Michael D. Ellis
405Patents
69h-index
72Co-inventors
93Inventor score
Filing activity: Apr 30, 1992 → Jan 19, 2023
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.