Patents by Inventor Sean Phillip Conrad

Sean Phillip Conrad 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).

  • Implementation of multiple clock interfaces
    Patent number: 7765423
    Abstract: A method for implementing multiple clock interfaces in a single media player. The method and accompanying device are configured to utilize the preferred secure clock. If the remote host cannot support a secure clock, the method can alternately implement an anti-rollback clock interface. For each download session the clock data is separately maintained for subsequent access during playback of the corresponding content. The method supports secure digital rights management content downloads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: Thomson Licensing
    Inventors: Piero Andreas Madar, Sean Phillip Conrad
  • Implementation of multiple clock interfaces
    Publication number: 20080155297
    Abstract: A method for implementing multiple clock interfaces in a single media player. The method and accompanying device are configured to utilize the preferred secure clock. If the remote host cannot support a secure clock, the method can alternately implement an anti-rollback clock interface. For each download session the clock data is separately maintained for subsequent access during playback of the corresponding content. The method supports secure digital rights management content downloads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2006
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Inventors: Piero Andreas Madar, Sean Phillip Conrad