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James R. Milne
Also filed as: MILNE JAMES · MILNE JAMES R · Milne James Richard
73 granted patents·30 pending applications·990 citations·filing 1997–2024
99Inventor score
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103 records- 0198US9560449B2Distributed wireless speaker systemSONY CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 31, 2017·177 cites·14 claims
- 0298US9288597B2Distributed wireless speaker system with automatic configuration determination when new speakers are addedSONY CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 15, 2016·387 cites·13 claims
- 0396US9854362B1Networked speaker system with LED-based wireless communication and object detectionSONY CORP·Filed 2016·Granted Dec 26, 2017·20 cites·17 claims
- 0495US11330371B2Audio control based on room correction and head related transfer functionSONY GROUP CORP·Filed 2020·Granted May 10, 2022·4 cites·18 claims
- 0594US8542189B2Accelerometer-based tapping user interfaceMILNE JAMES R·Filed 2010·Granted Sep 24, 2013·82 cites·19 claims
- 0693US10003905B1Personalized end user head-related transfer function (HRTV) finite impulse response (FIR) filterSONY CORP·Filed 2017·Granted Jun 19, 2018·14 cites·19 claims
- 0791US10075791B2Networked speaker system with LED-based wireless communication and room mappingSONY CORP·Filed 2016·Granted Sep 11, 2018·9 cites·17 claims
- 0891US9426551B2Distributed wireless speaker system with light showSONY CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 23, 2016·14 cites·20 claims
- 0990US10855921B2Techniques for controlling camera interfaces using voice commandsSONY CORP·Filed 2019·Granted Dec 1, 2020·6 cites·20 claims
- 1090US10419870B1Applying audio technologies for the interactive gaming environmentSONY CORP·Filed 2018·Granted Sep 17, 2019·8 cites·21 claims
- 1190US9402145B2Wireless speaker system with distributed low (bass) frequencySONY CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Jul 26, 2016·13 cites·17 claims
- 1288US9712861B1Interactive load balancing among DVRs based on customer selectionSONY CORP·Filed 2016·Granted Jul 18, 2017·6 cites·20 claims
- 1388US8019316B2Lower power wake-up deviceSONY CORP·Filed 2008·Granted Sep 13, 2011·19 cites·23 claims
- 1487US9369801B2Wireless speaker system with noise cancelationSONY CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Jun 14, 2016·10 cites·20 claims
- 1586US11102606B1Video component in 3D audioSONY CORP·Filed 2020·Granted Aug 24, 2021·2 cites·23 claims
- 1686US9858943B1Accessibility for the hearing impaired using measurement and object based audioSONY CORP·Filed 2017·Granted Jan 2, 2018·6 cites·20 claims
- 1786US9577463B2Portable device to portable device wireless power transfer methods and systemsSONY CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Feb 21, 2017·11 cites·16 claims
- 1885US10292000B1Frequency sweep for a unique portable speaker listening experienceSONY CORP·Filed 2018·Granted May 14, 2019·5 cites·20 claims
- 1985US9924291B2Distributed wireless speaker systemSONY CORP·Filed 2016·Granted Mar 20, 2018·7 cites·20 claims
- 2084US9924286B1Networked speaker system with LED-based wireless communication and personal identifierSONY CORP·Filed 2016·Granted Mar 20, 2018·5 cites·16 claims
- 2184US5983087ADistributed digital signal processing for vehicle audio systemsDELCO ELECTRONICS CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Nov 9, 1999·96 cites·5 claims
- 2283US10567871B1Automatically movable speaker to track listener or optimize sound performanceSONY CORP·Filed 2018·Granted Feb 18, 2020·5 cites·19 claims
- 2383US9826332B2Centralized wireless speaker systemSONY CORP·Filed 2016·Granted Nov 21, 2017·6 cites·19 claims
- 2482US9906897B2Applying mesh network to pet carriersSONY CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Feb 27, 2018·6 cites·7 claims
