David N. Hackson
25Patents
11h-index
14Co-inventors
68Inventor score
Filing activity: May 30, 1997 → Dec 15, 2015
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 |
| US6008802A | Method and apparatus for automatically performing a function based on the reception of information corresponding to broadcast data | Electricity | 310 | Expired |
| US6317881A | Method and apparatus for collecting and providing viewer feedback to a broadcast | Electricity | 262 | Expired |
| US6601103B1 | Method and apparatus for providing personalized supplemental programming | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 193 | Expired |
| US6075971A | Method and apparatus for providing and monitoring coupons via a network | Electricity | 132 | Expired |
| US6324694A | Method and apparatus for providing subsidiary data synchronous to primary content data | Electricity | 95 | Expired |
| US7058635B1 | Method and apparatus for searching through an electronic programming guide | Electricity | 93 | Expired |
| US6295646A | Method and apparatus for displaying video data and corresponding entertainment data for multiple entertainment selection sources | Electricity | 86 | Expired |
| US7313806B1 | Method and apparatus for channel surfing through multiple sources based on user-definable preferences | Electricity | 56 | Expired |
| US6671880B2 | Method and apparatus for customized rendering of commercials | Electricity | 48 | Expired |
| 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 |
| US7370026B2 | Method and apparatus for providing personalized supplemental programming | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 7 | Expired |
| US8108897B2 | Method and apparatus for displaying entertainment system data upon selection of a video data display | Electricity | 2 | Active |
| US8966534B2 | Method and apparatus for channel surfing through multiple sources based on user-definable preferences | Electricity | 1 | Active |
| US9246612B2 | Method and apparatus for collecting and providing viewer feedback to a broadcast | Electricity | 1 | Active |
| US8544042B2 | Method and apparatus for displaying entertainment system data upon selection of a video data display | Electricity | 1 | Active |
| US9027053B2 | Method and apparatus for customized rendering of commercials | Electricity | 1 | Active |
| US8250602B2 | Method and apparatus for providing personalized supplemental programming | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 0 | Active |
| US9749698B2 | Method and apparatus for collecting and providing viewer feedback to a broadcast | Electricity | 0 | Active |
| US8656427B2 | Method and apparatus for providing personalized supplemental programming | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 0 | Active |
| US8661093B2 | Method and apparatus for providing personalized supplemental programming | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 0 | Active |
| US8984557B2 | Method and apparatus for displaying entertainment system data upon selection of a video data display | Electricity | 0 | Active |
| US9473823B2 | Techniques for collecting and providing viewer information | Electricity | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.