Inventor · Boulder, CO, US

Michael D. Ellis

405Patents
69h-index
72Co-inventors
93Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 30, 1992 → Jan 19, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7761892B2 Client server based interactive television program guide system with remote server recording Electricity 935 Active
US8046801B2 Interactive television program guide with remote access Electricity 905 Expired
US6774926B1 Personal television channel system Electricity 733 Expired
US5822123A Electronic television program guide schedule system and method with pop-up hints Electricity 673 Expired
US5436653A Method and system for recognition of broadcast segments Electricity 588 Expired
US6898762B2 Client-server electronic program guide Electricity 559 Expired
US6536041B1 Program guide system with real-time data sources Electricity 466 Expired
US7185355B1 Program guide system with preference profiles Electricity 420 Expired
US7670263B2 Modular personal network systems and methods Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 412 Expired
US6275268A Electronic television program guide with remote product ordering Electricity 364 Expired
US6526577B1 Enhanced interactive program guide Electricity 329 Expired
US5612729A Method and system for producing a signature characterizing an audio broadcast signal Electricity 322 Expired
US5760821A Electronic program guide schedule localization system and method Electricity 314 Expired
US5652613A Intelligent electronic program guide memory management system and method Electricity 313 Expired
US6799327B1 Program guide with selectable advertisements and pseudo-ads Electricity 286 Expired
US5986650A Electronic television program guide schedule system and method with scan feature Electricity 277 Expired
US5504518A Method and system for recognition of broadcast segments Electricity 274 Expired
US6766526B1 Smart channel entry system Electricity 273 Expired
US6016141A Interactive television program guide system with pay program package promotion Electricity 270 Expired
US6141488A Program guide system for recording television programs Electricity 269 Expired
US8255952B2 Interactive television system with programming-related links Electricity 266 Active
US6799326B2 Interactive television program guide system with local advertisements Electricity 263 Expired
US6563515B1 Program guide system with video window browsing Electricity 257 Expired
US6865746B1 Electronic program guide with related-program search feature Electricity 254 Expired
US8613020B2 Program guide system with flip and browse advertisements Electricity 252 Active

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