Patents by Inventor David Alan Adams

David Alan Adams 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).

  • Publication number: 20020165026
    Abstract: A method and system for delivering and securing computer game content via the Internet provides a customized interface from which an end-user may purchase episodic game content wherein game content is secured to the user's computer. A computer game interface lists game episodes that are installed on the end-user's computer, as well as episodes that are available that have not been purchased by the end-user. The episodes that are installed may be started from the interface and episodes that are not installed may be purchased through the interface. Upon purchase of the game, a security mechanism communicates information that uniquely identifies the end-user's computer to a server that then customizes the software before transmitting it to the end-user's computer. The customization provides protection for game software publishers from unauthorized copying and use of the game content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2001
    Publication date: November 7, 2002
    Inventors: James Harold Perkins, David Alan Adams, Katherine Mary Schauer, Heather Jeanette Clark