Patents by Inventor Peter W. Cihak

Peter W. Cihak 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).

  • PORTABLE DEVICE FOR CARRYING LICENSES
    Publication number: 20090006261
    Abstract: A licensing device is used for storing one or more licenses for licensable content such as music, video, e-books, software applications, online memberships, and the like. The licensing device communicates with a user's computing devices enabling licensable content to be downloaded and/or activated on a particular computing device. The communication can take many forms such as wireless, wired, or optical. Downloading and/or activation of the content upon confirmation of a valid license may be automatic or partially based on user input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2007
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Michael S. Bernstein, Peter W. Cihak, Shawn R. LeProwse, Mitica Manu, Tracy D. Schultz, Curt A. Steeb, Jeremy C. White, Robert T. Whitney