Patents by Inventor David N. Schlacht
David N. Schlacht 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).
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Publication number: 20210304167Abstract: Secure content transfer systems and methods to operate the same are disclosed. Disclosed example systems include a client device for use at a physical location and a media server for use at the physical location. The example media server includes a security device to determine a first encryption secret based on a first encryption key and to determine a second encryption secret based on a second encryption key. The media server also includes a decrypter to decrypt received encrypted content for requested content based on the first encryption secret and an encrypter to re-encrypt the decrypted content data for the requested content based on the second encryption secret. In addition, the media server includes an interface to send the re-encrypted content data to the client device, wherein the client device is to decrypt the re-encrypted content data based on the second encryption secret to access the requested content.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2021Publication date: September 30, 2021Inventors: Raynold M. Kahn, Peter M. Klauss, Stephen P. Dulac, David N. Schlacht, Hanno Basse, Thomas H. James
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Patent number: 10977631Abstract: Secure content transfer systems and methods to operate the same are disclosed. Disclosed example systems include a client device for use at a physical location and a media server for use at the physical location. The example media server includes a security device to determine a first encryption secret based on a first encryption key and to determine a second encryption secret based on a second encryption key. The media server also includes a decrypter to decrypt received encrypted content for requested content based on the first encryption secret and an encrypter to re-encrypt the decrypted content data for the requested content based on the second encryption secret. In addition, the media server includes an interface to send the re-encrypted content data to the client device, wherein the client device is to decrypt the re-encrypted content data based on the second encryption secret to access the requested content.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2017Date of Patent: April 13, 2021Assignee: THE DIRECTV GROUP, INC.Inventors: Raynold M. Kahn, Peter M. Klauss, Stephen P. Dulac, David N. Schlacht, Hanno Basse, Thomas H. James
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Publication number: 20180046949Abstract: Secure content transfer systems and methods to operate the same are disclosed. Disclosed example systems include a client device for use at a physical location and a media server for use at the physical location. The example media server includes a security device to determine a first encryption secret based on a first encryption key and to determine a second encryption secret based on a second encryption key. The media server also includes a decrypter to decrypt received encrypted content for requested content based on the first encryption secret and an encrypter to re-encrypt the decrypted content data for the requested content based on the second encryption secret. In addition, the media server includes an interface to send the re-encrypted content data to the client device, wherein the client device is to decrypt the re-encrypted content data based on the second encryption secret to access the requested content.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2017Publication date: February 15, 2018Inventors: Raynold M. Kahn, Peter M. Klauss, Stephen P. Dulac, David N. Schlacht, Hanno Basse, Thomas H. James
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Patent number: 9854308Abstract: A system and method for controlling access to content stream includes a user device and a service provider in communication with the user device. The service provider receives a request for a requested content stream associated with the user device and determines an access number corresponding to a number of content streams active by a user device. When the access number associated with the user device exceeds a predetermined number, the service provider denies access to a requested stream for the user device.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2011Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.Inventors: Kapil Chaudhry, David N. Schlacht
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Patent number: 9838727Abstract: A method and system includes an external service provider that receives a request for restricted content, forms, at the external service provider, a redirection request based on the request for restricted content, an external service provider identifier, and a return response location identifier. The system also includes a discovery service that receives the redirection request from the external service provider and parses the redirection request to obtain an identity provider location identifier and the external service provider identifier when a common domain cookie exists in the redirection request. The discovery service generates a response based on the return response location identifier wherein the response comprises the identity provider location identifier. The external service provider receives the response, generates an authentication request and communicates the authentication request to the identity provider based on the identity provider location identifier.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2011Date of Patent: December 5, 2017Assignee: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.Inventors: Kapil Chaudhry, David N. Schlacht
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Patent number: 9811789Abstract: Secure content transfer systems and methods to operate the same are disclosed. An example system includes a content server to encrypt content according to an encryption key, and to transfer the encrypted content, the encryption key and a license to a client that supports a digital rights management technology. The example system further includes a broadcast system headend to determine the encryption key, wherein the broadcast system headend is physically separate from the content server, and a digital rights management license server to provide the license.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2014Date of Patent: November 7, 2017Assignee: THE DIRECTV GROUP, INC.Inventors: Raynold M. Kahn, Peter M. Klauss, Stephen P. Dulac, David N. Schlacht, Hanno Basse, Thomas H. James
