Inventor · Harvard, MA, US

William Folwell Barton

28Patents
12h-index
40Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Aug 13, 1979 → Oct 14, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US9368105B1 Preventing false wake word detections with a voice-controlled device Physics 296 Active
US9689960B1 Beam rejection in multi-beam microphone systems Electricity 158 Active
US9047857B1 Voice commands for transitioning between device states Physics 87 Active
US5787183A Microphone system for teleconferencing system Electricity 84 Expired
US10746840B1 Beam rejection in multi-beam microphone systems Electricity 47 Active
US8131556B2 Communications using different modalities Electricity 47 Active
US5664021A Microphone system for teleconferencing system Electricity 41 Expired
US10331402B1 Search and knowledge base question answering for a voice user interface Physics 32 Active
US9466286B1 Transitioning an electronic device between device states Physics 26 Active
US9336767B1 Detecting device proximities Physics 19 Active
US9460715B2 Identification using audio signatures and additional characteristics Physics 18 Active
US9521486B1 Frequency based beamforming Electricity 13 Active
US10706846B1 Question answering for a voice user interface Physics 11 Active
US9147399B1 Identification using audio signatures and additional characteristics Physics 9 Active
US7562019B2 Automated testing of voice recognition software Physics 9 Active
US10049656B1 Generation of predictive natural language processing models Physics 6 Active
US9319783B1 Attenuation of output audio based on residual echo Electricity 6 Active
USD261996S Levelling device General 5 Expired
US8315874B2 Voice user interface authoring tool Physics 4 Active
US10964312B2 Generation of predictive natural language processing models Physics 3 Active
US10642577B2 Search and knowledge base question answering for a voice user interface Physics 3 Active
US8805688B2 Communications using different modalities Electricity 3 Active
US10062372B1 Detecting device proximities Physics 2 Active
US11175372B1 Beam rejection in multi-beam microphone systems Electricity 1 Active
US11624800B1 Beam rejection in multi-beam microphone systems Electricity 0 Active

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