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Alfred E. Bonner
Also filed as: BONNER ALFRED · BONNER ALFRED E
40 granted patents·4 pending applications·14,504 citations·filing 1993–2025
99Inventor score
Files withDISCOVERY COMMUNICAT INC16COMCAST IP HOLDINGS I LLC9SEDNA PATENT SERVICES LLC7HENDRICKS JOHN S5COX COMMUNICATIONS INC2
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44 records- 0199US7721307B2Method and apparatus for targeting of interactive virtual objectsCOMCAST IP HOLDINGS I LLC·Filed 2001·Granted May 18, 2010·229 cites·71 claims
- 0299US6828993B1Set top terminal that stores programs locally and generates menusDISCOVERY COMMUNICAT INC·Filed 2000·Granted Dec 7, 2004·249 cites·48 claims
- 0399US6738978B1Method and apparatus for targeted advertisingDISCOVERY COMMUNICAT INC·Filed 1996·Granted May 18, 2004·856 cites·9 claims
- 0499US6539548B1Operations center for a television program packaging and delivery systemDISCOVERY COMMUNICAT INC·Filed 1997·Granted Mar 25, 2003·448 cites·72 claims
- 0599US6515680B1Set top terminal for television delivery systemDISCOVERY COMMUNICAT INC·Filed 1997·Granted Feb 4, 2003·479 cites·18 claims
- 0699US6463585B1Targeted advertisement using television delivery systemsDISCOVERY COMMUNICAT INC·Filed 1998·Granted Oct 8, 2002·1.2k cites·26 claims
- 0799US6160989ANetwork controller for cable television delivery systemsDISCOVERY COMMUNICAT INC·Filed 1996·Granted Dec 12, 2000·420 cites·23 claims
- 0899US5990927AAdvanced set top terminal for cable television delivery systemsDISCOVERY COMMUNICAT INC·Filed 1993·Granted Nov 23, 1999·898 cites·35 claims
- 0999US5798785ATerminal for suggesting programs offered on a television program delivery systemDISCOVERY COMMUNICAT INC·Filed 1993·Granted Aug 25, 1998·1.4k cites·56 claims
- 1099US5734853ASet top terminal for cable television delivery systemsDISCOVERY COMMUNICAT INC·Filed 1993·Granted Mar 31, 1998·1.1k cites·48 claims
- 1199US5659350AOperations center for a television program packaging and delivery systemDISCOVERY COMMUNICAT INC·Filed 1993·Granted Aug 19, 1997·851 cites·35 claims
- 1299US5600364ANetwork controller for cable television delivery systemsDISCOVERY COMMUNICAT INC·Filed 1993·Granted Feb 4, 1997·2k cites·36 claims
- 1399US5559549ATelevision program delivery systemDISCOVERY COMMUNICAT INC·Filed 1993·Granted Sep 24, 1996·1.2k cites·21 claims
- 1498US7930715B2Operations center for a television program packaging and delivery systemCOMCAST IP HOLDINGS I LLC·Filed 2009·Granted Apr 19, 2011·57 cites·19 claims
- 1598US7134131B1Digital broadcast program billingSEDNA PATENT SERVICES LLC·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 7, 2006·224 cites·32 claims
- 1698US7013478B1Method and apparatus for interactive program suggestionSEDNA PATENT SERVICES LLC·Filed 1999·Granted Mar 14, 2006·342 cites·56 claims
- 1798US6408437B1Reprogrammable terminal for suggesting programs offered on a television program delivery systemDISCOVERY COMMUNICAT INC·Filed 1997·Granted Jun 18, 2002·446 cites·55 claims
- 1898US6181335B1Card for a set top terminalDISCOVERY COMMUNICAT INC·Filed 1998·Granted Jan 30, 2001·453 cites·83 claims
- 1998US5682195ADigital cable headend for cable television delivery systemDISCOVERY COMMUNICAT INC·Filed 1993·Granted Oct 28, 1997·617 cites·27 claims
- 2097US8117635B2Method and apparatus for targeting of interactive virtual objectsHENDRICKS JOHN S·Filed 2010·Granted Feb 14, 2012·29 cites·32 claims
- 2196US7844985B2Targeted advertisement using television viewer informationCOMCAST IP HOLDINGS I LLC·Filed 2002·Granted Nov 30, 2010·85 cites·40 claims
