Inventor · Irvine, CA, US

Paul D. Arling

151Patents
15h-index
30Co-inventors
86Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 22, 2000 → Feb 16, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7877705B2 System and methods for interacting with a control environment Physics 423 Active
US7136709B2 Home appliance control system and methods in a networked environment Electricity 196 Expired
US6629077B1 Universal remote control adapted to receive voice input Physics 112 Expired
US7218243B2 System and method for automatically setting up a universal remote control Electricity 86 Expired
US7091898B2 System and method for using keystroke data to configure a remote control device Physics 68 Expired
US7363028B2 System and method for controlling device location determination Electricity 62 Expired
US6947101B2 Control device with easy lock feature Electricity 58 Expired
US7254777B2 System and method for controlling the recording functionality of an appliance using a program guide Electricity 40 Expired
US7126468B2 System and method for monitoring remote control transmissions Physics 40 Expired
US6788241B2 System and method for using keystroke data to configure a remote control device Physics 39 Expired
US6882729B2 System and method for limiting access to data Electricity 30 Expired
US8997020B2 System and methods for interacting with a control environment Physics 22 Active
US8812629B2 System and method for configuring the remote control functionality of a portable device Electricity 20 Active
US9088663B2 System for appliance control via a network Electricity 18 Active
US7129995B2 Control device with easy lock feature Electricity 17 Expired
US8250608B2 System and method for adaptively controlling the recording of program material using a program guide Electricity 12 Active
US9215394B2 System and method for optimized appliance control Electricity 10 Active
US8863184B2 System and method for presenting program guide information in an electronic portable device Electricity 10 Active
US8918719B2 Graphical user interface and data transfer methods in a controlling device Electricity 9 Active
US8659400B2 System and method for configuring the remote control functionality of a portable device Physics 9 Active
US8243207B2 System and method for activity based configuration of an entertainment system Electricity 8 Active
US10593196B2 System and method for optimized appliance control Electricity 8 Active
US9271033B2 System and method for saving and recalling state data for media and home appliances Electricity 8 Active
US10217352B2 System and method for appliance control via a network Electricity 8 Active
US8180373B2 System and method for controlling device location determination Electricity 6 Active

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