Patents by Inventor Manual HAM

Manual HAM 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).

  • Rights expression profile system and method using templates
    Patent number: 9626668
    Abstract: A system and method for creating a rights expression for association with an item for use in a system for controlling use of the item in accordance with the rights expression, including specifying rights expression information indicating a manner of use of an item, the rights expression information including at least one element, the element having a variable and corresponding value for the variable; and performing an encoding process, including determining an identifier associated with a template corresponding to the rights expression information, extracting from the rights expression information the value for the variable corresponding to the element, and encoding a license adapted to be enforced on a device based on the variable and the identifier, the license including an identification of the template and the value for the variable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: CONTENTGAURD HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Michael C. Raley, Charles P. Gilliam, Manual Ham, Guillermo Lao, Bijan Tadayon
  • RIGHTS EXPRESSION PROFILE SYSTEM AND METHOD USING TEMPLATES
    Publication number: 20080320599
    Abstract: A system and method for creating a rights expression for association with an item for use in a system for controlling use of the item in accordance with the rights expression, including specifying rights expression information indicating a manner of use of an item, the rights expression information including at least one element, the element having a variable and corresponding value for the variable; and performing an encoding process, including determining an identifier associated with a template corresponding to the rights expression information, extracting from the rights expression information the value for the variable corresponding to the element, and encoding a license adapted to be enforced on a device based on the variable and the identifier, the license including an identification of the template and the value for the variable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2008
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Applicant: CONTENTGUART HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Michael C. RALEY, Charles P. GILLIAM, Manual HAM, Guillermo LAO, Bijan TADAYON