Stephen A. Sprigg
82Patents
21h-index
78Co-inventors
87Inventor score
Filing activity: Nov 24, 1999 → Sep 9, 2016
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.