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W. Leo Hoarty
Also filed as: HOARTY W L · HOARTY W LEO · HOARTY WILLIAM LEO
55 granted patents·13 pending applications·7,458 citations·filing 1990–2025
99Inventor score
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68 records- 0199US5485197ACarousel displayICTV INC·Filed 1994·Granted Jan 16, 1996·951 cites·6 claims
- 0299US5412720AInteractive home information systemICTV INC·Filed 1992·Granted May 2, 1995·683 cites·16 claims
- 0398US9055309B2Systems and methods for identifying video segments for displaying contextually relevant contentNEUMEIER ZEEV·Filed 2014·Granted Jun 9, 2015·90 cites·91 claims
- 0498US5550578AInteractive and conventional television information systemICTV INC·Filed 1994·Granted Aug 27, 1996·377 cites·10 claims
- 0598US5319455ASystem for distributing customized commercials to television viewersICTV INC·Filed 1992·Granted Jun 7, 1994·808 cites·4 claims
- 0698US5093718AInteractive home information systemINTELETEXT SYSTEMS INC·Filed 1990·Granted Mar 3, 1992·709 cites·24 claims
- 0797US9955192B2Monitoring individual viewing of television events using tracking pixels and cookiesINSCAPE DATA INC·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 24, 2018·22 cites·20 claims
- 0897US6205582B1Interactive cable television system with frame serverICTV INC·Filed 1998·Granted Mar 20, 2001·451 cites·9 claims
- 0997US6100883AHome interface controller for providing interactive cable televisionICTV INC·Filed 1996·Granted Aug 8, 2000·386 cites·55 claims
- 1097US5526034AInteractive home information system with signal assignmentICTV INC·Filed 1993·Granted Jun 11, 1996·440 cites·40 claims
- 1197US5220420AInteractive home information system for distributing compressed television programmingINTELETEXT SYSTEMS INC·Filed 1991·Granted Jun 15, 1993·537 cites·21 claims
- 1296US9465867B2System and method for continuous media segment identificationHOARTY W LEO·Filed 2015·Granted Oct 11, 2016·39 cites·22 claims
- 1396US5594507ACompressed digital overlay controller and method for MPEG type video signalICTV INC·Filed 1994·Granted Jan 14, 1997·196 cites·13 claims
- 1496US5361091AInteractive home information system for distributing video picture information to television viewers over a fiber optic telephone systemINTELETEXT SYSTEMS INC·Filed 1992·Granted Nov 1, 1994·340 cites·8 claims
- 1595US10284884B2Monitoring individual viewing of television events using tracking pixels and cookiesINSCAPE DATA INC·Filed 2017·Granted May 7, 2019·9 cites·20 claims
- 1695US9838753B2Monitoring individual viewing of television events using tracking pixels and cookiesINSCAPE DATA INC·Filed 2014·Granted Dec 5, 2017·24 cites·19 claims
- 1795US6253238B1Interactive cable television system with frame grabberICTV INC·Filed 1998·Granted Jun 26, 2001·294 cites·15 claims
- 1894US10360651B1Compatible adaptive video watermarkingINSCAPE DATA INC·Filed 2017·Granted Jul 23, 2019·17 cites·1 claims
- 1994US10306274B2Monitoring individual viewing of television events using tracking pixels and cookiesINSCAPE DATA INC·Filed 2017·Granted May 28, 2019·9 cites·17 claims
- 2093US11082710B2Embedding video watermarks without visible impairmentsINSCAPE DATA INC·Filed 2019·Granted Aug 3, 2021·7 cites·18 claims
- 2193US6305020B1System manager and hypertext control interface for interactive cable television systemICTV INC·Filed 1997·Granted Oct 16, 2001·179 cites·11 claims
- 2293US6034678ACable television system with remote interactive processorICTV INC·Filed 1997·Granted Mar 7, 2000·203 cites·7 claims
- 2392US6064377ASubscriber directed simultaneous multiple signal presentation for interactive cable television systemICTV INC·Filed 1998·Granted May 16, 2000·111 cites·41 claims
- 2492US5587734AUser interface for selecting television information services through pseudo-channel accessICTV INC·Filed 1994·Granted Dec 24, 1996·154 cites·6 claims
- 2591US7936311B2Directive, broadband, high gain, active antenna systemOMEREEN WIRELESS LLC·Filed 2005·Granted May 3, 2011·39 cites·17 claims
