Patents by Inventor Ken Klinner

Ken Klinner 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).

  • Patent number: 11847190
    Abstract: Techniques and mechanisms described herein facilitate the management of digital rights for media content item presentation. According to various embodiments, a request for a content decryption key may be received at a media application implemented at a computing device. The request may be transmitted by a media content player implemented at the computing device. The request may be transmitted in accordance with a designated key exchange protocol. A license for an encrypted media content item corresponding with the requested content decryption key may be identified at the media application. Based on information included in the license, encrypted key material may be decrypted to create the requested content decryption key via a processor at the computing device. The requested content decryption key may be provided to the media content player.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: TIVO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Fritz Barnes, Torbjorn Einarsson, Do Hyun Chung, Ken Klinner
  • Publication number: 20230214459
    Abstract: Techniques and mechanisms described herein facilitate the management of digital rights for media content item presentation. According to various embodiments, a request for a content decryption key may be received at a media application implemented at a computing device. The request may be transmitted by a media content player implemented at the computing device. The request may be transmitted in accordance with a designated key exchange protocol. A license for an encrypted media content item corresponding with the requested content decryption key may be identified at the media application. Based on information included in the license, encrypted key material may be decrypted to create the requested content decryption key via a processor at the computing device. The requested content decryption key may be provided to the media content player.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2023
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: Fritz Barnes, Torbjorn Einarsson, Do Hyun Chung, Ken Klinner
  • Publication number: 20190095591
    Abstract: Techniques and mechanisms described herein facilitate the management of digital rights for media content item presentation. According to various embodiments, a request for a content decryption key may be received at a media application implemented at a computing device. The request may be transmitted by a media content player implemented at the computing device. The request may be transmitted in accordance with a designated key exchange protocol. A license for an encrypted media content item corresponding with the requested content decryption key may be identified at the media application. Based on information included in the license, encrypted key material may be decrypted to create the requested content decryption key via a processor at the computing device. The requested content decryption key may be provided to the media content player.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Applicant: MobiTV, Inc.
    Inventors: Fritz Barnes, Torbjorn Einarsson, Do Hyun Chung, Ken Klinner
  • Patent number: 10146918
    Abstract: Techniques and mechanisms described herein facilitate the management of digital rights for media content item presentation. According to various embodiments, a request for a content decryption key may be received at a media application implemented at a computing device. The request may be transmitted by a media content player implemented at the computing device. The request may be transmitted in accordance with a designated key exchange protocol. A license for an encrypted media content item corresponding with the requested content decryption key may be identified at the media application. Based on information included in the license, encrypted key material may be decrypted to create the requested content decryption key via a processor at the computing device. The requested content decryption key may be provided to the media content player.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: MobiTV, Inc.
    Inventors: Fritz Barnes, Torbjorn Einarsson, Do Hyun Chung, Ken Klinner
  • Publication number: 20180089400
    Abstract: Techniques and mechanisms described herein facilitate the management of digital rights for media content item presentation. According to various embodiments, a request for a content decryption key may be received at a media application implemented at a computing device. The request may be transmitted by a media content player implemented at the computing device. The request may be transmitted in accordance with a designated key exchange protocol. A license for an encrypted media content item corresponding with the requested content decryption key may be identified at the media application. Based on information included in the license, encrypted key material may be decrypted to create the requested content decryption key via a processor at the computing device. The requested content decryption key may be provided to the media content player.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Applicant: MobiTV, Inc.
    Inventors: Fritz Barnes, Torbjorn Einarsson, Do Hyun Chung, Ken Klinner
  • Patent number: 9892239
    Abstract: Techniques and mechanisms described herein facilitate the management of digital rights for media content item presentation. According to various embodiments, a request for a content decryption key may be received at a media application implemented at a computing device. The request may be transmitted by a media content player implemented at the computing device. The request may be transmitted in accordance with a designated key exchange protocol. A license for an encrypted media content item corresponding with the requested content decryption key may be identified at the media application. Based on information included in the license, encrypted key material may be decrypted to create the requested content decryption key via a processor at the computing device. The requested content decryption key may be provided to the media content player.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: MOBITV, INC.
    Inventors: Fritz Barnes, Torbjorn Einarsson, Do Hyun Chung, Ken Klinner
  • Publication number: 20140215214
    Abstract: Techniques and mechanisms described herein facilitate the management of digital rights for media content item presentation. According to various embodiments, a request for a content decryption key may be received at a media application implemented at a computing device. The request may be transmitted by a media content player implemented at the computing device. The request may be transmitted in accordance with a designated key exchange protocol. A license for an encrypted media content item corresponding with the requested content decryption key may be identified at the media application. Based on information included in the license, encrypted key material may be decrypted to create the requested content decryption key via a processor at the computing device. The requested content decryption key may be provided to the media content player.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2013
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: MobiTV, Inc.
    Inventors: Fritz Barnes, Torbjorn Einarsson, Do Hyun Chung, Ken Klinner