Managing Rights Management

Amazon and Simons Blockchain and DRM Patents

New patents are issued by the USPTO on Tuesdays. Today's Spotlight Patents continue the theme of blockchain (distributed ledger, smart contracts) and digital rights management broadly construed. Assigned to Amazon, the first of this week's patents addresses techniques for verifiable cryptographically secured ledgers for human resource systems. Assigned to Jordan Simons, the second patent addresses a  distributed multi-ledger gambling architecture.

NXM and nChain Blockchain and DRM Patent Applications

New pending patent applications are published by the USPTO on Thursdays. Both of this week's Spotlight Applications concern blockchain (distributed ledger, smart contracts) and digital rights management broadly construed. Both applications also concern semiconductors. Assigned to nChain, the first application discloses techniques for implementing logic gate functionality using a blockchain. Assigned to NXM, the second application discloses techniques for a blockchain identification system.

Intel and PWC Blockchain and DRM Patent Applications

New pending patent applications are published by the USPTO on Thursdays. This today's Spotlight Applications continue the theme of blockchain (distributed ledger, smart contracts) and digital rights management broadly construed. Assigned to Intel, the first application discloses techniques for data confidentiality in distributed ledger. Assigned to PricewaterhouseCoopers, the second application discloses techniques for validation of distributed data storage systems.

Merck and Xerox Blockchain and DRM Patents

New patents are issued by the USPTO on Tuesdays. Today's Spotlight Patents continue the theme of blockchain (distributed ledger, smart contracts) and digital rights management broadly construed. Assigned to Merck (DE) the first patent addresses a reader device for reading a marking comprising a physical unclonable function [see spec and claims for blockchain discussions]. Assigned to Xerox, the second patent addresses techniques for secure revisioning auditing system for electronic document files.

Two Blockchain ASICs Blockchain and DRM Patents

New patents are issued by the USPTO on Tuesdays. This week's Spotlight Patents continue the theme of blockchain (distributed ledger, smart contracts) and digital rights management broadly construed and both are assigned to Blockchain ASICs LLC. The first patent concerns techniques for a transform-enabled integrated circuit for use in cryptographic proof-of-work systems. The second patent concerns a cryptographic ASIC and method for autonomously storing a unique internal identifier into a one-time programmable memory in isolation by a foundry.

Sony and Strong Force IOT Blockchain and DRM Patent Applications

New pending patent applications are published by the USPTO on Thursdays. Both of today's Spotlight Applications continue the theme of blockchain (distributed ledger, smart contracts) and digital rights management broadly construed. Assigned to Sony (JP), the first applications discloses techniques for processing a genuine instance of a digital good using a blockchain.  Assigned to  Strong Force IOT Portfolio 2016, LLC, the second application discloses techniques for the industrial internet of things.

Akiri and Blockchain ASICs Blockchain and DRM Patents

New patents are issued by the USPTO on Tuesdays. Both of today's Spotlight Patents continue our theme of blockchain (distributed ledger, smart contracts) and digital rights management broadly construed. Assigned to Akiri, the first patent addresses techniques for trust based access to records via encrypted protocol communications with authentication system. Assigned to Blockchain ASICs, the second patent addresses techniques for a cryptographic ASIC and method for enforcing a derivative key hierarchy for managing an information stream.

Two Oracle Blockchain and DRM Patent Applications

New pending patent applications are published by the USPTO on Thursdays. Both of today's Spotlight Applications continue the theme of blockchain (distributed ledger, smart contracts) and digital rights management broadly construed and both are assigned to Oracle. The first application discloses techniques for providing a representational state transfer proxy service for a blockchain cloud service. The second application discloses techniques for managing a blockchain cloud service.

Kedena and Ericsson Blockchian and DRM Patent Applications

New pending patent applications are published by the USPTO on Thursdays. Today's Spotlight Applications continue the theme of blockchain (distributed ledgers, smart contracts) and digital rights management broadly construed. Assigned to Kadena, LLC, the first application discloses techniques for providing for a proof-of-work parallel-chain architecture for a distributed ledger system (e.g., a blockchain) with efficient throughout and security. Assigned to Ericsson (SE), the second application discloses techniques for handling transfer of a data object between network domains.

