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Eric Hoffert
Also filed as: HOFFERT ERIC · HOFFERT ERIC M · HOFFERT ERIC MICHAEL
89 granted patents·5 pending applications·4,337 citations·filing 1990–2024
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94 records- 0199US11930227B2Movie advertising playback systems and methodsOPEN TEXT SA ULC·Filed 2023·Granted Mar 12, 2024·7 cites·20 claims
- 0299US11589087B2Movie advertising playback systems and methodsOPEN TEXT SA ULC·Filed 2021·Granted Feb 21, 2023·7 cites·20 claims
- 0399US11153614B2Movie advertising playback systems and methodsOPEN TEXT SA ULC·Filed 2020·Granted Oct 19, 2021·10 cites·20 claims
- 0498US10958876B2System and method for movie segment bookmarking and sharingOPEN TEXT SA ULC·Filed 2020·Granted Mar 23, 2021·11 cites·20 claims
- 0598US10192587B2Movie advertising playback systems and methodsOPEN TEXT SA ULC·Filed 2017·Granted Jan 29, 2019·19 cites·20 claims
- 0698US10110947B2System and method for determining whether to use cached mediaSPOTIFY AB·Filed 2017·Granted Oct 23, 2018·21 cites·16 claims
- 0798US9653120B2Movie advertising playback systems and methodsOPEN TEXT SA ULC·Filed 2015·Granted May 16, 2017·26 cites·20 claims
- 0898US9071798B2System and method for switching between media streams for non-adjacent channels while providing a seamless user experienceSPOTIFY AB·Filed 2014·Granted Jun 30, 2015·47 cites·24 claims
- 0998US9043850B2System and method for switching between media streams while providing a seamless user experienceSPOTIFY AB·Filed 2014·Granted May 26, 2015·29 cites·15 claims
- 1098US8739205B2Movie advertising playback techniquesGILLEY THOMAS S·Filed 2012·Granted May 27, 2014·36 cites·20 claims
- 1198US8141111B2Movie advertising playback techniquesGILLEY THOMAS S·Filed 2007·Granted Mar 20, 2012·87 cites·20 claims
- 1297US11706388B2System and method for movie segment bookmarking and sharingOPEN TEXT SA ULC·Filed 2022·Granted Jul 18, 2023·5 cites·20 claims
- 1397US11381779B2System and method for movie segment bookmarking and sharingOPEN TEXT SA ULC·Filed 2021·Granted Jul 5, 2022·5 cites·20 claims
- 1497US10650863B2Movie advertising playback systems and methodsOPEN TEXT SA ULC·Filed 2018·Granted May 12, 2020·15 cites·20 claims
- 1597US10034064B2System and method for advancing to a predefined portion of a decompressed media streamSPOTIFY AB·Filed 2016·Granted Jul 24, 2018·19 cites·20 claims
- 1697US9979768B2System and method for transitioning between receiving different compressed media streamsSPOTIFY AB·Filed 2017·Granted May 22, 2018·21 cites·22 claims
- 1797US9661379B2System and method for switching between media streams while providing a seamless user experienceSPOTIFY AB·Filed 2015·Granted May 23, 2017·19 cites·20 claims
- 1897US9654822B2System and method for allocating bandwidth between media streamsSPOTIFY AB·Filed 2015·Granted May 16, 2017·19 cites·23 claims
- 1997US9641891B2System and method for determining whether to use cached mediaSPOTIFY AB·Filed 2014·Granted May 2, 2017·19 cites·20 claims
- 2097US9635416B2System and method for switching between media streams for non-adjacent channels while providing a seamless user experienceSPOTIFY AB·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 25, 2017·23 cites·18 claims
- 2197US9503780B2System and method for switching between audio content while navigating through video streamsSPOTIFY AB·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 22, 2016·20 cites·18 claims
- 2297US9330723B2Movie advertising playback systems and methodsOpen Text SA·Filed 2014·Granted May 3, 2016·30 cites·20 claims
- 2397US9100618B2System and method for allocating bandwidth between media streamsSPOTIFY AB·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 4, 2015·19 cites·51 claims
- 2497US9066048B2System and method for switching between audio content while navigating through video streamsSPOTIFY AB·Filed 2014·Granted Jun 23, 2015·25 cites·16 claims
- 2597US8145528B2Movie advertising placement optimization based on behavior and content analysisGILLEY THOMAS S·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 27, 2012·59 cites·49 claims
