Inventor · Newberg, OR, US

Patrick M. Cox

37Patents
18h-index
16Co-inventors
78Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 2, 1995 → Nov 21, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5873032A Method and system for providing directory assistance services during attempt to complete customer or after call termination via an alphanumeric page Electricity 92 Expired
US6580904B2 Method of providing directional assistance to a mobile telephone subscriber Electricity 85 Expired
US6473612B1 Method for providing directory assistance services via an alphanumeric page Electricity 75 Expired
US6456709B1 Method and apparatus for monitoring telephonic members and providing directory assistance Electricity 65 Expired
US5943417A Method and system for personalized directory assistance services Electricity 59 Expired
US5966437A Method and system for personalized directory assistance services Electricity 58 Expired
US9001985B2 Method of and system for discovering and reporting trustworthiness and credibility of calling party number information Electricity 53 Active
US6035190A Method for monitoring the connection between the subscriber and the destination telephone and providing directory assistance upon demand Electricity 49 Expired
US8238532B1 Method of and system for discovering and reporting trustworthiness and credibility of calling party number information Electricity 48 Active
US6256515A Call management system for wireless telephones Electricity 46 Expired
US5737700A Providing assistance to a mobile telephone subscriber travelling from a location to a desired location Electricity 44 Expired
US5797092A Method for monitoring the connection between the subscriber and the destination telephone and providing directory assistance upon detection of predetermined tone Electricity 42 Expired
US6064874A Method for providing calling services during attempt to complete customer call while muting ringing Electricity 40 Expired
US6396920B1 System for selectively providing a higher level of directory assistance services Electricity 37 Expired
US5995826A Methods for conditional tone responsive reconnection to directory assistance center Electricity 35 Expired
US9762728B1 Using calling party number for caller authentication Electricity 34 Active
US6816727B2 Technique for continually providing directional assistance over a communication network to a user Electricity 28 Expired
US10389872B1 Using calling party number for caller authentication Electricity 23 Active
US6628772B1 Method for providing enhanced directory assistance upon command using out-of-band signaling Electricity 18 Expired
US6466784B1 Technique for monitoring and attempting to connect destination telephone and providing information assistance upon detection of unsatisfactory connection Electricity 17 Expired
US9264536B1 Systems and methods to identify ANI and caller ID manipulation for determining trustworthiness of incoming calling party and billing number information Electricity 15 Active
US6871082B2 Telephone call management system and method Electricity 10 Expired
US9871913B1 Systems and methods to identify ANI and caller ID manipulation for determining trustworthiness of incoming calling party and billing number information Electricity 9 Active
US7020261B2 Method for providing enhanced directory assistance upon command using out-of-band signaling Electricity 8 Expired
US10750009B1 Using calling party number for caller authentication Electricity 8 Active

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