Managing Rights Management

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.

Acxiom and Lex Persona Fingerprinting Patent Applications

New pending patent applications are published by the USPTO on Thursdays.  Today's Spotlight Applications concern aspects of digital fingerprinting and digital watermarking. Assigned to Acxiom, the first application discloses techniques for applying fingerprinting/watermarking of consumer data, and analyzing "wild files" of consumer data to assign a guilt score for a particular party who may have leaked the data. Assigned to Lex Persona, the second application discloses techniques for an open, secure electronic signature system.

nChain and Intensity Analytics Blockchain and DRM Patent Application

New pending patent applications are published on Thursdays. This week's Spotlight Applications continue the theme of blockchain (distributed ledger, smart contracts) and digital rights management broadly construed. Assigned to nChain Holdings (AG), the first application discloses techniques for implementing logic gate functionality using a blockchain.  Assigned to Intensity Analytics Corporation, the second application discloses techniques for providing attribution to blockchain transactions.

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.

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.

Tencent and Waldo Photos DRM Patent Applications

New pending patent applications are published by the USPTO on Thursdays. Both of today's Spotlight Applications concern aspects of digital rights management. Assigned to Tencent (CN), the first application discloses techniques for a video detection method, server and storage medium. Assigned to Waldo Photos, the second application discloses techniques for facilitating the sale of digital images while preventing theft thereof.

Tencent Fingerprinting and Disney Watermarking Patent Applications

New pending patent applications are published on Thursdays by the USPTO. This week's Spotlight Applications concern aspects of digital fingerprinting and digital watermarking. Assigned to Tencent (CN), the first application discloses a video detection method and a server. Assigned to Disney, the second application discloses techniques for distributing supplemental content based on content entities within video content.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Clause and dacadoo 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 Clause, the first application discloses techniques for compound data-driven contracts and documentation. Assigned to dacadoo (CH), the second application discloses techniques for automated health data acquisition, processing and communication

Twitter and Dish Fingerprinting Patent Applications

New pending patent applications are published by the USPTO on Thursdays. This week's Spotlight Applications concern aspects of digital fingerprinting. Assigned to Twitter, the first application addresses techniques for identification of concurrently broadcast time-based media. Assigned to DISH Technologies, the second application address techniques for pre-distribution identification of broadcast television content using audio fingerprints.

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.

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.

Two Google Digital Fingerprinting Patent Applications

New pending patent applications are published by the USPTO on Thursdays. This week's Spotlight Applications concern aspects of digital fingerprinting and both are assigned to Google. The first application discloses techniques for detecting and suppressing voice queries. The second application discloses techniques for transforming fingerprints to detect unauthorized media content items.

Cisco and Stollman 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 Cisco, the first application discloses techniques including an instruction that is received at a blockchain server from a first digital rights management (DRM) client, the instruction including an instruction to transfer a DRM license to an encrypted content item to a second DRM client. Assigned to Jeff Stollman, the second application discloses techniques for extending the utility of blockchains through use of related child blockchains.

Accenture and Anonos Blockchain and DRM Patent Applications

New pending patent applications are published on Thursday. Today's Spotlight Applications continue the theme of blockchain (distributed ledger, smart contracts) and digital rights management broadly construed. Assigned to Accenture, the first application discloses techniques for entitlement management. Assigned to Anonos, the second application discloses techniques for enforcing centralized privacy controls in de-centralized systems.

Gracenote and Cohesity Digital Fingerprinting Patent Applications

New pending patent applications are published on Thursdays by the USPTO. Today's Spotlight Applications concern aspects of digital fingerprinting. Assigned to Gracenote, the first application discloses techniques for presenting additional content at a media system. Assigned to Cohesity, the second application discloses techniques for deduplicating chunks of data across multiple clusters.

Walmart and Seqster PDM Blockchain and DRM Patent Applications

New pending patent applications are published on Thursdays. Both of today's Spotlight Applications continue the theme of blockchain (distributed ledger, smart contracts) and digital rights management broadly construed.

