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Thomas E. Westberg
Also filed as: WESTBERG THOMAS · WESTBERG THOMAS E
28 granted patents·20 pending applications·5,710 citations·filing 1984–2021
97Inventor score
Files withROVI GUIDES INC10GEMSTAR DEV CORP9UNITED VIDEO PROPERTIES INC5SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC4INDEX SYSTEMS INC3
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48 records- 0199US8793742B2Systems and methods for capturing and storing an advertisement-related video clipINDEX SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2012·Granted Jul 29, 2014·225 cites·20 claims
- 0298US6052145ASystem and method for controlling the broadcast and recording of television programs and for distributing information to be displayed on a television screenGEMSTAR DEV CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Apr 18, 2000·569 cites·18 claims
- 0397US6177931B1Systems and methods for displaying and recording control interface with television programs, video, advertising information and program scheduling informationINDEX SYSTEMS INC·Filed 1998·Granted Jan 23, 2001·4.3k cites·31 claims
- 0494US6233734B1System and method for controlling the broadcast and recording of television programs and for distributing information to be displayed on a television screenGEMSTAR DEV CORP·Filed 1999·Granted May 15, 2001·185 cites·13 claims
- 0593US9191722B2System and method for modifying advertisement responsive to EPG informationGEMSTAR DEV CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 17, 2015·16 cites·20 claims
- 0693US7984468B2Systems and methods for providing program suggestions in an interactive television program guideUNITED VIDEO PROPERTIES INC·Filed 2003·Granted Jul 19, 2011·35 cites·66 claims
- 0792US8904441B2Systems and methods for providing program suggestions in an interactive television program guideWESTBERG THOMAS E·Filed 2011·Granted Dec 2, 2014·13 cites·20 claims
- 0890US10484473B2Systems and methods for efficient distribution of stored data objectsSOLANO LABS INC·Filed 2017·Granted Nov 19, 2019·9 cites·23 claims
- 0989US9191719B2Systems and methods for providing program suggestions in an interactive television program guideROVI GUIDES INC·Filed 2014·Granted Nov 17, 2015·4 cites·20 claims
- 1088US11153654B2Systems and methods for providing program suggestions in an interactive television program guideROVI GUIDES INC·Filed 2019·Granted Oct 19, 2021·2 cites·30 claims
- 1188US10484740B2Systems and methods for providing program suggestions in an interactive television program guideROVI GUIDES INC·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 19, 2019·3 cites·20 claims
- 1287US7814511B2Systems and methods for digitizing video related to productsINDEX SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2003·Granted Oct 12, 2010·23 cites·39 claims
- 1385US5361391AIntelligent cache memory and prefetch method based on CPU data fetching characteristicsSUN MICROSYSTEMS INC·Filed 1992·Granted Nov 1, 1994·120 cites·12 claims
- 1480US9118978B2Systems and methods for capturing and storing an image related to a media assetROVI GUIDES INC·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 25, 2015·2 cites·20 claims
- 1580US4862156AVideo computer system including multiple graphics controllers and associated methodATARI CORP·Filed 1984·Granted Aug 29, 1989·58 cites·13 claims
- 1678US9015749B2System and method for modifying advertisement responsive to EPG informationGEMSTAR DEV CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Apr 21, 2015·2 cites·30 claims
- 1778US8918807B2System and method for modifying advertisement responsive to EPG informationGEMSTAR DEV CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Dec 23, 2014·2 cites·17 claims
- 1875US11683563B2Systems and methods for providing program suggestions in an interactive television program guideROVI GUIDES INC·Filed 2021·Granted Jun 20, 2023·0 cites·24 claims
- 1975US8321896B2Systems and methods for capturing and storing a product-related video frameMACRAE DOUGLAS B·Filed 2010·Granted Nov 27, 2012·2 cites·20 claims
- 2072US10880607B2Systems and methods for providing program suggestions in an interactive television program guideROVI GUIDES INC·Filed 2019·Granted Dec 29, 2020·0 cites·18 claims
