Assignee
GEN INSTRUMENT CORP
US·1,150 granted patents·390 pending applications·61,511 citations·filing 1972–2014
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1,540 records- 0199US6980596B2Macroblock level adaptive frame/field coding for digital video contentGEN INSTRUMENT CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Dec 27, 2005·330 cites·8 claims
- 0299US6647061B1Video size conversion and transcoding from MPEG-2 to MPEG-4GEN INSTRUMENT CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 11, 2003·415 cites·14 claims
- 0399US6057872ADigital coupons for pay televisionsGEN INSTRUMENT CORP·Filed 1997·Granted May 2, 2000·774 cites·51 claims
- 0499USD407071S4-in-1 remote control unitGEN INSTRUMENT CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Mar 23, 1999·265 cites·1 claims
- 0599US5231494ASelection of compressed television signals from single channel allocation based on viewer characteristicsGEN INSTRUMENT CORP·Filed 1991·Granted Jul 27, 1993·583 cites·11 claims
- 0699USD333135SCombined remote control and cordless telephoneGEN INSTRUMENT CORP·Filed 1991·Granted Feb 9, 1993·150 cites·1 claims
- 0799US5155591AMethod and apparatus for providing demographically targeted television commercialsGEN INSTRUMENT CORP·Filed 1989·Granted Oct 13, 1992·1.3k cites·10 claims
- 0899USD327060SCombined remote control and cordless telephone handset and its base with an antennaGEN INSTRUMENT CORP·Filed 1991·Granted Jun 16, 1992·185 cites·1 claims
- 0999US5091782AApparatus and method for adaptively compressing successive blocks of digital videoGEN INSTRUMENT CORP·Filed 1990·Granted Feb 25, 1992·582 cites·33 claims
- 1099US5046093ACATV subscriber apparatus with intelligent remote controlGEN INSTRUMENT CORP·Filed 1989·Granted Sep 3, 1991·345 cites·44 claims
- 1198US7266198B2System and method for providing authorized access to digital contentGEN INSTRUMENT CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Sep 4, 2007·90 cites·20 claims
- 1298US7177475B2Frequency coefficient scanning paths for coding digital video contentGEN INSTRUMENT CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Feb 13, 2007·56 cites·6 claims
- 1398USD521927SBase for cordless telephone chargerGEN INSTRUMENT CORP·Filed 2005·Granted May 30, 2006·109 cites·1 claims
- 1498US6948183B1Dynamic security for digital television receiversGEN INSTRUMENT CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 20, 2005·221 cites·14 claims
- 1598US6882971B2Method and apparatus for improving listener differentiation of talkers during a conference callGEN INSTRUMENT CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Apr 19, 2005·303 cites·60 claims
- 1698US6748020B1Transcoder-multiplexer (transmux) software architectureGEN INSTRUMENT CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Jun 8, 2004·239 cites·27 claims
- 1798US6643707B1Method and apparatus for defining, managing and distributing broadcast namesGEN INSTRUMENT CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 4, 2003·229 cites·49 claims
- 1898US6532593B1Transcoding for consumer set-top storage applicationGEN INSTRUMENT CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Mar 11, 2003·176 cites·21 claims
- 1998US6441754B1Apparatus and methods for transcoder-based adaptive quantizationGEN INSTRUMENT CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Aug 27, 2002·190 cites·25 claims
- 2098US6061449ASecure processor with external memory using block chaining and block re-orderingGEN INSTRUMENT CORP·Filed 1997·Granted May 9, 2000·515 cites·53 claims
- 2198US5991447APrediction and coding of bi-directionally predicted video object planes for interlaced digital videoGEN INSTRUMENT CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Nov 23, 1999·391 cites·27 claims
- 2298US5917830ASplicing compressed packetized digital video streamsGEN INSTRUMENT CORP·Filed 1996·Granted Jun 29, 1999·862 cites·29 claims
- 2398US5485577AMethod and apparatus for incremental delivery of access rightsGEN INSTRUMENT CORP·Filed 1994·Granted Jan 16, 1996·363 cites·8 claims
- 2498US5159601AMethod for producing a tunable erbium fiber laserGEN INSTRUMENT CORP·Filed 1991·Granted Oct 27, 1992·152 cites·16 claims
