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James T. Sofos
Also filed as: SOFOS JAMES · SOFOS JAMES T
37 granted patents·14 pending applications·100 citations·filing 2008–2021
96Inventor score
Files withAT & T IP I LP31PIEPENBRINK DAVID J7SOFOS JAMES T6PIEPENBRINK DAVID2AT&T LEGAL DEPARTMENT—ROEBUCK PATENT DOCKETING1
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51 records- 0190US9736537B2Content recommendations based on communal preferencesAT & T IP I LP·Filed 2016·Granted Aug 15, 2017·7 cites·20 claims
- 0290US9137559B2Apparatus and method for providing media programmingSOFOS JAMES·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 15, 2015·15 cites·12 claims
- 0388US8104056B2Video service blackout eventsSOFOS JAMES T·Filed 2008·Granted Jan 24, 2012·11 cites·18 claims
- 0485US8364022B2System and method for managing video recording based upon blackout events in a video data distribution systemAT & T IP I LP·Filed 2008·Granted Jan 29, 2013·7 cites·16 claims
- 0585US8196174B2Navigation method and system to provide a navigation interfacePIEPENBRINK DAVID·Filed 2008·Granted Jun 5, 2012·8 cites·20 claims
- 0684US9172482B2Content recommendations based on personal preferencesSOFOS JAMES T·Filed 2009·Granted Oct 27, 2015·6 cites·25 claims
- 0782US8341284B2Method and system for selecting a delivery method for media on demandPIEPENBRINK DAVID·Filed 2009·Granted Dec 25, 2012·8 cites·17 claims
- 0881US9071875B2Processing and distribution of video-on-demand content itemsCHOW LEE M·Filed 2009·Granted Jun 30, 2015·7 cites·20 claims
- 0980US10075752B2Processing and distribution of video-on-demand content itemsAT & T IP I LP·Filed 2015·Granted Sep 11, 2018·2 cites·20 claims
- 1080US8245263B2System and method for managing conditional access blackout events in a video data distribution systemSOFOS JAMES T·Filed 2008·Granted Aug 14, 2012·6 cites·13 claims
- 1180US8239908B2System and method for verifying a conditional access blackout in a video data distribution systemSOFOS JAMES T·Filed 2008·Granted Aug 7, 2012·6 cites·12 claims
- 1279US9706257B2Viewing control management across multiple access pointsPIEPENBRINK DAVID J·Filed 2009·Granted Jul 11, 2017·4 cites·18 claims
- 1375US9325502B2Identity management for transactional contentPIEPENBRINK DAVID J·Filed 2009·Granted Apr 26, 2016·4 cites·16 claims
- 1473US10235502B2Apparatus and method for protecting media content rightsAT & T IP I LP·Filed 2016·Granted Mar 19, 2019·1 cites·20 claims
- 1573US8776185B2Integrated service identity for different types of information exchange servicesPIEPENBRINK DAVID J·Filed 2008·Granted Jul 8, 2014·2 cites·19 claims
- 1672US9967608B2Portable media player device managementPIEPENBRINK DAVID J·Filed 2009·Granted May 8, 2018·3 cites·19 claims
- 1772US8813114B2Video service blackout eventsSOFOS JAMES T·Filed 2011·Granted Aug 19, 2014·2 cites·20 claims
- 1869US10290042B2Content recommendationsAT & T IP I LP·Filed 2018·Granted May 14, 2019·0 cites·20 claims
- 1967US9451096B2Integrated service identity for different types of information exchange servicesAT & T IP I LP·Filed 2014·Granted Sep 20, 2016·0 cites·21 claims
- 2066US10769704B2Content recommendationsAT & T IP I LP·Filed 2019·Granted Sep 8, 2020·0 cites·20 claims
- 2166US10068269B2Method for controlling electronic storefronts in a multimedia content distribution networkPIEPENBRINK DAVID J·Filed 2009·Granted Sep 4, 2018·0 cites·11 claims
- 2266US9280543B2Content recommendations based on communal preferencesPIEPENBRINK DAVID J·Filed 2009·Granted Mar 8, 2016·0 cites·27 claims
- 2365US10740833B2Method for controlling electronic storefronts in a multimedia content distribution networkAT & T IP I LP·Filed 2018·Granted Aug 11, 2020·0 cites·20 claims