- 2690US5883661AOutput switching for load levelling across multiple service areasICTV INC·Filed 1995·Granted Mar 16, 1999·110 cites·25 claims
- 2789US5557316ASystem for distributing broadcast television services identically on a first bandwidth portion of a plurality of express trunks and interactive services over a second bandwidth portion of each express trunk on a subscriber demand basisICTV INC·Filed 1994·Granted Sep 17, 1996·178 cites·10 claims
- 2887US12231741B2Systems and methods for monitoring the display of content using embedded watermarksVIZIO INC·Filed 2022·Granted Feb 18, 2025·1 cites·15 claims
- 2986US11785280B1System and method for recognizing live event audiovisual content to recommend time-sensitive targeted interactive contextual transactions offers and enhancementsEPOXY AI OPERATIONS LLC·Filed 2022·Granted Oct 10, 2023·18 cites·30 claims
- 3086US11132758B2Embedding data in video without visible impairmentsINSCAPE DATA INC·Filed 2019·Granted Sep 28, 2021·2 cites·18 claims
- 3186US2025252523A1Systems and methods for the application of adaptive video watermarksINSCAPE DATA INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 3284US12211115B2Systems and methods for the application of adaptive video watermarksINSCAPE DATA INC·Filed 2024·Granted Jan 28, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 3384US11039178B2Monitoring individual viewing of television events using tracking pixels and cookiesINSCAPE DATA INC·Filed 2019·Granted Jun 15, 2021·2 cites·19 claims
- 3484US9824150B2Systems and methods for providing information discovery and retrievalHOARTY W LEO·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 21, 2017·3 cites·20 claims
- 3583US11997343B2Systems and methods for mitigating radio-frequency latency wireless devicesVIZIO INC·Filed 2022·Granted May 28, 2024·2 cites·24 claims
- 3682US10575032B2System and method for continuous media segment identificationINSCAPE DATA INC·Filed 2016·Granted Feb 25, 2020·2 cites·20 claims
- 3782US2025008144A1Embedding video watermarks without visible impairmentsINSCAPE DATA INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 3881US11917240B2Dynamic content serving using automated content recognition (ACR) and digital media watermarksINSCAPE DATA INC·Filed 2019·Granted Feb 27, 2024·2 cites·17 claims
- 3980US12335542B2System and method for continuous media segment identificationINSCAPE DATA INC·Filed 2023·Granted Jun 17, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 4080US11272226B2System and method for continuous media segment identificationINSCAPE DATA INC·Filed 2020·Granted Mar 8, 2022·1 cites·20 claims
- 4178US11966997B2Systems and methods for the application of adaptive video watermarksINSCAPE DATA INC·Filed 2022·Granted Apr 23, 2024·0 cites·12 claims
- 4278US2025029199A1Embedding data in video without visible impairmentsINSCAPE DATA INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 4377US5812665ASwitched channel systemICTV INC·Filed 1996·Granted Sep 22, 1998·56 cites·33 claims
- 4477US2024388846A1Systems and methods for selectively powering tv remote microphonesVIZIO INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 4573US11863804B2System and method for continuous media segment identificationINSCAPE DATA INC·Filed 2022·Granted Jan 2, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 4673US2025016211A1System and method for configuring video watch parties with gesture-specific telemojisVIZIO INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 4773US2024329975A1Consumer device firmware updating via hdmiVIZIO INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 4872US12126661B2System and method for configuring video watch parties with gesture-specific telemojisVIZIO INC·Filed 2023·Granted Oct 22, 2024·0 cites·18 claims
- 4972US12114002B2Embedding video watermarks without visible impairmentsINSCAPE DATA INC·Filed 2021·Granted Oct 8, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 5071US12089014B2Systems and methods for selectively powering TV remote microphonesVIZIO INC·Filed 2022·Granted Sep 10, 2024·0 cites·19 claims
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