Patents by Inventor William K. Cochran, Jr.

William K. Cochran, Jr. 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).

  • Multiple party content distribution system and method with rights management features
    Patent number: 6996544
    Abstract: A multiple party system for distributing content. In one embodiment, four parties are involved in the system: a consumer, a service provider, an authenticator, and a content provider. The distribution of content from the content provider to the consumer is carried out using a predefined protocol, mutating IDs, and licenses. The authenticator controls the distribution of mutating IDs and verifies the identity of one or more participating parties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2006
    Assignee: Imagineer Software, Inc.
    Inventors: William Sellars, William K. Cochran, Jr., David C. Hunt