Patents by Inventor Scott M. Hanan

Scott M. Hanan 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).

  • Redistribution of rights-managed content and technique for encouraging same
    Patent number: 8775320
    Abstract: Use of rights-managed content is enabled by a digital license that includes the identity of the licensee. The licensee redistributes the content by sending a package containing the content and the license to another party. That other party obtains a license to use the content by contacting a license server, and preferably pays a fee for this license. During the contact with the license server, the licensee's identifying information is uploaded to the license server, which allows the license server to determine who distributed the content to the other party. The license server can use this information to reward the original licensee for having redistributed the content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas K. Lindeman, Scott M. Hanan, John Beezer
  • Redistribution of rights-managed content and technique for encouraging same
    Patent number: 7734551
    Abstract: Use of rights-managed content is enabled by a digital license that includes the identity of the licensee. The licensee redistributes the content by sending a package containing the content and the license to another party. That other party obtains a license to use the content by contacting a license server, and preferably pays a fee for this license. During the contact with the license server, the licensee's identifying information is uploaded to the license server, which allows the license server to determine who distributed the content to the other party. The license server can use this information to reward the original licensee for having redistributed the content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas K. Lindeman, Scott M. Hanan, John Beezer
  • Redistribution of rights-managed content and technique for encouraging same
    Patent number: 7370017
    Abstract: Use of rights-managed content is enabled by a digital license that includes the identity of the licensee. The licensee redistributes the content by sending a package containing the content and the license to another party. That other party obtains a license to use the content by contacting a license server, and preferably pays a fee for this license. During the contact with the license server, the licensee's identifying information is uploaded to the license server, which allows the license server to determine who distributed the content to the other party. The license server can use this information to reward the original licensee for having redistributed the content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2008
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas K. Lindeman, Scott M. Hanan, John Beezer