Patents by Inventor Patrick Pearce Cusack

Patrick Pearce Cusack 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).

  • Watermark access/control system and method
    Patent number: 9727753
    Abstract: A digital file is associated with a security attribute related to watermarking criteria. The digital file content is encrypted, and may not be decrypted by a receiving computer unless the watermarking criteria is met. The receiving computer may decrypt only the encrypted portion of the security attribute unless the watermarking criteria are continuously met at the receiving computer. Improved security and reduction of pirating of the digital content is therefore provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: NBCUniversal Media, LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey Edward Taylor, Patrick Pearce Cusack
  • WATERMARK ACCESS/CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20150058623
    Abstract: A digital file is associated with a security attribute related to watermarking criteria. The digital file content is encrypted, and may not be decrypted by a receiving computer unless the watermarking criteria is met. The receiving computer may decrypt only the encrypted portion of the security attribute unless the watermarking criteria are continuously met at the receiving computer. Improved security and reduction of pirating of the digital content is therefore provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2013
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Applicant: NBCUniversal Media, LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey Edward Taylor, Patrick Pearce Cusack