SONY ELECTRONICS INC.
3,046Patents
1,121Active
3,046Granted
55Portfolio score
Filing activity: Oct 18, 1990 → Aug 8, 2016 · 821 expiring within 5 years
Most-cited patents
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6032202A | Home audio/video network with two level device control | Electricity | 1,784 | Expired |
| US6778869B2 | System and method for request, delivery and use of multimedia files for audiovisual entertainment in the home environment | Electricity | 1,666 | Expired |
| US6998816B2 | System and method for reducing external battery capacity requirement for a wireless card | Electricity | 1,180 | Expired |
| US6993200B2 | System and method for effectively rendering high dynamic range images | Physics | 1,009 | Expired |
| US5844505A | Automobile navigation system | Physics | 664 | Expired |
| US6005565A | Integrated search of electronic program guide, internet and other information resources | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 617 | Expired |
| US6255961A | Two-way communications between a remote control unit and one or more devices in an audio/visual environment | Electricity | 613 | Expired |
| US6118450A | Graphic user interface that is usable as a PC interface and an A/V interface | Electricity | 590 | Expired |
| US6370796B1 | Heater block cooling system for wafer processing apparatus | Electricity | 509 | Expired |
| US6282713A | Method and apparatus for providing on-demand electronic advertising | Electricity | 501 | Expired |
| US5307456A | Integrated multi-media production and authoring system | Physics | 495 | Expired |
| US6028600A | Rotary menu wheel interface | Electricity | 489 | Expired |
| US5596373A | Method and apparatus for providing program oriented information in a multiple station broadcast system | Electricity | 489 | Expired |
| US6446080B1 | Method for creating, modifying, and playing a custom playlist, saved as a virtual CD, to be played by a digital audio/visual actuator device | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 486 | Expired |
| US6121158A | Method for hardening a photoresist material formed on a substrate | Physics | 470 | Expired |
| US6356971B1 | System for managing multimedia discs, tracks and files on a standalone computer | Physics | 465 | Expired |
| US7447635B1 | Natural language interface control system | Physics | 446 | Expired |
| US7915980B2 | Coax core insulator waveguide | Electricity | 430 | Active |
| US6127941A | Remote control device with a graphical user interface | Physics | 388 | Expired |
| US5760767A | Method and apparatus for displaying in and out points during video editing | Physics | 363 | Expired |
| US6577350B1 | Method and apparatus for displaying an electronic program guide | Electricity | 352 | Expired |
| USD436580S | Graphical user interface for a display screen | General | 329 | Expired |
| US6400378B1 | Home movie maker | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 328 | Expired |
| US5990884A | Control of multimedia information with interface specification stored on multimedia component | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 326 | Expired |
| US6282507A | Method and apparatus for interactive source language expression recognition and alternative hypothesis presentation and selection | Physics | 317 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.