Inventor · Menlo Park, CA, US

Steven M. Schein

57Patents
30h-index
21Co-inventors
84Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 14, 1996 → Dec 22, 2014

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6002394A Systems and methods for linking television viewers with advertisers and broadcasters Electricity 1,170 Expired
US6388714B1 Interactive computer system for providing television schedule information Electricity 800 Expired
US5940073A Method and system for displaying other information in a TV program guide Electricity 710 Expired
US6151059A Electronic program guide with interactive areas Electricity 586 Expired
US5801787A Television schedule system and method of operation for multiple program occurrences Electricity 561 Expired
US6323911A System and method for using television schedule information Electricity 543 Expired
US6133909A Method and apparatus for searching a guide using program characteristics Electricity 500 Expired
US6263501A Systems and methods for linking television viewers with advertisers and broadcasters Electricity 492 Expired
US6075575A Remote control device and method for using television schedule information Electricity 451 Expired
US6732369B1 Systems and methods for contextually linking television program information Electricity 393 Expired
US6078348A Television schedule system with enhanced features Electricity 334 Expired
US6469753B1 Information system Electricity 247 Expired
US6412110B1 Electronic program guide with interactive areas Electricity 215 Expired
US6118492A Guide system and method of operation Electricity 209 Expired
US5959688A Television schedule system and method of operation for multiple program occurences Electricity 194 Expired
US6341374B2 Television schedule system and method of operation for multiple program occurrences Electricity 184 Expired
US8112776B2 Interactive computer system for providing television schedule information Electricity 158 Active
US7493641B2 Method and system for displaying advertisements in an electronic program guide Electricity 140 Expired
US6247176A Television schedule system and method of operation for multiple program occurrences Electricity 123 Expired
US7480929B2 Method and system for displaying advertisements in an electronic program guide Electricity 110 Expired
US6925469B2 Digital entertainment service platform Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 98 Expired
US7543320B2 Television schedule system and method of operation for multiple program occurrences Electricity 71 Active
US7047549B2 Television schedule system and method of operation for multiple program occurrences Electricity 65 Expired
US6567606B2 On screen VCR programming guide Electricity 52 Expired
US7421724B2 Systems and methods for displaying information regions in an interactive electronic program guide Electricity 41 Expired

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