Patents by Inventor Brian Geurts

Brian Geurts 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).

  • Systems and methods for providing digital content
    Patent number: 7890477
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatus store and play licensed digital content in a plurality of files on a computer-readable medium. In addition, a plurality of dummy files are also stored on the computer-readable medium. The file names for the licensed digital content files and the dummy files are generated in a manner such that the licensed digital content files cannot be distinguished from the dummy files. The file names may comprise randomly generated characters, or sequential file names where the sequential file names are randomly assigned to the digital content files and the dummy files.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: Total Training Network, Inc.
    Inventors: Gerald L. Cox, Brian Geurts