Inventor · Lompoc, CA, US

Robert A. Lambourne

138Patents
34h-index
46Co-inventors
90Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 20, 1996 → Feb 15, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
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.