Two Amazon Blockchain and DRM Patents

New patents are issued by the USPTO on Tuesdays. Today's Spotlight Patents continue the theme of blockchain (distributed ledger, smart contracts) and digital rights management broadly construed. Both of today's patents are assigned to Amazon. The first patent addresses techniques for key distribution in a distributed computing environment. The second patent addresses techniques for key revocation.

Proclus Technologies and Leng and Leng Blockchain and DRM Patents

New patents are issued by the USPTO on Tuesdays. Both of today's Spotlight Patents continue the theme of blockchain (distributed ledger, smart contracts) and digital rights management broadly construed. Assigned to Proclus Technologies Limited (CN), the first patent addresses techniques for securing a blockchain with proof-of-transactions. Apparently assigned to the inventors, Leng and Leng, the second patent addresses techniques for splitting digital promises recorded in a blockchain.

Royal Bank of Canada and Strong Force IOT Blockchain and DRM Patent Applications

New pending patent applications are published by the USPTO on Thursdays. Today's Spotlight Applications continue the theme of blockchain (distributed ledger, smart contracts) and digital rights management broadly construed. Assigned to the Royal Bank of Canada, the first application discloses techniques for digital reward processing. Assigned to Strong Force IOT, the second application discloses techniques for the industrial Internet of Things

Oracle and StartEngine Crowdfunding Blockchain and DRM Patent Applications

New pending patent applications are published on Thursdays by the USPTO.  Today's Spotlight Applications continue the themes of blockchain (distributed ledger, smart contracts) and digital rights management broadly construed. Assigned to Oracle, the first application discloses techniques for digital asset traceability and assurance using a distributed ledger. Assigned to StartEngine Crowdfunding, the second application discloses techniques for peer-to-peer trading with blockchain technology.

Amazon and Bull SAS Blockchain and DRM Patents

New patents are issued by the USPTO on Tuesdays. Both of today's Spotlight Patents concern aspects of blockchain (distributed ledger, smart contracts) and digital rights management broadly construed. Assigned to Amazon the first patent addresses techniques for signature delegation. Assigned to Bull SAS (FR), the second patent addresses techniques for the creation and management of decentralized authorizations for connected objects.

Two nChain Blockchain and DRM Patent Applications

New pending patent applications are published by the USPTO on Thursdays. Both of today's Spotlight Applications concern aspects of blockhain (distributed ledger, smart contracts) and digital rights management broadly construed. The first application discloses techniques registry and automated management for blockchain-enforced smart contract. The second application discloses techniques for blockchain implemented counting system and method for use in secure voting and distribution.

Liquineq and Forcepoint Blockchain and DRM Patent Applications

New pending patent applications are published by the USPTO on Thursdays. Today's Spotlight Applications concern the theme of blockchain (distributed ledger, smart contracts) and digital rights management broadly construed. Assigned to Liquineq (CH),  the first application discloses techniques for multi-tiered distributed network transactional database. Assigned to Forcepoint, the second application discloses techniques for managing access to user profile information via a distributed transaction database.

Proclus Technologies and nChain Holdings Blockchain and DRM Patent Applications

New pending patent applications are published on Thursdays by the USPTO. This week's Spotlight Applications continue the theme of blockchain (distributed ledger, smart contracts) and digital rights management broadly construed. Assigned to Proclus Technologies (CN),  the first application discloses techniques for securing a blockchain with proof-of-transactions (see also 20190043024 and 20190044734). Assigned to nChain Holdings (AG), the second application discloses tokenisation techniques for implementing exchanges on a blockchain.

Blockchain ASICs and Accenture Blockchain and DRM Patents

New patents are issued by the USPTO on Tuesdays. Today's Spotlight Patents continue the theme of blockchain (distributed ledger, smart contracts) and digital rights management broadly construed. Assigned to Blockchain ASICs, LLC, the first patent addresses a cryptographic ASIC with autonomous onboard permanent storage. Assigned to Accenture, the second patent addresses techniques for an entitlement management system.

Labyrinth Research and Comcast Blockchain and DRM Patent Applications

New pending 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 Labyrinth Research, the first application discloses techniques for unified control of privacy-impacting devices. Assigned to Comcast, the second application discloses techniques for managing digital rights.

