Inventor

Christian Huitema

Inventor

Clyde Hill, WA, US

Overview

2000–2021

Patent span

Electricity

Primary field (CPC H)

Patents· 114 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

H04Lprimary

H04LTransmission of digital information, e.g. telegraphic communication32%

H04WWireless communication networks18%

H04BTransmission9%

G06FElectric digital data processing7%

H04NPictorial communication, e.g. television7%

G06TImage data processing or generation, in general5%

H04JMultiplex communication3%

G06VImage or video recognition or understanding2%

G06KGraphical data reading2%

H01QAntennas, i.e. radio aerials2%

PatentTitleYear

10,936,900Color identification using infrared imaging2021 10,708,856Gateway advertisement in a wireless mesh2020 10,602,557Discovering and protecting data streams in multi-path communication environments2020 10,581,655Cognitive multi-user OFDMA2020 10,535,181Virtual viewpoint for a participant in an online communication2020 10,390,273Roaming between network access points based on dynamic criteria2019 10,325,400Virtual viewpoint for a participant in an online communication2019 10,298,504Adaptive gain reduction for background connections2019 10,255,621Services advertisement in a wireless mesh2019 10,192,134Color identification using infrared imaging2019 10,182,367Signaling to application lack of requested bandwidth2019 10,177,953OFDM transmission and reception for non-OFDM signals2019 10,142,409System and method for implementing PNRP locality2018 10,128,987Scalable receive window auto-tuning2018 10,123,262Gateway advertisement in a wireless mesh2018 9,959,627Computing 3D shape parameters for face animation2018 9,866,418'Cognitive multi-user OFDMA'2018 9,836,870Geometric proxy for a participant in an online meeting2017 9,780,810'Computing device with configurable antenna'2017 9,774,415'Cognitive multi-user OFDMA'2017 9,767,586'Camera system and method for hair segmentation'2017 9,755,879'OFDM transmission and reception for non-OFDM signals'2017 9,742,529'Orthogonal frequency division multiple access with carrier sense'2017 9,697,635'Generating an avatar from real time image data'2017 9,641,273'Cognitive multi-user OFDMA'2017 9,521,364'Ambulatory presence features'2016 9,508,197'Generating an avatar from real time image data'2016 9,474,015'Gateway advertisement in a wireless mesh'2016 9,461,673'Computing device with configurable antenna'2016 9,386,055'Signaling to application lack of requested bandwidth'2016 9,363,120'OFDM transmission and reception for non-OFDM signals'2016 9,363,795'Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access with carrier sense'2016 9,332,218'Perspective-correct communication window with motion parallax'2016 9,332,222'Controlled three-dimensional communication endpoint'2016 9,172,401'Computing device with configurable antenna'2015 9,148,637'Face detection and tracking'2015 9,123,144'Computing 3D shape parameters for face animation'2015 9,106,433'Predicting degradation of a communication channel below a threshold based on data transmission errors'2015 9,065,687'Cognitive multi-user OFDMA'2015 9,031,042'Adapting a communication network to varying conditions'2015 8,976,224'Controlled three-dimensional communication endpoint'2015 8,976,795'Gateway advertisement in a wireless mesh'2015 8,941,710'Ambulatory presence features'2015 8,928,659'Telepresence systems with viewer perspective adjustment'2015 8,929,285'Simultaneous wireless support in software defined radio'2015 8,923,340'Signaling to application lack of requested bandwidth'2014 8,842,752'FEC in cognitive multi-user OFDMA'2014 8,838,473'Services advertisement in a wireless mesh'2014 8,792,937'Computing device with configurable antenna'2014 8,776,187'Providing guest users network access based on information read from a credit card or other object'2014 8,755,739'System capability discovery for software defined radio'2014 8,718,211'OFDM transmission and reception for non-OFDM signals'2014 8,559,350'Mechanism to convey discovery information in a wireless network'2013 8,509,265'Stack signaling to application with lack of requested bandwidth'2013 8,416,715'Interest determination for auditory enhancement'2013 8,405,706'Visual feedback for natural head positioning'2013 8,396,041'Adapting a communication network to varying conditions'2013 8,385,230'Automatic network address assignment in a wireless mesh'2013 8,381,047'Predicting degradation of a communication channel below a threshold based on data transmission errors'2013 8,374,130'Orthogonal frequency division multiple access with carrier sense'2013 8,351,589'Spatial audio for audio conferencing'2013 8,346,900'Network service for modularly constructing a software defined radio'2013 8,340,267'Audio transforms in connection with multiparty communication'2012 8,340,714'Computing device with configurable antenna'2012 8,310,956'System and method for implementing PNRP locality'2012 8,275,989'Method of