Robert A. Lambourne
138Patents
34h-index
46Co-inventors
90Inventor score
Filing activity: Dec 20, 1996 → Feb 15, 2024
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US7571014B1 | Method and apparatus for controlling multimedia players in a multi-zone system | Electricity | 1,954 | Active |
| US8483853B1 | Controlling and manipulating groupings in a multi-zone media system | Electricity | 1,727 | Active |
| US8290603B1 | User interfaces for controlling and manipulating groupings in a multi-zone media system | Electricity | 632 | Active |
| US6978127B1 | Hand-ear user interface for hand-held device | Electricity | 371 | Expired |
| US8588949B2 | Method and apparatus for adjusting volume levels in a multi-zone system | Electricity | 370 | Active |
| US6405371B1 | Navigating through television programs | Electricity | 260 | Expired |
| US7805682B1 | Method and apparatus for editing a playlist | Physics | 229 | Active |
| US6211921A | User interface for television | Electricity | 184 | Expired |
| US8995687B2 | Volume interactions for connected playback devices | Electricity | 170 | Active |
| US11265652B2 | Playback device pairing | Electricity | 109 | Active |
| US8788080B1 | Multi-channel pairing in a media system | Electricity | 101 | Active |
| US10897679B2 | Zone scene management | Electricity | 96 | Active |
| US9749760B2 | Updating zone configuration in a multi-zone media system | Electricity | 95 | Active |
| US10469966B2 | Zone scene management | Electricity | 95 | Active |
| US10848885B2 | Zone scene management | Electricity | 95 | Active |
| US9735978B2 | Playback queue control via a playlist on a mobile device | Electricity | 94 | Active |
| US5995093A | Method and device for configuring a multimedia message for presentation | Physics | 93 | Expired |
| USD792420S1 | Display screen or portion thereof with graphical user interface | General | 88 | Active |
| USD772918S1 | Display screen or portion thereof with graphical user interface | General | 74 | Active |
| US9703521B2 | Moving a playback queue to a new zone | Physics | 70 | Active |
| USD841044S1 | Display screen or portion thereof with graphical user interface | General | 69 | Active |
| USD775632S1 | Display screen or portion thereof with graphical user interface | General | 58 | Active |
| US9202509B2 | Controlling and grouping in a multi-zone media system | Electricity | 58 | Active |
| US8843228B2 | Method and apparatus for updating zone configurations in a multi-zone system | Electricity | 53 | Active |
| US9219959B2 | Multi-channel pairing in a media system | Electricity | 50 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.