Inventor · Weston, MA, US

Douglas B. Macrae

28Patents
13h-index
18Co-inventors
74Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 1, 1997 → Feb 8, 2016

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6177931A Systems and methods for displaying and recording control interface with television programs, video, advertising information and program scheduling information Electricity 2,553 Expired
US6756997B1 Systems and methods for displaying and recording control interface with television programs, video, advertising information and program scheduling information Electricity 751 Expired
US6052145A System and method for controlling the broadcast and recording of television programs and for distributing information to be displayed on a television screen Electricity 370 Expired
US8793742B2 Systems and methods for capturing and storing an advertisement-related video clip Electricity 225 Active
US6745391B1 Premium channel promotion system and method Electricity 192 Expired
US7328450B2 Method and system for displaying targeted advertisements in an electronic program guide Electricity 184 Expired
US6701523B1 V-Chip plus+in-guide user interface apparatus and method for programmable blocking of television and other viewable programming, such as for parental control of a television receiver Electricity 143 Expired
US6233734A System and method for controlling the broadcast and recording of television programs and for distributing information to be displayed on a television screen Electricity 118 Expired
US8635649B2 System and method for modifying advertisement responsive to EPG information Electricity 71 Expired
US6442757B1 System and method of channel map correction in an EPG guide Electricity 34 Expired
US8732757B2 System and method for targeted advertisement display responsive to user characteristics Electricity 26 Active
US7814511B2 Systems and methods for digitizing video related to products Electricity 20 Active
US8336071B2 System and method for modifying advertisement responsive to EPG information Electricity 13 Active
US9191722B2 System and method for modifying advertisement responsive to EPG information Electricity 11 Active
US6665871B1 Download system for consumer electronic devices Electricity 9 Expired
US8726311B2 System and method for modifying advertisement responsive to EPG information Electricity 2 Active
US8321896B2 Systems and methods for capturing and storing a product-related video frame Electricity 2 Active
US8997148B2 Premium channel promotion system and method Electricity 1 Active
US9118978B2 Systems and methods for capturing and storing an image related to a media asset Electricity 1 Active
US6870579B2 Smart-channel: learning-capable television channel changing apparatus, system and method Electricity 1 Expired
US8448209B2 System and method for displaying advertisements responsive to EPG information Electricity 1 Active
US8918807B2 System and method for modifying advertisement responsive to EPG information Electricity 1 Active
US7921441B2 Detection and indication of premium channel availability Electricity 1 Active
US9015749B2 System and method for modifying advertisement responsive to EPG information Electricity 1 Active
US6411343B1 Smart-channel: learning-capable television channel changing apparatus, system and method Electricity 1 Expired

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