Patents by Inventor Allan Christopher ECKER

Allan Christopher ECKER 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).

  • SMART AV RECEIVER FOR CONTENT PROTECTION
    Publication number: 20230276104
    Abstract: An audio/video (AV) receiver is adapted to be dynamically reconfigured in a selected one of an encrypted content support mode and an unencrypted content support mode. The AV receiver includes a controller configured to dynamically alter one or more encryption settings based at least in part on user input provided to a mode toggle mechanism. The one or more altered encryption settings are effective to facilitate presentation of unencrypted content within a received media stream on a display while selectively preventing presentation of encrypted content included in the received media stream on the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Inventors: Ashif NAZIRUDEEN, Mike NAKAHARA, Allan Christopher ECKER
  • Smart AV receiver for content protection
    Patent number: 11689774
    Abstract: An audio/video (AV) receiver is adapted to be dynamically reconfigured in a selected one of an encrypted content support mode and an unencrypted content support mode. The AV receiver includes a controller configured to dynamically alter one or more encryption settings based at least in part on user input provided to a mode toggle mechanism. The one or more altered encryption settings are effective to facilitate presentation of unencrypted content within a received media stream on a display while selectively preventing presentation of encrypted content included in the received media stream on the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Ashif Nazirudeen, Mike Nakahara, Allan Christopher Ecker
  • SMART AV RECEIVER FOR CONTENT PROTECTION
    Publication number: 20220224987
    Abstract: An audio/video (AV) receiver is adapted to be dynamically reconfigured in a selected one of an encrypted content support mode and an unencrypted content support mode. The AV receiver includes a controller configured to dynamically alter one or more encryption settings based at least in part on user input provided to a mode toggle mechanism. The one or more altered encryption settings are effective to facilitate presentation of unencrypted content within a received media stream on a display while selectively preventing presentation of encrypted content included in the received media stream on the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2021
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Ashif NAZIRUDEEN, Mike NAKAHARA, Allan Christopher ECKER