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CASAVANT SCOTT D
US42 patents
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DIRECTV GROUP INC
16 patentsUS8023883B1Sep 20, 2011
Method and apparatus for controlling handoffs in a mobile system
DIRECTV GROUP INC22 citations91
US10820028B1Oct 27, 2020
Method and system for detecting unauthorized use of a set top box using satellite signal identification
DIRECTV GROUP INC1 citations73
US10271081B2Apr 23, 2019
Method and system for detecting unauthorized use of a set top box using satellite signal identification
DIRECTV GROUP INC2 citations73
US9621961B1Apr 11, 2017
Method and system for controlling a centralized content distribution system with a remote control
DIRECTV GROUP INC2 citations72
US8804035B1Aug 12, 2014
Method and system for communicating descriptive data in a television broadcast system
DIRECTV GROUP INC5 citations72
US7847744B2Dec 7, 2010
Apparatus for mounting a satellite antenna in a vehicle
DIRECTV GROUP INC6 citations70
US7925216B2Apr 12, 2011
Mobile receiver solutions for accessing broadband video-on-demand services
DIRECTV GROUP INC3 citations63
US10063915B2Aug 28, 2018
Method and system for remotely transcoding content
DIRECTV GROUP INC1 citations60
US9571867B2Feb 14, 2017
Method and system for authorizing playback from multiple devices
DIRECTV GROUP INC0 citations52
US10819939B2Oct 27, 2020
Method and system for controlling a low power mode for external devices
DIRECTV GROUP INC0 citations51
US10390100B2Aug 20, 2019
Method and system for controlling a centralized content distribution system with a remote control
DIRECTV GROUP INC0 citations51
US10212384B2Feb 19, 2019
Method and system for controlling a low power mode for external devices
DIRECTV GROUP INC0 citations51
US10063924B2Aug 28, 2018
Method and system for transferring user settings to another user receiving device using a mobile user device
DIRECTV GROUP INC1 citations51
US9351040B2May 24, 2016
Method and system for transferring user settings to another user receiving device
DIRECTV GROUP INC1 citations51
US10225606B2Mar 5, 2019
Method and system for remotely transcoding content
DIRECTV GROUP INC0 citations49
US9794622B2Oct 17, 2017
Method and system for remotely transcoding content
DIRECTV GROUP INC0 citations49
LEE SEAN S
7 patentsUS9124933B1Sep 1, 2015
Method and system for detecting unauthorized use of a set top box using expected terrestrial signal identification
LEE SEAN S8 citations84
US9521463B2Dec 13, 2016
Method and system of using idle receiving unit resources for receiving content and communicating the content to other receiving units in the network
LEE SEAN S1 citations52
US9467725B2Oct 11, 2016
Method and system for detecting unauthorized use of a set top box using weather profiles
LEE SEAN S0 citations52
US9066142B2Jun 23, 2015
Method and system for arbitrating recording requests from multiple receiving units in a network to receive the same content
LEE SEAN S0 citations52
US9535722B2Jan 3, 2017
Method and system for communicating between a host device and a user device through an intermediate device using a composite graphics signal
LEE SEAN S1 citations51
US9494986B1Nov 15, 2016
Method and system for controlling a low power mode for external devices
LEE SEAN S0 citations51
US8966552B2Feb 24, 2015
Method and system for allowing multiple receiving units in a network to record the same content while minimizing network resource use
LEE SEAN S0 citations42
RCA THOMSON LICENSING CORP
6 patentsUS5426464AJun 20, 1995
Field elimination apparatus for a video compression/decompression system
RCA THOMSON LICENSING CORP112 citations98
US5317398AMay 31, 1994
Video/film-mode (3:2 pulldown) detector using patterns of two-field differences
RCA THOMSON LICENSING CORP117 citations97
US5600376AFeb 4, 1997
Field elimination apparatus for a video compression/decompression system
RCA THOMSON LICENSING CORP42 citations95
US5491516AFeb 13, 1996
Field elimination apparatus for a video compression/decompression system
RCA THOMSON LICENSING CORP36 citations92
US5235417AAug 10, 1993
Television signal scan conversion system with motion adaptive processing
RCA THOMSON LICENSING CORP17 citations73
US5225907AJul 6, 1993
Television signal scan conversion system with reduced noise sensitivity
RCA THOMSON LICENSING CORP12 citations73
DIRECTV LLC
3 patentsUS11330224B2May 10, 2022
Method and system for controlling a low power mode for external devices
DIRECTV LLC0 citations62
US11259062B2Feb 22, 2022
Method and system for detecting unauthorized use of a set top box using satellite signal identification
DIRECTV LLC0 citations62
US11323773B2May 3, 2022
Method and system for transferring user settings to another user receiving device using a mobile user device
DIRECTV LLC0 citations61