Inventor · Aurora, IL, US

James T. Sofos

37Patents
6h-index
5Co-inventors
58Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 5, 2008 → May 4, 2020

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US9137559B2 Apparatus and method for providing media programming Electricity 11 Active
US8104056B2 Video service blackout events Electricity 10 Active
US8364022B2 System and method for managing video recording based upon blackout events in a video data distribution system Electricity 7 Active
US8341284B2 Method and system for selecting a delivery method for media on demand Electricity 7 Active
US9736537B2 Content recommendations based on communal preferences Electricity 6 Active
US8245263B2 System and method for managing conditional access blackout events in a video data distribution system Electricity 6 Active
US8239908B2 System and method for verifying a conditional access blackout in a video data distribution system Electricity 6 Active
US9172482B2 Content recommendations based on personal preferences Electricity 5 Active
US8196174B2 Navigation method and system to provide a navigation interface Electricity 5 Active
US9325502B2 Identity management for transactional content Electricity 3 Active
US9706257B2 Viewing control management across multiple access points Electricity 3 Active
US9071875B2 Processing and distribution of video-on-demand content items Electricity 3 Active
US8776185B2 Integrated service identity for different types of information exchange services Physics 2 Active
US8813114B2 Video service blackout events Electricity 2 Active
US8161506B2 System and method for monitoring and alarming IP-based video blackout events Electricity 1 Active
US9967608B2 Portable media player device management Electricity 1 Active
US10235502B2 Apparatus and method for protecting media content rights Electricity 1 Active
US10075752B2 Processing and distribution of video-on-demand content items Electricity 1 Active
US9280543B2 Content recommendations based on communal preferences Electricity 0 Active
US8811803B2 System and method for managing video recording based upon blackout events in a video data distribution system Electricity 0 Active
US9154331B2 Managing linear multimedia content delivery Electricity 0 Active
US11244030B2 Apparatus and method for protecting media content rights Electricity 0 Active
US10887638B2 Processing and distribution of video-on-demand content items Electricity 0 Active
US8973051B2 Navigation method and system to provide a navigation interface Electricity 0 Active
US9451096B2 Integrated service identity for different types of information exchange services Physics 0 Active

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