Patents by Inventor MARC EVAN TARPENNING

MARC EVAN TARPENNING 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).

  • SECURE CONTENT DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20030110084
    Abstract: A secure content delivery system which is particularly useful for network distribution of electronic books includes a reader capable of storing encrypted text files downloaded from a content server such as a publisher's server. The system includes software processes operating over the network to execute purchase, authentication and downloading aspects of a transaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 1998
    Publication date: June 12, 2003
    Inventors: MARTIN FOREST EBERHARD, MARC EVAN TARPENNING, WILLIAM KENJI MORROW, BRIAN SLESINSKY, LANCE UYEHARA
  • DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20010011238
    Abstract: A secure content delivery system which is particularly useful for network distribution of electronic books includes a reader capable of storing encrypted text files downloaded from a content server such as a publisher's server. The system includes software processes operating over the network to execute purchase, authentication and downloading aspects of a transaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 1998
    Publication date: August 2, 2001
    Inventors: MARTIN FOREST EBERHARD, MARC EVAN TARPENNING, WILLIAM KENJI MORROW, BRIAN SLESINSKY, LANCE UYEHARA