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Computer Science

D-Index
35
Citations
5873
World Ranking
11617
National Ranking
4766

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Operating system
  • Computer network
  • Software

His primary scientific interests are in Terminal, Real-time computing, Computer network, Service provider and Distribution system. His study of Terminal brings together topics like Process, User interface and Session. His Process study incorporates themes from Graphical user interface and World Wide Web.

The Real-time computing study combines topics in areas such as Network packet, Encoder, Bitstream, Bitstream format and Frame sequence. When carried out as part of a general Computer network research project, his work on Telecommunications network is frequently linked to work in Communication channel, Back channel and Information system, therefore connecting diverse disciplines of study. His multidisciplinary approach integrates Service provider and Software in his work.

His most cited work include:

  • System for interactively distributing information services (394 citations)
  • Method and apparatus for providing a menu structure for an interactive information distribution system (352 citations)
  • Data structure and methods for providing an interactive program guide (295 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Donald F. Gordon mainly investigates Computer graphics, Terminal, Multimedia, Distribution system and Real-time computing. His work on Graphics as part of general Computer graphics research is frequently linked to Set, thereby connecting diverse disciplines of science. Terminal is integrated with User interface, Process, World Wide Web, Communication channel and Track in his research.

His Multimedia study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Video sequence and Identification. Distribution system is intertwined with Service provider, Latency and Structure in his study. His Real-time computing research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Computer hardware, Remote control, Encoder, Session and Control.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Computer graphics (25.68%)
  • Terminal (25.68%)
  • Multimedia (22.97%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2008-2016)?

  • Multimedia (22.97%)
  • Content (6.76%)
  • User interface (18.92%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Donald F. Gordon mainly focuses on Multimedia, Content, User interface, Identification and Interactive content. His research links World Wide Web with Multimedia. Donald F. Gordon combines subjects such as Videocassette recorder, Interactive television, Encoding and Network packet with his study of User interface.

His research integrates issues of Timestamp, Object, Encoder and Computer graphics in his study of Encoding. His Network packet study combines topics in areas such as Bitstream and Computer hardware. His studies deal with areas such as Display device, Decodes and Channel as well as Identification.

Between 2008 and 2016, his most popular works were:

  • Method and system for presenting additional content at a media system (287 citations)
  • Method and system for remotely controlling consumer electronic devices (80 citations)
  • Using Triggers with Video for Interactive Content Identification (70 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Operating system
  • Computer network
  • Software

Fingerprint, Sequence, Media content, Content and Identification are his primary areas of study. His work carried out in the field of Fingerprint brings together such families of science as Server system and Information retrieval. His Identification research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Display device, Multimedia, Telecommunications network, Channel and Decodes.

His Multimedia research is mostly focused on the topic Interactive content.

Best Publications

  • System for interactively distributing information services

    Donald Gordon;Christopher Goode;Star Jack Vander;Stanley P. Knight

  • Method and apparatus for providing a menu structure for an interactive information distribution system

    Donald Gordon;Christopher Goode;Philip A. Thomas;Mark D. Conover

  • Method and system for presenting additional content at a media system

    Donald F. Gordon

  • Data structure and methods for providing an interactive program guide

    Donald F. Gordon;Edward A. Ludvig;Nathan W. Osborn;Jeremy S. Edmonds

  • Method and apparatus for providing dynamic pricing services for an interactive information distribution system

    Christopher Goode;Donald F. Gordon;Tobie LaRocca;Phillip A. Thomas

  • Method for generating information sub-streams for FF/REW applications

    Donald F. Gordon;Mark D. Conover

  • Picture-in-picture and multiple video streams using slice-based encoding

    Donald F. Gordon;Sadik Bayrakeri;Edward A. Ludvig;Eugene Gershtein

  • Apparatus and method for combining realtime and non-realtime encoded content

    Donald F. Gordon;Sadik Bayrakeri;Edward A. Ludvig;Eugene Gershtein

  • Method and apparatus for providing interactive program guide (IPG) and video-on-demand (VOD) user interfaces

    Donald F. Gordon;Sadik Bayrakeri;Jeremy S. Edmonds;Yong Ho Son

  • Method and apparatus for producing demand real-time television

    Donald R. Gordon;Christopher W. B. Goode;Edward A. Ludvig

  • Method and Apparatus for Compressing Video Sequences

    Donald F. Gordon;Sadik Bayrakeri;Joseph R. Wild;Jeremy S. Edmonds

  • Server-centric customized interactive program guide in an interactive television environment

    Sadik Bayrakeri;Donald F. Gordon;John P. Comito;Edward A. Ludvig

  • Method and apparatus for providing targeted advertisements

    Donald F. Gordon;Sadik Bayrakeri;Edward A. Ludvig;John P. Comito

  • System for generating, distributing and receiving an interactive user interface

    Donald F. Gordon;Edward A. Ludvig;Nathan W. Osborn;Jeremy S. Edmonds

  • Method and Apparatus for Delivering and Displaying Information for a Multi-Layer User Interface

    Donald F. Gordon;Sadik Bayrakeri;John P. Comito

  • Method and system for remotely controlling consumer electronic devices

    Donald F. Gordon

  • Method and apparatus for monitoring an information distribution system

    Brian Feinberg;Eugene Gershtein;Donald F Gordon;Yong Ho Son

  • Method and apparatus for simultaneously producing compressed play and trick play bitstreams from a video frame sequence

    Donald F. Gordon;Edward A. Ludvig

  • Interactive encoded content system including object models for viewing on a remote device

    Donald Gordon;Lena Y. Pavlovskaia;Airan Landau;Andreas Lennartsson

  • Server-centric search function in an interactive program guide

    Sadik Bayrakeri;Donald F. Gordon;Harold P. Yocom

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