Patents by Inventor Michael C. Pelletier

Michael C. Pelletier 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).

  • System and method for enabling records management
    Patent number: 7720825
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product for managing a retention period for electronic content data are disclosed. The method includes running a records manager system. The records manager system defines a retention period for a plurality of electronic content data. The records manager system instructs a digital rights manager system to protect each of the plurality of electronic content data. Each of the plurality of electronic content data are protected with at least one usage policy for at least one of the plurality of electronic content data related to the retention period as governed by the records manager system. The defined retention period is logged, for later auditing, for each of the plurality of the electronic content data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Michael C. Pelletier, Joseph C. Polimeni
  • Method and system for delivering encrypted content with associated geographical-based advertisements
    Patent number: 7188085
    Abstract: A method, a system and computer readable medium at an electronic digital content store, such as a web site, for associating advertisement with digital content. The geographic location of the end user device receiving the encrypted digital content is determined using an address verification system. Advertisement is selected to be associated with the delivery of encrypted digital content if the address verification system returns an address in a predetermined geographic region. The address verification system includes the IP address of the end user device, the country codes found in the trace routes to the IP address, and the billing address.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2007
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Michael C. Pelletier
  • Method and system for delivering encrypted content with associated geographical-based advertisements
    Publication number: 20030110130
    Abstract: A method, a system and computer readable medium at an electronic digital content store, such as a web site, for associating advertisement with digital content. The geographic location of the end user device receiving the encrypted digital content is determined using an address verification system. Advertisement is selected to be associated with the delivery of encrypted digital content if the address verification system returns an address in a predetermined geographic region. The address verification system includes the IP address of the end user device, the country codes found in the trace routes to the IP address, and the billing address.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2001
    Publication date: June 12, 2003
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventor: Michael C. Pelletier