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David A. Kummer
Also filed as: KUMMER DAVID · KUMMER DAVID A
112 granted patents·10 pending applications·1,784 citations·filing 1978–2022
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122 records- 0199US8156520B2Methods and apparatus for presenting substitute content in an audio/video stream using text dataCASAGRANDE STEVEN M·Filed 2008·Granted Apr 10, 2012·286 cites·20 claims
- 0298US10317944B2Communications device with extendable screenDISH TECH LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Jun 11, 2019·11 cites·20 claims
- 0397US9927839B2Communications device with extendable screenKUMMER DAVID A·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 27, 2018·23 cites·16 claims
- 0497US9565474B2Media content crowdsourceECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Feb 7, 2017·33 cites·20 claims
- 0597US8819722B2Smartcard encryption cyclingECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Aug 26, 2014·40 cites·16 claims
- 0697US8606088B2System and method for memory jumping within stored instances of contentKUMMER DAVID A·Filed 2011·Granted Dec 10, 2013·42 cites·20 claims
- 0797US8380050B2Recording extension of delayed media contentECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES LLC·Filed 2010·Granted Feb 19, 2013·34 cites·15 claims
- 0896US9185331B2Storing multiple instances of contentMARTCH HENRY GREGG·Filed 2011·Granted Nov 10, 2015·26 cites·12 claims
- 0996US8989562B2Facilitating concurrent recording of multiple television channelsECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 24, 2015·38 cites·16 claims
- 1096US8959566B2Storing and reading multiplexed contentKUMMER DAVID A·Filed 2011·Granted Feb 17, 2015·35 cites·12 claims
- 1196US8959544B2Descrambling of multiple television channelsECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Feb 17, 2015·35 cites·20 claims
- 1296US8774608B2System and method for memory jumping within stored instances of contentECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Jul 8, 2014·41 cites·20 claims
- 1396US5790202AIntegration of off-air and satellite TV tuners in a direct broadcast systemECHOSTAR COMMUNICATIONS CORP·Filed 1996·Granted Aug 4, 1998·317 cites·21 claims
- 1495US9860477B2Customized video mosaicECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Jan 2, 2018·26 cites·16 claims
- 1595US8660412B2System and method for dynamically adjusting recording parametersKUMMER DAVID A·Filed 2012·Granted Feb 25, 2014·43 cites·20 claims
- 1695US8024753B1Method and apparatus for parental controlECHOSTAR SATELLITE LLC·Filed 2005·Granted Sep 20, 2011·49 cites·39 claims
- 1794US9912492B2Detection and mitigation of water leaks with home automationECHOSTAR TECH LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 6, 2018·12 cites·14 claims
- 1894US9288551B2Systems and methods for viewer-incentivized targeted commercialsECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 15, 2016·13 cites·28 claims
- 1994US7814510B1Methods and apparatus for simplified remote control operation of componentsERGEN CHARLES W·Filed 2005·Granted Oct 12, 2010·24 cites·24 claims
- 2093US9769540B2Systems and methods for viewer decision-based targeted commercialsECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Sep 19, 2017·13 cites·21 claims
- 2192US9521440B2Smartcard encryption cyclingECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Dec 13, 2016·11 cites·11 claims
- 2292US9350937B2System and method for dynamically adjusting recording parametersECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES LLC·Filed 2014·Granted May 24, 2016·18 cites·13 claims
- 2392US8430302B2Enabling interactive activities for content utilizing matrix codesMINNICK DAN J·Filed 2011·Granted Apr 30, 2013·35 cites·16 claims
- 2491US9894406B2Storing multiple instances of contentECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Feb 13, 2018·6 cites·18 claims
- 2591US8832743B2Managing remote distribution of content recorded at a television receiverECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Sep 9, 2014·9 cites·16 claims
- 2690US9277251B2Geographically independent determination of segment boundaries within a video streamECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 1, 2016·8 cites·19 claims
- 2790US9025939B2Timer distribution across multiple client devicesECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES LLC·Filed 2013·Granted May 5, 2015·8 cites·17 claims
- 2890US8407735B2Methods and apparatus for identifying segments of content in a presentation stream using signature dataCASAGRANDE STEVEN M·Filed 2009·Granted Mar 26, 2013·10 cites·14 claims
- 2990US8041332B2Broadcast communication system and method for providing users with information associated with a geographical areaECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES LLC·Filed 2010·Granted Oct 18, 2011·7 cites·20 claims
- 3090US7734246B2Broadcast communication system and method for providing users with information associated with a geographical areaECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES LLC·Filed 2007·Granted Jun 8, 2010·11 cites·21 claims
- 3189US11416031B2Mobile device with an expandable screenDISH TECH LLC·Filed 2021·Granted Aug 16, 2022·2 cites·11 claims
- 3289US9635413B2Advance decryption key acquisition for streaming media contentECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 25, 2017·5 cites·19 claims
- 3389US9628838B2Satellite-based content targetingECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Apr 18, 2017·9 cites·20 claims
- 3489US9161090B2Fast channel change from electronic programming guideECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 13, 2015·7 cites·14 claims
- 3589US7805751B1Automatic reconfiguration deviceDUGAN MICHAEL T·Filed 2005·Granted Sep 28, 2010·14 cites·20 claims
- 3688US9106965B2Using idle resources to reduce channel change timesECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Aug 11, 2015·7 cites·6 claims
- 3785US8732764B2Automatic recordingKUMMER DAVID A·Filed 2007·Granted May 20, 2014·11 cites·24 claims
- 3884US9716856B2Adaptive bit rate transcode and caching for off air television programming deliveryLYNCH ROGER·Filed 2012·Granted Jul 25, 2017·7 cites·23 claims
- 3983US9736418B2Using idle resources to reduce channel change timesECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 15, 2017·3 cites·20 claims
- 4083US9270945B2Systems and methods for communications between client devices of a broadcast systemST JOHN-LARKIN DAVID CHRISTOPHER·Filed 2008·Granted Feb 23, 2016·6 cites·20 claims
- 4183US9083914B2Electronic system informing a first electronic device of user remote control activity involving a second electronic deviceKUMMER DAVID A·Filed 2007·Granted Jul 14, 2015·6 cites·11 claims
- 4282US9253462B2Recording extension of delayed media contentECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Feb 2, 2016·4 cites·20 claims
- 4381US10356358B2Transcoding and caching for off air television programming deliveryDISH TECH LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Jul 16, 2019·2 cites·18 claims
- 4481US9877069B2Advance decryption key acquisition for streaming media contentECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Jan 23, 2018·2 cites·17 claims
- 4580US9693099B2Apparatus and methods for resolving recording conflicts of a digital video recorderECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Jun 27, 2017·2 cites·20 claims
- 4680US9351023B2Output of broadcast content with portions skippedECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES LLC·Filed 2014·Granted May 24, 2016·3 cites·16 claims
- 4780US8726309B2Methods and apparatus for presenting substitute content in an audio/video stream using text dataCASAGRANDE STEVEN M·Filed 2012·Granted May 13, 2014·3 cites·10 claims
- 4880US8244106B2Apparatus and methods for resolving recording conflicts of a digital video recorderKUMMER DAVID A·Filed 2009·Granted Aug 14, 2012·4 cites·18 claims
- 4979US10409330B2Communications device with extendable screenDISH TECH LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Sep 10, 2019·2 cites·19 claims
- 5079US5325499AComputer system including a write protection circuit for preventing illegal write operations and a write poster with improved memoryTANDON CORP·Filed 1990·Granted Jun 28, 1994·104 cites·16 claims
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