Patents by Inventor Mark Raymond Pace

Mark Raymond Pace 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).

  • Distributed content identification system
    Patent number: 6460050
    Abstract: A file content classification system includes a digital ID generator and an ID appearance database coupled to receive IDs from the ID generator. The system further includes a characteristic comparison routine identifying the file as having a characteristic based on ID appearance in the appearance database. In a further aspect, a method for identifying a characteristic of a data file comprises the steps of: generating a digital identifier for the data file and forwarding the identifier to a processing system; determining whether the forwarded identifier matches a characteristic of other identifiers; and processing the data file based on said step of determination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2002
    Inventors: Mark Raymond Pace, Brooks Cash Talley