Inventor · Reston, VA, US

Howard Pfeffer

59Patents
9h-index
50Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 23, 2000 → Aug 19, 2019

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8516529B2 Methods and apparatus for packetized content delivery over a content delivery network Electricity 218 Active
US7532712B2 System and method for providing caller ID service in a multi-region cable network Electricity 50 Active
US9014359B1 Generation of phone number lists and call filtering Electricity 28 Active
US7539193B2 System and method for facilitating communication between a CMTS and an application server in a cable network Electricity 22 Active
US6850968B1 Reduction of network server loading Electricity 21 Expired
US7970388B2 Methods and apparatus for providing multiple communications services with unified parental notification and/or control features Electricity 12 Active
US9531760B2 Methods and apparatus for packetized content delivery over a content delivery network Electricity 11 Active
US8978079B2 Apparatus and methods for managing delivery of content in a network with limited bandwidth using pre-caching Electricity 10 Active
US9503691B2 Methods and apparatus for enhanced advertising and promotional delivery in a network Electricity 9 Active
US9066153B2 Apparatus and methods for multicast delivery of content in a content delivery network Electricity 7 Active
US7237028B2 System and method for managing network bandwidth usage in the provision of an e-mail service Electricity 6 Expired
US9398261B1 Transitioning video call between devices Electricity 6 Active
US10264029B2 Methods and apparatus for packetized content delivery over a content delivery network Electricity 5 Active
US8793714B2 Excluding specific application traffic from customer consumption data Electricity 5 Active
US7388870B2 System and method for providing premium transport in a DOCSIS-compliant cable network Electricity 5 Active
US7099475B2 System and method for password authentication for non-LDAP regions Electricity 5 Expired
US9648163B2 Generation of phone number lists and call filtering Electricity 4 Active
US8160068B2 System and method for facilitating communication between a CMTS and an application server in a cable network Electricity 4 Active
US9992520B2 Apparatus and methods for providing content to an IP-enabled device in a content distribution network Electricity 4 Active
US8910198B2 Multicast video advertisement insertion using routing protocols Electricity 4 Active
US8634809B1 Methods and apparatus for communicating messages between mobile communications devices and internet enabled devices Electricity 4 Active
US9426123B2 Apparatus and methods for content distribution to packet-enabled devices via a network bridge Electricity 3 Active
US8412814B2 System and method for managing the delivery of targeted content Electricity 3 Active
US9425977B2 Dynamic changing tier service on test device Electricity 3 Active
US9237215B2 Remote activation of mobile applications Electricity 2 Active

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