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Patent number: 9794239Abstract: A method and system for authenticating a user device includes an identity provider reading service and an external service provider receiving a request to access content from a user device and communicating the request to access content from a service provider to the reading service. The request to access content includes cookie data. The external service requests an identity provider token from the cookie data from the reading service based on the request to access. The identity provider reading service communicates the identity provider token to the external service provider. An identity provider communicates with the service provider. The external service generates and communicates an authentication request to the identity provider having the identity provider token and a service provider identifier. The identity provider communicates an assertion signal to the service provider when the cookie data is resolved at the identity provider.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2011Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.Inventors: Kapil Chaudhry, David N. Schlacht
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Publication number: 20170024667Abstract: Secure content transfer systems and methods to operate the same are disclosed. An example system includes a content server to encrypt content according to an encryption key, and to transfer the encrypted content, the encryption key and a license to a client that supports a digital rights management technology. The example system further includes a broadcast system headend to determine the encryption key, wherein the broadcast system headend is physically separate from the content server, and a digital rights management license server to provide the license.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2014Publication date: January 26, 2017Applicant: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.Inventors: Raynold M. Kahn, Peter M. Klauss, Stephen P. Dulac, David N. Schlacht, Hanno Basse, Thomas H. James
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Patent number: 9351040Abstract: A system and method for operating a user receiving device includes a head end associating a first user device with a user account having first user settings. A first user device communicates a device identifier associated with the user receiving device to the head end. The head end communicates the first user settings associated with the user account to the user receiving device. The user receiving device operates with the first user settings.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2014Date of Patent: May 24, 2016Assignee: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.Inventors: Kuriacose Joseph, Scott D. Casavant, Sean S. Lee, Phillip T. Wang, Matthew J. Thompson, Brady C. Tsurutani, David N. Schlacht, Johnny Shum
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Patent number: 8886674Abstract: An entitlement system and method of operating the same includes a file share storage and a file publisher that receives schedule data and generates a formatted file in a first format from the schedule data. The file publisher stores the formatted files in the file share storage. The entitlement system also includes an entitlement cache and a file processor communicating the formatted files from the file share storage to the entitlement cache. An authorization server receives an access request from a user device and accesses the formatted file. The authorization server compares a first content identifier from the formatted file to an authorized rights list for the user device and authorizes the user device to access the content in response to comparing.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2011Date of Patent: November 11, 2014Assignee: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.Inventors: Kapil Chaudhry, David N. Schlacht
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Publication number: 20140282749Abstract: A system and method for operating a user receiving device includes a head end associating a first user device with a user account having first user settings. A first user device communicates a device identifier associated with the user receiving device to the head end. The head end communicates the first user settings associated with the user account to the user receiving device. The user receiving device operates with the first user settings.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2014Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: THE DIRECTV GROUP, INC.Inventors: Kuriacose Joseph, Scott D. Casavant, Sean S. Lee, Phillip T. Wang, Matthew J. Thompson, Brady C. Tsurutani, David N. Schlacht, Johnny Shum
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Patent number: 8775319Abstract: Secure content transfer systems and methods to operate the same are disclosed. An example system includes a content server to encrypt content according to an encryption key, and to transfer the encrypted content, the encryption key and a license to a client that supports a digital rights management technology. The example system further includes a broadcast system headend to determine the encryption key, wherein the broadcast system headend is physically separate from the content server, and a digital rights management license server to provide the license.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2006Date of Patent: July 8, 2014Assignee: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.Inventors: Raynold M. Kahn, Peter M. Klauss, Stephen P. Dulac, David N. Schlacht, Hanno Basse, Thomas H. James
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Patent number: 8612598Abstract: A content ingestion system and method of operating the same includes a client module receiving a schedule data signal from an external service provider to a content ingestion module. The system also includes a first queue receiving the schedule data signal from the client module. The system further includes a switch module forming a plurality of objects from the schedule data signal and a second queue receiving the plurality of objects from the first switch module. A persistence module is also included in the system that reads the objects from the second queue and storing the objects in a database.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2011Date of Patent: December 17, 2013Assignee: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.Inventors: Kapil Chaudhry, David N. Schlacht
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Publication number: 20130212616Abstract: A system and method for controlling a user interface comprises an auxiliary remote control device having an auxiliary remote control device identifier associated therewith and a receiving unit comprising a filter module having a filter feature for filtering content data from a set of available content data in response to an auxiliary remote control device identifier received at the receiving unit. The filter module forms filtered available content data less than the set of available content data. The receiving unit displays the user interface having the filtered available content data associated with the auxiliary remote control device on a display associated with the receiving unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2012Publication date: August 15, 2013Applicant: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.Inventors: Philip J. Goswitz, Jorge H. Guzman, Benjamin Mui, David N. Schlacht, Joseph Santoru, John L. Norin, Shannon A. Kallin, Sean S. Lee, Drew T. Chen, Scott D. Casavant
