Inventor
Nigel S. Keam
Inventor
Redmond, WA, US
Overview
Patents· 44 as inventor
Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.
G06Fprimary
G06FElectric digital data processing39%
H04LTransmission of digital information, e.g. telegraphic communication8%
H04NPictorial communication, e.g. television7%
G02FOptical devices or arrangements for the control of light by modification of the optical properties of the media of the elements involved therein6%
G06TImage data processing or generation, in general6%
G02BOptical elements, systems or apparatus4%
G06KGraphical data reading4%
G09FDisplaying4%
A63FCard, board, or roulette games3%
G03BApparatus or arrangements for taking photographs or for projecting or viewing them3%
PatentTitleYear
11,061,939Dynamic awareness involving location202110,592,228Stylus firmware updates202010,444,866Force sensor for a stylus201910,331,708Dynamic awareness involving location20199,989,690Thermal expansion compensated backlight illumination20189,759,851'Thermal expansion compensated backlight illumination'20179,544,504'Rapid synchronized lighting and shuttering'20179,426,905'Connection device for computing devices'20169,383,769'Display device'20169,330,302'Polarized gaze tracking'20169,041,877'Ruggedized display device'20158,988,763'Predictive electrophoretic display'20158,982,061'Angular contact geometry'20158,786,767'Rapid synchronized lighting and shuttering'20148,681,126'Ambient correction in rolling image capture system'20148,289,300'Ambient correction in rolling image capture system'20128,212,857'Alternating light sources to reduce specular reflection'20128,184,101'Detecting touch on a surface via a scanning laser'20128,125,458'Detecting finger orientation on a touch-sensitive device'20128,117,094'Distribution channels and monetizing'20128,100,756'Dynamic problem solving for games'20128,063,888'Identification of devices on touch-sensitive surface'20118,018,442'Calibration of an optical touch-sensitive display device'20118,004,502'Correcting for ambient light in an optical touch-sensitive device'20117,913,921'Optically trackable tag'20117,876,424'Distance estimation based on image contrast'20117,874,496'Optically readable tag'20117,834,956'Photoluminescent backlighting of and infrared transmissive visible light barrier for light valve'20107,791,597'Uniquely identifiable inking instruments'20107,713,116'Inventory management of virtual items in computer games'20107,692,639'Uniquely identifiable inking instruments'20107,665,098'System and method for monitoring interactions between application programs and data stores'20107,515,143'Uniform illumination of interactive display panel'20097,515,822'Imaging systems\' direct illumination level adjusting method and system involves adjusting operation of image sensor of imaging system based on detected level of ambient illumination'20097,499,027'Using a light pointer for input on an interactive display surface'20097,359,564'Method and system for cancellation of ambient light using light frequency'20087,071,835'Message formatting, authentication, and error detection in home control systems'20066,690,289'Message formatting, authentication, and error detection in home control systems'20046,496,185'Method and apparatus for processing a mesh of triangles'20026,348,875'Message formatting, authentication, and error detection in home control systems'20026,144,291'Bit encoding in home control systems'20006,064,297'Message authentication and key synchronization in home control systems'20005,977,865'Bit encoding in home control systems'19995,936,677'Microbuffer used in synchronization of image data'1999Career & activity timeline
Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.
1999–2015Patents assigned to MICROSOFT CORP (33)· patent assignee history
1999–2021Based in Redmond, WA, US· patent location history
2011–2014Patents assigned to KEAM NIGEL (6)· patent assignee history
2012–2019Patents assigned to WHITTEN JON MARCUS RANDALL (3)· patent assignee history
2012–2019Patents assigned to BATHICHE STEVEN N (2)· patent assignee history
2015–2021Patents assigned to MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC (13)· patent assignee history
2016–2020Based in Bellevue, WA, US· patent location history
Inventor activity
Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.
Assignees
| Assignee | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| MICROSOFT CORP | 33 | 1999–2015 |
| MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC | 13 | 2015–2021 |
| KEAM NIGELself | 6 | 2011–2014 |
| WHITTEN JON MARCUS RANDALL | 3 | 2012–2019 |
| BATHICHE STEVEN N | 2 | 2012–2019 |
Locations
| Location | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| Redmond, Washington, US | 39 | 1999–2021 |
| Bellevue, Washington, US | 5 | 2016–2020 |