New pending patent applications are published by the USPTO on Thursdays. Today's Spotlight Applications concern aspects of blockchains (distributed ledgers, smart contracts) and DRM broadly construed. Both of today's Spotlight Applications are assigned to Infrared5, Inc. The first application discloses techniques for utilizing a block-chain or central stream manager to securely and reliably stream multimedia in real-time over a distributed network. The second application discloses techniques that utilize a blockchain to verify and compensate devices for computational resources contributions when streaming multimedia over a decentralized network.
20190320014, "System and method for real-time secure multimedia streaming over a decentralized network," assigned to Infrared5, Inc.
Abstract
The present invention relates to systems and methods suitable for real-time streaming over a decentralized or centralized network. In the decentralized network, the present invention relates to a system and method that utilizes a block-chain distributed network to securely and reliably stream multimedia in real-time. In the centralized network, the present invention utilizes a centralized stream manager to manage nodes within the distributed network to securely and reliably stream multimedia in real-time.
20190320004, "System and method for verifying and providing compensation for participation in real-time streaming of multimedia over a decentralized network," assigned to Infrared5, Inc.
Abstract
The present invention relates to systems and methods suitable for verifying and compensating nodes for streaming multimedia. In particular, the present invention relates to systems and methods that utilize a blockchain to verify and compensate devices for computational resources contributions when streaming multimedia over a decentralized network.