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Patent number: 8255547Abstract: A communication system and method for operating the same includes a group of user devices and a content delivery network in communication with the group of user devices. The content delivery network selects a plurality user devices from the group of user devices, divides the content into a crucial portion and a non-crucial portions, and encrypts the crucial portions differently for each of the user devices in the group using conditional access encryption. The content delivery network communicates the non-crucial portions to the plurality of user devices, communicates the encrypted crucial portion to the plurality of user devices separately from the non-crucial. The plurality of user devices assembles the crucial portion and the non-crucial portions to form the content.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2011Date of Patent: August 28, 2012Assignee: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.Inventors: David N. Schlacht, Deanna R. Kidd, Hanno Basse, Raynold M. Kahn, Steven Kasakitis
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Patent number: 8244884Abstract: A communication system 100 includes a group of user devices 110, a satellite 106 and a content delivery network 120 in communication with the group of user devices 110. The content delivery network 120 selects a plurality of user devices 110 from the group of user devices 110, divides content into a crucial portion and non-crucial portions, communicates the non-crucial portions to the plurality of user devices using a peer-to-peer network until all non-critical portions are received. After communicating the non-crucial portions, the content delivery network 120 communicates the crucial portion to the plurality of user devices 110 through the satellite. The plurality of user devices assembles the crucial portion and the non-crucial portions to form the content. In addition, security information may be first transmitted through the satellite to the user devices so that a peer-to-peer network may be established. Thereafter, the non-crucial portion are exchanged through the peer-to-peer network.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2007Date of Patent: August 14, 2012Assignee: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.Inventors: David N. Schlacht, Deanna R. Kidd, Hanno Basse, Raynold M. Kahn, Steven Kasakitis
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Publication number: 20110214149Abstract: A method and system for controlling the digital consumption of media and information such as the recording of television programs, real world, or electronic merchandise from a plurality of a customer's Unique Identifiers (such as telephone numbers). The television programs are identified by specific identifiers, such as alpha-numeric indicia. Customers can register several Unique Identifier(s) with the service provider and can secure recording of specific programs from any of said registered Unique Identifier(s). Customers can also register Unique Identifier(s) such as the set top boxes at one or more locations and at the same time direct where the content will immediately or later be delivered, so that the recorded TV program can be accessed and viewed.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2010Publication date: September 1, 2011Applicant: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.Inventor: DAVID N. SCHLACHT
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Publication number: 20110185168Abstract: A communication system and method for operating the same includes a group of user devices and a content delivery network in communication with the group of user devices. The content delivery network selects a plurality user devices from the group of user devices, divides the content into a crucial portion and a non-crucial portions, and encrypts the crucial portions differently for each of the user devices in the group using conditional access encryption. The content delivery network communicates the non-crucial portions to the plurality of user devices, communicates the encrypted crucial portion to the plurality of user devices separately from the non-crucial. The plurality of user devices assembles the crucial portion and the non-crucial portions to form the content.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2011Publication date: July 28, 2011Applicant: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.Inventors: DAVID N. SCHLACHT, DEANNA R. KIDD, HANNO BASSE, RAYNOLD M. KAHN, STEVEN KASAKITIS
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Patent number: 7895341Abstract: A communication system 100 includes a group of user devices 110 and a content delivery network 120 in communication with the group of user devices 110. The content deliver network 120 selects a plurality user devices from the group of user devices 110, divides the content into a crucial portion and a non-crucial portions. The content delivery network 120 communicates the non-crucial portions to the plurality of user devices and communicates the crucial portion to the plurality of user devices separately from the non-crucial portions and at each of the plurality of user devices. The plurality of user devices 110 assembles the crucial portion and the non-crucial portions to form the content.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2007Date of Patent: February 22, 2011Assignee: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.Inventors: David N. Schlacht, Deanna R. Kidd, Hanno Basse, Raynold M. Kahn, Steven Kasakitis
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Publication number: 20080256246Abstract: A communication system 100 includes a group of user devices 110, a satellite 106 and a content delivery network 120 in communication with the group of user devices 110. The content delivery network 120 selects a plurality of user devices 110 from the group of user devices 110, divides content into a crucial portion and non-crucial portions, communicates the non-crucial portions to the plurality of user devices using a peer-to-peer network until all non-critical portions are received. After communicating the non-crucial portions, the content delivery network 120 communicates the crucial portion to the plurality of user devices 110 through the satellite. The plurality of user devices assembles the crucial portion and the non-crucial portions to form the content. In addition, security information may be first transmitted through the satellite to the user devices so that a peer-to-peer network may be established. Thereafter, the non-crucial portion are exchanged through the peer-to-peer network.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2007Publication date: October 16, 2008Inventors: David N. Schlacht, Deanna R. Kidd, Hanno Basse, Raynold M. Kahn, Steven Kasakitis