Inventor · Bethesda, MD, US

Alfred E. Bonner

41Patents
26h-index
7Co-inventors
78Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 2, 1993 → Dec 1, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5600364A Network controller for cable television delivery systems Electricity 1,166 Expired
US5798785A Terminal for suggesting programs offered on a television program delivery system Electricity 1,056 Expired
US5559549A Television program delivery system Electricity 966 Expired
US6463585B1 Targeted advertisement using television delivery systems Electricity 910 Expired
US5990927A Advanced set top terminal for cable television delivery systems Electricity 696 Expired
US5734853A Set top terminal for cable television delivery systems Electricity 690 Expired
US6738978B1 Method and apparatus for targeted advertising Electricity 633 Expired
US5659350A Operations center for a television program packaging and delivery system Electricity 595 Expired
US5682195A Digital cable headend for cable television delivery system Electricity 451 Expired
US6408437B1 Reprogrammable terminal for suggesting programs offered on a television program delivery system Electricity 377 Expired
US6539548B1 Operations center for a television program packaging and delivery system Electricity 363 Expired
US6160989A Network controller for cable television delivery systems Electricity 337 Expired
US6515680B1 Set top terminal for television delivery system Electricity 303 Expired
US6181335A Card for a set top terminal Electricity 253 Expired
US7013478B1 Method and apparatus for interactive program suggestion Electricity 246 Expired
US6828993B1 Set top terminal that stores programs locally and generates menus Electricity 200 Expired
US7721307B2 Method and apparatus for targeting of interactive virtual objects Electricity 154 Expired
US7134131B1 Digital broadcast program billing Electricity 147 Expired
US6052554A Television program delivery system Electricity 146 Expired
US7207055B1 Bandwidth allocation for a television program delivery system Electricity 138 Expired
US7590993B1 Method and apparatus for gathering programs watched data Electricity 105 Expired
US7844985B2 Targeted advertisement using television viewer information Electricity 77 Active
US7260829B1 Terminal with multiple audio and video Electricity 60 Expired
US7930715B2 Operations center for a television program packaging and delivery system Electricity 55 Active
US9009773B1 Method and apparatus for providing broadcast data services Electricity 42 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.