FutureLab Consulting and Northern Trust Blockchain and DRM Patent Applications

New pending patent applications are published on Thursdays. We continue the theme of blockchain (distributed ledger, smart contracts) and digital rights management broadly construed. The first of this week's Spotlight Applications is assigned to FutureLab Consulting and discloses techniques for managing intellectual property using a blockchain which may include one or more elements which forms a comprehensive foundation for an eco-system for innovation and intellectual property management. Assigned to Northern Trust, the second application discloses techniques for digital identity management and permission controls within distributed network node.

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.

Two Nielson Watermarking Patent Applications

New pending patent applications are published on Thursdays. Both of today's Spotlight Applications concern aspects of digital watermarking and both are assigned to The Nielson Company. The first application discloses techniques for measuring exposure to streaming media. The second application discloses techniques to perform audio watermarking and watermark detection and extraction.

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 management method, and permission information management program. Assigned to Cambridge Blockchain, the second application discloses techniques for managing digital identities.

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 coupled to the network, and an aerospace commerce exchange platform operably coupled to the network to provide exchange services to the clients. Assigned to British Telecom, the second application discloses techniques for a computer implemented method of a resource provider for access control for a restricted resource in a network connected computer system.

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 blockchain infrastructure. Assigned to Walmart, the second application discloses techniques for managing distributed content using layered permissions.

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).

IBM and SAP Blockchain and DRM Patent Applications

New patent applications are published 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 IBM, the first application discloses techniques for privacy-preserving transaction validation mechanisms for smart contracts that are included in a ledger. Assigned to SAP, the second application discloses techniques for a database management system with dynamic allocation of database requests [the blockchain references are in the specification].

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.

NBCUniversal and Cooler Technologies Digital Fingerprinting Patent Applications

New pending patents applications are published by the USTPO on Thursdays. Both of today's Spotlight Applications concern aspects of digital fingerprinting. Assigned to NBCUniversal, the first application discloses techniques for mapping affiliated graphs using video fingerprints. Assigned to Cooler Technologies, the second application discloses techniques for instant clip creation based on media content recognition.

IBM and Ripple 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 IBM, the first patent application discloses techniques for a concomitance of an asset and identity block of a blockchain. Assigned to Ripple, the second application discloses techniques for identifying particular computer platform associated with potential altered or falsified execution of copy of software.

SypherMedia Conditional Access and ATT IPTV Patent Applications

New pending patent applications are published by the USPTO on Thursdays. Today's Spotlight Applications address aspects of conditional access systems and of IPTV systems. Assigned to Syphermedia International, the first application discloses techniques for controlling a group of the client devices to switch at least one client device of the group of client devices from a first conditional access system to a second conditional access system. Assigned to ATT, the second application discloses techniques for configuring media services.

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.

Two Digimarc Digital Watermarking Patent Applications

New pending patent applications are published by the USPO on Thursdays. Both of today's Spotlight Applications concern aspects of digital watermarking and both are assigned to Digimarc. The first application discloses techniques for signal encoding to reduce perceptibility of changes over time. The second application discloses techniques for advanced signal processing including signal embedding, digital watermarking and steganography.

InfiniteKey and Tran Blockchain and DRM Patent Applications

New pending patent applications are published on Thursdays. We continue our theme of blockchain (distributed ledger, smart contracts) and digital rights management broadly construed. Assigned to InfiniteKey, Inc. the first application discloses techniques for authenticating and authorizing devices. Assigned to Bao Tran, the second application discloses techniques for a smart device in which blockchain smart contracts can be used with the device to facilitate secure operation.

Sony and BofA 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, smart contracts) and digital rights management broadly construed. Assigned to Sony, the first application discloses techniques for blockchain-based digital rights management. Assigned to Bank of America, the second application discloses a distributed ledger system for providing aggregate tracking and threshold triggering.

Adobe and Intel DRM Patent Applications

New pending patent applications are published by the USPTO on Thursdays. Today Spotlight Applications concern aspects of digital rights management. Assigned to Adobe, the first of today's applications discloses techniques for DRM in virtual and augmented reality. Assigned to Intel, the second application discloses techniques for selective content licensing and secure playback.

TDB and Mido Play 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, block chain) and digital rights management broadly construed. Assigned to TDB (CA), the first application discloses techniques for a distributed electronic ledger with metadata. Assigned to Mido Play, Inc, the second application discloses techniques multiple legal game providers with digital ledger.