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WEBTV NETWORKS INC
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US6850571B2Feb 1, 2005
Systems and methods for MPEG subsample decoding
WEBTV NETWORKS INC108 citations99
US6785902B1Aug 31, 2004
Document data structure and method for integrating broadcast television with web pages
WEBTV NETWORKS INC234 citations99
US6766524B1Jul 20, 2004
System and method for encouraging viewers to watch television programs
WEBTV NETWORKS INC380 citations99
US6708335B1Mar 16, 2004
Tracking viewing behavior of advertisements on a home entertainment system
WEBTV NETWORKS INC231 citations99
US6704929B1Mar 9, 2004
Tracking viewing behavior of a home entertainment system
WEBTV NETWORKS INC203 citations99
US6698020B1Feb 24, 2004
Techniques for intelligent video ad insertion
WEBTV NETWORKS INC2,661 citations99
US6662218B2Dec 9, 2003
Method of transcoding documents in a network environment using a proxy server
WEBTV NETWORKS INC169 citations99
US6636269B1Oct 21, 2003
Video timing system and method
WEBTV NETWORKS INC207 citations99
US6577346B1Jun 10, 2003
Recognizing a pattern in a video segment to identify the video segment
WEBTV NETWORKS INC231 citations99
US6571392B1May 27, 2003
Receiving an information resource from the internet if it is not received from a broadcast channel
WEBTV NETWORKS INC395 citations99
US6530085B1Mar 4, 2003
Configuration for enhanced entertainment system control
WEBTV NETWORKS INC206 citations99
US6505232B1Jan 7, 2003
Method of using electronic tickets containing privileges for improved security
WEBTV NETWORKS INC103 citations99
US6415438B1Jul 2, 2002
Trigger having a time attribute
WEBTV NETWORKS INC380 citations99
US6412112B1Jun 25, 2002
System for transmitting digital data through a lossy channel
WEBTV NETWORKS INC166 citations99
US6396473B1May 28, 2002
Overlay graphics memory management method and apparatus
WEBTV NETWORKS INC160 citations99
US6332157B1Dec 18, 2001
Method of accessing multiple services from multiple service providers
WEBTV NETWORKS INC124 citations99
US6330719B1Dec 11, 2001
Interactive television receiver unit browser that waits to send requests
WEBTV NETWORKS INC140 citations99
US6317780B1Nov 13, 2001
System and method for distributing data over a communications network
WEBTV NETWORKS INC135 citations99
US6311197B2Oct 30, 2001
Method for downloading a web page to a client for efficient display on a television screen
WEBTV NETWORKS INC187 citations99
US6311207B1Oct 30, 2001
Method of using electronic tickets containing privileges for improved security
WEBTV NETWORKS INC207 citations99
US6268856B1Jul 31, 2001
System and method for controlling delivery of content over a communications network
WEBTV NETWORKS INC179 citations99
US6269481B1Jul 31, 2001
Automatic selecting and downloading device drivers from a server system to a client system that includes one or more devices
WEBTV NETWORKS INC161 citations99
US6230319B1May 8, 2001
Managing interruption while downloading data over a network
WEBTV NETWORKS INC205 citations99
US6215483B1Apr 10, 2001
Combining real-time and batch mode logical address links
WEBTV NETWORKS INC259 citations99
US6169879B1Jan 2, 2001
System and method of interconnecting and using components of home entertainment system
WEBTV NETWORKS INC214 citations99
US6134590AOct 17, 2000
Method and apparatus for automatically connecting devices to a local network
WEBTV NETWORKS INC192 citations99
US6073168AJun 6, 2000
Method for reducing delivery latency of an image or other secondary information associated with a file
WEBTV NETWORKS INC255 citations99
US6034689AMar 7, 2000
Web browser allowing navigation between hypertext objects using remote control
WEBTV NETWORKS INC345 citations99
US6023585AFeb 8, 2000
Automatically selecting and downloading device drivers from a server system to a client system that includes one or more devices
WEBTV NETWORKS INC260 citations99
US6008836ADec 28, 1999
Method and apparatus for adjusting television display control using a browser
WEBTV NETWORKS INC376 citations99
US5940074AAug 17, 1999
Remote upgrade of software over a network
WEBTV NETWORKS INC385 citations99
US5935207AAug 10, 1999
Method and apparatus for providing remote site administrators with user hits on mirrored web sites
WEBTV NETWORKS INC437 citations99
US5918013AJun 29, 1999
Method of transcoding documents in a network environment using a proxy server
WEBTV NETWORKS INC587 citations99
US5896444AApr 20, 1999
Method and apparatus for managing communications between a client and a server in a network
WEBTV NETWORKS INC284 citations99
US5862220AJan 19, 1999
Method and apparatus for using network address information to improve the performance of network transactions
WEBTV NETWORKS INC223 citations99
US6684025B1Jan 27, 2004
Structure and method for managing a video recorder
WEBTV NETWORKS INC73 citations98
US6668378B2Dec 23, 2003
Interactive television triggers having connected content/disconnected content attribute
WEBTV NETWORKS INC127 citations98
US6560777B2May 6, 2003
Broadcast enhancement trigger addressed to multiple uniquely addressed information resources
WEBTV NETWORKS INC122 citations98
US6496205B1Dec 17, 2002
User interface for controlling audio functions in a web browser
WEBTV NETWORKS INC170 citations98
US6463533B1Oct 8, 2002
System for generating site-specific user aliases in a computer network
WEBTV NETWORKS INC386 citations98
US6460075B2Oct 1, 2002
Browser-based email system with user interface for audio/video capture
WEBTV NETWORKS INC139 citations98
US6449766B1Sep 10, 2002
System and method for consolidating television rating systems
WEBTV NETWORKS INC96 citations98
US6392664B1May 21, 2002
Method and system for presenting television programming and interactive entertainment
WEBTV NETWORKS INC338 citations98
US6330606B1Dec 11, 2001
Method and apparatus for dispatching document requests in a proxy
WEBTV NETWORKS INC86 citations98
US6317791B1Nov 13, 2001
System and method for distributing data over a communications network for display during start-up
WEBTV NETWORKS INC114 citations98
US6259442B1Jul 10, 2001
Downloading software from a server to a client
WEBTV NETWORKS INC97 citations98
US6223213B1Apr 24, 2001
Browser-based email system with user interface for audio/video capture
WEBTV NETWORKS INC290 citations98
US6219042B1Apr 17, 2001
Selective reestablishment of internet connectivity based on duration of user inactivity
WEBTV NETWORKS INC142 citations98
US6199114B1Mar 6, 2001
Initiating a user session at an internet terminal using a smart card
WEBTV NETWORKS INC386 citations98
US6182072B1Jan 30, 2001
Method and apparatus for generating a tour of world wide web sites
WEBTV NETWORKS INC290 citations98
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