Managing Rights Management

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.

IBM and Omnifone 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 IBM, the first patent addresses techniques for detecting usage of copyrighted video content using object recognition. Assigned to Omniphone (GB), the second patent addresses techniques for enabling digital music content to be downloaded to and used on a portable wireless computing device.

Bragi and Orange DRM Patent Applications

New pending patent applications are published on Thursdays by the USPTO. Both of today's Spotlight Applications concern aspects of digital rights management. Assigned to Bragi (DE), the first application discloses an earpiece with Digital Rights Management. Assigned to Orange (FR), the second application discloses techniques for obtaining of access rights to a network, implemented by a communicating object.

Geofeedia and CenturyLink 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 Geofeedia, the first patent addresses techniques for targeted messaging, workflow management, and digital rights management for geofeeds. Assigned to CenturyLInk, the second patent addresses techniques for providing wireless security surveillance services accessible via a telecommunications device.

Intertrust and Broadcom 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 Intertrust technologies, the first patent addresses techniques for fragmented file sharing. Assigned to Broadcom, the second patent addresses mobile payTV DRM architectures.

Protection Technologies and Broadcom DRM Patent Applications

Thursday the PTO publishes new pending patent applications. Both of today's Spotlight Applications concern aspects of digital rights management. Assigned to Protection Technologies Research, LLC (RU), the first application discloses techniques for unified end user license management in a DRM system. Assigned to Broadcom, the second patent discloses a mobile PayTV DRM architecture.

Samsung and Sprint DRM Patents

Tuesdays the PTO issues new patents. Both of today's Spotlight Patents concern aspects of digital rights management. Assigned to Samsung, the first patent addresses techniques for providing a Digital Rights Management (DRM) service. Assigned to Sprint, the second patent addresses techniques for alternative authorization for telematics in a vehicle.

Sony Ericsson and Nokia DRM Patents

Tuesdays the Patent Office issues new patents. Today's Spotlight Patents both address aspects of digital rights management. Assigned to Sony Ericsson, the first patent concerns techniques for distributing content to a mobile device with digital rights.  Assigned to Nokia, the second patent concerns techniques for managing access rights to information spaces.

Samsung and Toshiba DRM Patents

Tuesdays the USPTO issues new patents. Both of today's Spotlight Patents concern aspects of digital rights management. Assigned to Samsung (KR), the first of today's patents concerns techniques for protecting digital content in a digital rights management (DRM) system. Assigned to Toshiba (JP), the second patent concerns an AV communication control circuit for realizing copyright protection with respect to radio LAN.

Adobe and Microsoft DRM Patents

Even on New Years, the USPTO issues new patents on Tuesdays. Both of today's Spotlight Patents address aspects of digital rights management. Assigned to Adobe, the first patent concerns techniques for protecting a document with multiple digital rights management systems. Assigned to Microsoft, the second of today's patents concerns the use of DRM to secure and monitize modular software defined radio components.

Akamai and Microsoft Fingerprinting Patent Applications

Thursdays the USPTO publishes new pending patent applications. Both of today's Spotlight Applications address aspects of digital fingerprinting. Assigned to Akamai, the first application discloses techniques for generating fingerprints based on information extracted by a content delivery network server. Assigned to Microsoft, the second application discloses techniques for cloud-based content inspection for mobile devices.

LG and Broadcom DRM Patent Applications

Thursdays the USPTO publishes new pending patent applications. Both of today's Spotlight Applications address aspects of digital rights management. Assigned to LG Innotek (KR), the first application discloses techniques for protecting electronic ebooks and contents. Assigned to Broadcom, second application discloses techniques for the wireless transmission of protected content.

Sony and NTT DOCOMO Conditional Access Patent Applications

On Thursdays the USPTO publishes new pending patent applications. Both of today's Spotlight Applications concern aspects of conditional access systems. Assigned to Sony (JP, the first application discloses techniques for using authentication certificates in conditional accesss systems. Assignedt to NTT DOCOMO (JP), the second application discloses techniques related to a broadcast receiving terminal includes a conditional access system (CAS) module that acquires key information from a broadcast signal and a renderer that plays back video/audio data in the broadcast signal.

LG and Intel DRM Patents

On Tuesdays the USPTO issues new patents. Both of today's Spotlight Patents concern aspects of digital rights management. Assigned to LG Electronics (KR), the first patent addresses techniques for managing digital rights of secure removable media. Assigned to Intel, the second patent addresses access rights in devices at least one of which is connected wirelessly.

Two DRM Patent Applications

On Thursdays the USPTO publishes new pending patent applications. Both of today's Spotlight Applications concern aspects of digital rights management. Assigned to General Instrument, the first application discloses techniques for trading unused digital rights. The second application discloses techniques for identity management in wireless devices, no assignee given.

RealNetworks and Sprint DRM Patents

On Tuesdays the USPTO issues new patents. Both of today's Spotlight Patents concern aspects of digital rights management. Assigned to RealNetworks, the first patent addresses techniques for a media service delivery system providing conditional access to media content from various client devices. Assigned to Sprint, the second patent concerns techniques for controlling playout of media in wireless network.