Patents by Inventor Nabila Lacey

Nabila Lacey 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, manufacture, and apparatus for configuring multiple content protection systems
    Patent number: 9785759
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and manufacture for configuring multiple content protection systems is provided. A client media player is employed to determine whether media content is protected. The client media player includes an application, and further includes a media engine that is a distinct program from the application. At least one type of content protection system supported by the media engine is determined. The application is employed to get a key and/or a license for the protected media content in accordance with the determined type of content protection system. The application is employed to instruct the media engine to play the media content. The key and/or the license for the determined type of content protection system is sent from the application to the media engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: David Kimbal Dorwin, Andrew Scherkus, Christian Kaiser, Stephen John Lacey, Nabila Lacey
  • Method, manufacture, and apparatus for content protection for HTML media elements
    Patent number: 9183405
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and manufacture for content protection for HTML media elements is provided. A client media player is employed to determine whether media content is protected. The client media player includes an application, and further includes a media engine that is a distinct program from the application. Upon determining that the media content is protected, the application is employed to get a key and/or a license for the protected media content. The application is employed to instruct the media engine to play the media content. The key and/or the license is sent from the application to the media engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: David Kimbal Dorwin, Andrew Scherkus, Stephen John Lacey, Nabila Lacey, Christian Kaiser