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Scott D. Casavant
Also filed as: CASAVANT SCOTT · CASAVANT SCOTT D · CASAVANT SCOTT DAVID
51 granted patents·7 pending applications·797 citations·filing 1992–2020
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58 records- 0195US6961430B1Method and apparatus for background caching of encrypted programming data for later playbackDIRECTV GROUP INC·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 1, 2005·100 cites·28 claims
- 0293US8752206B2Method and system for authorizing playback from multiple devicesJOSEPH KURIACOSE·Filed 2012·Granted Jun 10, 2014·16 cites·26 claims
- 0393US7379653B2Audio-video synchronization for digital systemsDIRECTV GROUP INC·Filed 2002·Granted May 27, 2008·100 cites·30 claims
- 0493US5426464AField elimination apparatus for a video compression/decompression systemRCA THOMSON LICENSING CORP·Filed 1994·Granted Jun 20, 1995·112 cites·16 claims
- 0590US5317398AVideo/film-mode (3:2 pulldown) detector using patterns of two-field differencesRCA THOMSON LICENSING CORP·Filed 1992·Granted May 31, 1994·117 cites·16 claims
- 0688US9124933B1Method and system for detecting unauthorized use of a set top box using expected terrestrial signal identificationLEE SEAN S·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 1, 2015·8 cites·26 claims
- 0787US8023883B1Method and apparatus for controlling handoffs in a mobile systemDIRECTV GROUP INC·Filed 2005·Granted Sep 20, 2011·22 cites·35 claims
- 0883US8804035B1Method and system for communicating descriptive data in a television broadcast systemDIRECTV GROUP INC·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 12, 2014·5 cites·16 claims
- 0982US10448104B1Method and apparatus for programming a remote control using a device identifier received through an interfacePONTUAL ROMULO·Filed 2012·Granted Oct 15, 2019·5 cites·17 claims
- 1082US9148693B1Method and system of scaling external resources for a receiving deviceJUPIN BRIAN D·Filed 2008·Granted Sep 29, 2015·8 cites·39 claims
- 1182US9092629B2Method and apparatus for authenticating a code image upon starting a deviceGUZMAN JORGE H·Filed 2007·Granted Jul 28, 2015·12 cites·18 claims
- 1282US7164844B1Method and apparatus for facilitating reverse playbackDIRECTV GROUP INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jan 16, 2007·25 cites·24 claims
- 1381US10271081B2Method and system for detecting unauthorized use of a set top box using satellite signal identificationDIRECTV GROUP INC·Filed 2017·Granted Apr 23, 2019·2 cites·11 claims
- 1478US8707373B2Method and system for providing digital video distributionLEE LIN-NAN·Filed 2004·Granted Apr 22, 2014·15 cites·10 claims
- 1578US5491516AField elimination apparatus for a video compression/decompression systemRCA THOMSON LICENSING CORP·Filed 1993·Granted Feb 13, 1996·36 cites·4 claims
- 1676US7206501B2Method and apparatus for identifying MPEG picture coding typesDIRECTV GROUP INC·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 17, 2007·14 cites·26 claims
- 1776US5600376AField elimination apparatus for a video compression/decompression systemRCA THOMSON LICENSING CORP·Filed 1995·Granted Feb 4, 1997·42 cites·1 claims
- 1874US10063915B2Method and system for remotely transcoding contentDIRECTV GROUP INC·Filed 2017·Granted Aug 28, 2018·1 cites·20 claims
- 1974US9621961B1Method and system for controlling a centralized content distribution system with a remote controlDIRECTV GROUP INC·Filed 2014·Granted Apr 11, 2017·2 cites·22 claims
- 2074US6115071AVideo signal compression apparatus using noise reductionTHOMSON LICENSING SA·Filed 1995·Granted Sep 5, 2000·53 cites·9 claims
- 2172US7925216B2Mobile receiver solutions for accessing broadband video-on-demand servicesDIRECTV GROUP INC·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 12, 2011·3 cites·29 claims
- 2271US10820028B1Method and system for detecting unauthorized use of a set top box using satellite signal identificationDIRECTV GROUP INC·Filed 2019·Granted Oct 27, 2020·1 cites·15 claims
- 2370US11330224B2Method and system for controlling a low power mode for external devicesDIRECTV LLC·Filed 2020·Granted May 10, 2022·0 cites·20 claims
- 2469US7847744B2Apparatus for mounting a satellite antenna in a vehicleDIRECTV GROUP INC·Filed 2006·Granted Dec 7, 2010·6 cites·17 claims
- 2568US10063924B2Method and system for transferring user settings to another user receiving device using a mobile user deviceDIRECTV GROUP INC·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 28, 2018·1 cites·16 claims
