Patents by Inventor Harvey Grasty

Harvey Grasty 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: 20090043694
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a system of distributing digital content from a first party to a second party over a network. The system includes an interface to receive by the second party from the first party a digital content package including a digital content and its header. The header provides Digital Rights Management (DRM) information and payment information for the digital content. The system also includes a payment module to receive a payment from the second party based on the received payment information. The system further includes an authorization module, after receiving the payment, to allow the second party to play the digital content under restrictions described in the received DRM. In some embodiments, the system may also include a preview module to allow the second party to preview the digital content for a predetermined number of times or for a predetermined length of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2007
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Inventors: Hugo Olliphant, Vishwanath Shastry, Matthew Mengerink, Harvey Grasty