Patents by Inventor Erik C Mikkelson

Erik C Mikkelson has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Downloading previously aired programs using peer-to-peer networking
    Patent number: 7930723
    Abstract: Downloading previously aired programs using peer-to-peer networking includes, in certain aspects, sending a request identifying a previously aired program to a computing device. A list of a plurality of client devices that may have at least a portion of the previously aired program are received from the computing device, and portions of the previously aired program are received from one or more of the plurality of client devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Erik C Mikkelson, John Y. Affaki
  • Method and apparatus for distributing messages
    Patent number: 7571250
    Abstract: A procedure identifies multiple messages to distribute via a cable television network. The procedure determines first performance data associated with a downstream subnetwork and determines second performance data associated with an upstream subnetwork. The plurality of messages are prioritized based on the first performance data and the second performance data. The procedure sends a highest-ranked message among the plurality of messages to a destination device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Edward A. Ludvig, Erik C Mikkelson, Todd A. Lund, Liam P. O'Gorman, Sukesh H. Pai