Managing Rights Management

Intertrust and Cable Labs Watermarking Patents

Tuesdays the PTO issues new patents. Both of today's Spotlight Patents concern aspects of digital watermarking. Assigned to Intertrust, the first patent addresses encoding and protecting data using digital signature and watermarking techniques. Assigned to Cable Television Laboratories, the second patent addresses watermarks for roaming. 8,850,214, "Methods and systems for... Read more →

IP Squared and Adobe DRM Patent Applications

Thursdays the PTO publishes new pending patent applications. Both of the Spotlight Applications presented address aspects of digital rights management. Assigned to IP Squared Technologies, the first application discloses techniques for managing data assets associated with peer-to-peer networks. Assigned to Adobe, the second application discloses a digital rights management retrieval... Read more →

Ricoh and Microsoft DRM Patents

Tuesdays the PTO issues new patents. Both of today's Spotlight Patents concern aspects of digital rights management. Assigned to Ricoh (JP), the first patent addresses techniques for accessing controlled media objects. Assigned to Microsoft, the second patent addresses techniques for binding content to a domain. 8,843,414, "Techniques for accessing controlled... Read more →

Dish and Cognitive Media 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 Dish Digital, the first application discloses techniques for pre-distribution identification of broadcast television content using audio fingerprints. Apparently assigned to Cognitive Media Networks, Inc., the second application discloses techniques... Read more →

Verance and Intel Digital Watermarking Patents

Tuesdays the PTO issues new patents. Both of today's Spotlight Patents concern aspects of digital watermarking. Assigned to Verance, the first patent addresses techniques for watermark extraction and content screening in a networked environment. Assigned to Intel, the second patent addresses an advanced watermarking system and method. 8,838,977, "Watermark extraction... Read more →

ContentGuard and Geofeedr DRM Patent Applications

The PTO publishes new pending patent applications on Thursdays. Both of today's Spotlight Applications concern aspects of digital rights management. Assigned to ContentGuard, the first application discloses techniques for license-centric content consumption. Assigned to Geofeedr, the second application discloses techniques for targeted messaging, workflow management, and digital rights management for... Read more →

Broadcom and Western Digital DRM Patents

Tuesdays the PTO issues new patents. Both of today's Spotlight Patents concern aspects of digital rights management. Assigned to Broadcom, the first patent addresses techniques for using a digital rights management metafile, management protocol and applications thereof. Assigned to Western Digital, the second patent addresses a digital rights management system... Read more →

Two Watermarking and Fingerprinting Patent Applications

Thursdays the PTO publishes new pending patent applications. Today's Spotlight Applications concern aspects of digital watermarking and digital fingerprinting. Assigned to Janus Technologies, the first application discloses techniques for securing computer video and audio subsystems. No assignee given, the second application discloses techniques for auto content recognition. 20140248039, "Method and... Read more →

Lemi Technology and Huawei DRM Patents

The PTO issues new patents on Tuesdays. Both of today's Spotlight Patents concern aspects of digital rights management. Assigned to Lemi Technology, LLC, the first patent addresses techniques for providing a radio station at a user device using previously obtained DRM locked content. Assigned to Huawei (CN), the second patent... Read more →