- 2581US8880113B2System and method for power control in MIMO systemsHARDACKER ROBERT·Filed 2011·Granted Nov 4, 2014·4 cites·20 claims
- 2680USD686584STelevision receiverLG ELECTRONICS INC·Filed 2013·Granted Jul 23, 2013·26 cites·1 claims
- 2779US11070930B2Generating personalized end user room-related transfer function (RRTF)SONY CORP·Filed 2019·Granted Jul 20, 2021·2 cites·19 claims
- 2878US10277280B2Configuration of data and power transfer in near field communicationsSony Interactive Entertainment LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Apr 30, 2019·3 cites·20 claims
- 2978US9826368B2Vehicle ad hoc network (VANET)SONY CORP·Filed 2016·Granted Nov 21, 2017·3 cites·7 claims
- 3078US9361802B2Vehicle ad hoc network (VANET)SONY CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Jun 7, 2016·6 cites·18 claims
- 3175US11451907B2Techniques combining plural head-related transfer function (HRTF) spheres to place audio objectsSONY CORP·Filed 2019·Granted Sep 20, 2022·2 cites·15 claims
- 3275US9900748B2Consumer electronics (CE) device and related method for providing stadium servicesSONY CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Feb 20, 2018·1 cites·16 claims
- 3375US9866986B2Audio speaker system with virtual music performanceSONY CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 9, 2018·4 cites·12 claims
- 3471US9176542B2Accelerometer-based touchscreen user interfaceMILNE JAMES R·Filed 2010·Granted Nov 3, 2015·3 cites·8 claims
- 3571US8457175B2Systems and methods for securing a digital communications linkHARDACKER ROBERT·Filed 2009·Granted Jun 4, 2013·5 cites·24 claims
- 3670US11240574B2Networked speaker system with audio network boxSONY CORP·Filed 2018·Granted Feb 1, 2022·1 cites·6 claims
- 3770US10127601B2Mesh network applied to fixed establishment with movable items thereinSONY CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Nov 13, 2018·2 cites·16 claims
- 3870US9426610B2Applying mesh network to luggageSONY CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 23, 2016·2 cites·13 claims
- 3969US7768472B2Unobstrusive placement of wireless antenna for CE devicesSONY CORP·Filed 2008·Granted Aug 3, 2010·2 cites·37 claims
- 4066US10623859B1Networked speaker system with combined power over Ethernet and audio deliverySONY CORP·Filed 2018·Granted Apr 14, 2020·1 cites·14 claims
- 4165US11146908B2Generating personalized end user head-related transfer function (HRTF) from generic HRTFSONY CORP·Filed 2019·Granted Oct 12, 2021·1 cites·17 claims
- 4265US9516461B2Mesh network applied to arena eventsSONY CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Dec 6, 2016·1 cites·7 claims
- 4363US12425783B2Pre-made profiles for auditory devicesSONY GROUP CORP·Filed 2023·Granted Sep 23, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 4462US12483829B2Auditory device source detection and responseSONY GROUP CORP·Filed 2023·Granted Nov 25, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 4561US12418757B2Hearing aid proximity detection and action to optimize a callSONY GROUP CORP·Filed 2023·Granted Sep 16, 2025·0 cites·13 claims
- 4660US12507052B2Auditory device to auditory device communication linkingSONY GROUP CORP·Filed 2023·Granted Dec 23, 2025·0 cites·19 claims
- 4760US9843360B2Method and system for use in configuring multiple near field antenna systemsSONY CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Dec 12, 2017·1 cites·19 claims
- 4859US11063829B2Secure collaborative data communications networkSECIP Holdings Pty Ltd·Filed 2018·Granted Jul 13, 2021·1 cites·18 claims
- 4958US12505822B2Use of white noise in auditory devicesSONY GROUP CORP·Filed 2023·Granted Dec 23, 2025·0 cites·19 claims
- 5058US12263409B2Super-fungible tokens for gamingSONY GROUP CORP·Filed 2022·Granted Apr 1, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
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