Patents by Inventor Niko Huffman

Niko Huffman 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).

  • Enterprise grade rights management
    Patent number: 8898303
    Abstract: Various arrangements for controlling access to a set of media items accessible via multiple channels are presented. An indication of a media item may be stored. Multiple sets of rules may be received, including a first and second set of rules. Requests for access to the media item may be received from a first and second application. The first request may be determined to be is associated with a first channel, wherein the first channel is associated with the first set of rules. Access to the media item may be provide in accordance with the first set of rules. The second request may be determined to be associated with a second channel. Access to the media item may be provided in accordance with the second set of rules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Inventors: Albert J. McGowan, Niko Huffman
  • ENTERPRISE GRADE RIGHTS MANAGEMENT
    Publication number: 20120066386
    Abstract: Various arrangements for controlling access to a set of media items accessible via multiple channels are presented. An indication of a media item may be stored. Multiple sets of rules may be received, including a first and second set of rules. Requests for access to the media item may be received from a first and second application. The first request may be determined to be is associated with a first channel, wherein the first channel is associated with the first set of rules. Access to the media item may be provide in accordance with the first set of rules. The second request may be determined to be associated with a second channel. Access to the media item may be provided in accordance with the second set of rules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: Unicorn Media, Inc.
    Inventors: Albert J. McGowan, Niko Huffman