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John Tolomei
Also filed as: TOLOMEI JOHN · TOLOMEI JOHN G
30 granted patents·9 pending applications·588 citations·filing 1987–2025
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39 records- 0199US10586540B1Network microphone device with command keyword conditioningSONOS INC·Filed 2019·Granted Mar 10, 2020·118 cites·20 claims
- 0298US11696074B2Systems and methods for associating playback devices with voice assistant servicesSONOS INC·Filed 2021·Granted Jul 4, 2023·10 cites·20 claims
- 0398US11646023B2Devices, systems, and methods for distributed voice processingSONOS INC·Filed 2020·Granted May 9, 2023·38 cites·21 claims
- 0498US11315556B2Devices, 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
- 0598US10867604B2Devices, systems, and methods for distributed voice processingSONOS INC·Filed 2019·Granted Dec 15, 2020·78 cites·20 claims
- 0698US10681460B2Systems and methods for associating playback devices with voice assistant servicesSONOS INC·Filed 2018·Granted Jun 9, 2020·107 cites·20 claims
- 0797US11445301B2Portable playback devices with network operation modesSONOS INC·Filed 2021·Granted Sep 13, 2022·73 cites·20 claims
- 0896US11538460B2Networked microphone devices, systems, and methods of localized arbitrationSONOS INC·Filed 2021·Granted Dec 27, 2022·3 cites·20 claims
- 0994US10587430B1Networked devices, systems, and methods for associating playback devices based on sound codesSONOS INC·Filed 2018·Granted Mar 10, 2020·13 cites·20 claims
- 1094US10466962B2Media playback system with voice assistanceSONOS INC·Filed 2017·Granted Nov 5, 2019·11 cites·20 claims
- 1193US11501773B2Network microphone device with command keyword conditioningSONOS INC·Filed 2020·Granted Nov 15, 2022·3 cites·21 claims
- 1293US11361756B2Conditional wake word eventing based on environmentSONOS INC·Filed 2019·Granted Jun 14, 2022·16 cites·20 claims
- 1393US11200894B2Network microphone device with command keyword eventingSONOS INC·Filed 2019·Granted Dec 14, 2021·12 cites·20 claims
- 1492US12250530B2Portable playback devices with network operation modesSONOS INC·Filed 2022·Granted Mar 11, 2025·2 cites·20 claims
- 1592US11175888B2Media playback system with concurrent voice assistanceSONOS INC·Filed 2021·Granted Nov 16, 2021·2 cites·30 claims
- 1690US11893308B2Media playback system with concurrent voice assistanceSONOS INC·Filed 2022·Granted Feb 6, 2024·1 cites·20 claims
- 1790US11432030B2Networked devices, systems, and methods for associating playback devices based on sound codesSONOS INC·Filed 2020·Granted Aug 30, 2022·2 cites·22 claims
- 1889US11288039B2Media playback system with concurrent voice assistanceSONOS INC·Filed 2020·Granted Mar 29, 2022·2 cites·20 claims
- 1986US10606555B1Media playback system with concurrent voice assistanceSONOS INC·Filed 2019·Granted Mar 31, 2020·2 cites·20 claims
- 2083US12210801B2Media playback system with concurrent voice assistanceSONOS INC·Filed 2024·Granted Jan 28, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 2181US11197096B2Systems and methods for associating playback devices with voice assistant servicesSONOS INC·Filed 2020·Granted Dec 7, 2021·1 cites·20 claims
- 2281US11132989B2Networked microphone devices, systems, and methods of localized arbitrationSONOS INC·Filed 2018·Granted Sep 28, 2021·2 cites·20 claims
- 2381US2025174229A1Devices, systems, and methods for distributed voice processingSONOS INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 2480US12279096B2Systems and methods for associating playback devices with voice assistant servicesSONOS INC·Filed 2023·Granted Apr 15, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 2580US2025193475A1Networked devices, systems, & methods for associating playback devices based on sound codesSONOS INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 2678US12170805B2Networked devices, systems, and methods for associating playback devices based on sound codesSONOS INC·Filed 2023·Granted Dec 17, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 2778US2025240566A1Systems and methods for associating playback devices with voice assistant servicesSONOS INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 2878US2025298578A1Media playback system with concurrent voice assistanceSONOS INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 2976US12165643B2Devices, systems, and methods for distributed voice processingSONOS INC·Filed 2023·Granted Dec 10, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 3076US2024153496A1Networked Microphone Devices, Systems, and Methods of Localized ArbitrationSONOS INC·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 3175US11817083B2Networked microphone devices, systems, and methods of localized arbitrationSONOS INC·Filed 2022·Granted Nov 14, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
- 3273US11778259B2Networked devices, systems and methods for associating playback devices based on sound codesSONOS INC·Filed 2022·Granted Oct 3, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
- 3372US2025310694A1Portable Playback Devices with Network Operation ModesSONOS INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 3469US2023274738A1Network Microphone Device With Command Keyword ConditioningSONOS INC·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 3566US8635891B1Combination lock incorporating combinationTOLOMEI JOHN·Filed 2011·Granted Jan 28, 2014·5 cites·3 claims
- 3662US11854547B2Network microphone device with command keyword eventingSONOS INC·Filed 2021·Granted Dec 26, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
- 3749US2007136373A1Intellectual property portfolio management method and systemPIASECKI DAVID J·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 3848US2024114179A1Systems and methods for selectively storing media content on portable playback devicesSONOS INC·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 3943US4788844AApparatus for straightening slender shaftsINVENTIVE ENTERPRISES INC·Filed 1987·Granted Dec 6, 1988·10 cites·14 claims
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