Charles Lawrence Wickham, Iii

Title: Charles Lawrence Wickham, III: Inventor in Connection-Oriented Media Management.

Introduction

Charles Lawrence Wickham, III, is an inventor associated with Redmond, Washington, and Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC. His patent work addresses ways to simplify how software and hardware components establish data communication channels.

Latest Patents

Wickham is credited with 1 patent: “Method, Computer Program Product, and System for Managing Connection-Oriented Media.” The invention describes an I/O subsystem in which an integrating component enables data transport drivers and hardware device drivers to be bound together without requiring advance knowledge of the system’s configuration. Its connection interface abstracts media-specific details and allows clients to interact through a standardized mechanism. This approach can simplify device-driver development and reduce driver complexity by removing the need for each driver to provide its own connection interface.

Career Highlights

Wickham’s documented patent contribution focuses on connection-oriented media management and the interaction between software drivers and hardware adapters. The patent identifies Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, in connection with his work.

Collaborations

Jameel Hyder and Arvind M. Murching are identified as Wickham’s coworkers. The available information does not specify their roles in the patent or whether they collaborated on the invention.

Conclusion

Charles Lawrence Wickham, III, is associated with a patented approach to making connection-oriented communication more standardized and simplifying the development of device drivers.