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HOFFERT ERIC
US67 patents
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SPOTIFY AB
23 patentsUS9635416B2Apr 25, 2017
System and method for switching between media streams for non-adjacent channels while providing a seamless user experience
SPOTIFY AB23 citations97
US9071798B2Jun 30, 2015
System and method for switching between media streams for non-adjacent channels while providing a seamless user experience
SPOTIFY AB47 citations97
US9043850B2May 26, 2015
System and method for switching between media streams while providing a seamless user experience
SPOTIFY AB29 citations97
US9066048B2Jun 23, 2015
System and method for switching between audio content while navigating through video streams
SPOTIFY AB25 citations96
US10110947B2Oct 23, 2018
System and method for determining whether to use cached media
SPOTIFY AB21 citations94
US9917869B2Mar 13, 2018
System and method for identifying a segment of a file that includes target content
SPOTIFY AB21 citations94
US9792010B2Oct 17, 2017
System and method for switching between media items in a plurality of sequences of media items
SPOTIFY AB21 citations94
US9654532B2May 16, 2017
System and method for sharing file portions between peers with different capabilities
SPOTIFY AB29 citations94
US9529888B2Dec 27, 2016
System and method for efficiently providing media and associated metadata
SPOTIFY AB26 citations94
US9063640B2Jun 23, 2015
System and method for switching between media items in a plurality of sequences of media items
SPOTIFY AB34 citations94
US10110649B2Oct 23, 2018
System and method for transitioning from decompressing one compressed media stream to decompressing another media stream
SPOTIFY AB19 citations93
US10097604B2Oct 9, 2018
System and method for selecting a transition point for transitioning between media streams
SPOTIFY AB19 citations93
US10034064B2Jul 24, 2018
System and method for advancing to a predefined portion of a decompressed media stream
SPOTIFY AB19 citations93
US9979768B2May 22, 2018
System and method for transitioning between receiving different compressed media streams
SPOTIFY AB21 citations93
US9654531B2May 16, 2017
System and method for transitioning between receiving different compressed media streams
SPOTIFY AB25 citations93
US9516082B2Dec 6, 2016
System and method for advancing to a predefined portion of a decompressed media stream
SPOTIFY AB28 citations93
US9716733B2Jul 25, 2017
System and method for reusing file portions between different file formats
SPOTIFY AB20 citations92
US9661379B2May 23, 2017
System and method for switching between media streams while providing a seamless user experience
SPOTIFY AB19 citations92
US9654822B2May 16, 2017
System and method for allocating bandwidth between media streams
SPOTIFY AB19 citations92
US9641891B2May 2, 2017
System and method for determining whether to use cached media
SPOTIFY AB19 citations92
US9565456B2Feb 7, 2017
System and method for commercial detection in digital media environments
SPOTIFY AB26 citations92
US9503780B2Nov 22, 2016
System and method for switching between audio content while navigating through video streams
SPOTIFY AB20 citations92
US9100618B2Aug 4, 2015
System and method for allocating bandwidth between media streams
SPOTIFY AB19 citations92
OPEN TEXT SA ULC
12 patentsUS9653120B2May 16, 2017
Movie advertising playback systems and methods
OPEN TEXT SA ULC26 citations98
US11153614B2Oct 19, 2021
Movie advertising playback systems and methods
OPEN TEXT SA ULC10 citations94
US10650863B2May 12, 2020
Movie advertising playback systems and methods
OPEN TEXT SA ULC15 citations94
US10192587B2Jan 29, 2019
Movie advertising playback systems and methods
OPEN TEXT SA ULC19 citations94
US10958876B2Mar 23, 2021
System and method for movie segment bookmarking and sharing
OPEN TEXT SA ULC11 citations93
US10594981B2Mar 17, 2020
System and method for movie segment bookmarking and sharing
OPEN TEXT SA ULC18 citations93
US10491935B2Nov 26, 2019
Movie advertising placement optimization based on behavior and content analysis
OPEN TEXT SA ULC15 citations93
US11930227B2Mar 12, 2024
Movie advertising playback systems and methods
OPEN TEXT SA ULC7 citations86
US11589087B2Feb 21, 2023
Movie advertising playback systems and methods
OPEN TEXT SA ULC7 citations86
US11706388B2Jul 18, 2023
System and method for movie segment bookmarking and sharing
OPEN TEXT SA ULC5 citations85
US11381779B2Jul 5, 2022
System and method for movie segment bookmarking and sharing
OPEN TEXT SA ULC5 citations83
US10863224B2Dec 8, 2020
Video content placement optimization based on behavior and content analysis
OPEN TEXT SA ULC10 citations83
GILLEY THOMAS S
5 patentsUS8141111B2Mar 20, 2012
Movie advertising playback techniques
GILLEY THOMAS S87 citations98
US8739205B2May 27, 2014
Movie advertising playback techniques
GILLEY THOMAS S36 citations97
US8145528B2Mar 27, 2012
Movie advertising placement optimization based on behavior and content analysis
GILLEY THOMAS S59 citations97
US9654735B2May 16, 2017
Movie advertising placement optimization based on behavior and content analysis
GILLEY THOMAS S24 citations93
US9648281B2May 9, 2017
System and method for movie segment bookmarking and sharing
GILLEY THOMAS S24 citations93
PROCTER & GAMBLE
2 patentsPEA ROY D
2 patentsOpen Text SA
1 patentUNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR
1 patentNEWSOME RICHARD LEIGH
1 patentTHWAPR INC
1 patentVUNIC DOUGLAS W
1 patentLIVECLIPS LLC
1 patentShowing the top 50 of 67 patents by PatentIndex Score.