- 2171US11102548B2Systems and methods for providing program suggestions in an interactive television program guideROVI GUIDES INC·Filed 2019·Granted Aug 24, 2021·0 cites·30 claims
- 2271US5107251AMethod and apparatus for detecting cursorsSUN MICROSYSTEMS INC·Filed 1989·Granted Apr 21, 1992·28 cites·44 claims
- 2370US10986407B2Systems and methods for providing program suggestions in an interactive television program guideROVI GUIDES INC·Filed 2019·Granted Apr 20, 2021·0 cites·20 claims
- 2469US5101365AApparatus for extending windows using Z buffer memorySUN MICROSYSTEMS INC·Filed 1990·Granted Mar 31, 1992·37 cites·17 claims
- 2568US8966567B2Systems and methods for exporting digital content using an interactive television applicationTHOMAS WILLIAM L·Filed 2008·Granted Feb 24, 2015·1 cites·25 claims
- 2661US2010118187A1Access to internet data through a television systemGEMSTAR DEV CORP·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 2760US2014208362A1System and method for modifying advertisement responsive to epg informationGEMSTAR DEV CORP·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 2859US2010154000A1Systems and methods for providing real-time services in an interactive television program guide applicationUNITED VIDEO PROPERTIES INC·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 2956US2007067805A1Access to internet data through a television systemGEMSTART DEV CORP·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 3055US9521448B2Systems and methods for exporting digital content using an interactive television applicationROVI GUIDES INC·Filed 2015·Granted Dec 13, 2016·0 cites·18 claims
- 3155US2020084274A1Systems and methods for efficient distribution of stored data objectsSOLANO LABS INC·Filed 2019·Application pending·0 cites
- 3255US2012185901A1Access to internet data through a television systemMACRAE DOUGLAS B·Filed 2012·Application pending·0 cites
- 3354US2016219327A1System and method for modifying advertisement responsive to epg informationROVI GUIDES INC·Filed 2016·Application pending·0 cites
- 3454US2010310238A1Access to internet data through a television systemGEMSTAR DEV CORP·Filed 2010·Application pending·0 cites
- 3553US5325375AMethod and apparatus for non-atomic level parity protection for storing data in a random access memorySUN MICROSYSTEMS INC·Filed 1991·Granted Jun 28, 1994·26 cites·30 claims
- 3652US8137197B2System and method for generating targeted newslettersMACRAE DOUGLAS·Filed 2007·Granted Mar 20, 2012·0 cites·22 claims
- 3752US2010192192A1Systems and methods for exporting digital content using an interactive television applicationUNITED VIDEO PROPERTIES INC·Filed 2010·Application pending·0 cites
- 3851US2010174776A1Interactive media content delivery using a backchannel communications networkROVI TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 3951US2005120373A1Systems and methods for exporting digital content using an interactive television applicationFiled 2004·Application pending·0 cites
- 4051US2013045807A1System and method for generating targeted newsletters38 STUDIOS LLC·Filed 2012·Application pending·0 cites
- 4151US2010169926A1Systems and methods for providing approximated information in an interactive television program guideWESTBERG THOMAS E·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 4250US2005147247A1Interactive television systems having POD modules and methods for use in the sameFiled 2004·Application pending·0 cites
- 4350US2004103439A1Access to internet data through a television systemGEMSTAR DEV CORP·Filed 2003·Application pending·0 cites
- 4449US2005015803A1Systems and methods for providing real-time services in an interactive television program guide applicationFiled 2003·Application pending·0 cites
- 4548US2011083141A1Interactive television systems having pod modules and methods for use in the sameROVI TECH CORP·Filed 2010·Application pending·0 cites
- 4647US2007245019A1Interactive media content delivery using a backchannel communications networkUNITED VIDEO PROPERTIES INC·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 4745US2006174270A1Systems and methods for providing approximated information in an interactive television program guideUNITED VIDEO PROPERTIES INC·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 4831US2003005463A1Access to internet data through a television systemFiled 1997·Application pending·0 cites
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