Patents by Inventor John Cushnie

John Cushnie 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).

  • Access control
    Patent number: 7302591
    Abstract: A method of controlling access to playable content. The disclosed method includes receiving a request to access playable content having a plurality of associated access criteria, receiving a plurality of credentials, performing a matching process to compare the credentials to the access criteria, and allowing access to the playable content is permitted if the access criteria are met by a logical combination of the plurality of credentials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2007
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Huw Edward Oliver, Johannes Maria Victo Daanen, John Cushnie, Sean Brown
  • Access control
    Publication number: 20030177250
    Abstract: A method of controlling access to playable content, the method comprising the steps of
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2003
    Publication date: September 18, 2003
    Inventors: Huw Edward Oliver, Johannes Maria Victor Daanen, John Cushnie, Sean Brown