Michael L. Craner
48Patents
12h-index
14Co-inventors
78Inventor score
Filing activity: Jul 18, 2002 → Aug 4, 2023
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6882971B2 | Method and apparatus for improving listener differentiation of talkers during a conference call | Electricity | 242 | Expired |
| US8640166B1 | Systems and methods for content surfing | Electricity | 126 | Active |
| US7962942B1 | Systems and methods for enhanced trick-play functions | Electricity | 103 | Active |
| US8127329B1 | Systems and methods for providing a scan | Electricity | 54 | Active |
| US7099400B2 | Multi-level pulse amplitude modulation receiver | Electricity | 43 | Expired |
| US8079044B1 | Systems and methods for providing parental control asset searching | Electricity | 40 | Active |
| US7765235B2 | Systems and methods for resolving conflicts and managing system resources in multimedia delivery systems | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 40 | Expired |
| US8694396B1 | Systems and methods for episodic advertisement tracking | Electricity | 29 | Active |
| US8863168B2 | Media control system with viewer rewards | Electricity | 29 | Active |
| US8624908B1 | Systems and methods of transitioning from buffering video to recording video | Physics | 20 | Active |
| US8627389B2 | Systems and methods for allocating bandwidth in switched digital video systems based on interest | Electricity | 18 | Active |
| US7643408B2 | Restoration time in networks | Electricity | 14 | Expired |
| US8281341B2 | Systems and methods for providing media guidance planners | Electricity | 11 | Active |
| US8984550B2 | Parental media palettes | Electricity | 10 | Active |
| US8095951B1 | Systems and methods for providing a scan | Electricity | 10 | Active |
| US8582946B2 | Systems and methods for recording programs using a network recording device as supplemental storage | Electricity | 9 | Active |
| US8176510B2 | Systems and methods for detecting inconsistent user actions and providing feedback | Electricity | 9 | Active |
| US8510778B2 | Systems and methods for ranking assets relative to a group of viewers | Electricity | 8 | Active |
| US8402488B2 | Systems and methods for creating custom video mosaic pages with local content | Electricity | 7 | Active |
| US8387089B1 | Systems and methods for providing a scan | Electricity | 4 | Active |
| US9148701B2 | Systems and methods for ranking assets relative to a group of viewers | Electricity | 4 | Active |
| US8731379B1 | Systems and methods for recording programs with a network recording device upon failure of a user's equipment | Electricity | 4 | Active |
| US10419810B2 | Systems and methods for managing local storage of on-demand content | Electricity | 4 | Active |
| US8787736B2 | Systems and methods for providing a scan | Electricity | 3 | Active |
| US10057655B2 | Systems and methods for generating time based preview image for a video stream | Electricity | 3 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.