Inventor · Chester Springs, PA, US

Michael L. Craner

48Patents
12h-index
14Co-inventors
78Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 18, 2002 → Aug 4, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
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.