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San Jose, CA, United States of America

Rovi Guides, Inc.

USPTO Granted Patents = 2,125

% Expired Patents = 7.8

CIPO Patents = 29

EPO Patents = 136

Forward Citations = 6,273

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691 inventors (with patents filed for the assignee):

Vikram Makam Gupta (194 out of 287 patents)

Vishwas Sharadanagar Panchaksharaiah (162 out of 237 patents)

Michael D Ellis (161 out of 405 patents)

4. William L Thomas (135 out of 265 patents)

5. Ankur Anil Aher (124 out of 186 patents)

6. Reda Harb (110 out of 306 patents)

7. Walter Richard Klappert (104 out of 123 patents)

8. Madhusudhan Srinivasan (89 out of 122 patents)

9. Susanto Sen (71 out of 97 patents)

10. Jeffry Copps Robert Jose (70 out of 112 patents)

11. Charishma Chundi (69 out of 100 patents)

12. Milan Indu Patel (65 out of 101 patents)

13. Benjamin H Maughan (58 out of 64 patents)

14. Michael K McCarty (54 out of 57 patents)

15. Paul T Stathacopoulos (53 out of 66 patents)

Core Competencies:

Dynamic Recommendations

User Engagement Tracking

Real-Time Transcoding

Content Personalization

Voice Query Refinement

Media Subscription Management

Automated Content Curation

Search Query Responses

Video Encoding

Profile-Based Recommendations

Adaptive Bitrate Streaming

Content Delivery Optimization

2,125 patents: Sort by Forward Citations

1. 12713096 - SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DYNAMICALLY EDUCATING USERS ON SPORTS TERMINOLOGY (2026-08-18),

2. 12713093 - SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADJUSTING BUFFER SIZE (2026-08-18),

3. 12713077 - SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REAL-TIME ADAPTIVE BITRATE TRANSCODING AND TRANSMISSION OF TRANSCODED MEDIA (2026-08-18),

4. 12712881 - SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONNECTING A PUBLIC DEVICE TO A PRIVATE DEVICE WITH PRE-INSTALLED CONTENT MANAGEMENT APPLICATIONS (2026-08-18),

5. 12711992 - SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO IMPROVE SKIP FORWARD FUNCTIONALITY (2026-08-18),

6. 12710279 - SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ALTERING NAVIGATION INSTRUCTIONS BASED ON THE CONSUMPTION TIME OF MEDIA CONTENT (2026-08-18),

7. 12708844 - METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CLOUD GAMING (2026-08-18),

8. 12184933 - Systems and methods for providing recording of a blacked-out media content item (2024-12-31),

9. 12143657 - Systems and methods for presenting content simultaneously in different forms based on parental control settings (2024-11-12),

10. 12137280 - Methods and system for presenting search results (2024-11-05),

11. 12135867 - Methods and systems for presenting direction-specific media assets (2024-11-05),

12. 12132960 - Systems and methods to enhance viewer program experience during profile mismatch (2024-10-29),

13. 12132946 - Systems and methods for streaming media content during unavailability of content server (2024-10-29),

14. 12132798 - Systems and methods for adjusting storage based on determining content item popularity (2024-10-29),

15. 12131540 - Systems and methods for displaying subjects of a video portion of content and displaying autocomplete suggestions for a search related to a subject of the video portion (2024-10-29),

Company Overview

Rovi Guides, Inc., based in San Jose, CA, specializes in media content management solutions that enhance user experiences across various platforms. The company focuses on developing technologies for dynamic recommendations, user engagement tracking, and real-time transcoding, enabling personalized content delivery. Rovi's innovations in voice query refinement and automated content curation facilitate seamless media subscription management and improve search query responses, positioning the company as a leader in the evolving media landscape.

Profile summary synthesized from public USPTO records and patent filings.

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USPTO Data Jan 1 1976 - Oct 13 2026

2,125 Patents

#13 in San Jose, CA

#60 in California

#242 in US

#476 in the World

San Jose, CA, United States of America

Rovi Guides, Inc.

Forward Citations = 6,273

691 inventors:

Vikram Makam Gupta (194 out of 287 patents)

Vishwas Sharadanagar Panchaksharaiah (162 out of 237 patents)

Michael D Ellis (161 out of 405 patents)

4. William L Thomas (135 out of 265 patents)

5. Ankur Anil Aher (124 out of 186 patents)

IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Company Patent Portfolio: Rovi Guides, Inc.. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/company/rovi-guides

Data source: USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) public patent records. Weekly synchronization. How IDiyas builds this profile

Data Sources: USPTO Patent Grant XML, Patent Center, EPO & CIPO • Normalized by IDiyas Innovation Graph. Methodology & provenance architecturePlease report any incorrect information to [email protected]

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