Managing Rights Management

Netflix and Condel DRM Patent Applications

Thursdays the PTO publishes new pending patent applications. Both of today's Spotlight Applications concern aspects of digital rights management. Assigned to Netflix, the first application discloses techniques for the speculative pre-authorization of encrypted data streams. Assigned to Condel International, the second application discloses techniques for protecting program file content using... Read more →

Microsoft and Sony DRM Patents

Tuesdays the PTO issues new patents. Both of today's Spotlight Patents concern aspects of digital rights management. Assigned to Microsoft, the first patent addresses techniques for provisioning a computing system for digital rights management. Assigned to Sony (JP), the second patent addresses techniques for the digital rights management of streaming... Read more →

Opera Solutions and Digimarc Watermarking Patent Applications

Thursdays the PTO publishes new pending patent applications. Both of this week's Spotlight Applications concern aspects of digital watermarking. Assigned to Opera Solutions, the first application discloses techniques for secure document distribution. Assigned to Digimarc, the second application discloses techniques for identifying objects. 20140053252, "System and Method for Secure Document... Read more →

SRI and Microsoft Digital Fingerprinting Patents

The PTO issues new patents on Tuedays. This week's Spotlight Patents concern aspects of digital fingerprinting. Assigned to SRI International, the first patent addresses techniques for content-based matching of videos using local spatio-temporal fingerprints. Assigned to Microsoft, the second patent addresses techniques for security mechanism for developmental operating systems. 8,655,056,... Read more →

Fox and Infosys DRM Patent Applications

Thursday the PTO publishes new pending patent applications. Both of this week's Spotlight Applications concern aspects of digital rights management. Assigned to Fox, the first application discloses a digital delivery system and user interface for enabling the digital delivery of media content. Assigned to Infosys Systems (IN), the second application... Read more →

Apple and Microsoft DRM Patents

Tuesdays the PTO issues new patents. Both of these week's Spotlight Patents concern aspects of digital rights management. Assigned to Apple, the first patent addresses techniques for digital rights management for computer program code. Assigned to Microsoft, the second patent addresses techniques for secure time source operations for digital rights... Read more →

Microsoft and U. of St. Andrews Digital Fingerprinting Patent Applications

Thursday the PTO publishes new pending patent applications. Both of today's Spotlight Applications concern aspects of digital fingerprinting. Assigned to Microsoft, the first application discloses techniques for the attestation of possession of media content items using fingerprints. Assigned to The University Court of the University of St. Andrews Fife (GB),... Read more →

Oracle and AMD-ATI DRM Patents

Tuesdays the PTO issues new patents. Both of today's Spotlight Patents concern aspects of digital rights management. Assigned to Oracle, the first patent addresses techniques for issuing rights in a digital rights management system. Assigned jointly to AMD and to ATI, the second patent addresses a Distributed digital rights management... Read more →