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Bruce Collins
Also filed as: COLLINS BRUCE · COLLINS BRUCE E
39 granted patents·8 pending applications·621 citations·filing 2004–2015
97Inventor score
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47 records- 0197US7706740B2Apparatus and methods of selective collection and selective presentation of contentQUALCOMM INC·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 27, 2010·344 cites·68 claims
- 0295US8588816B2Systems and methods for targeted advertising on wireless devices based on device location and current user interestsCOLLINS BRUCE·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 19, 2013·67 cites·120 claims
- 0393US7630451B2Methods and apparatus for transmitting layered and non-layered data via layered modulationQUALCOMM INC·Filed 2006·Granted Dec 8, 2009·36 cites·23 claims
- 0490US7720027B2System and method for a forward link only physical layerQUALCOMM INC·Filed 2006·Granted May 18, 2010·16 cites·40 claims
- 0589US8515336B2Apparatus and methods of selective collection and selective presentation of contentCOLLINS BRUCE·Filed 2010·Granted Aug 20, 2013·11 cites·45 claims
- 0689US7974193B2Methods and systems for resizing multimedia content based on quality and rate informationQUALCOMM INC·Filed 2007·Granted Jul 5, 2011·11 cites·119 claims
- 0789US7565506B2Method and apparatus for delivering content based on receivers characteristicsQUALCOMM INC·Filed 2005·Granted Jul 21, 2009·17 cites·64 claims
- 0885US8639662B2Methods and apparatus for content based notification using hierarchical groupsCHANDHOK RAVINDER PAUL·Filed 2012·Granted Jan 28, 2014·8 cites·20 claims
- 0984US7830833B2Method and apparatus for ranking of media services and program packagesQUALCOMM INC·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 9, 2010·12 cites·26 claims
- 1083US8571570B2Methods and apparatus for delivering regional parametersWALKER GORDON KENT·Filed 2005·Granted Oct 29, 2013·7 cites·57 claims
- 1183US8528029B2Apparatus and methods of open and closed package subscriptionWALKER GORDON KENT·Filed 2005·Granted Sep 3, 2013·8 cites·85 claims
- 1281US8885470B2Methods and systems for resizing multimedia content based on quality and rate informationRAVEENDRAN VIJAYALAKSHMI R·Filed 2011·Granted Nov 11, 2014·4 cites·14 claims
- 1377US7110747B2Ciphering between a CDMA network and a GSM networkQUALCOMM INC·Filed 2004·Granted Sep 19, 2006·23 cites·17 claims
- 1476US8301598B2Methods and apparatus for content based notification using hierarchical groupsCHANDHOK RAVINDER PAUL·Filed 2006·Granted Oct 30, 2012·6 cites·60 claims
- 1576US7653085B2Methods and apparatus for enhanced delivery of content over data networkQUALCOMM INC·Filed 2006·Granted Jan 26, 2010·8 cites·45 claims
- 1675US8694016B2Methods and apparatus for use of data object popularity measurements for improved quality of service perception in wireless broadcast systemsAHUJA BHARAT·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 8, 2014·9 cites·76 claims
- 1775US8171250B2Method and apparatus for delivering content based on receivers characteristicsCHEN AN MEI·Filed 2009·Granted May 1, 2012·5 cites·23 claims
- 1871US7886213B2Methods and apparatus for providing linear erasure codesQUALCOMM INC·Filed 2010·Granted Feb 8, 2011·2 cites·20 claims
- 1970US8893179B2Apparatus and methods for providing and presenting customized channel informationCHARLEBOIS MARK·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 18, 2014·6 cites·108 claims
- 2070US8635526B2Target advertisement in a broadcast systemWANG JUN·Filed 2006·Granted Jan 21, 2014·1 cites·76 claims
- 2167US8819711B2Hierarchical program packages for user terminal subscribable servicesWALKER GORDON KENT·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 26, 2014·2 cites·78 claims
- 2267US7752532B2Methods and apparatus for providing linear erasure codesQUALCOMM INC·Filed 2006·Granted Jul 6, 2010·2 cites·30 claims
