Inventor · Calabasas, CA, US

Roy J. Mankovitz

82Patents
45h-index
15Co-inventors
85Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 29, 1990 → Jul 11, 2016

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6239794A Method and system for simultaneously displaying a television program and information about the program Electricity 1,002 Expired
US5703795A Apparatus and methods for accessing information relating to radio and television programs Electricity 487 Expired
US5541738A Electronic program guide Physics 474 Expired
US5382983A Apparatus and method for total parental control of television use Electricity 432 Expired
US5559550A Apparatus and methods for synchronizing a clock to a network clock Electricity 392 Expired
US5515173A System and method for automatically recording television programs in television systems with tuners external to video recorders Electricity 366 Expired
US5134719A Apparatus and methods for identifying broadcast audio program selections in an FM stereo broadcast system Electricity 339 Expired
US5523794A Method and apparatus for portable storage and use of data transmitted by television signal Electricity 339 Expired
US6477705B1 Method and apparatus for transmitting, storing, and processing electronic program guide data for on-screen display Electricity 270 Expired
US6549719B2 Television program record scheduling and satellite receiver control using compressed codes Physics 259 Expired
US6028599A Database for use in method and apparatus for displaying television programs and related text Electricity 250 Expired
US5552837A Remote controller for scanning data and controlling a video system Electricity 224 Expired
US6760537B2 Apparatus and method for television program scheduling Electricity 222 Expired
US6341195B1 Apparatus and methods for a television on-screen guide Electricity 198 Expired
US6115057A Apparatus and method for allowing rating level control of the viewing of a program Electricity 192 Expired
US5640484A Switch for automatic selection of television signal sources for delivery of television guide data Electricity 186 Expired
US6147715A Combination of VCR index and EPG Physics 181 Expired
US6091884A Enhancing operations of video tape cassette players Electricity 178 Expired
US5949492A Apparatus and methods for accessing information relating to radio television programs Electricity 163 Expired
US5987213A System and method for automatically recording television programs in television systems with tuners external to video recorders Electricity 157 Expired
US5915026A System and method for programming electronic devices from a remote site Electricity 150 Expired
US5408686A Apparatus and methods for music and lyrics broadcasting Physics 149 Expired
US6122011A Apparatus and method for creating or editing a channel map Electricity 145 Expired
US5581614A Method for encrypting and embedding information in a video program Electricity 121 Expired
US6154203A System and method for grazing television channels from an electronic program guide Electricity 121 Expired

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