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William L. Thomas
Also filed as: THOMAS III WILLIAM L · THOMAS WILLIAM · THOMAS WILLIAM EVAN · THOMAS WILLIAM L
245 granted patents·92 pending applications·17,618 citations·filing 1980–2025
99Inventor score
Files withROVI GUIDES INC132UNITED VIDEO PROPERTIES INC89ELLIS MICHAEL D28ADEIA GUIDES INC13THOMAS WILLIAM L11
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337 records- 0199US10178421B2Methods and systems for monitoring content subscription usageROVI GUIDES INC·Filed 2015·Granted Jan 8, 2019·42 cites·18 claims
- 0299US8046801B2Interactive television program guide with remote accessUNITED VIDEO PROPERTIES INC·Filed 2004·Granted Oct 25, 2011·1.3k cites·54 claims
- 0399US8006263B2Interactive television program guide with remote accessUNITED VIDEO PROPERTIES INC·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 23, 2011·164 cites·19 claims
- 0499US7945929B2Program guide system with combination category searchUNITED VIDEO PROPERTIES INC·Filed 2010·Granted May 17, 2011·102 cites·20 claims
- 0599US7917933B2Systems and methods for relocating mediaUNITED VIDEO PROPERTIES INC·Filed 2008·Granted Mar 29, 2011·146 cites·66 claims
- 0699US7913278B2Interactive television program guide with remote accessUNITED VIDEO PROPERTIES INC·Filed 2007·Granted Mar 22, 2011·129 cites·35 claims
- 0799US7761892B2Client server based interactive television program guide system with remote server recordingUNITED VIDEO PROPERTIES INC·Filed 2003·Granted Jul 20, 2010·1.3k cites·9 claims
- 0899US7673314B2Client-server based interactive television program guide system with remote server recordingUNITED VIDEO PROPERTIES INC·Filed 2009·Granted Mar 2, 2010·66 cites·40 claims
- 0999US7650621B2Systems and methods for providing storage of data on servers in an on-demand media delivery systemUNITED VIDEO PROPERTIES INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 19, 2010·225 cites·92 claims
- 1099US7603685B2Program guide system with combination category searchUNITED VIDEO PROPERTIES INC·Filed 2005·Granted Oct 13, 2009·102 cites·61 claims
- 1199US7065709B2Client-server electronic program guideUNITED VIDEO PROPERTIES INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jun 20, 2006·319 cites·24 claims
- 1299US7039935B2Program guide system with flip and browse advertisementsUNITED VIDEO PROPERTIES INC·Filed 2002·Granted May 2, 2006·188 cites·124 claims
- 1399US6898762B2Client-server electronic program guideUNITED VIDEO PROPERTIES INC·Filed 1999·Granted May 24, 2005·788 cites·17 claims
- 1499US6837789B2Systems and methods for cross-platform access to a wagering interfaceODS PROPERTIES INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 4, 2005·456 cites·46 claims
- 1599US6473559B1Program guide system for recording television programsUNITED VIDEO PROPERTIES INC·Filed 2000·Granted Oct 29, 2002·219 cites·9 claims
- 1699US6442332B1Program guide system for recording television programsUNITED VIDEO PROPERTIES INC·Filed 2000·Granted Aug 27, 2002·163 cites·12 claims
- 1799US6275648B1Program guide system for recording television programsUNITED VIDEO PROPERTIES INC·Filed 2000·Granted Aug 14, 2001·155 cites·15 claims
- 1899US6141488AProgram guide system for recording television programsUNITED VIDEO PROPERTIES INC·Filed 1997·Granted Oct 31, 2000·315 cites·8 claims
- 1999US6016141AInteractive television program guide system with pay program package promotionUNITED VIDEO PROPERTIES INC·Filed 1997·Granted Jan 18, 2000·458 cites·16 claims
- 2099US5822123AElectronic television program guide schedule system and method with pop-up hintsFiled 1996·Granted Oct 13, 1998·878 cites·61 claims
- 2199US5481294AAudience measurement system utilizing ancillary codes and passive signaturesNIELSEN A C CO·Filed 1993·Granted Jan 2, 1996·1.5k cites·37 claims
- 2298US11924216B2Systems and methods for connecting a public device to a private device with pre- installed content management applicationsROVI GUIDES INC·Filed 2023·Granted Mar 5, 2024·5 cites·20 claims
- 2398US9554163B2Client-server based interactive television program guide system with remote server recordingROVI GUIDES INC·Filed 2016·Granted Jan 24, 2017·16 cites·29 claims
- 2498US9426509B2Client-server electronic program guideROVI GUIDES INC·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 23, 2016·29 cites·30 claims
