Patents by Inventor Michael R. McConnell

Michael R. McConnell 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 access system
    Patent number: 11586753
    Abstract: A method for communicating between a client application and a license-governing application. The method includes receiving a request at a content application from the client application to access media content from the license-governing application, generating a message at the content application to the license-governing application to request client authentication, and receiving at the content application a client authorization token from the license-governing application. A message is generated at the content application to the client application to request user authentication, and the content application receives an authorization code from the client application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: BEATPORT, LLC
    Inventors: Sean M. Sullivan, Natalie A. Wolfe, Michael R. McConnell
  • SECURE CONTENT ACCESS SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20200349273
    Abstract: A method for communicating between a client application and a license-governing application. The method includes receiving a request at a content application from the client application to access media content from the license-governing application, generating a message at the content application to the license-governing application to request client authentication, and receiving at the content application a client authorization token from the license-governing application. A message is generated at the content application to the client application to request user authentication, and the content application receives an authorization code from the client application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: Sean M. Sullivan, Natalie A. Wolfe, Michael R. McConnell
  • Secure content access system
    Patent number: 10719616
    Abstract: A method for communicating between a client application and a license-governing application. The method includes receiving a request at a content application from the client application to access media content from the license-governing application, generating a message at the content application to the license-governing application to request client authentication, and receiving at the content application a client authorization token from the license-governing application. A message is generated at the content application to the client application to request user authentication, and the content application receives an authorization code from the client application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: Beatport, LLC
    Inventors: Sean M. Sullivan, Natalie A. Wolfe, Michael R. McConnell
  • SECURE CONTENT ACCESS SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20180114030
    Abstract: A method for communicating between a client application and a license-governing application. The method includes receiving a request at a content application from the client application to access media content from the license-governing application, generating a message at the content application to the license-governing application to request client authentication, and receiving at the content application a client authorization token from the license-governing application. A message is generated at the content application to the client application to request user authentication, and the content application receives an authorization code from the client application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Inventors: Sean M. Sullivan, Natalie A. Wolfe, Michael R. McConnell