Patents by Inventor Michael R. Nicols

Michael R. Nicols 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).

  • Systems and methods for enabling an automatic license for mashups
    Patent number: 8799170
    Abstract: Systems and methods for managing digital rights settings are provided. In some aspects, the systems and methods described include receiving user input including an order for obtaining access rights to a media asset. Control circuitry determines whether the media asset is associated with a first package of media assets. The control circuitry cross-references a database of user order history to determine whether the user has obtained access rights for each media asset in the first package of media assets. If the user has obtained access rights for each media asset in the first package of media assets, the control circuitry generates digital rights settings for each media asset in the first package of media assets to enable the user to create a mashup. The mashup includes portions of at least one media asset in the first package. The control circuitry generates a display based on the digital rights settings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: United Video Properties, Inc.
    Inventors: Amanda Mallardo, Matthew Pakulski, Jeffrey Gibson, Mycal Elliott, Michael R. Nicols