- 2296US6052554ATelevision program delivery systemDISCOVERY COMMUNICAT INC·Filed 1996·Granted Apr 18, 2000·268 cites·122 claims
- 2390US7913275B2Method and apparatus for switching targeted advertisements at a set top terminalCOMCAST IP HOLDINGS I LLC·Filed 2003·Granted Mar 22, 2011·30 cites·45 claims
- 2488US7827574B1Method and apparatus for targeted advertisingCOMCAST IP HOLDINGS I LLC·Filed 2002·Granted Nov 2, 2010·23 cites·65 claims
- 2588US7207055B1Bandwidth allocation for a television program delivery systemSEDNA PATENT SERVICES LLC·Filed 1997·Granted Apr 17, 2007·169 cites·90 claims
- 2687US7673319B1Set top terminal for displaying television program menusCOMCAST IP HOLDINGS I LLC·Filed 2002·Granted Mar 2, 2010·28 cites·36 claims
- 2787US7260829B1Terminal with multiple audio and videoSEDNA PATENT SERVICES LLC·Filed 1999·Granted Aug 21, 2007·87 cites·16 claims
- 2886US7590993B1Method and apparatus for gathering programs watched dataCOMCAST IP HOLDINGS I LLC·Filed 1998·Granted Sep 15, 2009·120 cites·24 claims
- 2985US9078014B2Method and apparatus for targeting of interactive virtual objectsHENDRICKS JOHN S·Filed 2011·Granted Jul 7, 2015·4 cites·20 claims
- 3082US11836389B2Aggregated control of removable digital storage media using a triplex data structuring systemTAPE MAN SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2020·Granted Dec 5, 2023·2 cites·17 claims
- 3181US9813641B2Method and apparatus for targeting of interactive virtual objectsCOMCAST IP HOLDINGS I LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 7, 2017·2 cites·20 claims
- 3280US7073187B1Menu-driven television program access system and methodSEDNA PATENT SERVICES LLC·Filed 1998·Granted Jul 4, 2006·67 cites·110 claims
- 3379US7017178B1Audio program reception terminal for television delivery systemSEDNA PATENT SERVICES LLC·Filed 1998·Granted Mar 21, 2006·27 cites·111 claims
- 3479US2025355599A1Aggregated control of removable digital storage media using a triplex data structuring systemECHOLEAF SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 3574US9009773B1Method and apparatus for providing broadcast data servicesHENDRICKS JOHN S·Filed 1998·Granted Apr 14, 2015·49 cites·16 claims
- 3671US12399654B2Aggregated control of removable digital storage media using a triplex data structuring systemECHOLEAF SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2023·Granted Aug 26, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 3770US7669223B1Apparatus and method for packaging programs in a television program delivery systemCOMCAST IP HOLDINGS I LLC·Filed 2000·Granted Feb 23, 2010·6 cites·47 claims
- 3863US7571457B1Advanced set top terminal with electronic mailbox for cable television delivery systemsCOX COMMUNICATIONS INC·Filed 1998·Granted Aug 4, 2009·18 cites·13 claims
- 3958US7269841B1Digital cable headend for cable television delivery systemSEDNA PATENT SERVICES LLC·Filed 1997·Granted Sep 11, 2007·22 cites·17 claims
- 4051US2009031335A1Digital broadcast program orderingHENDRICKS JOHN S·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 4145US2003117445A1Reprogrammable set top terminal that stores programs locally and generates menusFiled 2002·Application pending·0 cites
- 4243US2002104083A1Internally targeted advertisements using television delivery systemsFiled 2001·Application pending·0 cites
- 4337US8276183B1Television terminal data storageHENDRICKS JOHN S·Filed 1999·Granted Sep 25, 2012·2 cites·55 claims
- 4436US8347345B1Television terminal modemCOX COMMUNICATIONS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Jan 1, 2013·2 cites·19 claims
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