Inventor · Needham, MA, US

Stephen R. Springer

19Patents
6h-index
17Co-inventors
59Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 26, 2001 → Mar 24, 2017

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7069221B2 Non-target barge-in detection Physics 42 Expired
US9288320B2 System and method for servicing a call Electricity 14 Active
US8767927B2 System and method for servicing a call Electricity 13 Active
US9792825B1 Triggering a session with a virtual companion Physics 8 Active
US9802125B1 On demand guided virtual companion Human Necessities 7 Active
US8447610B2 Method and apparatus for generating synthetic speech with contrastive stress Physics 6 Active
US8825486B2 Method and apparatus for generating synthetic speech with contrastive stress Physics 6 Active
US8433053B2 Voice user interfaces based on sample call descriptions Electricity 5 Active
US8914291B2 Method and apparatus for generating synthetic speech with contrastive stress Physics 5 Active
US8682671B2 Method and apparatus for generating synthetic speech with contrastive stress Physics 5 Active
US8762939B1 System and method for displaying key performance indicators in an application design tool Physics 4 Active
US9710613B2 Guided personal companion Physics 3 Active
US8767928B2 System and method for servicing a call Electricity 3 Active
US8640932B2 Shooter's cup Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 2 Active
US8571870B2 Method and apparatus for generating synthetic speech with contrastive stress Physics 2 Active
US9185214B2 Method and apparatus for providing enhanced communications Electricity 1 Active
US10140882B2 Configuring a virtual companion Physics 1 Active
US10235620B2 Guided personal companion Physics 0 Active
US10060505B2 Device for securing balancing weights to a shaft Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 0 Active

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