Patents by Inventor Scott J. Fierstein

Scott J. Fierstein 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: 10229248
    Abstract: Supporting a plurality of content protection systems in a single container file. The protection systems share an encryption method which is accessible from a sample encryption box in the file. Each of the protection systems stores, in a protection system header box, information for decrypting the content in accordance with the corresponding protection system. In some embodiments, separate protection system header boxes in the file correspond to each of the protection systems. By using the common encryption method and sharing encryption expressions across the protection systems, the multiple content protection systems are supported in the file without creating additional copies of the content. In some embodiments, aspects of the disclosure extend the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) base media file format to support multiple digital rights management (DRM) systems in the single container file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Quintin Swayne Burns, Robert Kilroy Hughes, Jr., John Carl Simmons, Scott J. Fierstein
  • Patent number: 10178141
    Abstract: A personal media player (PMP) uses a digital media processing system—comprising a video rendering subsystem, a music rendering subsystem, and a picture rendering subsystem—to produce moving-video (video), audio (music), still-graphics (picture), and other output rendered from media files ported to the PMP from another source. The PMP further comprises a user interface system, a display unit system, a power source system, and a data port system utilizing Universal Plug and Play functionality, all of which are coupled directly or indirectly to the digital media processing system. The physical components constituting the aforementioned systems and subsystems are then encased in a portable housing unit suitable for hand-held use and ready portability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: John C. Calhoon, Scott J. Fierstein, Scott Manchester
  • Publication number: 20170124295
    Abstract: Supporting a plurality of content protection systems in a single container file. The protection systems share an encryption method which is accessible from a sample encryption box in the file. Each of the protection systems stores, in a protection system header box, information for decrypting the content in accordance with the corresponding protection system. In some embodiments, separate protection system header boxes in the file correspond to each of the protection systems. By using the common encryption method and sharing encryption expressions across the protection systems, the multiple content protection systems are supported in the file without creating additional copies of the content. In some embodiments, aspects of the disclosure extend the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) base media file format to support multiple digital rights management (DRM) systems in the single container file.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2014
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Inventors: Quintin Swayne Burns, Robert Kilroy Hughes, JR., John Carl Simmons, Scott J. Fierstein
  • Patent number: 9479553
    Abstract: A personal media player (PMP) uses a digital media processing system—comprising a video rendering subsystem, a music rendering subsystem, and a picture rendering subsystem—to produce moving-video (video), audio (music), still-graphics (picture), and other output rendered from media files ported to the PMP from another source. The PMP further comprises a user interface system, a display unit system, a power source system, and a data port system utilizing Universal Plug and Play functionality, all of which are coupled directly or indirectly to the digital media processing system. The physical components constituting the aforementioned systems and subsystems are then encased in a portable housing unit suitable for hand-held use and ready portability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: John C. Calhoon, Scott J. Fierstein, Scott Manchester
  • Publication number: 20160150179
    Abstract: A personal media player (PMP) uses a digital media processing system—comprising a video rendering subsystem, a music rendering subsystem, and a picture rendering subsystem—to produce moving-video (video), audio (music), still-graphics (picture), and other output rendered from media files ported to the PMP from another source. The PMP further comprises a user interface system, a display unit system, a power source system, and a data port system utilizing Universal Plug and Play functionality, all of which are coupled directly or indirectly to the digital media processing system. The physical components constituting the aforementioned systems and subsystems are then encased in a portable housing unit suitable for hand-held use and ready portability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2015
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: John C. Calhoon, Scott J. Fierstein, Scott Manchester
  • Publication number: 20150193599
    Abstract: Supporting a plurality of content protection systems in a single container file. The protection systems share an encryption method which is accessible from a sample encryption box in the file. Each of the protection systems stores, in a protection system header box, information for decrypting the content in accordance with the corresponding protection system. In some embodiments, separate protection system header boxes in the file correspond to each of the protection systems. By using the common encryption method and sharing encryption expressions across the protection systems, the multiple content protection systems are supported in the file without creating additional copies of the content. In some embodiments, aspects of the disclosure extend the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) base media file format to support multiple digital rights management (DRM) systems in the single container file.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2014
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Inventors: Quintin Swayne Burns, Robert Kilroy Hughes, JR., John Carl Simmons, Scott J. Fierstein
  • Patent number: 8904191
    Abstract: Supporting a plurality of content protection systems in a single container file. The protection systems share an encryption method which is accessible from a sample encryption box in the file. Each of the protection systems stores, in a protection system header box, information for decrypting the content in accordance with the corresponding protection system. In some embodiments, separate protection system header boxes in the file correspond to each of the protection systems. By using the common encryption method and sharing encryption expressions across the protection systems, the multiple content protection systems are supported in the file without creating additional copies of the content. In some embodiments, aspects of the disclosure extend the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) base media file format to support multiple digital rights management (DRM) systems in the single container file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Quintin Swayne Burns, Robert Kilroy Hughes, Jr., John Carl Simmons, Scott J. Fierstein
  • Publication number: 20130254351
    Abstract: A personal media player (PMP) uses a digital media processing system—comprising a video rendering subsystem, a music rendering subsystem, and a picture rendering subsystem—to produce moving-video (video), audio (music), still-graphics (picture), and other output rendered from media files ported to the PMP from another source. The PMP further comprises a user interface system, a display unit system, a power source system, and a data port system utilizing Universal Plug and Play functionality, all of which are coupled directly or indirectly to the digital media processing system. The physical components constituting the aforementioned systems and subsystems are then encased in a portable housing unit suitable for hand-held use and ready portability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2013
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: John C. Calhoon, Scott J. Fierstein, Scott Manchester
  • Patent number: 8503861
    Abstract: A personal media player (PMP) uses a digital media processing system—comprising a video rendering subsystem, a music rendering subsystem, and a picture rendering subsystem—to produce moving-video (video), audio (music), still-graphics (picture), and other output rendered from media files ported to the PMP from another source. The PMP further comprises a user interface system, a display unit system, a power source system, and a data port system utilizing Universal Plug and Play functionality, all of which are coupled directly or indirectly to the digital media processing system. The physical components constituting the aforementioned systems and subsystems are then encased in a portable housing unit suitable for hand-held use and ready portability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: John C. Calhoon, Scott J. Fierstein, Scott Manchester
  • Publication number: 20100332240
    Abstract: Decentralized storage of electronic receipts for sharing transaction histories. Merchants generate and digitally sign the electronic receipts for transactions involving electronic content products. The electronic receipts for a user are stored by the user. The user later presents other entities with the electronic receipt as proof of the transaction. The merchants also maintain “graveyard lists,” or lists of cancelled transactions that are used by other merchants to determine whether a particular transaction is still valid. For example, if the electronic content product associated with the particular transaction has been returned or exchanged, the particular transaction is added to the list of cancelled transactions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2009
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Henry Hooper Somuah, Scott J. Fierstein, Robert Kilroy Hughes, JR.