- 2598US9294799B2Systems and methods for providing storage of data on servers in an on-demand media delivery systemROVI GUIDES INC·Filed 2015·Granted Mar 22, 2016·20 cites·28 claims
- 2698US8528032B2Client-server based interactive television program guide system with remote server recordingELLIS MICHAEL D·Filed 2010·Granted Sep 3, 2013·27 cites·6 claims
- 2798US8091110B2Client-server based interactive television program guide system with remote server recordingELLIS MICHAEL D·Filed 2010·Granted Jan 3, 2012·27 cites·3 claims
- 2898US6799326B2Interactive television program guide system with local advertisementsUNITED VIDEO PROPERTIES INC·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 28, 2004·335 cites·20 claims
- 2998US4600921AFull-field teletext system with dynamic addressabilityZENITH RADIO CORP·Filed 1983·Granted Jul 15, 1986·281 cites·21 claims
- 3097US10757109B2Systems and methods for connecting a public device to a private device with pre-installed content management applicationsROVI GUIDES INC·Filed 2018·Granted Aug 25, 2020·13 cites·22 claims
- 3197US10749852B2Systems and methods for connecting private devices to public devices according to connection parametersROVI GUIDES INC·Filed 2018·Granted Aug 18, 2020·14 cites·20 claims
- 3297US10038929B1Systems and methods for creating a virtual channel for binge watchingROVI GUIDES INC·Filed 2017·Granted Jul 31, 2018·17 cites·20 claims
- 3397US9774911B1Methods and systems for automatically evaluating an audio description track of a media assetROVI GUIDES INC·Filed 2016·Granted Sep 26, 2017·24 cites·20 claims
- 3497US9218122B2Systems and methods for transferring settings across devices based on user gesturesTHOMAS WILLIAM L·Filed 2011·Granted Dec 22, 2015·132 cites·18 claims
- 3597US9055319B2Interactive guide with recordingUNITED VIDEO PROPERTIES INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jun 9, 2015·15 cites·30 claims
- 3697US8272019B2Client-server based interactive television program guide system with remote server recordingELLIS MICHAEL D·Filed 2010·Granted Sep 18, 2012·17 cites·20 claims
- 3797US7873978B2Client-server based interactive television program guide system with remote server recordingUNITED VIDEO PROPERTIES INC·Filed 2010·Granted Jan 18, 2011·17 cites·8 claims
- 3897US7870585B2Client-server based interactive television program guide system with remote server recordingUNITED VIDEO PROPERTIES INC·Filed 2007·Granted Jan 11, 2011·24 cites·16 claims
- 3997US7802285B2Client-server based interactive television program guide with server recordingUNITED VIDEO PROPERTIES INC·Filed 2005·Granted Sep 21, 2010·27 cites·16 claims
- 4097US7735107B2Client-server based interactive television program guide system with remote server recordingUNITED VIDEO PROPERTIES INC·Filed 2007·Granted Jun 8, 2010·22 cites·16 claims
- 4197US7287267B2Program guide system with advertisementsUNITED VIDEO PROPERTIES INC·Filed 2004·Granted Oct 23, 2007·79 cites·36 claims
- 4297US6564379B1Program guide system with flip and browse advertisementsUNITED VIDEO PROPERTIES INC·Filed 1998·Granted May 13, 2003·263 cites·46 claims
- 4397US5635978AElectronic television program guide channel system and methodNEWS AMERICA PUBLICATIONS INC·Filed 1994·Granted Jun 3, 1997·715 cites·72 claims
- 4497US5550928AAudience measurement system and methodNIELSEN A C CO·Filed 1992·Granted Aug 27, 1996·615 cites·22 claims
- 4597US4393376ATeletext interface for digital storage medium having synthetic video generatorZENITH RADIO CORP·Filed 1981·Granted Jul 12, 1983·189 cites·12 claims
- 4697US4388645ATeletext communication system with timed multipage local memoryZENITH RADIO CORP·Filed 1981·Granted Jun 14, 1983·245 cites·20 claims
- 4796US11146857B2Augmented reality content recommendationROVI GUIDES INC·Filed 2020·Granted Oct 12, 2021·4 cites·14 claims
- 4896US10147461B1Systems and methods for alerting users to differences between different media versions of a storyROVI GUIDES INC·Filed 2017·Granted Dec 4, 2018·19 cites·20 claims
- 4996US10091549B1Methods and systems for recommending media assets based on the geographic location at which the media assets are frequently consumedROVI GUIDES INC·Filed 2017·Granted Oct 2, 2018·14 cites·20 claims
- 5096US9998790B1Augmented reality content recommendationROVI GUIDES INC·Filed 2017·Granted Jun 12, 2018·14 cites·20 claims
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