Patents by Inventor Samuel John Wenker

Samuel John Wenker 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).

  • Patent number: 11917084
    Abstract: Described herein is a system and method for validating media integrity using asymmetric key cryptography utilizing a public/private cryptographic key pair. The private key is kept secret and is known to an originator and/or publisher of a media file. The public key is added to the media file and is used to validate integrity of the media file, that is, that content of the media file (e.g., portion(s), frame(s)) has not been altered since publication of the media file. By validating integrity of the media file, strong proof that the media file came from an owner of the keypair (e.g., had possession of the private key) can be obtained, for example, resolving issues of trust and/or authenticity common in altered content. In some embodiments, information regarding an origin of the content can further be determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Rebecca Nicole Burke-Aguero, Samuel John Wenker, Andrew Lee Jenks, Isha Sharma
  • Publication number: 20230052755
    Abstract: Described herein is a system and method for validating media integrity using asymmetric key cryptography utilizing a public/private cryptographic key pair. The private key is kept secret and is known to an originator and/or publisher of a media file. The public key is added to the media file and is used to validate integrity of the media file, that is, that content of the media file (e.g., portion(s), frame(s)) has not been altered since publication of the media file. By validating integrity of the media file, strong proof that the media file came from an owner of the keypair (e.g., had possession of the private key) can be obtained, for example, resolving issues of trust and/or authenticity common in altered content. In some embodiments, information regarding an origin of the content can further be determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Rebecca Nicole BURKE-AGUERO, Samuel John WENKER, Andrew Lee JENKS, Isha SHARMA
  • Patent number: 11431512
    Abstract: Described herein is a system and method for validating media integrity using asymmetric key cryptography utilizing a public/private cryptographic key pair. The private key is kept secret and is known to an originator and/or publisher of a media file. The public key is added to the media file and is used to validate integrity of the media file, that is, that content of the media file (e.g., portion(s), frame(s)) has not been altered since publication of the media file. By validating integrity of the media file, strong proof that the media file came from an owner of the keypair (e.g., had possession of the private key) can be obtained, for example, resolving issues of trust and/or authenticity common in altered content. In some embodiments, information regarding an origin of the content can further be determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Rebecca Nicole Burke-Aguero, Samuel John Wenker, Andrew Lee Jenks, Isha Sharma
  • Patent number: 11093586
    Abstract: Examples are disclosed related to presenting on a client device configured for a first digital rights management technology (DRM-1) content that is protected by a second digital rights management technology (DRM-2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Samuel John Wenker, John Carl Simmons, Andrew Lee Jenks
  • Publication number: 20210119810
    Abstract: Described herein is a system and method for validating media integrity using asymmetric key cryptography utilizing a public/private cryptographic key pair. The private key is kept secret and is known to an originator and/or publisher of a media file. The public key is added to the media file and is used to validate integrity of the media file, that is, that content of the media file (e.g., portion(s), frame(s)) has not been altered since publication of the media file. By validating integrity of the media file, strong proof that the media file came from an owner of the keypair (e.g., had possession of the private key) can be obtained, for example, resolving issues of trust and/or authenticity common in altered content. In some embodiments, information regarding an origin of the content can further be determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2020
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Rebecca Nicole BURKE-AGUERO, Samuel John WENKER, Andrew Lee JENKS, Isha SHARMA
  • Publication number: 20200117772
    Abstract: Examples are disclosed related to presenting on a client device configured for a first digital rights management technology (DRM-1) content that is protected by a second digital rights management technology (DRM-2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2018
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Samuel John WENKER, John Carl SIMMONS, Andrew Lee JENKS
  • Patent number: 9590952
    Abstract: Lossy data stream decoder techniques are described herein. In response to a request for decoded content from a consuming application, a decoder may validate headers and identify portions of the data that are considered pertinent to the request. The decoder then performs lossy extraction to form incomplete data that is provided to the consuming application in response to the request. The full data for the data stream is not exposed to the consuming application or other downstream components. In this way, the consuming application is provided data sufficient to perform requested graphics processing and resource management operations, while at the same time the risk of piracy is mitigated since the consuming application is unable to get a full version of the data in the clear and the data have been validated by the decoder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Yongjun Wu, Fedir Yuriyovych Kyslov, Shyam Sadhwani, Samuel John Wenker, Brian P. Evans, Hany Farag
  • Publication number: 20160072773
    Abstract: Lossy data stream decoder techniques are described herein. In response to a request for decoded content from a consuming application, a decoder may validate headers and identify portions of the data that are considered pertinent to the request. The decoder then performs lossy extraction to form incomplete data that is provided to the consuming application in response to the request. The full data for the data stream is not exposed to the consuming application or other downstream components. In this way, the consuming application is provided data sufficient to perform requested graphics processing and resource management operations, while at the same time the risk of piracy is mitigated since the consuming application is unable to get a full version of the data in the clear and the data have been validated by the decoder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2014
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Inventors: Yongjun Wu, Fedir Yuriyovych Kyslov, Shyam Sadhwani, Samuel John Wenker, Brian P. Evans, Hany Farag