Patents by Inventor Ged Powell

Ged Powell 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).

  • Method and apparatus for self-degrading digital data
    Publication number: 20030216824
    Abstract: When copies of digital are made or after use of the digital data, the quality of the digital data is reduced or degraded. The degradation may be in any way suitable to the nature of the digital data. In one embodiment, the content provider which originates the digital data may specify a degradation policy or degradation specification model for the digital data. When the digital data is copied or moved, the copy is degraded according to this specified policy or model. In this manner, the content provider can control the extent to which the end user can copy the material. The end user can make copies limited in number only by the degradation of the digital data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2002
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Applicant: DoCoMo Communications Laboratories USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Hao-Hua Chu, Khosrow Lashkari, Ged Powell