- 2365US7539491B2Authenticating between a CDMA network and a GSM networkQUALCOMM INC·Filed 2004·Granted May 26, 2009·7 cites·20 claims
- 2464US8942739B2Methods and apparatus for communication of notificationsKANNAN PRASANNA·Filed 2007·Granted Jan 27, 2015·2 cites·28 claims
- 2563US7979561B2Method of multiplexing over an error-prone wireless broadcast channelQUALCOMM INC·Filed 2006·Granted Jul 12, 2011·2 cites·17 claims
- 2662US8976858B2Error resilience using out of band directory informationNAGARAJ THADI M·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 10, 2015·2 cites·43 claims
- 2759US8638714B2Fast channel switching in a multimedia broadcast systemWALKER GORDON KENT·Filed 2006·Granted Jan 28, 2014·1 cites·41 claims
- 2859US2015156498A1Methods and systems for resizing multimedia content based on quality and rate informationQUALCOMM INC·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 2958US8842666B2Methods and apparatus for packetization of content for transmission over a networkRAVEENDRAN VIJAYALAKSHMI R·Filed 2006·Granted Sep 23, 2014·1 cites·64 claims
- 3056US8600836B2System for distributing packages and channels to a deviceCOLLINS BRUCE·Filed 2005·Granted Dec 3, 2013·0 cites·39 claims
- 3155US9369989B2Methods and apparatus for communication of notificationsQUALCOMM INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jun 14, 2016·0 cites·21 claims
- 3255US8582905B2Methods and systems for rate control within an encoding deviceWALKER GORDON KENT·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 12, 2013·0 cites·76 claims
- 3353US8064880B2Using shared secret data (SSD) to authenticate between a CDMA network and a GSM networkJAIN NIKHIL·Filed 2004·Granted Nov 22, 2011·1 cites·29 claims
- 3452US9072093B2Flexible control channels for unplanned wireless networksCOLLINS BRUCE·Filed 2007·Granted Jun 30, 2015·0 cites·45 claims
- 3552US2014258801A1Managing null packetsQUALCOMM INC·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 3651US8792865B2Method and apparatus for adjusting packet data content by sending null packets based on transmitter signal condition or requirementWALKER GORDON KENT·Filed 2006·Granted Jul 29, 2014·0 cites·127 claims
- 3751US8640009B2Methods and apparatus for providing linear erasure codesNAGARAJ THADI M·Filed 2011·Granted Jan 28, 2014·0 cites·29 claims
- 3851US2007055629A1Methods and apparatus for distributing content to support multiple customer service entities and content packagersQUALCOMM INC·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 3948US2015296498A1Flexible control channels for unplanned wireless networksQUALCOMM INC·Filed 2015·Application pending·0 cites
- 4047US2007201388A1Methods and systems for resizing multimedia content based on quality and rate informationQUALCOMM INC·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 4145US9252921B2Method of multiplexing over an error-prone wireless broadcast channelRADHAKRISHNAN DHINAKAR·Filed 2011·Granted Feb 2, 2016·0 cites·15 claims
- 4244US2011019632A1Method and apparatus for ranking of media services and program packagesQUALCOMM INC·Filed 2010·Application pending·0 cites
- 4342US9112620B2Method of enabling power savings when no data is being transmitted on a media logical channelCOLLINS BRUCE·Filed 2006·Granted Aug 18, 2015·0 cites·18 claims
- 4442US8675631B2Method and system for achieving faster device operation by logical separation of control informationCHANDHOK RAVINDER PAUL·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 18, 2014·0 cites·21 claims
- 4542US2007115929A1Flexible system for distributing content to a deviceCOLLINS BRUCE·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 4642US2007078944A1Apparatus and methods for delivering and presenting auxiliary services for customizing a channelCHARLEBOIS MARK·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 4740US8867336B2System for early detection of decoding errorsNAGARAJ THADI·Filed 2005·Granted Oct 21, 2014·0 cites·59 claims
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