Inventor
Ross Cutler
Inventor
Duvall, WA, US
Overview
Patents· 98 as inventor
Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.
H04Nprimary
H04NPictorial communication, e.g. television30%
G06TImage data processing or generation, in general12%
H04LTransmission of digital information, e.g. telegraphic communication8%
H04MTelephonic communication8%
H04RLoudspeakers, microphones, gramophone pick-ups or like acoustic electromechanical transducers7%
G06VImage or video recognition or understanding6%
G06FElectric digital data processing6%
G10LSpeech analysis techniques or speech synthesis6%
G06QInformation and communication technology [ict] specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes4%
LOC143%
PatentTitleYear
11,132,069Systems and methods of selection acknowledgement for interfaces promoting obfuscation of user operations202111,112,881Systems and methods for identifying user-operated features of input interfaces obfuscating user navigation202111,089,265Telepresence devices operation methods202111,086,514Systems and methods for obfuscating user navigation and selections directed by free-form input202111,082,659Light field camera modules and light field camera module arrays202111,064,154Device pose detection and pose-related image capture and processing for light field based telepresence communications202111,029,844Systems and methods for obfuscating user navigation and selections directed by free-form input202111,012,249Content feature based video stream subscriptions202110,951,859Videoconferencing device and method202110,930,262Artificially generated speech for a communication session202110,855,740Network problem node identification using traceroute aggregation202010,789,685Privacy image generation202010,674,295Method and system of varying mechanical vibrations at a microphone202010,575,110Method and system of varying mechanical vibrations at a microphone202010,554,928Telepresence device202010,531,046Video display modification for video environments202010,439,832Enhanced discovery for AD-HOC meetings201910,432,676Enhanced discovery for ad-hoc meetings201910,296,861Identifying the effectiveness of a meeting from a meetings graph201910,181,178Privacy image generation system201910,147,415Artificially generated speech for a communication session20189,980,040Active speaker location detection20189,882,990'Enhanced discovery for ad-hoc meetings'20189,876,988Video display modification for video conferencing environments20189,813,255'Collaboration environments and views'20179,729,824'Privacy camera'20179,621,795'Active speaker location detection'20179,609,066'Enhanced discovery for ad-hoc meetings'20179,516,417'Boundary binaural microphone array'20169,241,078'Virtual contact identifier'20169,124,762'Privacy camera'20159,071,895'Satellite microphones for improved speaker detection and zoom'20158,773,499'Automatic video framing'20148,749,650'Capture device movement compensation for speaker indexing'20148,744,069'Removing near-end frequencies from far-end sound'20148,717,402'Satellite microphone array for video conferencing'20148,620,653'Mute control in audio endpoints'20138,614,734'Techniques for detecting a display device'20138,526,632'Microphone array for a camera speakerphone'20138,510,110'Identification of people using multiple types of input'20138,488,745'Endpoint echo detection'20138,432,432'Eye gaze reduction'20138,433,061'Reducing echo'20138,416,715'Interest determination for auditory enhancement'20138,340,267'Audio transforms in connection with multiparty communication'20128,330,787'Capture device movement compensation for speaker indexing'20128,314,829'Satellite microphones for improved speaker detection and zoom'20128,300,080'Techniques for detecting a display device'20128,245,043'Audio start service for Ad-hoc meetings'20128,234,113'Identification of people using multiple types of input'20128,219,387'Identifying far-end sound'20128,189,807'Satellite microphone array for video conferencing'20128,165,416'Automatic gain and exposure control using region of interest detection'20128,130,257'Speaker and person backlighting for improved AEC and AGC'20128,111,282'System and method for distributed meetings'20128,024,189'Identification of people using multiple types of input'20117,936,374'System and method for camera calibration and images stitching'20117,868,786'Parsing location histories'20117,852,369'Integrated design for omni-directional camera and microphone array'20107,812,882'Camera lens shuttering mechanism'20107,782,357'Minimizing