Inventor · Parker, TX, US

Michael Grannan

37Patents
9h-index
22Co-inventors
71Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 27, 2002 → Aug 17, 2020

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7343174B2 Wireless electronic drive-thru system and method Physics 65 Expired
US7533158B2 System and method for handling digital content delivery to portable devices Electricity 54 Expired
US8392947B2 System and method for home audio and video communication Electricity 40 Active
US8027658B2 Enhanced emergency service provider Electricity 37 Expired
US8374324B2 Methods of using biometric data in a phone system and apparatuses to perform the methods Electricity 20 Active
US7346549B2 System and method for wirelessly transacting access to a set of events and associated digital content/products Electricity 19 Expired
US8576997B2 Methods of using biometric data in a phone system and apparatuses to perform the methods Electricity 11 Active
US7870593B2 DSL video service with storage Electricity 10 Expired
US8234366B2 Methods and apparatus to provide presence information Electricity 9 Active
US8893199B2 System and method of managing video content delivery Electricity 8 Active
US8666538B2 Information filling station facilitating wireless transfer of data content to a portable device or other pre-defined locations Electricity 8 Active
US7996503B2 System and method for managing access to digital content via digital rights policies Physics 8 Active
US8296816B2 Method and system for updating digital video recorder scheduling Electricity 6 Active
US10204308B2 System and method for wirelessly transacting access to a set of events and associated digital content/products Electricity 6 Active
US7657269B2 Method and apparatus for locating multimode communication devices Electricity 5 Active
US8634539B2 Tool and method for managed support services for PCs and other networked devices Electricity 4 Active
US8285818B2 System and method of recording and accessing multimedia data Electricity 3 Active
US7630921B2 System and method for wirelessly transacting access to a set of events and associated digital content/products Electricity 3 Active
US8036685B2 Method and apparatus for locating multimode communication devices Electricity 2 Active
US8868463B2 System and method of managing digital rights Physics 2 Active
US8069255B2 Apparatus and method for aggregating disparate storage on consumer electronics devices Electricity 2 Active
US8595315B2 Apparatus and method for aggregating disparate storage on consumer electronics devices Electricity 1 Active
US10803468B2 Method and apparatus for selecting advertising Electricity 1 Active
US8584191B2 Method and system for updating recording schedules Electricity 1 Active
US9065978B2 Method for acquiring services on a multiplicity of devices Electricity 1 Active

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