Managing Rights Management

iHeartMedia and Boeing Digital Fingerprinting Patent Applications

New pending patent applications are published on Thursdays. Both of today's Spotlight Applications concern aspects of digital fingerprinting. Assigned to iHeartMedia, the first application discloses techniques for identifying a broadcast source associated with an unknown fingerprint. Assigned to Boeing, the second application discloses techniques for generating a fingerprint for verification... Read more →

Accenture and Forcepoint Blockchain and DRM Patents

New patents are issued by the USPTO on Tuesdays. Today's Spotlight Patents continue our theme of blockchain (distributed ledger,smart contracts) and digital rights management broadly construed. Assigned to Accenture, the first patent addresses techniques for secure 3D model sharing using distributed ledger. Assigned to Forcepoint, the second of today's patents... Read more →

NTT and Cambridge Blockchain DRM and Blockchain Patent Applications

New pending patent applications are published by the USPTO on Thursdays. Today's Spotlight Applications continue with our theme of blockchain (distributed ledger, smart contracts) and digital rights management broadly construed. Assigned to NTT (JP), the first application discloses techniques for permission information management system, user terminal, right-holder terminal, permission information... Read more →

Intel Watermarking and Gracenote Fingerprinting Patents

New patents are issued by the USPTO on Tuesdays. Today's Spotlight Patents concern aspects of digital watermarking and digital fingerprinting. Assigned to Intel, the first patent addresses techniques for video watermarking. Assigned to Gracenote, the second patent addresses techniques for media channel identification with multi-match detection and disambiguation based on... Read more →

MonetaGo and Odom Blockchain and DRM Patent Applications

New pending patent applications are published by the USPTO on Thursdays. This week's Spotlight Applications continue the theme of blockchain (smart contracts, distributed ledger) and digital rights management broadly construed. Assigned to MonetaGo, the first application discloses techniques for defining one or more smart contracts between various member banks associated... Read more →

Virginia Venture Industries and The Sixth Flag Watermarking Patents

New patents are issued by the USPTO on Tuesdays. This week's Spotlight Patents concern aspects of digital watermarking. Assigned to Virginia Venture Industries, the first patent addresses techniques for embedding and decoding three-dimensional watermarks into stereoscopic images. Assigned to The Sixth Flag, the second patent addresses techniques for secure content... Read more →

SmartSky and BT Blockchain and DRM Patent Applications

New patent applications are published on Thursdays. Today's Spotlight Applications continue the theme of blockchain (distributed ledger, smart contracts) and digital rights management broadly construed. Assigned to SmartSky Networks, the first application discloses techniques for an aerospace commerce exchange system that may include a network, a plurality of clients operably... Read more →

Sony and TAI Technologies DRM Patents

New patents are issued by the USPTO on Tuesdays. Both of this week's Spotlight Patents concern aspects of digital rights management. Assigned to Sony, the first patent addresses techniques for statutory license restricted digital media playback on portable devices. Assigned to TAI Technologies, the second patent addresses techniques for targeted... Read more →

ZenSar and Walmart Blockchain and DRM Patent Applications

New pending patent applications are published by the USPTO on Thursdays. This week's Spotlight Applications continue the theme of blockchain (distributed ledger, smart contracts) and digital rights management broadly construed. Assigned to Zensar (IN), the first application discloses techniques for evaluating the feasibility of introducing a new node in a... Read more →