Patents by Inventor Bobby Bo XIAO

Bobby Bo XIAO 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).

  • Secure video content provisioning using digital rights management
    Patent number: 8726403
    Abstract: A method that includes receiving a first request for video content from a user of a user device; retrieving an identifier for the user device using an application programming interface; sending a second request to receive the video content that includes the identifier; receiving an instruction to provide payment to rent or purchase the video content; sending the payment in response to the instruction; receiving the video content and a token, where the video content is encrypted based on a key and where the token indicates that the payment was processed; sending a third request to obtain a license associated with the video content that includes the token and the identifier; receiving the license, which includes the key and terms under which the video content is to be processed; decrypting the video content, using the key, when the decrypting is performed in a manner permitted by the terms; and playing the decrypted video content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Jian Huang, Bobby Bo Xiao, Jack Jianxiu Hao, Diego S. Rozensztejn, Okeno R. Palmer, Gaurav Mehta
  • SECURE VIDEO CONTENT PROVISIONING USING DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT
    Publication number: 20120060031
    Abstract: A method that includes receiving a first request for video content from a user of a user device; retrieving an identifier for the user device using an application programming interface; sending a second request to receive the video content that includes the identifier; receiving an instruction to provide payment to rent or purchase the video content; sending the payment in response to the instruction; receiving the video content and a token, where the video content is encrypted based on a key and where the token indicates that the payment was processed; sending a third request to obtain a license associated with the video content that includes the token and the identifier; receiving the license, which includes the key and terms under which the video content is to be processed; decrypting the video content, using the key, when the decrypting is performed in a manner permitted by the terms; and playing the decrypted video content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2010
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Applicant: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC.
    Inventors: Jian HUANG, Bobby Bo XIAO, Jack Jianxiu HAO, Diego S. ROZENSZTEJN, Okeno R. PALMER, Gaurav MEHTA