Merck and Costanz Blockchain and DRM Patents

New patents are published by the USPTO on Tuesdays. Today's Spotlight Patents concern aspects of blockchain (distributed ledger, smart contracts) and digital rights management broadly construed. Assigned to Merck (DE), the first patent addresses techniques for automatic object recognition and authentication. Assigned to Costanz, the second patent addresses techniques for interaction object reconciliation in a blockchain environment.

Comcast and IBM Blockchain and DRM Patent Applications

New pending patent applications are published on Thursdays by the USPTO. Today's Spotlight Applications continue the theme of blockchain (distributed ledger, smart contracts) and digital rights management broadly construed. Assigned to Comcast, the first application discloses techniques for managing device associations. Assigned to IBM, the second application discloses techniques for authorizing account access via blinded identifiers.

Kountable and BurstIQ Blockchain and DRM Patent Applications

New pending patent applications are published on Thursdays. Today's Spotlight Applications continue our theme of blockchain (distributed ledger, smart contracts) and digital rights management broadly construed. Assigned to Kountable, the first application discloses techniques that utilize blockchain digital certificates for data transactions. Assigned to BurstIQ Analytics Corporation, the second application discloses techniques for secure adaptive data storage platforms.

Forcepoint and Accenture Blockchain and DRM Patents

New patents are issued by the USPTO on Tuesdays. This week's Spotlight Patents continue the theme of blockchain (distributed ledger, smart contracts) and digital rights management broadly construed. Assigned to Forcepoint, the first patent addresses techniques for generating a cyber behavior profile. Assigned to Accenture, the second patent addresses techniques for an entitlement management system.

Thomson and Tautenhan Blockchain and DRM Patent Applications

New pending patent applications are published by the USPTO on Thursdays. This week's Spotlight Applications concern aspects of blockchain (distributed ledger, smart contracts) and digital rights management broadly construed. Assigned to Thomson (FR), the first application discloses techniques for transfer of content in a peer-to-peer network. Assigned to Tautenhan, the second application discloses techniques for peer-to-peer electronic exchange of intellectual property.

Huawei and Smart Security Systems Blockchain and DRM Patent Applications

New pending patent applications are published by the USPTO on Thursdays. Today's Spotlight Applications continue our theme of blockchain (distributed ledger, smart contracts) and digital rights management broadly construed. Assigned to Huawei (CN), the first application discloses techniques for copyright management. Assigned to Smart Security Systems, the second application discloses techniques for protecting enterprise communications and data.

Xerox and BofA Blockchain and DRM Patents

New patents are issued by the USPTO on Tuesdays. This week's Spotlight Patents continue our theme of blockchain (distributed ledgers, smart contracts) and digital rights management broadly construed. Assigned to Xerox, the first patent addresses techniques for server based secure auditing for revisioning of electronic document files. Assigned to BofA, the second patent addresses techniques for for multiplexing and demultiplexing blockchain ledgers via a cryptographic hash.

Axoni and GM Blockchain and DRM Patent Applications

New pending patent applications are published by the USPTO on Thursdays. Today's Spotlight Applications continue the theme of blockchain (distributed ledger, smart contracts) and digital rights management broadly construed. Assigned to Axoni, the first of today's applications discloses techniques for distributed privately subspaced blockchain data structures with secure access restriction management. Assigned to General Motors, the second application discloses techniques for using a blockchain database for data exchange between vehicles and entities.

NXM Labs and CenturyLink Blockchain and DRM Patent Applications

New pending patent applications are published by the USPTO on Thursdays. Today's Spotlight Applications continue the theme of blockchain (distributed ledger, smart contracts) and digital rights management broadly construed. Assigned to NXM Labs, the first application discloses techniques for utilizing connected devices to enable secure and anonymous electronic interaction in a decentralized manner. Assigned to CenturyLink, the second application discloses techniques for implementing scaling and distribution of blockchains without ledger limitations.

BofA and Amazon Blockchain and DRM Patents

New patents are issued by the USPTO on Tuesday's. This week's Spotlight Patents continue the theme of blockchain (distributed ledger, smart contracts) and digital rights management broadly construed. Assigned to BofA, the first patent addresses techniques for for establishing secure access for users in a process data network. Assigned to Amazon, the second patent addresses techniques for signature delegation.

IBM and ARM 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 IBM, the first application discloses techniques for policy enforcement via peer devices using a blockchain. Assigned to ARM, the second application discloses techniques using a blockchain for securing and/or managing IOT network-type infrastructure.

