Managing Rights Management

Adobe and Sonatype Digital Fingerprinting Patent Applications

The PTO publishes new pending patent applications on Thursdays. Both of today's Spotlight Applications concern aspects of digital fingerprinting. Assigned to Adobe,the first application discloses techniques for media recognition. Assigned to Sonatype, the second application discloses techniques for matching unknown software component to known software component. 20140245018, "Systems and Methods... Read more →

MobiTV and Cisco Digital Watermarking Patents

The PTO issues new patents on Tuesdays. Both of today's Spotlight Patents concern aspects of digital watermarking. Assigned to MobiTV, the first patent addresses techniques for watermarking of digital video. Assigned to Cisco, the second patent addresses techniques for robust watermarking. 8,818,021, "Watermarking of digital video," assigned to MobiTV. Abstract... Read more →

Protection Technologies and Broadcom DRM Patent Applications

Thursday the PTO publishes new pending patent applications. Both of today's Spotlight Applications concern aspects of digital rights management. Assigned to Protection Technologies Research, LLC (RU), the first application discloses techniques for unified end user license management in a DRM system. Assigned to Broadcom, the second patent discloses a mobile... Read more →

Adobe and Google DRM Patents

The PTO issues new patents on Tuesdays. Both of today's Spotlight Patents concern aspects of digital rights management. Assigned to Adobe, the first patent addresses techniques for integrating digital rights management (DRM) systems with native HTTP live streaming. Assigned to Google, the second patent addresses techniques for digital rights management... Read more →

Intertrust Watermarking and TiVo Fingerprinting Patent Applications

Thursdays the PTO publishes new pending patent applications. Today's Spotlight Applications concern digital watermarking and digital fingerprinting. Assigned to Intertrust, the first application discloses trusted and secure techniques for item delivery and execution. Assigned to TiVo, the second application discloses techniques for interpreting messages, user-defined alert conditions, voice commands and... Read more →

Limelight and Broadcom Digital Watermarking Patents

The PTO issues new patents on Tuesdays. Both of today's Spotlight Patents concern aspects of digital watermarking. Assigned to Limelight Networks, the first of today's patents addresses techniques for the unique watermarking of content objects according to end user identity. Assigned to Broadcom, the second patent addresses techniques for robust... Read more →

General Instrument and TWC Conditional Access Patent Applications

Thursdays the PTO publishes new pending patent applications. Both of today's Spotlight Applications concern aspects of conditional access systems typically used in cable television distribution and IPTV systems. Assigned to General Instrument, the first application discloses techniques for use in a downloadable conditional access system. Assigned to Time Warner Cable,... Read more →

Broadcom and United Video DRM Patents

The PTO issues new patents on Tuesdays. Both of today's Spotlight Patents concern aspects of digital rights management. Assigned to Broadcom, the first patent concerns techniques for processing and protecting content. Assigned to United Video Properties, Inc., the second patent concerns techniques for enabling an automatic license for mashups. 8,800,059,... Read more →