Patents by Inventor Christopher W. Richardson

Christopher W. Richardson 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 of content transaction consensus
    Patent number: 10721507
    Abstract: A method of content transaction consensus includes receiving a request to initiate a transaction for play of video or audio content, the request being received from a data network connected device having a native player. The transaction is validated by consensus in a peer-to-peer network that maintains a distributed ledger, and a record of the transaction is stored in the distributed ledger only when the transaction is validated. The record including a reference file for the video or audio content with a plurality of player control parameter values and linking data for one or more designated content sources outside the peer-to-peer network. And the method includes providing access to the reference file by the data network connected device to enable the data network connected device to play the video or audio content using the reference file and a content data file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: Linius (Aust) Pty Ltd.
    Inventors: Finbar O'Hanlon, Christopher W. Richardson, Gavin Campion
  • SYSTEMS AND MEHTODS OF CONTENT TRANSACTION CONSENSUS
    Publication number: 20180352268
    Abstract: A method of content transaction consensus includes receiving a request to initiate a transaction for play of video or audio content, the request being received from a data network connected device having a native player. The transaction is validated by consensus in a peer-to-peer network that maintains a distributed ledger, and a record of the transaction is stored in the distributed ledger only when the transaction is validated. The record including a reference file for the video or audio content with a plurality of player control parameter values and linking data for one or more designated content sources outside the peer-to-peer network. And the method includes providing access to the reference file by the data network connected device to enable the data network connected device to play the video or audio content using the reference file and a content data file.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: Finbar O'Hanlon, Christopher W. Richardson, Gavin Campion