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Romulo Pontual
Also filed as: PONTUAL ROMULO · PONTUAL ROMULO CRUZ
34 granted patents·3 pending applications·610 citations·filing 1999–2020
97Inventor score
Files withDIRECTV GROUP INC20PONTUAL ROMULO8HUGHES ELECTRONICS CORP3DEVERAKONDA VENKATA SUBBARAYA KUMAR1FILBRICH WALTER F1
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37 records- 0197US9456247B1Method and system for changing communication parameters of a content delivery system based on feedback from user devicesPONTUAL ROMULO·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 27, 2016·57 cites·26 claims
- 0293US6810527B1System and method for distribution and delivery of media context and other data to aircraft passengersNEWS AMERICA INC·Filed 1999·Granted Oct 26, 2004·393 cites·79 claims
- 0389US6456846B2Non-uniform multi-beam satellite communications methodHUGHES ELECTRONICS CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 24, 2002·32 cites·52 claims
- 0488US9819982B2Method and system for changing communication parameters of a content delivery system based on feedback from user devicesDIRECTV GROUP INC·Filed 2016·Granted Nov 14, 2017·5 cites·20 claims
- 0587US10055746B1Method and system for obtaining feedback for a content recommendation by various algorithmsLING SUI KY RINGO·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 21, 2018·10 cites·27 claims
- 0686US9894312B2Method and system for controlling a user receiving device using voice commandsDIRECTV GROUP INC·Filed 2013·Granted Feb 13, 2018·6 cites·25 claims
- 0786US9883242B1Method and system for controlling a storage location of content in a user devicePONTUAL ROMULO·Filed 2011·Granted Jan 30, 2018·8 cites·24 claims
- 0886US8849434B1Methods and apparatus to control audio leveling in media presentation devicesPONTUAL ROMULO·Filed 2009·Granted Sep 30, 2014·9 cites·20 claims
- 0984US7912427B2Single-wire multiswitch and channelized RF cable test meterDIRECTV GROUP INC·Filed 2008·Granted Mar 22, 2011·10 cites·17 claims
- 1084US6463282B2Non-uniform multi-beam satellite communications system and methodHUGHES ELECTRONICS CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 8, 2002·22 cites·5 claims
- 1183US9788069B1Method and system for recording recommended content within a user deviceDIRECTV GROUP INC·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 10, 2017·4 cites·2 claims
- 1282US10448104B1Method and apparatus for programming a remote control using a device identifier received through an interfacePONTUAL ROMULO·Filed 2012·Granted Oct 15, 2019·5 cites·17 claims
- 1382US8345869B2Method and apparatus for file sharing of missing content between a group of user devices in a peer-to-peer networkDIRECTV GROUP INC·Filed 2007·Granted Jan 1, 2013·6 cites·33 claims
- 1480US9525978B2Method and apparatus for transmitting high bandwidth signals with low bandwidth transpondersDIRECTV GROUP INC·Filed 2013·Granted Dec 20, 2016·4 cites·44 claims
- 1576US6463281B1Non-uniform multi-beam satellite communications system and methodHUGHES ELECTRONICS CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Oct 8, 2002·12 cites·30 claims
- 1674US10708665B2Method and system for recording recommended content within a user deviceDIRECTV GROUP INC·Filed 2019·Granted Jul 7, 2020·1 cites·19 claims
- 1774US9594482B2Method and system for transferring the display of content from a first device to a second deviceDIRECTV GROUP INC·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 14, 2017·4 cites·14 claims
- 1874US7738768B1Method and apparatus for increasing the quality of service for digital video services for mobile receptionDIRECTV GROUP INC·Filed 2005·Granted Jun 15, 2010·4 cites·24 claims
- 1973US10003780B1Method and system for recording recommended content within a user device and indicating recording capacityDIRECTV GROUP INC·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 19, 2018·2 cites·18 claims
- 2073US8521852B2Method and system for registering a client device in a multi-room digital video recording systemFILBRICH WALTER F·Filed 2009·Granted Aug 27, 2013·5 cites·24 claims
- 2170US9800929B2Method and system for obtaining viewing data and providing content recommendations at a set top boxPONTUAL ROMULO·Filed 2012·Granted Oct 24, 2017·2 cites·87 claims
- 2268US2020159393A1Method and system of bookmarking content in a mobile deviceDIRECTV GROUP INC·Filed 2020·Application pending·0 cites
- 2367US9065733B2Method and system for registering a client device in a multi-room digital video recording systemDIRECTV GROUP INC·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 23, 2015·2 cites·26 claims
- 2467US8671211B2Method and system for distributing contentIRVINE SAMUEL V·Filed 2010·Granted Mar 11, 2014·3 cites·24 claims
- 2563US9137556B2Method and system of building a wanted list queue for a user in a content distribution systemPONTUAL ROMULO·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 15, 2015·1 cites·35 claims
- 2663US8842971B2Methods and apparatus to present audio and video at non-native ratesPONTUAL ROMULO·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 23, 2014·2 cites·25 claims
- 2761US10585568B1Method and system of bookmarking content in a mobile deviceDIRECTV GROUP INC·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 10, 2020·0 cites·16 claims
- 2857US10341740B2Method and system for recording recommended content within a user deviceDIRECTV GROUP INC·Filed 2017·Granted Jul 2, 2019·0 cites·18 claims
- 2957US9258175B1Method and system for sharing playlists for content stored within a networkKOLEGAYEV VLADISLAV·Filed 2010·Granted Feb 9, 2016·1 cites·34 claims
- 3055US10841554B2Method and system for recording recommended content within a user device and playback content from an earlier position when live content is selectedDIRECTV GROUP INC·Filed 2018·Granted Nov 17, 2020·0 cites·20 claims
- 3155US9537944B2Method and apparatus for file sharing of missing content between a group of user devices in a peer-to-peer networkDIRECTV GROUP INC·Filed 2012·Granted Jan 3, 2017·0 cites·33 claims
- 3252US10080045B2Method and apparatus for transmitting high bandwidth signals with low bandwidth transpondersDIRECTV GROUP INC·Filed 2016·Granted Sep 18, 2018·0 cites·20 claims
- 3351US10182259B2Method and system for obtaining viewing data and providing content recommendations at a set top boxDIRECTV GROUP INC·Filed 2017·Granted Jan 15, 2019·0 cites·23 claims
- 3450US2008131075A1Trick play dvr with audio pitch correctionDIRECTV GROUP INC·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 3545US9768488B1Dual pitch jack screw for ODU alignmentPONTUAL ROMULO·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 19, 2017·0 cites·20 claims
- 3644US10200500B2Method and apparatus for managing software downloads in a broadcast communication systemDEVERAKONDA VENKATA SUBBARAYA KUMAR·Filed 2009·Granted Feb 5, 2019·0 cites·24 claims
- 3740US2011255003A1Method and apparatus for presenting on-screen graphics in a frame-compatible 3d formatDIRECTV GROUP INC·Filed 2010·Application pending·0 cites
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