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MILNE JAMES R
US71 patents
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SONY CORP
37 patentsUS9560449B2Jan 31, 2017
Distributed wireless speaker system
SONY CORP177 citations99
US9288597B2Mar 15, 2016
Distributed wireless speaker system with automatic configuration determination when new speakers are added
SONY CORP387 citations99
US9854362B1Dec 26, 2017
Networked speaker system with LED-based wireless communication and object detection
SONY CORP20 citations92
US10075791B2Sep 11, 2018
Networked speaker system with LED-based wireless communication and room mapping
SONY CORP9 citations84
US10003905B1Jun 19, 2018
Personalized end user head-related transfer function (HRTV) finite impulse response (FIR) filter
SONY CORP14 citations84
US9924291B2Mar 20, 2018
Distributed wireless speaker system
SONY CORP7 citations84
US9577463B2Feb 21, 2017
Portable device to portable device wireless power transfer methods and systems
SONY CORP11 citations84
US9426551B2Aug 23, 2016
Distributed wireless speaker system with light show
SONY CORP14 citations84
US9402145B2Jul 26, 2016
Wireless speaker system with distributed low (bass) frequency
SONY CORP13 citations84
US9369801B2Jun 14, 2016
Wireless speaker system with noise cancelation
SONY CORP10 citations84
US9361802B2Jun 7, 2016
Vehicle ad hoc network (VANET)
SONY CORP6 citations84
US8019316B2Sep 13, 2011
Lower power wake-up device
SONY CORP19 citations84
US10419870B1Sep 17, 2019
Applying audio technologies for the interactive gaming environment
SONY CORP8 citations83
US11451907B2Sep 20, 2022
Techniques combining plural head-related transfer function (HRTF) spheres to place audio objects
SONY CORP2 citations73
US11102606B1Aug 24, 2021
Video component in 3D audio
SONY CORP2 citations73
US10855921B2Dec 1, 2020
Techniques for controlling camera interfaces using voice commands
SONY CORP6 citations73
US10127601B2Nov 13, 2018
Mesh network applied to fixed establishment with movable items therein
SONY CORP2 citations73
US9924286B1Mar 20, 2018
Networked speaker system with LED-based wireless communication and personal identifier
SONY CORP5 citations73
US9906897B2Feb 27, 2018
Applying mesh network to pet carriers
SONY CORP6 citations73
US9866986B2Jan 9, 2018
Audio speaker system with virtual music performance
SONY CORP4 citations73
US9858943B1Jan 2, 2018
Accessibility for the hearing impaired using measurement and object based audio
SONY CORP6 citations73
US9826368B2Nov 21, 2017
Vehicle ad hoc network (VANET)
SONY CORP3 citations73
US9826332B2Nov 21, 2017
Centralized wireless speaker system
SONY CORP6 citations73
US9712861B1Jul 18, 2017
Interactive load balancing among DVRs based on customer selection
SONY CORP6 citations73
US11070930B2Jul 20, 2021
Generating personalized end user room-related transfer function (RRTF)
SONY CORP2 citations72
US10567871B1Feb 18, 2020
Automatically movable speaker to track listener or optimize sound performance
SONY CORP5 citations71
US10292000B1May 14, 2019
Frequency sweep for a unique portable speaker listening experience
SONY CORP5 citations71
US11503206B2Nov 15, 2022
Techniques for providing photographic context assistance
SONY CORP0 citations63
US9426610B2Aug 23, 2016
Applying mesh network to luggage
SONY CORP2 citations63
US7768472B2Aug 3, 2010
Unobstrusive placement of wireless antenna for CE devices
SONY CORP2 citations63
US11889288B2Jan 30, 2024
Using entertainment system remote commander for audio system calibration
SONY CORP0 citations62
US11347832B2May 31, 2022
Head related transfer function (HRTF) as biometric authentication
SONY CORP0 citations62
US11277706B2Mar 15, 2022
Angular sensing for optimizing speaker listening experience
SONY CORP0 citations62
US11240574B2Feb 1, 2022
Networked speaker system with audio network box
SONY CORP1 citations62
US11146908B2Oct 12, 2021
Generating personalized end user head-related transfer function (HRTF) from generic HRTF
SONY CORP1 citations62
US10623859B1Apr 14, 2020
Networked speaker system with combined power over Ethernet and audio delivery
SONY CORP1 citations62
US11599329B2Mar 7, 2023
Capacitive environmental sensing for a unique portable speaker listening experience
SONY CORP0 citations61
SONY GROUP CORP
9 patentsUS11330371B2May 10, 2022
Audio control based on room correction and head related transfer function
SONY GROUP CORP4 citations73
US12418757B2Sep 16, 2025
Hearing aid proximity detection and action to optimize a call
SONY GROUP CORP0 citations62
US12507052B2Dec 23, 2025
Auditory device to auditory device communication linking
SONY GROUP CORP0 citations61
US12593184B2Mar 31, 2026
Hearing aid listening test presets
SONY GROUP CORP0 citations60
US12555561B2Feb 17, 2026
Location-based presets for auditory devices
SONY GROUP CORP0 citations60
US12505822B2Dec 23, 2025
Use of white noise in auditory devices
SONY GROUP CORP0 citations59
US12425783B2Sep 23, 2025
Pre-made profiles for auditory devices
SONY GROUP CORP0 citations59
US12483829B2Nov 25, 2025
Auditory device source detection and response
SONY GROUP CORP0 citations56
US12263409B2Apr 1, 2025
Super-fungible tokens for gaming
SONY GROUP CORP0 citations52
MILNE JAMES R
2 patentsDELCO ELECTRONICS CORP
1 patentHARDACKER ROBERT
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