Inventor
Harold Blatter
Inventor
Indianapolis, IN, US
Overview
Patents· 28 as inventor
Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.
H04Nprimary
H04NPictorial communication, e.g. television58%
G11BInformation storage based on relative movement between record carrier and transducer14%
G06FElectric digital data processing6%
H03JTuning resonant circuits6%
H03KPulse technique6%
G06TImage data processing or generation, in general3%
H04BTransmission3%
H04WWireless communication networks3%
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%
PatentTitleYear
8,364,014'Upgradable on screen display system'20138,200,071'Digital recorder with trick play operation'20127,599,603'Upgradable on-screen display system'20097,321,717'Upgradable on-screen display system'20087,239,793'On-screen display insertion'20076,584,275'Control of consumer recording equipment'20036,310,922'Method and apparatus for generating variable rate synchronization signals'20016,236,694'Bus and interface system for consumer digital equipment'20016,177,961'Television system with display of VCR mode'20016,026,094'Digital data bus system including arbitration'20006,016,348'Decoding system and data format for processing and storing encrypted broadcast, cable or satellite video data'20005,948,085'Bus voltage detection and protection'19995,933,500'Adaptive decoding system for processing encrypted and non-encrypted broadcast, cable or satellite video data'19995,878,135'Decoding system for processing encrypted broadcast, cable or satellite video data'19995,844,478'Program specific information formation for digital data processing'19985,844,595'Decoding of digital data including program specific information'19985,841,987'Simple bus and interface system for consumer digital equipment'19985,838,873'Packetized data formats for digital data storage media'19985,754,651'Processing and storage of digital data and program specific information'19985,673,378'Color coding method for expanding palette by including colors derived by averaging numeric codes of actual palette colors'19975,534,942'On screen display arrangement for digital video signal processing system'19965,148,275'Second video program'19925,066,868'Apparatus for generating phase shifted clock signals'19914,667,243'Television receiver for direct broadcast satellite signals'19874,663,659'Video signal scrambling system employing full line reversal and double burst coding'19874,566,034'Remote control transmitter arrangement for one or more television devices'19864,544,923'Microprocessor self-turn-off arrangement for a consumer instrument'19854,241,450'Automatic turn-off apparatus for a radio or television receiver'1980Career & activity timeline
Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.
1980–1987Patents assigned to RCA CORP (5)· patent assignee history
1980–2013Based in Indianapolis, IN, US· patent location history
1991–2001Patents assigned to THOMSON CONSUMER ELECTRONICS (15)· patent assignee history
2001–2008Patents assigned to THOMSON LICENSING SA (4)· patent assignee history
2001–2007Based in Tucson, AZ, US· patent location history
2007–2013Patents assigned to THOMSON LICENSING (4)· patent assignee history
2012–2013Patents assigned to BLATTER HAROLD (2)· patent assignee history
Inventor activity
Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.
Assignees
| Assignee | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| THOMSON CONSUMER ELECTRONICS | 15 | 1991–2001 |
| RCA CORP | 5 | 1980–1987 |
| THOMSON LICENSING | 4 | 2007–2013 |
| THOMSON LICENSING SA | 4 | 2001–2008 |
| BLATTER HAROLDself | 2 | 2012–2013 |
Locations
| Location | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis, IN, US | 26 | 1980–2013 |
| Tucson, AZ, US | 2 | 2001–2007 |