Patents by Inventor Anthony Maniscalco

Anthony Maniscalco 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).

  • Computer enabled methods to inhibit file and volume name copying and to circumvent same
    Patent number: 8311978
    Abstract: Provided here is a copy protection method and apparatus to confuse currently available personal computer software (and other content) copying packages by use of unexpected (“illegal”) special characters in the volume (or directory) name for the software or other content or data subject to being copied. This method can be used alone or with a broad range of other known copy protection technologies such as RipGuard (available from Macrovision Corp.). Also provided here is a method and apparatus to defeat the confusion method, thereby allowing copying of such copy protected software.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Rovi Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Anthony Maniscalco, Michael Yates
  • Computer enabled method and apparatus to inhibit content and other copying
    Patent number: 8108336
    Abstract: Provided here is a copy protection method and apparatus to confuse currently available personal computer software (and other content) copying packages by use of unexpected (“illegal”) special characters in the volume (or directory) name for the software or other content or data subject to being copied. This method can be used alone or with a broad range of other known copy protection technologies such as RipGuard (available from Macrovision Corp.). Also provided here is a method and apparatus to defeat the confusion method, thereby allowing copying of such copy protected software.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Rovi Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Anthony Maniscalco, Michael Yates
  • COMPUTER ENABLED METHODS TO INHIBIT FILE AND VOLUME NAME COPYING AND TO CIRCUMVENT SAME
    Publication number: 20120005757
    Abstract: Provided here is a copy protection method and apparatus to confuse currently available personal computer software (and other content) copying packages by use of unexpected (“illegal”) special characters in the volume (or directory) name for the software or other content or data subject to being copied. This method can be used alone or with a broad range of other known copy protection technologies such as RipGuard (available from Macrovision Corp.). Also provided here is a method and apparatus to defeat the confusion method, thereby allowing copying of such copy protected software.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2011
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: MACROVISION CORPORATION
    Inventors: Anthony MANISCALCO, Michael Yates
  • Computer enabled method and apparatus to inhibit content and other copying
    Publication number: 20090119342
    Abstract: Provided here is a copy protection method and apparatus to confuse currently available personal computer software (and other content) copying packages by use of unexpected (“illegal”) special characters in the volume (or directory) name for the software or other content or data subject to being copied. This method can be used alone or with a broad range of other known copy protection technologies such as RipGuard (available from Macrovision Corp.). Also provided here is a method and apparatus to defeat the confusion method, thereby allowing copying of such copy protected software.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2008
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Inventors: Anthony Maniscalco, Michael Yates