Xerox and Forcepoint Blockchain and DRM Patents

New patents are issued by the USPO on Tuesdays. Both of today's Spotlight Patents concern aspects of blockchain(distributed ledger, smart contracts) and digital rights management broadly construed. Assigned to Xerox, today's first patent addresses techniques for a secure revisioning auditing system for electronic document files. Assigned to Forcepoint, the second patent addresses techniques for managing blockchain access to user profile information.

Papirys and Verizon Blockchain and DRM Patents

New patents are issued by the USPTO on Tuesdays. Both of today's Spotlight Patents continue the theme of blockchain (distributed ledger, smart contracts) and digital rights management broadly construed. Assigned to Papirys, the first patent addresses techniques for an ultra-secure blockchain-based electronic information transfer system. Assigned to Verizon, the second patent addresses techniques for using virtual subscriber identity modules (vSIMs) for client devices.

Fidelity and Black Gold Coin Blockchain and DRM Patent Applications

New pending patent applications are published on Thursdays. Both of today's Spotlight Applications concern aspects of blockchain (distributed ledger, smart contracts) and digital rights management broadly construed. Assigned to Fidelity (FMR), the first application discloses techniques for a secure firmware transaction signing platform. Assigned to Black Gold Coin, Inc., the second application discloses techniques for providing block chain or distributed ledger-based entity identity and relationship verification.

Health2047 and Strong Force IOT Blockchain and DRM Patent Applications

New pending patent applications are published on Thursdays by the USPTO. Both of today's Spotlight Applications continue the theme of blockchain (distributed ledgers, smart contracts) and digital rights management broadly construed. Assigned to Health2047, the first patent discloses techniques for  trust based access to records via encrypted protocol communications with authentication system. Assigned to Strong Force IOT Portfolio 2016, LLC, the second patent discloses techniques for the industrial Internet of Things.

Barclays and AssetVault Blockchain and DRM Patent Applications

New patents 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 Barclays (GB), the first application discloses techniques for recording data describing a first entity, the data endorsed by a second entity comprising the second entity validating data describing the first entity, wherein an identifier is associated with the data, the identifier being generated from a public key of the first entity. Assigned to AssetValult (GB), the second application discloses discloses techniques for secure management/monitoring, recordation, transaction, exchange and/or analysis of assets of asset information via a ledger (e.g., decentralised or distributed).

Slock.it and FMR Blockchain and DRM Patent Applications

New pending patent applications are published on Thursdays by the USPTO. We continue our theme of blockchain (distributed ledger, smart contracts) and digital rights management broadly construed. Assigned to Slock.it, the first of today's Spotlight Applications discloses techniques for a block-chain enabled service provider system. Assigned to FMR (Fidelity), the second application discloses techniques for asynchronous crypto asset transfer and social aggregating, fractionally efficient transfer guidance, conditional triggered transaction, datastructures, apparatuses, methods and systems.

Amazon and Wal-Mart Blockchain and DRM Patent Applications

New pending patent applications are published by the USPTO on Thursdays. We continue the theme of blockchain (distributed ledger, smart contracts) and DRM broadly construed. The first of today's Spotlight Applications discloses techniques for key distribution in a distributed computing environment. Assigned to Wal-Mart, the second application discloses techniques for verifying authenticity of computer readable information using the blockchain.

Fidelity and Merck Blockchain and DRM Patent Applications

New 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 Fidelity, the first application discloses firmware extensions for secure cryptocurrency key backup, restore, and transaction signing platform apparatuses. Assigned to Merck (DE), the second application discloses techniques for composite security marking for a physical object, in particular to an anti-counterfeit product marking.

Adobe and Sony DRM Patents

New patents are issued on Tuesdays (Including patent 10,000,000). Both of today's Spotlight Patents concern aspects of digital rights management. Assigned to Adobe, the first patent addresses techniques for parts-based digital rights management. Assigned to Sony (JP), the second patent addresses techniques for digital rights management of encrypted digital content

IBM and Northern Trust Blockchain and DRM Patents

New patents are issued by the USPTO on Tuesdays. Today's Spotlight Patents concern aspects of blockchain (distributed ledger, smart contracts) and digital rights management broadly construed. Assigned to IBM, the first patent addresses techniques for privacy-preserving transaction validation mechanisms for smart contracts that are included in a ledger. Assigned to Northern Trust, the second patent addresses techniques for digital identity management and permission controls within distributed network nodes.

