Patents by Inventor George Hutchings

George Hutchings 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 delivering pre-encrypted content to a subscriber terminal
    Publication number: 20050105732
    Abstract: An exemplary content delivery system for delivering pre-encrypted content to a first subscriber terminal includes an off line encryption system configured to generate the pre-encrypted content using a control word, a caching system configured to store the pre-encrypted content and transmit the pre-encrypted content to the first subscriber terminal, a first conditional access system configured to allow a number of subscriber terminals to decrypt the pre-encrypted content, a second conditional access system configured to allow the first subscriber terminal to decrypt the pre-encrypted content, and a first encryption renewal system associated with the first conditional access system. The first encryption renewal system is configured to authorize the second conditional access system to allow the first subscriber terminal to decrypt the pre-encrypted content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2004
    Publication date: May 19, 2005
    Inventors: George Hutchings, Douglas Makofka, Lawrence Vince