Inventor · Evanston, IL, US

Christopher Butts

45Patents
14h-index
22Co-inventors
77Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 27, 2014 → May 22, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
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.