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Connor Kristopher Smith
Also filed as: SMITH CONNOR · SMITH CONNOR K · SMITH CONNOR KRISTOPHER
60 granted patents·12 pending applications·1,131 citations·filing 2010–2025
99Inventor score
Files withSONOS INC67GOOGLE LLC2ASKLEPIOS BIOPHARMACEUTICAL INC1GIDEONSE XIX HENDRIK DAVID1SMITH CONNOR1
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72 records- 0199US10586540B1Network microphone device with command keyword conditioningSONOS INC·Filed 2019·Granted Mar 10, 2020·118 cites·20 claims
- 0298US11790937B2Voice detection optimization using sound metadataSONOS INC·Filed 2021·Granted Oct 17, 2023·36 cites·20 claims
- 0398US11727936B2Voice detection optimization based on selected voice assistant serviceSONOS INC·Filed 2021·Granted Aug 15, 2023·43 cites·20 claims
- 0498US11714600B2Noise classification for event detectionSONOS INC·Filed 2022·Granted Aug 1, 2023·36 cites·20 claims
- 0598US11694689B2Input detection windowingSONOS INC·Filed 2022·Granted Jul 4, 2023·37 cites·20 claims
- 0698US11646023B2Devices, systems, and methods for distributed voice processingSONOS INC·Filed 2020·Granted May 9, 2023·38 cites·21 claims
- 0798US11551670B1Systems and methods for generating labeled data to facilitate configuration of network microphone devicesSONOS INC·Filed 2020·Granted Jan 10, 2023·11 cites·18 claims
- 0898US11482224B2Command keywords with input detection windowingSONOS INC·Filed 2020·Granted Oct 25, 2022·15 cites·18 claims
- 0998US11354092B2Noise classification for event detectionSONOS INC·Filed 2020·Granted Jun 7, 2022·85 cites·21 claims
- 1098US11315556B2Devices, systems, and methods for distributed voice processing by transmitting sound data associated with a wake word to an appropriate device for identificationSONOS INC·Filed 2019·Granted Apr 26, 2022·77 cites·20 claims
- 1198US11308958B2Localized wakeword verificationSONOS INC·Filed 2020·Granted Apr 19, 2022·8 cites·20 claims
- 1298US11308962B2Input detection windowingSONOS INC·Filed 2020·Granted Apr 19, 2022·9 cites·15 claims
- 1398US11138969B2Locally distributed keyword detectionSONOS INC·Filed 2019·Granted Oct 5, 2021·61 cites·17 claims
- 1498US10878811B2Networked devices, systems, and methods for intelligently deactivating wake-word enginesSONOS INC·Filed 2018·Granted Dec 29, 2020·144 cites·20 claims
- 1598US10871943B1Noise classification for event detectionSONOS INC·Filed 2019·Granted Dec 22, 2020·106 cites·20 claims
- 1698US10867604B2Devices, systems, and methods for distributed voice processingSONOS INC·Filed 2019·Granted Dec 15, 2020·78 cites·20 claims
- 1798US10573321B1Voice detection optimization based on selected voice assistant serviceSONOS INC·Filed 2019·Granted Feb 25, 2020·137 cites·20 claims
- 1894US12230291B2Voice detection optimization using sound metadataSONOS INC·Filed 2023·Granted Feb 18, 2025·2 cites·20 claims
- 1994US12093608B2Noise classification for event detectionSONOS INC·Filed 2023·Granted Sep 17, 2024·2 cites·20 claims
- 2094US11961519B2Localized wakeword verificationSONOS INC·Filed 2022·Granted Apr 16, 2024·2 cites·20 claims
- 2194US11771866B2Locally distributed keyword detectionSONOS INC·Filed 2022·Granted Oct 3, 2023·2 cites·20 claims
- 2294US10587430B1Networked devices, systems, and methods for associating playback devices based on sound codesSONOS INC·Filed 2018·Granted Mar 10, 2020·13 cites·20 claims
- 2393US11501773B2Network microphone device with command keyword conditioningSONOS INC·Filed 2020·Granted Nov 15, 2022·3 cites·21 claims
- 2493US11361756B2Conditional wake word eventing based on environmentSONOS INC·Filed 2019·Granted Jun 14, 2022·16 cites·20 claims
- 2593US11200894B2Network microphone device with command keyword eventingSONOS INC·Filed 2019·Granted Dec 14, 2021·12 cites·20 claims
