Patents by Inventor Ricky Lee Johnson

Ricky Lee Johnson 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).

  • Patent number: 9946807
    Abstract: A system for providing content includes a source and a client. The source is capable of generating a representation of the content, the content being hierarchically-structured and including at least one item having an associated type. The source is capable of generating a representation including an identity table and at least one type table, each item of content being included in the identity table, and included in a type table based upon the type of the item. Thereafter, the source can be capable of providing the representation of the content. The client is capable of receiving the representation of the content, and accessing at least a portion of the content based upon the representation. The client can also be capable of receiving a query for at least one item of content, searching the representation for the item(s), and accessing at least a portion of the content including the item(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: VITAL SOURCE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: William M. Abrams, Ricky Lee Johnson
  • Publication number: 20150154280
    Abstract: A system for managing and organizing content includes a source capable of operating at least one application (i.e., content manager, taxonomy manager, etc.). The application(s) are capable of providing a plurality of pieces of content and a plurality of master taxonomies, each master taxonomy including at least one piece of content placed at one or more locations. After providing the pieces of content and the master taxonomies, the application(s) can identify a subset of the pieces of content and at least one master taxonomy, where the subset includes at least one piece of content. The application(s) can then generate at least one client taxonomy based upon the identified subset and the master taxonom(ies) such that the subset of the pieces of content can thereafter be organized in the client taxonom(ies). The system can also include a client capable of organizing the subset in the client taxonom(ies).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2015
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Inventors: WILLIAM M. ABRAMS, Ricky Lee Johnson
  • Publication number: 20140344577
    Abstract: A system for providing digital rights management of protected content includes a client and a DRM manager. The client is capable of receiving at least one piece of content, the piece(s) of content being encrypted with at least one encryption key regardless of client user(s) authorized to access the piece(s) of encrypted content. To facilitate the client accessing one or more of the piece(s) of content, the DRM manager is capable of transferring the encryption key(s) to the client, the encryption key(s) being encrypted with a private key of a public key/private key pair unique to a client user associated with the client. The client can thereafter decrypt the encryption key(s) using the public key of the public key/private key pair unique to the client user. Then, the client can decrypt the piece(s) of content using the decrypted encryption key(s), and access the decrypted piece(s) of content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2014
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Applicant: VITAL SOURCE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: William M. Abrams, Ricky Lee Johnson
  • Patent number: 8380715
    Abstract: A system for managing and organizing content includes a source capable of operating at least one application (i.e., content manager, taxonomy manager, etc.). The application(s) are capable of providing a plurality of pieces of content and a plurality of master taxonomies, each master taxonomy including at least one piece of content placed at one or more locations. After providing the pieces of content and the master taxonomies, the application(s) can identify a subset of the pieces of content and at least one master taxonomy, where the subset includes at least one piece of content. The application(s) can then generate at least one client taxonomy based upon the identified subset and the master taxonom(ies) such that the subset of the pieces of content can thereafter be organized in the client taxonom(ies). The system can also include a client capable of organizing the subset in the client taxonom(ies).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Vital Source Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: William M. Abrams, Ricky Lee Johnson
  • Publication number: 20120203786
    Abstract: A system for providing content includes a source and a client. The source is capable of generating a representation of the content, the content being hierarchically-structured and including at least one item having an associated type. The source is capable of generating a representation including an identity table and at least one type table, each item of content being included in the identity table, and included in a type table based upon the type of the item. Thereafter, the source can be capable of providing the representation of the content. The client is capable of receiving the representation of the content, and accessing at least a portion of the content based upon the representation. The client can also be capable of receiving a query for at least one item of content, searching the representation for the item(s), and accessing at least a portion of the content including the item(s).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2012
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Applicant: Vital Source Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: WILLIAM M. ABRAMS, Ricky Lee Johnson
  • Patent number: 8160998
    Abstract: A system for providing content includes a source and a client. The source is capable of generating a representation of the content, the content being hierarchically-structured and including at least one item having an associated type. The source is capable of generating a representation including an identity table and at least one type table, each item of content being included in the identity table, and included in a type table based upon the type of the item. Thereafter, the source can be capable of providing the representation of the content. The client is capable of receiving the representation of the content, and accessing at least a portion of the content based upon the representation. The client can also be capable of receiving a query for at least one item of content, searching the representation for the item(s), and accessing at least a portion of the content including the item(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Vitalsource Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: William M. Abrams, Ricky Lee Johnson
  • Publication number: 20090122982
    Abstract: A system for providing digital rights management of protected content includes a client and a DRM manager. The client is capable of receiving at least one piece of content, the piece(s) of content being encrypted with at least one encryption key regardless of client user(s) authorized to access the piece(s) of encrypted content. To facilitate the client accessing one or more of the piece(s) of content, the DRM manager is capable of transferring the encryption key(s) to the client, the encryption key(s) being encrypted with a private key of a public key/private key pair unique to a client user associated with the client. The client can thereafter decrypt the encryption key(s) using the public key of the public key/private key pair unique to the client user. Then, the client can decrypt the piece(s) of content using the decrypted encryption key(s), and access the decrypted piece(s) of content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2009
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Applicant: Vital Source Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: William M. Abrams, Ricky Lee Johnson
  • Patent number: 6736446
    Abstract: A portable camping deck comprises a plurality of panels adjacently aligned and coupled via hinges affixed therebetween. A plurality of rollers are affixed about the lateral margins of the plurality of panels and are aligned with a pair of guide rails, the guide rails receiving and housing the rollers. A pair of housings affixed to the undercarriage of a vehicle and in mechanical communication with the guide rails so as to receive the plurality of rollers for collapsible storage of the deck beneath the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2004
    Inventor: Ricky Lee Johnson