Christopher D. Williams
51Patents
16h-index
25Co-inventors
84Inventor score
Filing activity: Jun 6, 1988 → Mar 4, 2022
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5977964A | Method and apparatus for automatically configuring a system based on a user's monitored system interaction and preferred system access times | Electricity | 927 | Expired |
| US5945988A | Method and apparatus for automatically determining and dynamically updating user preferences in an entertainment system | Electricity | 728 | Expired |
| US6157377A | Method and apparatus for purchasing upgraded media features for programming transmissions | Electricity | 209 | Expired |
| US6157411A | Method and apparatus for compiling a repository of entertainment system data from multiple sources | Electricity | 148 | Expired |
| US6075971A | Method and apparatus for providing and monitoring coupons via a network | Electricity | 132 | Expired |
| US6226444A | Method and apparatus for recording program data without commercials | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 129 | Expired |
| US6594825B1 | Method and apparatus for selecting a version of an entertainment program based on user preferences | Electricity | 118 | Expired |
| US6184918A | Method and apparatus for monitoring viewing of broadcast data | Electricity | 116 | Expired |
| US6324694A | Method and apparatus for providing subsidiary data synchronous to primary content data | Electricity | 95 | Expired |
| US6295646A | Method and apparatus for displaying video data and corresponding entertainment data for multiple entertainment selection sources | Electricity | 86 | Expired |
| US7240356B2 | Method and apparatus for displaying differences in the characteristics of multiple versions of an entertainment program | Electricity | 62 | Expired |
| US7313806B1 | Method and apparatus for channel surfing through multiple sources based on user-definable preferences | Electricity | 56 | Expired |
| US7093272B1 | Method and apparatus for selecting from among multiple upgraded media features for transmitted entertainment programs | Electricity | 47 | Expired |
| US6816172B1 | Graphical user interace with multimedia identifiers | Electricity | 41 | Expired |
| US5775876A | Ceiling-fan-blade-mounted air freshener apparatus | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 24 | Expired |
| USD682225S1 | Light emitting diode | General | 17 | Active |
| US6483987B1 | Method and apparatus for recording program data without commercials | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 13 | Expired |
| US6469634B1 | Method and apparatus for controlling the operation of electronic entertainment devices in an entertainment system | Electricity | 9 | Expired |
| USD672731S1 | Light emitting diode | General | 8 | Active |
| US8621517B2 | Method and apparatus for channel surfing through multiple sources based on user-definable preferences | Electricity | 7 | Active |
| US8051448B2 | Method and apparatus for displaying entertainment system data upon selection of a video data display | Electricity | 7 | Active |
| USD689830S1 | Light emitting diode | General | 5 | Active |
| USD316651S | Ambient air impeller for igniting briquets, or the like | General | 5 | Expired |
| US9443903B2 | Low temperature high strength metal stack for die attachment | Electricity | 5 | Active |
| US9980192B2 | Traffic steering between WLAN and cellular networks | Electricity | 4 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.