- 2668US9521463B2Method and system of using idle receiving unit resources for receiving content and communicating the content to other receiving units in the networkLEE SEAN S·Filed 2011·Granted Dec 13, 2016·1 cites·12 claims
- 2768US5384599ATelevision image format conversion system including noise reduction apparatusGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 1992·Granted Jan 24, 1995·28 cites·15 claims
- 2867US9351040B2Method and system for transferring user settings to another user receiving deviceDIRECTV GROUP INC·Filed 2014·Granted May 24, 2016·1 cites·37 claims
- 2966US9137501B2Method and system for communicating between a host device and user device through an intermediate device using syntax translationWANG PHILLIP T·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 15, 2015·2 cites·21 claims
- 3065US10819939B2Method and system for controlling a low power mode for external devicesDIRECTV GROUP INC·Filed 2019·Granted Oct 27, 2020·0 cites·15 claims
- 3163US6308280B1System for synchronizing discrete components to a common clock sourceHUGHES ELECTRONICS CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Oct 23, 2001·26 cites·16 claims
- 3262US11259062B2Method and system for detecting unauthorized use of a set top box using satellite signal identificationDIRECTV LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Feb 22, 2022·0 cites·20 claims
- 3361US9535722B2Method and system for communicating between a host device and a user device through an intermediate device using a composite graphics signalLEE SEAN S·Filed 2012·Granted Jan 3, 2017·1 cites·23 claims
- 3460US9794622B2Method and system for remotely transcoding contentDIRECTV GROUP INC·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 17, 2017·0 cites·27 claims
- 3559US10225606B2Method and system for remotely transcoding contentDIRECTV GROUP INC·Filed 2018·Granted Mar 5, 2019·0 cites·20 claims
- 3659US9571867B2Method and system for authorizing playback from multiple devicesDIRECTV GROUP INC·Filed 2014·Granted Feb 14, 2017·0 cites·14 claims
- 3759US8593356B2Apparatus for mounting a satellite antenna in a trunk of a vehicleMIERZWA KEVIN G·Filed 2010·Granted Nov 26, 2013·2 cites·12 claims
- 3859US8243923B2Method and system for providing a predeactivation warning in a system having a conditional access authorization expiration in a mobile receiving deviceNORIN JOHN·Filed 2006·Granted Aug 14, 2012·1 cites·10 claims
- 3958US10212384B2Method and system for controlling a low power mode for external devicesDIRECTV GROUP INC·Filed 2016·Granted Feb 19, 2019·0 cites·12 claims
- 4058US5235417ATelevision signal scan conversion system with motion adaptive processingRCA THOMSON LICENSING CORP·Filed 1992·Granted Aug 10, 1993·17 cites·11 claims
- 4154US9494986B1Method and system for controlling a low power mode for external devicesLEE SEAN S·Filed 2008·Granted Nov 15, 2016·0 cites·8 claims
- 4254US9066142B2Method and system for arbitrating recording requests from multiple receiving units in a network to receive the same contentLEE SEAN S·Filed 2008·Granted Jun 23, 2015·0 cites·29 claims
- 4354US8966552B2Method and system for allowing multiple receiving units in a network to record the same content while minimizing network resource useLEE SEAN S·Filed 2008·Granted Feb 24, 2015·0 cites·27 claims
- 4453US9467725B2Method and system for detecting unauthorized use of a set top box using weather profilesLEE SEAN S·Filed 2011·Granted Oct 11, 2016·0 cites·19 claims
- 4552US11323773B2Method and system for transferring user settings to another user receiving device using a mobile user deviceDIRECTV LLC·Filed 2018·Granted May 3, 2022·0 cites·20 claims
- 4652US2009254600A1Method and system of using idle receiving unit resources for receiving content and communicating the content to other receiving units in the networkLEE SEAN S·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 4751US10390100B2Method and system for controlling a centralized content distribution system with a remote controlDIRECTV GROUP INC·Filed 2017·Granted Aug 20, 2019·0 cites·10 claims
- 4850US5225907ATelevision signal scan conversion system with reduced noise sensitivityRCA THOMSON LICENSING CORP·Filed 1992·Granted Jul 6, 1993·12 cites·6 claims
- 4950US2009254599A1Method and system of sharing content from a memory of a first receiving unit with a second receiving unit through a networkLEE SEAN S·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 5047US9210456B1Method and system for detecting unauthorized use of a user device using receiver identification in a networkJOSEPH KURIACOSE·Filed 2012·Granted Dec 8, 2015·0 cites·40 claims
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