Inventor
WARD CHRISTOPHER
US82 patents
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SIRIUS XM RADIO INC
14 patentsUS9779736B2Oct 3, 2017
Systems and methods for implementing efficient cross-fading between compressed audio streams
SIRIUS XM RADIO INC11 citations84
US9767849B2Sep 19, 2017
Server side crossfading for progressive download media
SIRIUS XM RADIO INC8 citations84
US9773508B2Sep 26, 2017
Systems and methods for implementing cross-fading, interstitials and other effects downstream
SIRIUS XM RADIO INC7 citations83
US9406303B2Aug 2, 2016
Systems and methods for implementing cross-fading, interstitials and other effects downstream
SIRIUS XM RADIO INC7 citations83
US11210338B2Dec 28, 2021
Systems, methods and apparatus for generating music recommendations based on combining song and user influencers with channel rule characterizations
SIRIUS XM RADIO INC3 citations73
US12198731B2Jan 14, 2025
Server side crossfading for progressive download media
SIRIUS XM RADIO INC0 citations62
US11961538B2Apr 16, 2024
Systems and methods for implementing efficient cross-fading between compressed audio streams
SIRIUS XM RADIO INC0 citations62
US11921778B2Mar 5, 2024
Systems, methods and apparatus for generating music recommendations based on combining song and user influencers with channel rule characterizations
SIRIUS XM RADIO INC0 citations62
US11823714B2Nov 21, 2023
Server side crossfading for progressive download media
SIRIUS XM RADIO INC0 citations62
US11257524B2Feb 22, 2022
Server side crossfading for progressive download media
SIRIUS XM RADIO INC0 citations62
US11170791B2Nov 9, 2021
Systems and methods for implementing efficient cross-fading between compressed audio streams
SIRIUS XM RADIO INC0 citations62
US12394426B2Aug 19, 2025
Systems and methods for implementing cross-fading, interstitials and other effects downstream
SIRIUS XM RADIO INC0 citations61
US11756562B2Sep 12, 2023
Systems and methods for implementing crossfading, interstitials and other effects downstream
SIRIUS XM RADIO INC0 citations61
US11398240B2Jul 26, 2022
Systems and methods for implementing cross-fading, interstitials and other effects downstream
SIRIUS XM RADIO INC0 citations61
SARNOFF CORP
9 patentsUS6137834AOct 24, 2000
Method and apparatus for splicing compressed information streams
SARNOFF CORP265 citations99
US6909743B1Jun 21, 2005
Method for generating and processing transition streams
SARNOFF CORP207 citations98
US6785289B1Aug 31, 2004
Method and apparatus for aligning sub-stream splice points in an information stream
SARNOFF CORP84 citations98
US6141358AOct 31, 2000
Method and apparatus for aligning sub-stream splice points in an information stream
SARNOFF CORP116 citations98
US6912251B1Jun 28, 2005
Frame-accurate seamless splicing of information streams
SARNOFF CORP112 citations96
US5880792AMar 9, 1999
Command and control architecture for a digital studio
SARNOFF CORP78 citations94
US6567986B2May 20, 2003
Method and apparatus for distributing a globally accurate knowledge of time and frequency to a plurality of a high definition television studios
SARNOFF CORP21 citations93
US6600520B1Jul 29, 2003
Command and control architecture for a digital sound
SARNOFF CORP29 citations91
US6167058ADec 26, 2000
Media access control protocol
SARNOFF CORP12 citations68
IBM
7 patentsUS7480913B2Jan 20, 2009
Method, apparatus, and program for scheduling resources in a penalty-based environment
IBM23 citations92
US7457257B2Nov 25, 2008
Apparatus, system, and method for reliable, fast, and scalable multicast message delivery in service overlay networks
IBM18 citations92
US8370799B2Feb 5, 2013
Provision of code base modification using automatic learning of code changes
IBM7 citations83
US7509627B1Mar 24, 2009
Method for management of dynamically alterable lifecycles in structured classification domains
IBM18 citations81
US7913227B2Mar 22, 2011
Methods and apparatus for management of configuration item lifecycle state transitions
IBM17 citations79
US9749194B2Aug 29, 2017
Managing service levels provided by service providers
IBM2 citations69
US8358652B2Jan 22, 2013
Apparatus, system and method for reliable, fast, and scalable multicast message delivery in service overlay networks
IBM3 citations62
SKYRYSE INC
4 patentsUS10242580B2Mar 26, 2019
System and method for situational awareness, vehicle control, and/or contingency planning
SKYRYSE INC17 citations93
US10921826B2Feb 16, 2021
Method for vehicle contingency planning
SKYRYSE INC12 citations85
US10535272B2Jan 14, 2020
System and method for situational awareness, vehicle control, and/or contingency planning
SKYRYSE INC12 citations85
US11960303B2Apr 16, 2024
Situational awareness, vehicle control, and/or contingency planning for aircraft actuator failure
SKYRYSE INC1 citations72
BROADCOM CORP
2 patentsWARD CHRISTOPHER
2 patentsBUCO MELISSA JANE
2 patentsUS8745628B2Jun 3, 2014
Execution order management of multiple processes on a data processing system by assigning constrained resources to the processes based on resource requirements and business impacts
BUCO MELISSA JANE11 citations82
US8302097B2Oct 30, 2012
Scheduling resources in a penalty-based environment
BUCO MELISSA JANE14 citations82
SOLVAY SPECIALTY POLYMERS USA
2 patentsUS11407859B2Aug 9, 2022
Filled composition containing polyphenylene sulphide (PPS) and polyamide 6 (PA6)
SOLVAY SPECIALTY POLYMERS USA0 citations61
US11174387B2Nov 16, 2021
Use of polyamide 6 (PA6) as a heat-aging stabilizer in polymer compositions comprising polyphenylene sulfide (PPS)
SOLVAY SPECIALTY POLYMERS USA0 citations61
AYACHITULA NAGA A
1 patentCRYSTALMEDIA TECHNOLOGY INC
1 patentGILBERT ALLEN M
1 patentGRABARNIK GENADY
1 patentVAN DER GOES FRANK
1 patentBARROS JAMES
1 patentGM CRUISE HOLDINGS LLC
1 patentSCOTT TECH INC
1 patentShowing the top 50 of 82 patents by PatentIndex Score.