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INDEX SYSTEMS, LLC

59Patents
18Active
59Granted
43Portfolio score

Filing activity: Jan 18, 1994 → Mar 24, 2020 · 11 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6177931A Systems and methods for displaying and recording control interface with television programs, video, advertising information and program scheduling information Electricity 2,553 Expired
US7003792B1 Smart agent based on habit, statistical inference and psycho-demographic profiling Electricity 383 Expired
US5659367A Television on/off detector for use in a video cassette recorder Electricity 268 Expired
US8793742B2 Systems and methods for capturing and storing an advertisement-related video clip Electricity 225 Active
US6115057A Apparatus and method for allowing rating level control of the viewing of a program Electricity 192 Expired
US5621579A Method for selectively playing back programs recorded on a video tape Electricity 191 Expired
US7328450B2 Method and system for displaying targeted advertisements in an electronic program guide Electricity 184 Expired
US6147715A Combination of VCR index and EPG Physics 181 Expired
US6091884A Enhancing operations of video tape cassette players Electricity 178 Expired
US6058238A Identifier generation and remote programming for individually addressable video cassette recorders Electricity 168 Expired
US6122011A Apparatus and method for creating or editing a channel map Electricity 145 Expired
US6701523B1 V-Chip plus+in-guide user interface apparatus and method for programmable blocking of television and other viewable programming, such as for parental control of a television receiver Electricity 143 Expired
US5543852A Apparatus and methods for avoiding loss of closed caption data when using extended data services Electricity 124 Expired
US5581614A Method for encrypting and embedding information in a video program Electricity 121 Expired
US6487362B1 Enhancing operations of video tape cassette players Electricity 117 Expired
US6687906B1 EPG with advertising inserts Electricity 113 Expired
US6583825B1 Method and apparatus for transmitting and downloading setup information Electricity 96 Expired
US5724203A Method and apparatus for determining addresses in time along a recording tape Electricity 96 Expired
US7266833B2 System and method for utilizing EPG database for modifying advertisements Electricity 80 Expired
US6240241A Still frame video in index Electricity 60 Expired
US6441862B1 Combination of VCR index and EPG Physics 54 Expired
US6125231A Method of adding titles to a directory of television programs recorded on a video tape Electricity 53 Expired
US6252634A Method and apparatus for transmitting and downloading setup information Electricity 43 Expired
US6792197B1 System and method for generating video taping reminders Electricity 40 Expired
US8272011B2 Method and system for displaying advertisements between schedule listings Electricity 35 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.