  • Patent number: 7747864
    Abstract: A “managed copy” capability is provided that is both sanctioned and supervised by a service provider so that multimedia content distributed on optical media such as DVD can be copied and used by a client in a controlled manner. In an illustrative example, a content provider generates a fingerprint using heuristics and/or other data that uniquely identifies a multimedia release, like a feature film, as being authorized for copying according to defined usage rules. A managed copy service authorizes the client to make a copy of a source DVD if that source is found to match a stored fingerprint. An identification response, which may include encoding parameters and usage rules, provides confirmation to the client that content on the source DVD is authorized to be copied. The client copies content from the source to another medium in compliance with the identification response.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: Mircosoft Corporation
    Inventors: Scott J. Fierstein, James M. Alkove
  • Publication number: 20080317441
    Abstract: A personal media player (PMP) uses a digital media processing system—comprising a video rendering subsystem, a music rendering subsystem, and a picture rendering subsystem—to produce moving-video (video), audio (music), still-graphics (picture), and other output rendered from media files ported to the PMP from another source. The PMP further comprises a user interface system, a display unit system, a power source system, and a data port system utilizing Universal Plug and Play functionality, all of which are coupled directly or indirectly to the digital media processing system. The physical components constituting the aforementioned systems and subsystems are then encased in a portable housing unit suitable for hand-held use and ready portability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2008
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: John C. Calhoon, Scott J. Fierstein, Scott Manchester
  • Patent number: 7426329
    Abstract: A personal media player (PMP) uses a digital media processing system—comprising a video rendering subsystem, a music rendering subsystem, and a picture rendering subsystem—to produce moving-video (video), audio (music), still-graphics (picture), and other output rendered from media files ported to the PMP from another source. The PMP further comprises a user interface system, a display unit system, a power source system, and a data port system utilizing Universal Plug and Play functionality, all of which are coupled directly or indirectly to the digital media processing system. The physical components constituting the aforementioned systems and subsystems are then encased in a portable housing unit suitable for hand-held use and ready portability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2008
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: John C. Calhoon, Scott J. Fierstein, Scott Manchester
  • Patent number: 7376976
    Abstract: Technology for protecting a digital content including a first content protection system capable of decrypting the digital content, the digital content including an inclusion list; a linkable library providing access for an application to the functionality of the first content protection system, the application including a second content protection system; and a means for evaluating the second content protection system to determine if the second content protection system is on the inclusion list.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2008
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Scott J. Fierstein, Brian P. Evans, Geoffrey T. Dunbar, James M. Alkove, Daniel Rosenstein, Matthew Howard, Ming Ma, Alexandre Vicktorovich Grigorovitch
  • Publication number: 20080005802
    Abstract: A “managed copy” capability is provided that is both sanctioned and supervised by a service provider so that multimedia content distributed on optical media such as DVD can be copied and used by a client in a controlled manner. In an illustrative example, a content provider generates a fingerprint using heuristics and/or other data that uniquely identifies a multimedia release, like a feature film, as being authorized for copying according to defined usage rules. A managed copy service authorizes the client to make a copy of a source DVD if that source is found to match a stored fingerprint. An identification response, which may include encoding parameters and usage rules, provides confirmation to the client that content on the source DVD is authorized to be copied. The client copies content from the source to another medium in compliance with the identification response.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2006
    Publication date: January 3, 2008
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Scott J. Fierstein, James M. Alkove
  • Publication number: 20040175098
    Abstract: A personal media player (PMP) uses a digital media processing system—comprising a video rendering subsystem, a music rendering subsystem, and a picture rendering subsystem—to produce moving-video (video), audio (music), still-graphics (picture), and other output rendered from media files ported to the PMP from another source. The PMP further comprises a user interface system, a display unit system, a power source system, and a data port system utilizing Universal Plug and Play functionality, all of which are coupled directly or indirectly to the digital media processing system. The physical components constituting the aforementioned systems and subsystems are then encased in a portable housing unit suitable for hand-held use and ready portability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2003
    Publication date: September 9, 2004
    Inventors: John C. Calhoon, Scott J. Fierstein, Scott Manchester