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Roy J. Mankovitz
Also filed as: MANKOVITZ ROY J
82 granted patents·47 pending applications·12,773 citations·filing 1990–2016
99Inventor score
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129 records- 0199US6760537B2Apparatus and method for television program schedulingGEMSTAR DEV CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 6, 2004·285 cites·30 claims
- 0299US6549719B2Television program record scheduling and satellite receiver control using compressed codesGEMSTAR DEV CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 15, 2003·300 cites·11 claims
- 0399US6239794B1Method and system for simultaneously displaying a television program and information about the programGUIDE E INC·Filed 1995·Granted May 29, 2001·1.5k cites·21 claims
- 0499US6028599ADatabase for use in method and apparatus for displaying television programs and related textFiled 1996·Granted Feb 22, 2000·375 cites·30 claims
- 0599US5552837ARemote controller for scanning data and controlling a video systemGEMSTAR DEV CORP·Filed 1995·Granted Sep 3, 1996·235 cites·29 claims
- 0699US5541738AElectronic program guideGUIDE E INC·Filed 1994·Granted Jul 30, 1996·650 cites·27 claims
- 0799US5523794AMethod and apparatus for portable storage and use of data transmitted by television signalFiled 1993·Granted Jun 4, 1996·450 cites·50 claims
- 0899US5382983AApparatus and method for total parental control of television useFiled 1993·Granted Jan 17, 1995·722 cites·17 claims
- 0998US6477705B1Method and apparatus for transmitting, storing, and processing electronic program guide data for on-screen displayGEMSTAR DEV CORP·Filed 1996·Granted Nov 5, 2002·331 cites·65 claims
- 1098US6147715ACombination of VCR index and EPGINDEX SYSTEMS INC·Filed 1997·Granted Nov 14, 2000·238 cites·18 claims
- 1198US6091884AEnhancing operations of video tape cassette playersINDEX SYSTEMS INC·Filed 1996·Granted Jul 18, 2000·238 cites·15 claims
- 1298US5640484ASwitch for automatic selection of television signal sources for delivery of television guide dataGUIDE E INC·Filed 1994·Granted Jun 17, 1997·267 cites·32 claims
- 1398US5559550AApparatus and methods for synchronizing a clock to a network clockGEMSTAR DEV CORP·Filed 1995·Granted Sep 24, 1996·518 cites·35 claims
- 1498US5515173ASystem and method for automatically recording television programs in television systems with tuners external to video recordersGEMSTAR DEV CORP·Filed 1993·Granted May 7, 1996·457 cites·20 claims
- 1598US5161251AApparatus and methods for providing text information identifying audio program selectionsMANKOVITZ ROY J·Filed 1991·Granted Nov 3, 1992·128 cites·20 claims
- 1697US8272011B2Method and system for displaying advertisements between schedule listingsYUEN HENRY C·Filed 2010·Granted Sep 18, 2012·35 cites·20 claims
- 1797US6341195B1Apparatus and methods for a television on-screen guideGUIDE E INC·Filed 1997·Granted Jan 22, 2002·331 cites·14 claims
- 1897US5581614AMethod for encrypting and embedding information in a video programINDEX SYSTEMS INC·Filed 1994·Granted Dec 3, 1996·139 cites·43 claims
- 1996US7663700B2Combination of recorded program index and EPGINDEX SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2006·Granted Feb 16, 2010·22 cites·20 claims
- 2096US6487362B1Enhancing operations of video tape cassette playersINDEX SYSTEMS INC·Filed 1996·Granted Nov 26, 2002·143 cites·21 claims
- 2196US6321381B1Apparatus and method for improved parental control of television useGEMSTAR DEV CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 20, 2001·53 cites·17 claims
- 2296US6115057AApparatus and method for allowing rating level control of the viewing of a programINDEX SYSTEMS INC·Filed 1997·Granted Sep 5, 2000·283 cites·17 claims
- 2396US5703795AApparatus and methods for accessing information relating to radio and television programsFiled 1995·Granted Dec 30, 1997·610 cites·149 claims
- 2495US7996864B2Method and apparatus for displaying television programs and related textGEMSTAR DEV CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Aug 9, 2011·49 cites·20 claims
