535'Systems and methods for synchronizing playback at multiple locations'2015 8,903,819'Systems and methods for sharing profile information using user preference tag clouds'2014 8,831,840'Methods and systems for producing the environmental conditions of a media asset in a vehicle'2014 8,805,418'Methods and systems for performing actions based on location-based rules'2014 8,725,125'Systems and methods for controlling audio playback on portable devices with vehicle equipment'2014 8,713,606'Systems and methods for generating a user profile based customized media guide with user-generated content and non-user-generated content'2014 8,554,049'Systems and methods for synchronizing playback at multiple locations'2013 8,490,134'Displaying advertising in an electronic program guide'2013 7,634,789'System and method for displaying advertising in an interactive program guide'2009 7,500,202'Remote control for navigating through content in an organized and categorized fashion'2009 6,492,997'Method and system for providing selectable programming in a multi-screen mode'2002 6,452,611'Method and system for providing dynamically changing programming categories'2002 6,445,398'Method and system for providing user interface for electronic program guide'2002 D0416261'Three sided remote control'1999 D0415496'Remote control'1999 D0415495'Remote control'1999 D0415161'Three sided remote control'1999 D0406847'Two sided remote control'1999 D0395889'Remote control'1998 D0395891'Remote control'1998 D0395890'Two sided remote control'1998

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1998–1999Patents assigned to CORP MEDIA PARTNERS (8)· patent assignee history

1998–2019Based in Altadena, CA, US· patent location history

2002–2009Patents assigned to CORPORATE MEDIA PARTNERS (5)· patent assignee history

2013–2019Patents assigned to UNITED VIDEO PROPERTIES INC (14)· patent assignee history

2013–2016Patents assigned to NICHOLS MICHAEL R (9)· patent assignee history

2013–2021Based in La Canada Flintridge, CA, US· patent location history

2014–2015Based in La Canada, CA, US· patent location history

2015–2021Patents assigned to ROVI GUIDES INC (37)· patent assignee history

2015Based in St. Charles, MO, US· patent location history

2016–2019Based in Cambridge, MA, US· patent location history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
ROVI GUIDES INC	37	2015–2021
UNITED VIDEO PROPERTIES INC	14	2013–2019
NICHOLS MICHAEL Rself	9	2013–2016
CORP MEDIA PARTNERS	8	1998–1999
CORPORATE MEDIA PARTNERS	5	2002–2009

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
La Canada Flintridge, California, US	38	2013–2021
Altadena, California, US	17	1998–2019
Cambridge, Massachusetts, US	3	2016–2019
La Canada, California, US	2	2014–2015
St. Charles, MO, US	1	2015