Inventor · disambiguated record
Kurt Thomas Soto
Also filed as: SOTO KURT · SOTO KURT T · SOTO KURT THOMAS
38 granted patents·8 pending applications·1,091 citations·filing 2018–2025
98Inventor score
Files withSONOS INC46
Top patents by PatentIndex Score
46 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
- 0598US11551670B1Systems and methods for generating labeled data to facilitate configuration of network microphone devicesSONOS INC·Filed 2020·Granted Jan 10, 2023·11 cites·18 claims
- 0698US11354092B2Noise classification for event detectionSONOS INC·Filed 2020·Granted Jun 7, 2022·85 cites·21 claims
- 0798US11172328B2Systems and methods for device localizationSONOS INC·Filed 2019·Granted Nov 9, 2021·75 cites·19 claims
- 0898US11172329B2Systems and methods for target device predictionSONOS INC·Filed 2019·Granted Nov 9, 2021·75 cites·19 claims
- 0998US10878811B2Networked devices, systems, and methods for intelligently deactivating wake-word enginesSONOS INC·Filed 2018·Granted Dec 29, 2020·144 cites·20 claims
- 1098US10871943B1Noise classification for event detectionSONOS INC·Filed 2019·Granted Dec 22, 2020·106 cites·20 claims
- 1198US10573321B1Voice detection optimization based on selected voice assistant serviceSONOS INC·Filed 2019·Granted Feb 25, 2020·137 cites·20 claims
- 1297US10602268B1Optimization of network microphone devices using noise classificationSONOS INC·Filed 2018·Granted Mar 24, 2020·163 cites·18 claims
- 1396US12063486B2Optimization of network microphone devices using noise classificationSONOS INC·Filed 2022·Granted Aug 13, 2024·4 cites·20 claims
- 1494US12230291B2Voice detection optimization using sound metadataSONOS INC·Filed 2023·Granted Feb 18, 2025·2 cites·20 claims
- 1594US12093608B2Noise classification for event detectionSONOS INC·Filed 2023·Granted Sep 17, 2024·2 cites·20 claims
- 1693US11540047B2Optimization of network microphone devices using noise classificationSONOS INC·Filed 2021·Granted Dec 27, 2022·2 cites·20 claims
- 1793US11501773B2Network microphone device with command keyword conditioningSONOS INC·Filed 2020·Granted Nov 15, 2022·3 cites·21 claims
- 1893US11361756B2Conditional wake word eventing based on environmentSONOS INC·Filed 2019·Granted Jun 14, 2022·16 cites·20 claims
- 1993US11200894B2Network microphone device with command keyword eventingSONOS INC·Filed 2019·Granted Dec 14, 2021·12 cites·20 claims
- 2093US10811015B2Voice detection optimization based on selected voice assistant serviceSONOS INC·Filed 2018·Granted Oct 20, 2020·11 cites·15 claims
- 2191US11915687B1Systems and methods for generating labeled data to facilitate configuration of network microphone devicesSONOS INC·Filed 2023·Granted Feb 27, 2024·1 cites·24 claims
- 2290US10959029B2Determining and adapting to changes in microphone performance of playback devicesSONOS INC·Filed 2018·Granted Mar 23, 2021·7 cites·14 claims
- 2389US11551690B2Networked devices, systems, and methods for intelligently deactivating wake-word enginesSONOS INC·Filed 2020·Granted Jan 10, 2023·2 cites·20 claims
- 2484US2025140260A1Voice detection optimization based on selected voice assistant serviceSONOS INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 2582US12382245B2Systems and methods for playback device managementSONOS INC·Filed 2023·Granted Aug 5, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 2682US2025068388A1Noise classification for event detectionSONOS INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 2781US2025378824A1Systems and methods for generating labeled data to facilitate configuration of network microphone devicesSONOS INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 2881US2025088797A1Optimization of network microphone devices using noise classificationSONOS INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 2980US12213022B2Systems and methods for device localizationSONOS INC·Filed 2023·Granted Jan 28, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 3079US12308018B2Systems and methods for generating labeled data to facilitate configuration of network microphone devicesSONOS INC·Filed 2024·Granted May 20, 2025·0 cites·21 claims
- 3179US12165651B2Voice detection optimization based on selected voice assistant serviceSONOS INC·Filed 2023·Granted Dec 10, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 3275US12513479B2Determining and adapting to changes in microphone performance of playback devicesSONOS INC·Filed 2023·Granted Dec 30, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 3375US11830495B2Networked devices, systems, and methods for intelligently deactivating wake-word enginesSONOS INC·Filed 2023·Granted Nov 28, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
- 3474US11895557B2Systems and methods for target device predictionSONOS INC·Filed 2021·Granted Feb 6, 2024·0 cites·21 claims
- 3574US11696091B2Systems and methods for device localizationSONOS INC·Filed 2021·Granted Jul 4, 2023·0 cites·19 claims
- 3673US2025239271A1Voice detection optimization using sound metadataSONOS INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 3769US11800318B2Systems and methods for playback device managementSONOS INC·Filed 2020·Granted Oct 24, 2023·0 cites·24 claims
- 3869US2023274738A1Network Microphone Device With Command Keyword ConditioningSONOS INC·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 3967US11031014B2Voice detection optimization based on selected voice assistant serviceSONOS INC·Filed 2020·Granted Jun 8, 2021·0 cites·20 claims
- 4066US11159880B2Optimization of network microphone devices using noise classificationSONOS INC·Filed 2020·Granted Oct 26, 2021·0 cites·20 claims
- 4165US11792590B2Determining and adapting to changes in microphone performance of playback devicesSONOS INC·Filed 2021·Granted Oct 17, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
- 4263US12461708B2Modifying audio system parameters based on environmental characteristicsSONOS INC·Filed 2021·Granted Nov 4, 2025·0 cites·15 claims
- 4362US11854547B2Network microphone device with command keyword eventingSONOS INC·Filed 2021·Granted Dec 26, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
- 4459US11024331B2Voice detection optimization using sound metadataSONOS INC·Filed 2018·Granted Jun 1, 2021·0 cites·15 claims
- 4555US2025106470A1Techniques for personalization model transferSONOS INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 4645US2024292167A1Spatial mapping of media playback system componentsSONOS INC·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
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