- 2465US2022100821A1Apparatus and Method for Protecting Media Content RightsAT & T IP I LP·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 2565US2021168183A1Public/private communications pathsAT & T IP I LP·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 2663US11244030B2Apparatus and method for protecting media content rightsAT & T IP I LP·Filed 2019·Granted Feb 8, 2022·0 cites·20 claims
- 2763US10951674B2Public/private communications pathsAT & T IP I LP·Filed 2019·Granted Mar 16, 2021·0 cites·20 claims
- 2863US8161506B2System and method for monitoring and alarming IP-based video blackout eventsSOFOS JAMES T·Filed 2008·Granted Apr 17, 2012·1 cites·16 claims
- 2960US10887638B2Processing and distribution of video-on-demand content itemsAT & T IP I LP·Filed 2018·Granted Jan 5, 2021·0 cites·20 claims
- 3059US11570519B2Streaming videoAT & T IP I LP·Filed 2020·Granted Jan 31, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
- 3158US9300667B2Apparatus and method for protecting media content rightsCHOW LEE·Filed 2008·Granted Mar 29, 2016·0 cites·25 claims
- 3257US10681422B2Video assetsAT & T IP I LP·Filed 2017·Granted Jun 9, 2020·0 cites·21 claims
- 3355US10412133B2Public/private communications pathsAT & T IP I LP·Filed 2016·Granted Sep 10, 2019·0 cites·20 claims
- 3455US9922362B2Content recommendations based on personal preferencesAT & T IP I LP·Filed 2015·Granted Mar 20, 2018·0 cites·20 claims
- 3555US9154331B2Managing linear multimedia content deliveryPIEPENBRINK DAVID J·Filed 2009·Granted Oct 6, 2015·0 cites·22 claims
- 3655US2014250236A1Method and system for selecting a delivery method for media on demandAT & T IP I LP·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 3755US2011041149A1Geographically diverse on-screen displays for blackoutsAT & T IP I LP·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 3854US8782276B2Method and system for selecting a delivery method for media on demandAT & T IP I LP·Filed 2012·Granted Jul 15, 2014·0 cites·19 claims
- 3953US2011154404A1Systems and Methods to Provide Data Services for Concurrent Display with Media Content ItemsAT & T IP I LP·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 4053US2011119696A1Gifting multimedia content using an electronic address bookAT & T IP I LP·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 4153US2011055866A1Updating electronic programming guides with blackout dataAT & T IP I LP·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 4253US2011041148A1Blackouts of pay per view multimedia contentAT & T IP I LP·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 4353US2011154401A1Systems and Methods to Generate an Electronic Program GuideAT & T IP I LP·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 4453US2011041147A1Blackouts of video on demand multimedia contentAT & T IP I LP·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 4552US8811803B2System and method for managing video recording based upon blackout events in a video data distribution systemAT&T LEGAL DEPARTMENT—ROEBUCK PATENT DOCKETING·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 19, 2014·0 cites·14 claims
- 4652US2010150521A1System and method for content playback control across multiple access mediumsAT & T IP I LP·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 4752US2010162342A1Parental controls for multiple devicesAT & T IP I LP·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 4851US9516103B2Managing linear multimedia content deliveryAT & T IP I LP·Filed 2015·Granted Dec 6, 2016·0 cites·20 claims
- 4950US2011066652A1Conditional access to user-generated multimedia contentAT & T IP I LP·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 5049US2015341413A1Apparatus and method for providing media programmingAT & T IP I LP·Filed 2015·Application pending·0 cites
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