Inventor · Leawood, KS, US

Robert Howard Miller

38Patents
24h-index
35Co-inventors
85Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 16, 1994 → May 27, 2014

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5867226A Scheduler employing a predictive agent for use in a television receiver Electricity 389 Expired
US5664111A Computerized, multimedia, network, real time, interactive marketing and transactional system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 370 Expired
US5682206A Consumer interface for programming device Electricity 338 Expired
US6216264A Scheduler apparatus employing a gopher agent Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 291 Expired
US7277547B1 Method for automated security configuration in a wireless network Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 215 Expired
US8126806B1 Method for launching an electronic wallet Physics 199 Active
US5999915A Computerized, multimedia, network, real time, interactive marketing and transactional system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 184 Expired
US7707113B1 Method and system for setting levels of electronic wallet security Physics 162 Active
US6661437B1 Hierarchical menu graphical user interface Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 110 Expired
US7251313B1 Method and system for returning a call based on information in a voicemail message Electricity 101 Expired
US7967196B1 Electronic wallet ready to pay timer Physics 97 Active
US6385388B1 Digital video apparatus user interface Electricity 91 Expired
US6507953B1 System and method for interfacing multiple electronic devices Electricity 87 Expired
US8165961B1 Method and system for setting levels of electronic wallet security Physics 78 Active
US7017171B1 System and method for interfacing multiple electronic devices Electricity 51 Expired
US6983483B2 Scheduler apparatus employing a gopher agent for use in a television receiver Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 45 Expired
US5543857A Graphical menu for a television receiver Electricity 38 Expired
US6343273B1 Computerized, multimedia, network, real time, interactive marketing and transactional system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 36 Expired
US7602901B1 System and method for providing calling-party identification and/or calling-party or called-party ringback services Electricity 36 Active
US7286747B1 Digital video apparatus user interface Electricity 32 Expired
US5781247A Customizable menu for a television receiver accessed via a remote control keyboard Electricity 30 Expired
US7149981B1 Method and system for facilitating selection of a portion of non-focusable object presented by a browser application Physics 28 Expired
US6694090B1 Method and apparatus for dynamically overriding a ratings limit during playback of a digital program Physics 25 Expired
US7603421B1 Method and system for management of instant messaging targets Electricity 25 Expired
US6434097B1 Digital video apparatus user interface Electricity 20 Expired

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