Patent assignee · US · COMPANY

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

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
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.