Douglas B. Macrae
28Patents
13h-index
18Co-inventors
74Inventor score
Filing activity: Oct 1, 1997 → Feb 8, 2016
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.