John P. Comito
47Patents
16h-index
15Co-inventors
78Inventor score
Filing activity: Jan 21, 1994 → Jan 9, 2014
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6481012B1 | Picture-in-picture and multiple video streams using slice-based encoding | Electricity | 121 | Expired |
| US6584153B1 | Data structure and methods for providing an interactive program guide | Electricity | 94 | Expired |
| US6621870B1 | Method and apparatus for compressing video sequences | Electricity | 80 | Expired |
| US6968567B1 | Latency reduction in providing interactive program guide | Electricity | 67 | Expired |
| US6704359B1 | Efficient encoding algorithms for delivery of server-centric interactive program guide | Electricity | 63 | Expired |
| US6651252B1 | Method and apparatus for transmitting video and graphics in a compressed form | Electricity | 55 | Expired |
| US7096487B1 | Apparatus and method for combining realtime and non-realtime encoded content | Electricity | 54 | Expired |
| US6754271B1 | Temporal slice persistence method and apparatus for delivery of interactive program guide | Electricity | 50 | Expired |
| US6904610B1 | Server-centric customized interactive program guide in an interactive television environment | Electricity | 49 | Expired |
| US6614843B1 | Stream indexing for delivery of interactive program guide | Electricity | 35 | Expired |
| US7146628B1 | Messaging protocol for interactive delivery system | Electricity | 30 | Expired |
| US6732370B1 | Service provider side interactive program guide encoder | Electricity | 26 | Expired |
| US9456241B2 | Server-centric customized interactive program guide in an interactive television environment | Electricity | 26 | Active |
| US8032906B2 | Method and system for providing a program guide and multiple video streams using slice-based encoding | Electricity | 18 | Active |
| US7953160B2 | Method and apparatus for compressing video sequences | Electricity | 18 | Active |
| US7174084B2 | Method and apparatus for performing sub-picture level splicing based on interrupts | Electricity | 17 | Expired |
| US7738560B2 | Temporal slice persistence method and apparatus for delivery of interactive program guide | Electricity | 16 | Active |
| US7058965B1 | Multiplexing structures for delivery of interactive program guide | Electricity | 14 | Expired |
| US7127737B1 | Bandwidth management techniques for delivery of interactive program guide | Electricity | 13 | Expired |
| US7519982B1 | Efficient delivery of interactive program guide using demand-cast | Electricity | 12 | Expired |
| US7260147B2 | Data structure and methods for providing an interactive program guide | Electricity | 11 | Expired |
| US8578419B2 | Server-centric customized interactive program guide in an interactive television environment | Electricity | 11 | Active |
| US7634788B2 | Service provider side interactive program guide encoder | Electricity | 10 | Expired |
| US7433406B2 | Efficient encoding algorithms for delivery of server-centric interactive program guide | Electricity | 8 | Active |
| US7254824B1 | Encoding optimization techniques for encoding program grid section of server-centric interactive programming guide | Electricity | 8 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.