Inventor · Amherst, MA, US

Oliver Steele

23Patents
13h-index
42Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 22, 1997 → Oct 5, 2018

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8843239B2 Methods, systems, and related architectures for managing network connected thermostats Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 128 Active
US6005566A Aspect and style elements of an improved graphical user interface Physics 92 Expired
US9098279B2 Methods and systems for data interchange between a network-connected thermostat and cloud-based management server Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 80 Active
US7873668B2 Application data binding Physics 42 Expired
US8627127B2 Power-preserving communications architecture with long-polling persistent cloud channel for wireless network-connected thermostat Electricity 37 Active
US9279595B2 Methods, systems, and related architectures for managing network connected thermostats Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 34 Active
US7275105B2 Enabling online and offline operation Physics 33 Expired
US7526561B2 Enabling online and offline operation Physics 29 Active
US8180690B2 System and method for interacting with item catalogs Physics 28 Active
US8117089B2 System for segmentation by product category of product images within a shopping cart Physics 25 Active
US10142421B2 Methods, systems, and related architectures for managing network connected devices Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 20 Active
US7680941B2 Enabling online and offline operation Physics 13 Active
US9046898B2 Power-preserving communications architecture with long-polling persistent cloud channel for wireless network-connected thermostat Electricity 13 Active
US7752256B2 Presentation server Physics 10 Expired
US9530142B2 Method and system for creating a multifunctional collage useable for client/server communication Physics 8 Active
US9600158B2 Systems and methods for aggregating information and providing access to multiple web services through an interactive user interface Physics 6 Active
US7584462B2 System for optimizing application start-up Physics 5 Expired
US9846443B2 Methods and systems for data interchange between a network-connected thermostat and cloud-based management server Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Active
US9851729B2 Power-preserving communications architecture with long-polling persistent cloud channel for wireless network-connected thermostat Electricity 3 Active
US7340724B2 Evaluating expressions in a software environment Physics 3 Expired
US10332195B2 Method and system for creating a multifunctional collage useable for client/server communication Physics 2 Active
US10873632B2 Methods, systems, and related architectures for managing network connected devices Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US10732651B2 Smart-home proxy devices with long-polling Electricity 1 Active

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