Patents by Inventor Bruce A. Tantlinger

Bruce A. Tantlinger has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • End-user system of preventing unauthorized rerecording of multimedia content
    Patent number: 7962413
    Abstract: An end-user system for the blocking of recording digital content at during the rendering of encrypted digital multimedia files. Before the process of rendering of encrypted digital multimedia can be started all rendered media stream during playback are opened to ensure that this multimedia content is not recorded. This blocks the usage of the multimedia interfaces including devices and/or ports that can be used to store un-encrypted content that has been decrypted for the purposes of playing or rendering. The method also includes an exception, which allows recording with permission from the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Michael G. Lisanke, Kenneth L. Milsted, Stefan Nusser, Bruce A. Tantlinger, George W. Wilhelm, Jr.
  • END-USER SYSTEM OF PREVENTING UNAUTHORIZED RERECORDING OF MULTIMEDIA CONTENT
    Publication number: 20100008500
    Abstract: An end-user system for the blocking of recording digital content at during the rendering of encrypted digital multimedia files. Before the process of rendering of encrypted digital multimedia can be started all rendered media stream during playback are opened to ensure that this multimedia content is not recorded. This blocks the usage of the multimedia interfaces including devices and/or ports that can be used to store un-encrypted content that has been decrypted for the purposes of playing or rendering. The method also includes an exception, which allows recording with permission from the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2008
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corp.
    Inventors: MICHAEL G. LISANKE, Kenneth L. Milsted, Stefan Nusser, Bruce A. Tantlinger, George W. Wilhelm, JR.
  • Method and system for preventing unauthorized rerecording of multimedia content
    Patent number: 7383228
    Abstract: A method, system and computer readable medium for the blocking of recording digital content at an end user multimedia end-user-system during the rendering of encrypted digital multimedia files. Before the process of rendering of encrypted digital multimedia can be started all rendered media stream during playback are opened to ensure that this multimedia content is not recorded. This blocks the usage of the multimedia interfaces including devices and/or ports that can be used to store un-encrypted content that has been decrypted for the purposes of playing or rendering. The method also includes an exception, which allows recording with permission from the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2008
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Michael G. Lisanke, Kenneth L. Milsted, Stefan Nusser, Bruce A. Tantlinger, George W. Wilhelm, Jr.
  • Method and system of preventing unauthorized rerecording of multimedia content
    Patent number: 7346580
    Abstract: A method, system and computer readable medium for the blocking of recording digital content at an end user multimedia end-user-system during the rendering of encrypted digital multimedia files. Before the process of rendering of encrypted digital multimedia can be started all rendered media stream during playback are opened to ensure that this multimedia content is not recorded. This blocks the usage of the devices and/or ports that can be used to store un-encrypted content that has been decrypted for the purposes of playing or rendering. The method also includes an exception, which allows recording with permission from the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2008
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Michael G. Lisanke, Kenneth L. Milsted, Stefan Nusser, Bruce A. Tantlinger, George W. Wilhelm, Jr.
  • Method and system for preventing unauthorized rerecording of multimedia content
    Publication number: 20060085343
    Abstract: A method, system and computer readable medium for the blocking of recording digital content at an end user multimedia end-user-system during the rendering of encrypted digital multimedia files. Before the process of rendering of encrypted digital multimedia can be started all rendered media stream during playback are opened to ensure that this multimedia content is not recorded. This blocks the usage of the multimedia interfaces including devices and/or ports that can be used to store un-encrypted content that has been decrypted for the purposes of playing or rendering. The method also includes an exception, which allows recording with permission from the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2005
    Publication date: April 20, 2006
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Lisanke, Kenneth Milsted, Stefan Nusser, Bruce Tantlinger, George Wilhelm
  • Method and system of preventing unauthorized rerecording of multimedia content
    Publication number: 20020107803
    Abstract: A method, system and computer readable medium for the blocking of recording digital content at an end user multimedia end-user-system during the rendering of encrypted digital multimedia files. Before the process of rendering of encrypted digital multimedia can be started all rendered media stream during playback are opened to ensure that this multimedia content is not recorded. This blocks the usage of the devices and/or ports that can be used to store un-encrypted content that has been decrypted for the purposes of playing or rendering. The method also includes an exception, which allows recording with permission from the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2001
    Publication date: August 8, 2002
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael G. Lisanke, Kenneth L. Milsted, Stefan Nusser, Bruce A. Tantlinger, George W. Wilhelm