Inventor · Sterling, VA, US

Robert D. Farris

133Patents
76h-index
75Co-inventors
93Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 10, 1982 → Aug 10, 2017

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5708961A Wireless on-premises video distribution using digital multiplexing Electricity 767 Expired
US6069890A Internet telephone service Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 516 Expired
US5881131A Analysis and validation system for provisioning network related facilities Electricity 486 Expired
US6167253A Mobile data/message/electronic mail download system utilizing network-centric protocol such as Java Electricity 440 Expired
US5621787A Prepaid cash card Electricity 373 Expired
US5572583A Advanced intelligent network with intelligent peripherals interfaced to the integrated services control point Electricity 333 Expired
US6157648A Network session management Electricity 310 Expired
US6574216B1 Packet data network voice call quality monitoring Electricity 307 Expired
US5920821A Use of cellular digital packet data (CDPD) communications to convey system identification list data to roaming cellular subscriber stations Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 288 Expired
US5541917A Video and TELCO network control functionality Electricity 288 Expired
US6359880B1 Public wireless/cordless internet gateway Electricity 283 Expired
US5712903A Split intelligent peripheral for broadband and narrowband services Electricity 276 Expired
US6064653A Internetwork gateway to gateway alternative communication Electricity 272 Expired
US5940598A Telecommunications network to internetwork universal server Electricity 262 Expired
US6246875A Use of cellular digital packet data (CDPD) communications to convey system identification list data to roaming cellular subscriber stations Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 262 Expired
US6215858A Analog terminal internet access Electricity 253 Expired
US5812639A Message communication via common signaling channel Electricity 252 Expired
US5923659A Telecommunications network Electricity 234 Expired
US5586177A Intelligent signal transfer point (ISTP) Electricity 231 Expired
US5592477A Video and TELCO network control functionality Electricity 230 Expired
US6154207A Interactive language editing in a network based video on demand system Physics 224 Expired
US6021126A Telecommunication number portability Electricity 214 Expired
US5933490A Overload protection for on-demand access to the internet that redirects calls from overloaded internet service provider (ISP) to alternate internet access provider Electricity 209 Expired
US6157636A Network session management with gateway-directory services and authorization control Electricity 203 Expired
US6078582A Internet long distance telephone service Electricity 200 Expired

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