While I was at Intel, I was involved in a number of innovative projects.  As part of our research efforts, we filed patents to capture some of the more novel ideas.  Some of these are directly relevant to privacy & security, while others are more about communications, networking, and systems design.

5,541,662    Content programmer control of video and data display using associated data

5,737,495    Method and apparatus for managing multimedia data files in a computer network by streaming data files into separate streams based on file attributes

5,760,838    Method and system for configuring a display

5,812,126    Method and apparatus for masquerading online

5,896,498    Method and apparatus for protecting user privacy by providing an inaccurate measure of network systems accessed

5,903,723    Method and apparatus for transmitting electronic mail attachments with attachment references

5,933,835    Method and apparatus for managing multimedia data files in a computer network by streaming data files into separate streams based on file attributes

6,028,764    Portable computer with separable screen

6,411,696    System for finding a user with a preferred communication mechanism

6,421,733     System for dynamically transcoding data transmitted between computers

6,690,357     Input device using scanning sensors

6,839,842     Method and apparatus for authenticating information

7,031,441    Method and apparatus for supporting on-demand connectivity for network applications