Patents Assigned to DRM Technologies, LLC
  • Patent number: 7673059
    Abstract: A method of tracking electronic content includes producing a file of electronic content and executable instructions that collect notification information and attempt to transmit the notification information to an address when triggered by an event. The executable instructions deny access to the electronic content until the notification information is transmitted successfully.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: DRM Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Patrick E. Patterson
  • Patent number: 7562150
    Abstract: Delivering electronic content includes providing instructions that might cause a computer to collect information including a network address and transmitting the collected information to a receiving computer. The computer that receives the transmitted information selects electronic content based on the received information and sends the selected electronic content to the network address included in the received information. Access to the electronic content might be selectively granted based on criteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2009
    Assignee: DRM Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Patrick E. Patterson
  • Publication number: 20080034437
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method of controlling access to electronic content includes receiving electronic content and producing a file that includes the electronic content and instructions for collecting and transmitting payment information. The method further includes receiving a reply to the transmitted message and selectively providing access to the electronic content based on the reply.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2007
    Publication date: February 7, 2008
    Applicant: DRM Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Patrick Patterson
  • Publication number: 20070288643
    Abstract: Delivering electronic content includes providing instructions that might cause a computer to collect information including a network address and transmitting the collected information to a receiving computer. The computer that receives the transmitted information selects electronic content based on the received information and sends the selected electronic content to the network address included in the received information. Access to the electronic content might be selectively granted based on criteria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2007
    Publication date: December 13, 2007
    Applicant: DRM Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Patrick Patterson
  • Patent number: 7272655
    Abstract: Delivering electronic content includes providing instructions that cause a computer to collect information including an e-mail address and transmitting the collected information to a receiving computer. The computer that receives the transmitted information selects electronic content based on the received information and sends the selected electronic content to the e-mail address included in the received information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Assignee: DRM Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Patrick E. Patterson
  • Patent number: 7251832
    Abstract: A system and method for securely streaming encrypted digital media content out of a digital container to a user's media player. This streaming occurs after the digital container has been delivered to the user's machine and after the user has been authorized to access the encrypted content. The user's operating system and media player treat the data stream as if it were a being delivered over the Internet (or other network) from a streaming web server. However, no Internet connection is required after the container has been delivered to the user and the data stream suffers no quality loss due to network traffic or web server access problems. In this process of the invention, the encrypted content files are decrypted and fed to the user's media player in real time and are never written to the user's hard drive or storage device. This process makes unauthorized copying of the digital content contained in the digital container virtually impossible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2007
    Assignee: DRM Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Carl Vernon Venters, III, Eugene B. Phillips, II, Seth Ornstein
  • Patent number: 7127515
    Abstract: Delivering electronic content includes providing instructions that cause a computer to collect information including an e-mail address and transmitting the collected information to a receiving computer. The computer that receives the transmitted information selects electronic content based on the received information and e-mails the selected electronic content to the e-mail address included in the received information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2006
    Assignee: DRM Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Patrick E. Patterson
  • Publication number: 20060190568
    Abstract: Delivering electronic content includes providing instructions that cause a computer to collect information including an e-mail address and transmitting the collected information to a receiving computer. The computer that receives the transmitted information selects electronic content based on the received information and sends the selected electronic content to the e-mail address included in the received information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2006
    Publication date: August 24, 2006
    Applicant: DRM Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Patrick Patterson