- 2697US5983176AEvaluation of media content in media filesMAGNIFI INC·Filed 1997·Granted Nov 9, 1999·319 cites·15 claims
- 2796US10594981B2System and method for movie segment bookmarking and sharingOPEN TEXT SA ULC·Filed 2016·Granted Mar 17, 2020·18 cites·21 claims
- 2896US10491935B2Movie advertising placement optimization based on behavior and content analysisOPEN TEXT SA ULC·Filed 2017·Granted Nov 26, 2019·15 cites·20 claims
- 2996US9792010B2System and method for switching between media items in a plurality of sequences of media itemsSPOTIFY AB·Filed 2015·Granted Oct 17, 2017·21 cites·20 claims
- 3096US9654735B2Movie advertising placement optimization based on behavior and content analysisGILLEY THOMAS S·Filed 2012·Granted May 16, 2017·24 cites·20 claims
- 3196US9654532B2System and method for sharing file portions between peers with different capabilitiesSPOTIFY AB·Filed 2013·Granted May 16, 2017·29 cites·15 claims
- 3296US9516082B2System and method for advancing to a predefined portion of a decompressed media streamSPOTIFY AB·Filed 2013·Granted Dec 6, 2016·28 cites·18 claims
- 3396US9063640B2System and method for switching between media items in a plurality of sequences of media itemsSPOTIFY AB·Filed 2014·Granted Jun 23, 2015·34 cites·20 claims
- 3496US7082572B2Methods and apparatus for interactive map-based analysis of digital video contentUNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR·Filed 2002·Granted Jul 25, 2006·142 cites·14 claims
- 3596US6374260B1Method and apparatus for uploading, indexing, analyzing, and searching media contentMAGNIFI INC·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 16, 2002·903 cites·59 claims
- 3696US5903892AIndexing of media content on a networkMAGNIFI INC·Filed 1997·Granted May 11, 1999·510 cites·15 claims
- 3795US10863224B2Video content placement optimization based on behavior and content analysisOPEN TEXT SA ULC·Filed 2019·Granted Dec 8, 2020·10 cites·20 claims
- 3895US10110649B2System and method for transitioning from decompressing one compressed media stream to decompressing another media streamSPOTIFY AB·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 23, 2018·19 cites·16 claims
- 3995US10097604B2System and method for selecting a transition point for transitioning between media streamsSPOTIFY AB·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 9, 2018·19 cites·16 claims
- 4095US9917869B2System and method for identifying a segment of a file that includes target contentSPOTIFY AB·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 13, 2018·21 cites·19 claims
- 4195US9654531B2System and method for transitioning between receiving different compressed media streamsSPOTIFY AB·Filed 2013·Granted May 16, 2017·25 cites·19 claims
- 4295US9648281B2System and method for movie segment bookmarking and sharingGILLEY THOMAS S·Filed 2007·Granted May 9, 2017·24 cites·27 claims
- 4395US9529888B2System and method for efficiently providing media and associated metadataSPOTIFY AB·Filed 2013·Granted Dec 27, 2016·26 cites·18 claims
- 4495US8645832B2Methods and apparatus for interactive map-based analysis of digital video contentPEA ROY D·Filed 2006·Granted Feb 4, 2014·26 cites·12 claims
- 4595US5046119AMethod and apparatus for compressing and decompressing color video data with an anti-aliasing modeAPPLE COMPUTER·Filed 1990·Granted Sep 3, 1991·189 cites·26 claims
- 4694US9716733B2System and method for reusing file portions between different file formatsSPOTIFY AB·Filed 2013·Granted Jul 25, 2017·20 cites·17 claims
- 4794US8312079B2Adaptive rendering for mobile media sharingNEWSOME RICHARD LEIGH·Filed 2010·Granted Nov 13, 2012·100 cites·18 claims
- 4894US6370543B2Display of media previewsMAGNIFI INC·Filed 1997·Granted Apr 9, 2002·358 cites·40 claims
- 4993US9565456B2System and method for commercial detection in digital media environmentsSPOTIFY AB·Filed 2014·Granted Feb 7, 2017·26 cites·30 claims
- 5093US9141860B2Method and system for segmenting and transmitting on-demand live-action video in real-timeVUNIC DOUGLAS W·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 22, 2015·25 cites·39 claims
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