Patents by Inventor Joel Ronning

Joel Ronning 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).

  • System for preventing unauthorized copying of active software
    Patent number: 5870543
    Abstract: A computer-based system is provided for preventing unauthorized duplication of a particular software program among a plurality of active software programs executed on a computer. The system receives an indication that the computer is executing the particular software program, and then monitors operation of the computer to determine which of the plurality of the active software programs is being currently executed. When the system determines through the monitoring that the particular software program is not the currently executed software program, it disables execution of the particular software program.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 9, 1999
    Assignee: Digital River, Inc.
    Inventor: Joel A. Ronning