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Mountain View, CA, United States of America

Webtv Networks, Inc.

USPTO Granted Patents = 125

% Expired Patents = 0.8

CIPO Patents = 1

Forward Citations = 13,408

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95 inventors (with patents filed for the assignee):

Stephen G Perlman (41 out of 298 patents)

Phillip York Goldman (25 out of 64 patents)

Bruce A Leak (23 out of 42 patents)

4. Daniel John Zigmond (12 out of 72 patents)

5. Dean J Blackketter (12 out of 37 patents)

6. Lee S Mighdoll (10 out of 29 patents)

7. Joe Freeman Britt, Jr (9 out of 23 patents)

8. Andrew T McFadden (8 out of 21 patents)

9. Christopher M White (8 out of 39 patents)

10. David R Anderson (8 out of 38 patents)

11. Mark H Krueger (8 out of 11 patents)

12. Timo A Bruck (7 out of 64 patents)

13. Alan Cohn (7 out of 7 patents)

14. Jay Dare Logue (7 out of 113 patents)

15. Jeffrey D Yaksick (5 out of 37 patents)

Core Competencies:

Electronic Program Guide

Video Transcoding

User Interface

Content Delivery

Network Quality

Video Streaming

Home Entertainment

Advertising Insertion

Data Distribution

Cable Modem

Interactive Entertainment

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125 patents: Sort by Forward Citations

1. 7197759 - Electronic program guide displayed simultaneously with television programming (2007-03-27),

2. 7188188 - Methods and computer program products for providing network quality of service for World Wide Web applications (2007-03-06),

3. 7177356 - Spatially transcoding a video stream (2007-02-13),

4. 6928652 - Method and apparatus for displaying HTML and video simultaneously (2005-08-09),

5. 6889258 - Automatic compiling of address filter information (2005-05-03),

6. 6874161 - Utilizing a high bandwidth communications channel for broadcasting network data during off-peak hours (2005-03-29),

7. 6859235 - Adaptively deinterlacing video on a per pixel basis (2005-02-22),

8. 6850571 - Systems and methods for MPEG subsample decoding (2005-02-01),

9. 6829779 - User interface for entertainment system setup (2004-12-07),

10. 6816923 - Arbitrating and servicing polychronous data requests in direct memory access (2004-11-09),

11. 6785902 - Document data structure and method for integrating broadcast television with web pages (2004-08-31),

12. 6785901 - Altering locks on programming content (2004-08-31),

13. 6775713 - Application program interface for abstracting control of a cable modem (2004-08-10),

14. 6766524 - System and method for encouraging viewers to watch television programs (2004-07-20),

15. 6745245 - Managing access to set-top box objects using television conditional access system (2004-06-01),

Company Overview

Webtv Networks, Inc., based in Mountain View, CA, specializes in interactive television technologies that enhance user engagement and content delivery. The company focuses on developing advanced solutions in electronic program guides, video transcoding, and user interfaces, enabling seamless video streaming experiences. Their expertise extends to optimizing network quality and integrating advertising insertion, making them a key player in the home entertainment sector. Webtv's innovations aim to transform how audiences interact with digital content.

Profile summary synthesized from public USPTO records and patent filings.

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USPTO Data Jan 1 1976 - Oct 20 2026

125 Patents

#27 in Mountain View, CA

#702 in California

#3,103 in US

#6,414 in the World

Mountain View, CA, United States of America

Webtv Networks, Inc.

Forward Citations = 13,408

95 inventors:

Stephen G Perlman (41 out of 298 patents)

Phillip York Goldman (25 out of 64 patents)

Bruce A Leak (23 out of 42 patents)

4. Daniel John Zigmond (12 out of 72 patents)

5. Dean J Blackketter (12 out of 37 patents)

IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Company Patent Portfolio: Webtv Networks, Inc.. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/company/webtv-networks

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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