Cox Automotive and Marin Blockchain and DRM Patent Applications

New pending patent applications are published by the USPTO on Thursdays. This week we continue the theme of blockchain (distributed ledger, smart contracts) and digital rights management broadly construed. Assigned to Cox Automotive, Inc., the first of this week's Spotlight Applications disclose a multiple agent distributed ledger architecture. Apparently assigned to Gustavo Marin, the second application discloses techniques for interaction object reconciliation in a public ledger blockchain environment,"

BofA and Fujitsu Blockchain and DRM Patent Applications

New pending patent applications are published on Thursdays.  We continue with the theme of blockchain (distributed ledger, smart contracts) and digital rights management broadly construed. Assigned to BofA, the firrst of this weeks Spotlight Applications discloses techniques for multiplexing and demultiplexing blockchain ledgers via a cryptographic hash. Assigned to Fujitsu (JP), the second application discloses ways to perform secure data sharing in a distributed network by using a blockchain.

Verance Watermarking and Siemans 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 Verance, the first patent addresses techniques for watermark detection and metadata delivery associated with a primary content. Assigned to Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, the second patent addresses using a certificate for a target device that includes encrypted system attributes that are then verified against attributes of the target device prior to software usage.

Colson Reseach and Amazon Blockchain and DRM Patent Applications

New patent applications are published by the USPTO on Thursdays. Today's Spotlight Applications continue the theme of blockchain (block chain, distributed ledger) and digital rights management broadly construed. Apparently assigned to Colson Research, the first application discloses techniques for distributed manufacturing. Assigned to Amazon, the second application discloses techniques for immutable cryptographically secured ledger-backed databases.

Live Nation and Cable Labs Blockchain and DRM Patent Applications

With today's Spotlight Applications, we continue the theme of blockchain (block chain, distributed ledger) and digital rights management (broadly construed) patent applications. Assigned to Live Nation, the first application discloses techniques for a decentralized virtual trustless database for access control. Assigned to Cable Labs, the second application discloses techniques for blockchaining systems and methods for frictionless media.

Adobe and Irdeto DRM Patents

New patents are issued by the USPTO on Tuesdays. Both of today's Spotlight Patents concern aspects of digital rights management. Assigned to Adobe, the first of today's patents addresses techniques for DRM using geographic and temporal traits. Assigned to Irdeto (NL), the second patent addresses techniques for controlling use of encrypted content by a plurality of client terminals each provided with a digital rights management (DRM) client and a content decryption module separate to the DRM client

Digimarc and Wistaria Trading Digital Watermarking Patents

New patents are issued by the USPTO on Tuesdays. Both of today's Spotlight Patents concern aspects of digital watermarking. Assigned to Digimarc, the first patent addresses assembly of multi-part food packaging is checked by reference to payloads of steganographically-encoded digital watermarks printed across plural components of the packaging. Assigned to Wistaria Trading  (HI SCOTT), the second patent addresses techniques for utilizing data reduction in steganographic and cryptographic systems.

Wire IP and Concurrent Computer DRM Patents

New patents are issued by the USPTO on Tuesdays. This week's Spotlight Patents concern aspects of digital rights management. Assigned to Wire I.P, (IE), the first patent addresses techniques for controlling access to copyrighted data. Assigned to Concurrent Computer Corporation, the second patent addresses techniques for hierarchical key management for digital rights management.

Moog and Electric Motor Werks Blockchain and DRM Patent Applications

New pending patent applications are published by the USPTO on Thursdays. We continue with the theme of blockchain (distributed ledger) and digital rights management broadly construed. Assigned to Moog, Inc., the first of today's Spotlight Applications discloses techniques for the verification and authentication of additive manufactured product. Assigned to Electric Motor Werks, the second application discloses techniques for enabling automatic management of power loads and power generation based on user-specified set of rules

Cable Labs and Clause DRM and Blockchain Patent Applications

New pending patent applications are published by the USPTO on Thursdays Today we continue our Spotlight Application focus on digital rights management broadly construed and blockchain (distributed ledger) technologies. Assigned to Cable Labs (see also these), the first of today's applications discloses techniques for blockchain virtualization and scalability. Assigned to Clause, the second application discloses techniques for forming, storing, managing, and executing contracts.