negotiating security parameters and authenticating users interconnected to a network'2012 8,265,052'Direct wireless client to client communication'2012 8,253,774'Ambulatory presence features'2012 8,189,621'Stack signaling to application with lack of requested bandwidth'2012 8,144,793'Cognitive multi-user OFDMA'2012 8,107,939'Software defined radio architecture'2012 8,054,779'Simultaneous wireless support in software defined radio'2011 8,001,189'Routing of network messages'2011 7,969,954'Direct wireless client to client communication'2011 7,970,085'OFDM transmission and reception for non-OFDMA signals'2011 7,933,344'OFDMA based on cognitive radio'2011 7,929,623'FEC in cognitive multi-user OFDMA'2011 7,929,689'Call signs'2011 7,920,823'System capability discovery for software defined radio'2011 7,874,006'Providing guest users network access based on information read from a mobile telephone or other object'2011 7,874,007'Providing guest users access to network resources through an enterprise network'2011 7,840,638'Participant positioning in multimedia conferencing'2010 7,826,396'System and method for implementing PNRP locality'2010 7,788,378'Apparatus and method for community relay node discovery'2010 7,784,096'Outgoing connection attempt limiting to slow down spreading of viruses'2010 7,784,029'Network service for modularly constructing a software defined radio'2010 7,725,586'Method for advance negotiation of computer settings'2010 7,720,018'Low power transmission provisioning for wireless network devices'2010 7,689,720'Method for establishing and maintaining a shared view of time in a peer-to-peer network'2010 7,685,288'Ad-hoc service discovery protocol'2010 7,681,239'Modularly constructing a software defined radio'2010 7,640,338'System and method for mitigation of malicious network node activity'2009 7,634,016'Variable OFDM subchannel coding and modulation'2009 7,616,594'Wireless device discovery and configuration'2009 7,603,482'DNS compatible PNRP peer name encoding'2009 7,577,125'Direct wireless client to client communication'2009 7,574,603'Method of negotiating security parameters and authenticating users interconnected to a network'2009 7,500,102'Method and apparatus for fragmenting and reassembling internet key exchange data packets'2009 7,493,363'Peer-to-peer group management and method for maintaining peer-to-peer graphs'2009 7,483,412'Range extension between two wireless devices'2009 7,406,527'Method for advance negotiation of computer settings'2008 7,391,725'System and method for defeating SYN attacks'2008 7,370,197'Method and system for authenticating messages'2008 7,336,623'Peer-to-peer cloud-split detection and repair methods'2008 7,305,705'Reducing network configuration complexity with transparent virtual private networks'2007 7,299,351'Peer-to-peer name resolution protocol (PNRP) security infrastructure and method'2007 7,245,622'Allowing IPv4 clients to communicate over an IPv6 network when behind a network address translator with reduced server workload'2007 7,239,611'Controlling admission of data streams onto a network based on end-to-end measurements'2007 7,068,789'Peer-to-peer name resolution protocol (PNRP) group security infrastructure and method'2006 7,065,587'Peer-to-peer name resolution protocol (PNRP) and multilevel cache for use therewith'2006 7,000,015'System and methods for providing physical location information and a location method used in discovering the physical location information to an application on a computing device'2006 6,724,747'Method and system for media connectivity over a packet-based network'2004 6,178,451'Computer network size growth forecasting method and system'2001 6,016,512'Enhanced domain name service using a most frequently used domain names table and a validity code table'2000

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

2000–2004Based in New York, NY, US· patent location history

2006–2019Patents assigned to MICROSOFT CORP (76)· patent assignee history

2006–2021Based in Clyde Hill, WA, US· patent location history

2008–2015Patents assigned to HUITEMA CHRISTIAN (31)· patent assignee history

2011–2020Based in Redmond, WA, US· patent location history

2012–2015Patents assigned to HASSAN AMER A (21)· patent assignee history

2012–2015Patents assigned to KUEHNEL THOMAS W (11)· patent assignee history

2015–2021Patents assigned to MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC (41)· patent assignee history

2020Based in Friday Harbor, WA, US· patent location history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
MICROSOFT CORP	76	2006–2019
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC	41	2015–2021
HUITEMA CHRISTIANself	31	2008–2015
HASSAN AMER A	21	2012–2015
KUEHNEL THOMAS W	11	2012–2015

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Clyde Hill, Washington, US	101	2006–2021
Redmond, Washington, US	9	2011–2020
New York, New York, US	3	2000–2004
Friday Harbor, Washington, US	1	2020