Patents by Inventor Richard S. Morton

Richard S. Morton 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).

  • Provisioning vehicle based digital rights management for media delivered via phone
    Patent number: 9032547
    Abstract: Embodiments relate generally to systems and methods for provisioning vehicle based digital rights management (DRM) for content delivered through a brought-in mobile device. Content may be delivered by the content provider to the vehicle via connection with the mobile device, wherein the content may be accessed using a computer system (or head unit) in the vehicle. Access to the content may be controlled or managed using a DRM package associated with a vehicle identification number (VIN) of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Sprint Communication Company L.P.
    Inventors: Ricky A. Hohler, Robin Dale Katzer, Richard S. Morton, Ashish K. Singh