Michael E. Knappe
43Patents
16h-index
28Co-inventors
81Inventor score
Filing activity: Mar 31, 1994 → Nov 17, 2021
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6850496B1 | Virtual conference room for voice conferencing | Electricity | 146 | Expired |
| US7002992B1 | Codec selection to improve media communication | Electricity | 134 | Expired |
| US6011851A | Spatial audio processing method and apparatus for context switching between telephony applications | Electricity | 99 | Expired |
| US6853716B1 | System and method for identifying a participant during a conference call | Electricity | 83 | Expired |
| US6826159B1 | System and method for providing speaker identification in a conference call | Electricity | 81 | Expired |
| US7058168B1 | Method and system for participant control of privacy during multiparty communication sessions | Electricity | 66 | Expired |
| US6707821B1 | Time-sensitive-packet jitter and latency minimization on a shared data link | Electricity | 64 | Expired |
| US6240084A | Telephony-enabled network processing device with separate TDM bus and host system backplane bus | Electricity | 64 | Expired |
| US9130859B1 | Methods and apparatus for inter-virtual local area network multicast services | Electricity | 59 | Active |
| US6061431A | Method for hearing loss compensation in telephony systems based on telephone number resolution | Electricity | 58 | Expired |
| US6603774B1 | Signaling and handling method for proxy transcoding of encoded voice packets in packet telephony applications | Electricity | 49 | Expired |
| US6973184B1 | System and method for stereo conferencing over low-bandwidth links | Physics | 45 | Expired |
| US7065203B1 | Method and system for managing call requests in a limited bandwidth environment | Electricity | 37 | Expired |
| US7180997B2 | Method and system for improving the intelligibility of a moderator during a multiparty communication session | Electricity | 32 | Expired |
| US9258313B1 | Distributed application awareness | Electricity | 24 | Active |
| US7068792B1 | Enhanced spatial mixing to enable three-dimensional audio deployment | Electricity | 17 | Expired |
| US6785267B1 | Access and control system for enhanced audio capabilities in an integrated telephony/high speed data access device | Electricity | 16 | Expired |
| US6922396B1 | System and method for managing time sensitive data streams across a communication network | Electricity | 16 | Expired |
| US7194084B2 | System and method for stereo conferencing over low-bandwidth links | Physics | 15 | Expired |
| US6904037B2 | Asymmetric implementation of DSVD for voice/data internet access | Electricity | 15 | Expired |
| US6873604B1 | Method and apparatus for transitioning comfort noise in an IP-based telephony system | Electricity | 14 | Expired |
| US7099280B1 | Method and system for logging voice quality issues for communication connections | Electricity | 13 | Expired |
| US6754342B1 | Method and apparatus for concealing mute in an IP-based telephony system | Electricity | 13 | Expired |
| US7249185B1 | Methods, devices and software for redundant transmission of voice data over a packet network connection established according to an unreliable communication protocol | Electricity | 10 | Expired |
| US5485514A | Telephone instrument and method for altering audible characteristics | Electricity | 10 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.