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Thomson Licensing

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4,413Patents
2,566Active
4,413Granted
57Portfolio score

Filing activity: Jan 10, 1995 → Mar 2, 2023 · 1,559 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7024676B1 System for acquiring and processing broadcast programs, program guide and channel identification data Electricity 389 Expired
US6169543A System and method for customizing program guide information to include reminder item or local identifier Electricity 309 Expired
US7196663B2 Dielectric resonator type antennas Electricity 303 Expired
US7233316B2 Multimedia user interface Electricity 300 Expired
US7174512B2 Portal for a communications system Electricity 296 Expired
US6216264A Scheduler apparatus employing a gopher agent Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 291 Expired
US7359917B2 Method and apparatus for automatic detection of data types for data type dependent processing Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 244 Expired
US7640562B2 Selecting advertisement on a set top box in a television network Physics 226 Expired
US6529526B1 System for processing programs and program content rating information derived from multiple broadcast sources Electricity 216 Expired
US7369095B2 Source-antennas for transmitting/receiving electromagnetic waves Electricity 198 Expired
US6182287A Preferred service management system for a multimedia video decoder Electricity 195 Expired
US6574655B1 Associative management of multimedia assets and associated resources using multi-domain agent-based communication between heterogeneous peers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 193 Expired
US8467297B2 Hybrid mesh routing protocol Electricity 177 Active
US6868045B1 Voice control system with a microphone array Electricity 176 Expired
US6362788B1 Electromagnetic wave transmitter/receiver Electricity 170 Expired
US7366206B2 Multi-media jitter removal in an asynchronous digital home network Electricity 164 Expired
US8447876B2 Content timing method and system Electricity 164 Active
US6535169B2 Source antennas for transmitting/receiving electromagnetic waves for satellite telecommunications systems Electricity 164 Expired
US6861998B2 Transmission/reception sources of electromagnetic waves for multireflector antenna Electricity 162 Expired
US7030890B1 Displaying graphical objects Physics 162 Expired
US6807675B1 Apparatus and method for selecting viewers' profile in interactive TV Electricity 153 Expired
US6993782B1 Program guide information and processor for providing program and channel substitution Electricity 151 Expired
US6249320A System and method for displaying major and minor channel numbers Electricity 149 Expired
US7032236B1 Multimedia system for processing program guides and associated multimedia objects Electricity 144 Expired
US9160965B2 Telepresence communications system and method Electricity 136 Active

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