Inventor · Poway, CA, US

Stephen A. Sprigg

82Patents
21h-index
78Co-inventors
87Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 24, 1999 → Sep 9, 2016

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6947772B2 System and method for providing messages on a wireless device connecting to an application server Electricity 184 Expired
US6721578B2 System and method for providing an interactive screen on a wireless device interacting with a server Electricity 166 Expired
US8571501B2 Cellular handheld device with FM Radio Data System receiver Electricity 160 Active
US9544075B2 Platform for wireless identity transmitter and system using short range wireless broadcast Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 88 Active
US6941135B2 System and method for temporary application component deletion and reload on a wireless device Electricity 68 Expired
US7120429B2 System and method for licensing applications on wireless devices over a wireless network Electricity 67 Expired
US6725060B1 Method and apparatus for conserving power in an integrated electronic device that includes a PDA and A wireless telephone Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 67 Expired
US9545995B1 Control normalization for unmanned autonomous systems Performing Operations; Transporting 66 Active
US7743407B2 Using permissions to allocate device resources to an application Electricity 64 Expired
US7472396B2 Extensible event notification mechanism Physics 52 Expired
US8571538B2 Web-based parental controls for wireless devices Electricity 44 Active
US9501061B2 Near-flight testing maneuvers for autonomous aircraft Performing Operations; Transporting 40 Active
US6996537B2 System and method for providing subscribed applications on wireless devices over a wireless network Electricity 39 Expired
US8718633B2 Intelligent parental controls for wireless devices Electricity 33 Active
US9041530B2 Biometric attribute anomaly detection system with adjusting notifications Physics 33 Active
US8639245B2 Method and apparatus for updating rules governing the switching of virtual SIM service contracts Electricity 33 Active
US7099663B2 Safe application distribution and execution in a wireless environment Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 32 Expired
US7684792B2 Safe application distribution and execution in a wireless environment Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 30 Active
US7113776B2 System and method for application and application metadata filtering based on wireless device capabilities Electricity 28 Expired
US7877204B2 System and method for sending destination locations to navigation devices Physics 27 Active
US8937930B2 Virtual peripheral hub device and system Electricity 25 Active
US7165099B2 Dynamically downloading and executing system services on a wireless device Electricity 21 Expired
US9313320B2 Automatic switching of modes and mode control capabilities on a wireless communication device Electricity 21 Active
US8160808B2 System and method for sending destination locations to navigation devices Physics 20 Active
US8699998B2 Controlling text messages on a mobile device Electricity 20 Active

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