- 2693US10811015B2Voice detection optimization based on selected voice assistant serviceSONOS INC·Filed 2018·Granted Oct 20, 2020·11 cites·15 claims
- 2792US12119000B2Input detection windowingSONOS INC·Filed 2023·Granted Oct 15, 2024·1 cites·20 claims
- 2891US11915687B1Systems and methods for generating labeled data to facilitate configuration of network microphone devicesSONOS INC·Filed 2023·Granted Feb 27, 2024·1 cites·24 claims
- 2990US11887598B2Voice verification for media playbackSONOS INC·Filed 2022·Granted Jan 30, 2024·1 cites·20 claims
- 3090US11432030B2Networked devices, systems, and methods for associating playback devices based on sound codesSONOS INC·Filed 2020·Granted Aug 30, 2022·2 cites·22 claims
- 3190US10959029B2Determining and adapting to changes in microphone performance of playback devicesSONOS INC·Filed 2018·Granted Mar 23, 2021·7 cites·14 claims
- 3289US11551690B2Networked devices, systems, and methods for intelligently deactivating wake-word enginesSONOS INC·Filed 2020·Granted Jan 10, 2023·2 cites·20 claims
- 3388US11200900B2Offline voice controlSONOS INC·Filed 2019·Granted Dec 14, 2021·5 cites·20 claims
- 3487US11138975B2Locally distributed keyword detectionSONOS INC·Filed 2019·Granted Oct 5, 2021·6 cites·17 claims
- 3584US2025140260A1Voice detection optimization based on selected voice assistant serviceSONOS INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 3683US2025166625A1Input detection windowingSONOS INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 3782US2025068388A1Noise classification for event detectionSONOS INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 3881US2025378824A1Systems and methods for generating labeled data to facilitate configuration of network microphone devicesSONOS INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 3981US2025174229A1Devices, systems, and methods for distributed voice processingSONOS INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 4080US12211490B2Locally distributed keyword detectionSONOS INC·Filed 2023·Granted Jan 28, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 4180US2025193475A1Networked devices, systems, & methods for associating playback devices based on sound codesSONOS INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 4279US12308018B2Systems and methods for generating labeled data to facilitate configuration of network microphone devicesSONOS INC·Filed 2024·Granted May 20, 2025·0 cites·21 claims
- 4379US12165651B2Voice detection optimization based on selected voice assistant serviceSONOS INC·Filed 2023·Granted Dec 10, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 4479US11120794B2Voice assistant persistence across multiple network microphone devicesSONOS INC·Filed 2019·Granted Sep 14, 2021·2 cites·14 claims
- 4578US12170805B2Networked devices, systems, and methods for associating playback devices based on sound codesSONOS INC·Filed 2023·Granted Dec 17, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 4676US12462802B2Command keywords with input detection windowingSONOS INC·Filed 2024·Granted Nov 4, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 4776US12374334B2Offline voice controlSONOS INC·Filed 2024·Granted Jul 29, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 4876US12374333B2VAS toggle based on device orientationSONOS INC·Filed 2023·Granted Jul 29, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 4976US12165643B2Devices, systems, and methods for distributed voice processingSONOS INC·Filed 2023·Granted Dec 10, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 5076US11189286B2VAS toggle based on device orientationSONOS INC·Filed 2019·Granted Nov 30, 2021·2 cites·20 claims
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