Christopher Butts
45Patents
14h-index
22Co-inventors
77Inventor score
Filing activity: Jun 27, 2014 → May 22, 2024
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US9811314B2 | Metadata exchange involving a networked playback system and a networked microphone system | Electricity | 174 | Active |
| US10152969B2 | Voice detection by multiple devices | Physics | 173 | Active |
| US10134399B2 | Contextualization of voice inputs | Physics | 170 | Active |
| US10297256B2 | Voice detection by multiple devices | Physics | 135 | Active |
| US10499146B2 | Voice control of a media playback system | Electricity | 133 | Active |
| US10740065B2 | Voice controlled media playback system | Physics | 104 | Active |
| US10365889B2 | Metadata exchange involving a networked playback system and a networked microphone system | Electricity | 104 | Active |
| US10712997B2 | Room association based on name | Electricity | 95 | Active |
| US10699711B2 | Voice detection by multiple devices | Physics | 64 | Active |
| US11184704B2 | Music service selection | Electricity | 63 | Active |
| US11137979B2 | Metadata exchange involving a networked playback system and a networked microphone system | Electricity | 61 | Active |
| US11184969B2 | Contextualization of voice inputs | Physics | 36 | Active |
| US9965247B2 | Voice controlled media playback system based on user profile | Physics | 30 | Active |
| US11664023B2 | Voice detection by multiple devices | Physics | 25 | Active |
| US10001965B1 | Playback system join with base | Electricity | 10 | Active |
| US10097919B2 | Music service selection | Electricity | 4 | Active |
| US10555077B2 | Music service selection | Electricity | 3 | Active |
| US11832068B2 | Music service selection | Electricity | 3 | Active |
| US11200024B2 | Playback device with device base | Electricity | 3 | Active |
| US9535986B2 | Application launch | Electricity | 3 | Active |
| US10997234B2 | Suggested application download | Electricity | 2 | Active |
| US10509626B2 | Handling of loss of pairing between networked devices | Electricity | 1 | Active |
| US11481182B2 | Room association based on name | Electricity | 1 | Active |
| US11106423B2 | Evaluating calibration of a playback device | Electricity | 0 | Active |
| US11514104B2 | Suggested application download | Electricity | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.