Patents by Inventor Martin Aster

Martin Aster 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).

  • Method, system, license server for providing a license to a user for accessing a protected content on a user device and software module
    Patent number: 9740843
    Abstract: A method for providing a license to a user for accessing a protected content on a user device is provided, the method comprising: transmitting user authentication data from the user device to a user account server; transmitting user identification data from the user account server to a license server if the user authentication data corresponds to a valid user account on the user account server; checking in the license server, whether the user is entitled to the license; and transmitting the license from the license server to the user device, if the user identification data is validated and if the user is deemed entitled to the license. A corresponding system, a license server and a software module are provided as well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: SONY DADC AUSTRIA AG
    Inventors: Thomas Augustin, Oliver Kubera, Martin Aster
  • METHOD, SYSTEM, LICENSE SERVER FOR PROVIDING A LICENSE TO A USER FOR ACCESSING A PROTECTED CONTENT ON A USER DEVICE AND SOFTWARE MODULE
    Publication number: 20100250389
    Abstract: A method for providing a license to a user for accessing a protected content on a user device is provided, the method comprising: transmitting user authentication data from the user device to a user account server; transmitting user identification data from the user account server to a license server if the user authentication data corresponds to a valid user account on the user account server; checking in the license server, whether the user is entitled to the license; and transmitting the license from the license server to the user device, if the user identification data is validated and if the user is deemed entitled to the license. A corresponding system, a license server and a software module are provided as well.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2010
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: SONY DADC AUSTRIA AG
    Inventors: Thomas Augustin, Oliver Kubera, Martin Aster