Inventor

Neil D. Hunt

Inventor

Los Altos, CA, US

Overview

40→

Patents

1988–2019

Patent span

Physics

Primary field (CPC G)

Patents· 40 as inventor

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

H04Nprimary

H04NPictorial communication, e.g. television27%

G06FElectric digital data processing21%

G06QInformation and communication technology [ict] specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes21%

H04LTransmission of digital information, e.g. telegraphic communication16%

G11BInformation storage based on relative movement between record carrier and transducer4%

A61MDevices for introducing media into, or onto, the body1%

G06TImage data processing or generation, in general1%

G08BSignalling systems, e.g. personal calling systems1%

H04MTelephonic communication1%

H04WWireless communication networks1%

PatentTitleYear

10,326,810Parallel streaming2019 10,123,059Fast start of streaming digital media playback with deferred license retrieval2018 10,075,513Internationalization with virtual staging and versioning2018 9,930,385'Variable bit video streams for adaptive streaming'2018 9,766,772'User interface for a remote control device'2017 9,762,936'Audio and video data streaming for media effects'2017 9,736,202'Parallel streaming'2017 9,699,519'Partitioning streaming media files on multiple content distribution networks'2017 9,674,274'Internationalization with virtual staging and versioning'2017 9,646,141'Fast start of streaming digital media playback with deferred license retrieval'2017 9,232,243'Audio and video streaming for media effects'2016 9,171,445'Activity level monitoring participant station network'2015 8,997,160'Variable bit video streams for adaptive streaming'2015 8,972,290'Rental inventory management'2015 8,963,847'User interface for a remote control device'2015 8,966,014'Parallel streaming'2015 8,949,465'Internationalization with virtual staging and versioning'2015 8,903,834'Recommending groups of items based on item ranks'2014 8,887,095'Recommending digital content based on implicit user identification'2014 8,861,926'Audio and video streaming for media effects'2014 8,749,426'User interface and pointing device for a consumer electronics device'2014 8,689,267'Variable bit video streams for adaptive streaming'2014 8,682,139'L-cut stream startup'2014 8,443,056'Client-server signaling in content distribution networks'2013 8,433,814'Digital content distribution system and method'2013 8,417,476'Dynamic randomized controlled testing with consumer electronics devices'2013 8,386,621'Parallel streaming'2013 8,365,235'Trick play of streaming media'2013 8,315,977'Data synchronization between a data center environment and a cloud computing environment'2012 8,271,338'Approach for estimating user ratings of items'2012 7,958,529'Method of sharing an item rental account'2011 7,631,323'Method of sharing an item rental account'2009 7,617,127'Approach for estimating user ratings of items'2009 7,546,252'Approach for managing rental items across a plurality of distribution locations'2009 7,403,910'Approach for estimating user ratings of items'2008 7,024,381'Approach for renting items to customers'2006 6,584,450'Method and apparatus for renting items'2003 5,062,567'Lead design to facilitate post-reflow solder joint quality inspection'1991 4,924,506'Method for directly measuring area and volume using binocular stereo vision'1990 4,763,288'System for simulating electronic digital circuits'1988

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1988–2015Based in Mountain View, CA, US· patent location history

2006–2019Patents assigned to NETFLIX INC (35)· patent assignee history

2012–2014Patents assigned to HASTINGS W REED (2)· patent assignee history

2012–2013Patents assigned to HUNT NEIL (2)· patent assignee history

2012–2019Based in Los Altos, CA, US· patent location history

2013–2017Patents assigned to HUNT NEIL D (16)· patent assignee history

2014Patents assigned to KAISER CHRISTIAN (2)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
NETFLIX INC	35	2006–2019
HUNT NEIL Dself	16	2013–2017
HASTINGS W REED	2	2012–2014
HUNT NEILself	2	2012–2013
KAISER CHRISTIAN	2	2014

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Los Altos, California, US	26	2012–2019
Mountain View, California, US	14	1988–2015