Patrick M. Cox
37Patents
18h-index
16Co-inventors
78Inventor score
Filing activity: Nov 2, 1995 → Nov 21, 2022
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.