dead zones in panoramic images'20107,770,116'System and method for whiteboard and audio capture'20107,768,544'Embedding a panoramic image in a video stream'20107,697,839'Parametric calibration for panoramic camera systems'20107,630,571'Automatic detection of panoramic camera position and orientation table parameters'20097,602,412'Temperature compensation in multi-camera photographic devices'20097,598,975'Automatic face extraction for use in recorded meetings timelines'20097,593,057'Multi-view integrated camera system with housing'20097,593,042'Maintenance of panoramic camera orientation'20097,580,054'Automated online broadcasting system and method using an omni-directional camera system for viewing meetings over a computer network'20097,576,766'Normalized images for cameras'20097,573,868'Audio/video synchronization using audio hashing'20097,525,928'System and process for discovery of network-connected devices at remote sites using audio-based discovery techniques'20097,515,172'Automated online broadcasting system and method using an omni-directional camera system for viewing meetings over a computer network'20097,515,721'Self-descriptive microphone array'20097,502,505'High-quality gradient-corrected linear interpolation for demosaicing of color images'20097,495,694'Omni-directional camera with calibration and up look angle improvements'20097,443,807'System and process for discovery of network-connected devices'20087,428,000'System and method for distributed meetings'20087,397,504'Whiteboard view camera'20087,362,350'System and process for adding high frame-rate current speaker data to a low frame-rate video'20087,355,622'System and process for adding high frame-rate current speaker data to a low frame-rate video using delta frames'20087,355,623'System and process for adding high frame-rate current speaker data to a low frame-rate video using audio watermarking techniques'20087,343,289'System and method for audio/video speaker detection'20087,330,566'Video-based gait recognition'20087,327,899'System and method for head size equalization in 360 degree panoramic images'20087,298,392'Omni-directional camera design for video conferencing'20077,260,257'System and method for whiteboard and audio capture'20077,259,784'System and method for camera color calibration and image stitching'2007D0538254'Portion of an audiovisual communication device'20077,184,609'System and method for head size equalization in 360 degree panoramic images'20077,149,367'User interface for a system and method for head size equalization in 360 degree panoramic images'2006D0510571'Portion of an audiovisual communication device'20056,937,266'Automated online broadcasting system and method using an omni-directional camera system for viewing meetings over a computer network'20056,934,370'System and method for communicating audio data signals via an audio communications medium'2005D0508039'Portion of an audiovisual communication device'2005D0508040'Portion of an audiovisual communication device'2005D0506192'Audiovisual communication device'2005Career & activity timeline
Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.
2005–2019Patents assigned to MICROSOFT CORP (70)· patent assignee history
2005–2015Based in Duvall, WA, US· patent location history
2009–2020Based in Redmond, WA, US· patent location history
2009–2010Based in Duval, WA, US· patent location history
2010–2014Patents assigned to CUTLER ROSS G (18)· patent assignee history
2011–2014Based in Sammamish, WA, US· patent location history
2012–2018Patents assigned to CUTLER ROSS (7)· patent assignee history
2012–2013Patents assigned to RUI YONG (3)· patent assignee history
2015–2021Patents assigned to MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC (31)· patent assignee history
2017–2021Based in Clyde Hill, WA, US· patent location history
Inventor activity
Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.
Assignees
| Assignee | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| MICROSOFT CORP | 70 | 2005–2019 |
| MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC | 31 | 2015–2021 |
| CUTLER ROSS Gself | 18 | 2010–2014 |
| CUTLER ROSSself | 7 | 2012–2018 |
| RUI YONG | 3 | 2012–2013 |
Locations
| Location | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| Duvall, Washington, US | 40 | 2005–2015 |
| Redmond, Washington, US | 33 | 2009–2020 |
| Clyde Hill, Washington, US | 17 | 2017–2021 |
| Duval, Washington, US | 4 | 2009–2010 |
| Sammamish, Washington, US | 3 | 2011–2014 |