Inventor · Lompoc, CA, US

Jonathan P. Lang

151Patents
28h-index
46Co-inventors
90Inventor score

Filing activity: May 15, 2004 → Nov 18, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US9042556B2 Shaping sound responsive to speaker orientation Electricity 442 Active
US7792311B1 Method and apparatus for automatically enabling subwoofer channel audio based on detection of subwoofer device Electricity 340 Active
US9374607B2 Media playback system with guest access Electricity 213 Active
US8903526B2 Device playback failure recovery and redistribution Electricity 212 Active
US9674587B2 Systems and methods for networked music playback including remote add to queue Electricity 204 Active
US9826306B2 Default playback device designation Electricity 194 Active
US9820039B2 Default playback devices Electricity 178 Active
US10152969B2 Voice detection by multiple devices Physics 173 Active
US10134399B2 Contextualization of voice inputs Physics 170 Active
US9231545B2 Volume enhancements in a multi-zone media playback system Electricity 146 Active
US10297256B2 Voice detection by multiple devices Physics 135 Active
US10499146B2 Voice control of a media playback system Electricity 133 Active
US8910265B2 Assisted registration of audio sources Electricity 112 Active
US10225651B2 Default playback device designation Electricity 104 Active
US9916126B2 Smart audio settings Electricity 103 Active
US9977561B2 Systems, methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to provide guest access Electricity 97 Active
US7154381B2 System and method for operating a sensed power device over data wiring Physics 80 Expired
US11212612B2 Voice control of a media playback system Electricity 67 Active
US10028069B1 Immersive audio in a media playback system Electricity 66 Active
US10699711B2 Voice detection by multiple devices Physics 64 Active
US10296884B2 Personalized media playback at a discovered point-of-sale display Electricity 47 Active
US9690466B2 Method and apparatus for displaying single and internet radio items in a play queue Electricity 46 Active
USD672748S1 Playback device General 40 Active
US10268352B2 Method and apparatus for managing a playlist by metadata Electricity 39 Active
US9288596B2 Coordinator device for paired or consolidated players Electricity 37 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.