- 2598US5134620ALaser with longitudinal mode selectionGEN INSTRUMENT CORP·Filed 1990·Granted Jul 28, 1992·151 cites·22 claims
- 2698US5003591AFunctionally modifiable cable television converter systemGEN INSTRUMENT CORP·Filed 1989·Granted Mar 26, 1991·412 cites·53 claims
- 2798USD302178SVideo self-service terminalGEN INSTRUMENT CORP·Filed 1986·Granted Jul 11, 1989·119 cites·1 claims
- 2897US9584557B2Proxy for facilitating streaming of media from server to clientGEN INSTRUMENT CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Feb 28, 2017·53 cites·16 claims
- 2997US9165203B2Legibility enhancement for a logo, text or other region of interest in videoGEN INSTRUMENT CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 20, 2015·54 cites·5 claims
- 3097US7742777B2Dynamic upstream attenuation for ingress noise reductionGEN INSTRUMENT CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 22, 2010·86 cites·8 claims
- 3197US7231516B1Networked digital video recording system with copy protection and random access playbackGEN INSTRUMENT CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Jun 12, 2007·204 cites·38 claims
- 3297USD534938SCordless camera telephoneGEN INSTRUMENT CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Jan 9, 2007·87 cites·1 claims
- 3397US7035270B2Home networking gatewayGEN INSTRUMENT CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 25, 2006·368 cites·10 claims
- 3497USRE38563EPrediction and coding of bi-directionally predicted video object planes for interlaced digital videoGEN INSTRUMENT CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Aug 10, 2004·106 cites·28 claims
- 3597US6580754B1Video compression for multicast environments using spatial scalability and simulcast codingGEN INSTRUMENT CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Jun 17, 2003·148 cites·40 claims
- 3697US6401242B1Method and apparatus for designating a preferred source to avoid duplicative programming servicesGEN INSTRUMENT CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Jun 4, 2002·150 cites·6 claims
- 3797US6057884ATemporal and spatial scaleable coding for video object planesGEN INSTRUMENT CORP·Filed 1997·Granted May 2, 2000·450 cites·36 claims
- 3897US6026195AMotion estimation and compensation of video object planes for interlaced digital videoGEN INSTRUMENT CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Feb 15, 2000·320 cites·12 claims
- 3997US6005980AMotion estimation and compensation of video object planes for interlaced digital videoGEN INSTRUMENT CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Dec 21, 1999·314 cites·54 claims
- 4097US5271024AOptical fiber amplifier and laser with flattened gain slopeGEN INSTRUMENT CORP·Filed 1992·Granted Dec 14, 1993·119 cites·13 claims
- 4197US5216503AStatistical multiplexer for a multichannel image compression systemGEN INSTRUMENT CORP·Filed 1991·Granted Jun 1, 1993·300 cites·15 claims
- 4297US5140456ALow noise high power optical fiber amplifierGEN INSTRUMENT CORP·Filed 1991·Granted Aug 18, 1992·131 cites·16 claims
- 4397US5136411ADynamically responsive CATV system with shared fiber optic linkGEN INSTRUMENT CORP·Filed 1989·Granted Aug 4, 1992·188 cites·5 claims
- 4497US5038402AApparatus and method for providing digital audio in the FM broadcast bandGEN INSTRUMENT CORP·Filed 1988·Granted Aug 6, 1991·150 cites·35 claims
- 4597US4864615AReproduction of secure keys by using distributed key generation dataGEN INSTRUMENT CORP·Filed 1988·Granted Sep 5, 1989·308 cites·24 claims
- 4697US4860379AData communications systemGEN INSTRUMENT CORP·Filed 1988·Granted Aug 22, 1989·302 cites·25 claims
- 4797US4821097AApparatus and method for providing digital audio on the sound carrier of a standard television signalGEN INSTRUMENT CORP·Filed 1987·Granted Apr 11, 1989·185 cites·47 claims
- 4897US4739510ADirect broadcast satellite signal transmission systemGEN INSTRUMENT CORP·Filed 1987·Granted Apr 19, 1988·472 cites·32 claims
- 4997US4710955ACable television system with two-way telephone communication pathGEN INSTRUMENT CORP·Filed 1985·Granted Dec 1, 1987·273 cites·32 claims
- 5097US4685131AProgram blocking method for use in direct broadcast satellite systemGEN INSTRUMENT CORP·Filed 1985·Granted Aug 4, 1987·380 cites·13 claims
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