Patent assignee · US · COMPANY

Rovi Guides, Inc.

2,127Patents
2,118Active
2,127Granted
69Portfolio score

Filing activity: Aug 13, 2002 → Dec 6, 2023 · 59 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7985134B2 Systems and methods for providing enhanced sports watching media guidance Electricity 140 Active
US8640166B1 Systems and methods for content surfing Electricity 126 Active
US9218122B2 Systems and methods for transferring settings across devices based on user gestures Physics 124 Active
US7962942B1 Systems and methods for enhanced trick-play functions Electricity 103 Active
US10943598B2 Method and apparatus for determining periods of excessive noise for receiving smart speaker voice commands Physics 99 Active
US9015139B2 Systems and methods for performing a search based on a media content snapshot image Physics 99 Active
US8949902B1 Systems and methods for providing audio-based guidance Electricity 91 Active
US9055325B2 Systems and methods for providing transport control Physics 80 Active
US8973056B2 Interactive program guide system providing an application program interface for non-program guide applications Electricity 67 Expired
US10579401B2 Systems and methods for providing a virtual assistant to accommodate different sentiments among a group of users by correlating or prioritizing causes of the different sentiments Physics 54 Active
US8127329B1 Systems and methods for providing a scan Electricity 54 Active
US9069651B2 Systems and methods for using an interactive television program guide to access fantasy sports contests Electricity 52 Active
US9289692B2 Systems and methods for using an interactive television program guide to access fantasy sports contests Electricity 50 Active
US10168871B2 Methods and systems for presenting direction-specific media assets Physics 45 Active
US7765235B2 Systems and methods for resolving conflicts and managing system resources in multimedia delivery systems Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 40 Expired
US8079044B1 Systems and methods for providing parental control asset searching Electricity 40 Active
US10178421B2 Methods and systems for monitoring content subscription usage Electricity 39 Active
US8407737B1 Systems and methods for providing a scan transport bar Electricity 39 Active
US8214869B2 Systems and methods for managing a status change of a multimedia asset in multimedia delivery systems Electricity 36 Active
US9113107B2 Interactive advertising and program promotion in an interactive television system Electricity 36 Active
US9392324B1 Systems and methods for identifying and storing a portion of a media asset Physics 32 Active
US9681165B1 Methods and systems for enhancing media viewing experiences on multiple devices Electricity 31 Active
US8578416B1 Systems and methods for providing blackout recording and summary information Electricity 31 Active
US8863168B2 Media control system with viewer rewards Electricity 29 Active
US8694396B1 Systems and methods for episodic advertisement tracking Electricity 29 Active

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