Managing Rights Management

Samsung and Toshiba DRM Patents

Tuesdays the USPTO issues new patents. Both of today's Spotlight Patents concern aspects of digital rights management. Assigned to Samsung (KR), the first of today's patents concerns techniques for protecting digital content in a digital rights management (DRM) system. Assigned to Toshiba (JP), the second patent concerns an AV communication control circuit for realizing copyright protection with respect to radio LAN.

Adobe and Microsoft DRM Patents

Even on New Years, the USPTO issues new patents on Tuesdays. Both of today's Spotlight Patents address aspects of digital rights management. Assigned to Adobe, the first patent concerns techniques for protecting a document with multiple digital rights management systems. Assigned to Microsoft, the second of today's patents concerns the use of DRM to secure and monitize modular software defined radio components.

Akamai and Microsoft Fingerprinting Patent Applications

Thursdays the USPTO publishes new pending patent applications. Both of today's Spotlight Applications address aspects of digital fingerprinting. Assigned to Akamai, the first application discloses techniques for generating fingerprints based on information extracted by a content delivery network server. Assigned to Microsoft, the second application discloses techniques for cloud-based content inspection for mobile devices.

LG and Broadcom DRM Patent Applications

Thursdays the USPTO publishes new pending patent applications. Both of today's Spotlight Applications address aspects of digital rights management. Assigned to LG Innotek (KR), the first application discloses techniques for protecting electronic ebooks and contents. Assigned to Broadcom, second application discloses techniques for the wireless transmission of protected content.

Sony and NTT DOCOMO Conditional Access Patent Applications

On Thursdays the USPTO publishes new pending patent applications. Both of today's Spotlight Applications concern aspects of conditional access systems. Assigned to Sony (JP, the first application discloses techniques for using authentication certificates in conditional accesss systems. Assignedt to NTT DOCOMO (JP), the second application discloses techniques related to a broadcast receiving terminal includes a conditional access system (CAS) module that acquires key information from a broadcast signal and a renderer that plays back video/audio data in the broadcast signal.

LG and Intel DRM Patents

On Tuesdays the USPTO issues new patents. Both of today's Spotlight Patents concern aspects of digital rights management. Assigned to LG Electronics (KR), the first patent addresses techniques for managing digital rights of secure removable media. Assigned to Intel, the second patent addresses access rights in devices at least one of which is connected wirelessly.

Two DRM Patent Applications

On Thursdays the USPTO publishes new pending patent applications. Both of today's Spotlight Applications concern aspects of digital rights management. Assigned to General Instrument, the first application discloses techniques for trading unused digital rights. The second application discloses techniques for identity management in wireless devices, no assignee given.

RealNetworks and Sprint DRM Patents

On Tuesdays the USPTO issues new patents. Both of today's Spotlight Patents concern aspects of digital rights management. Assigned to RealNetworks, the first patent addresses techniques for a media service delivery system providing conditional access to media content from various client devices. Assigned to Sprint, the second patent concerns techniques for controlling playout of media in wireless network.