- 2595US6441862B1Combination of VCR index and EPGINDEX SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Aug 27, 2002·54 cites·3 claims
- 2695US6154203ASystem and method for grazing television channels from an electronic program guideGUIDE E INC·Filed 1997·Granted Nov 28, 2000·166 cites·19 claims
- 2795US6072520ASystem for improved parental control of television useGEMSTAR DEV CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Jun 6, 2000·77 cites·11 claims
- 2895US5987213ASystem and method for automatically recording television programs in television systems with tuners external to video recordersGEMSTAR DEV CORP·Filed 1996·Granted Nov 16, 1999·204 cites·4 claims
- 2995US5915026ASystem and method for programming electronic devices from a remote siteGEMSTAR DEV CORP·Filed 1994·Granted Jun 22, 1999·239 cites·46 claims
- 3094US7917155B2Location of cooperative tags with personal electronic deviceROUNDTRIP LLC·Filed 2007·Granted Mar 29, 2011·23 cites·14 claims
- 3194US6687906B1EPG with advertising insertsINDEX SYSTEMS INC·Filed 1997·Granted Feb 3, 2004·137 cites·10 claims
- 3294US5677895AApparatus and methods for setting timepiecesFiled 1994·Granted Oct 14, 1997·131 cites·23 claims
- 3394US5134719AApparatus and methods for identifying broadcast audio program selections in an FM stereo broadcast systemMANKOVITZ ROY J·Filed 1991·Granted Jul 28, 1992·424 cites·17 claims
- 3493US6701060B2Enhancing operations of video tape cassette playersINDEX SYSTEM INC·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 2, 2004·47 cites·49 claims
- 3593US5734786AApparatus and methods for deriving a television guide from audio signalsGUIDE E INC·Filed 1993·Granted Mar 31, 1998·122 cites·22 claims
- 3693US5499103AApparatus for an electronic guide with video clipsGUIDE E INC·Filed 1993·Granted Mar 12, 1996·124 cites·10 claims
- 3792USRE37131EApparatus and methods for music and lyrics broadcastingFiled 1997·Granted Apr 10, 2001·78 cites·24 claims
- 3892US5543929ATelevision for controlling a video cassette recorder to access programs on a video cassette tapeGUIDE E INC·Filed 1993·Granted Aug 6, 1996·132 cites·19 claims
- 3992US5119503AApparatus and methods for broadcasting auxiliary data in an FM stereo broadcast systemMANKOVITZ ROY J·Filed 1991·Granted Jun 2, 1992·62 cites·22 claims
- 4091US8134645B2Combination of recorded program index and EPGYUEN HENRY C·Filed 2007·Granted Mar 13, 2012·9 cites·35 claims
- 4191US5949492AApparatus and methods for accessing information relating to radio television programsFiled 1995·Granted Sep 7, 1999·258 cites·68 claims
- 4291US5408686AApparatus and methods for music and lyrics broadcastingFiled 1992·Granted Apr 18, 1995·235 cites·3 claims
- 4390US7499628B2Enhancing operations of video tape cassette playersINDEX SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2002·Granted Mar 3, 2009·22 cites·23 claims
- 4490US6361397B1Garments which facilitate the drainage of lymphatic fluid from the breast area of the human femaleMANKOVITZ ROY J·Filed 2000·Granted Mar 26, 2002·72 cites·19 claims
- 4590US5995092ATelevision system and method for subscription of information servicesFiled 1997·Granted Nov 30, 1999·131 cites·35 claims
- 4689US6783754B2Plant-based non-toxic sunscreen productsFiled 2002·Granted Aug 31, 2004·26 cites·11 claims
- 4789US5465240AApparatus and methods for displaying text in conjunction with recorded audio programsFiled 1993·Granted Nov 7, 1995·131 cites·37 claims
- 4888US8583145B2Location of cooperative tags with personal electronic deviceKARR LAWRENCE J·Filed 2011·Granted Nov 12, 2013·6 cites·10 claims
- 4988US5512963AApparatus and methods for providing combining multiple video sourcesFiled 1995·Granted Apr 30, 1996·112 cites·27 claims
- 5087US6122011AApparatus and method for creating or editing a channel mapINDEX SYSTEMS INC·Filed 1998·Granted Sep 19, 2000·188 cites·27 claims
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