Patents by Inventor Steven Clifford Gottwals

Steven Clifford Gottwals 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).

  • Selective access to portions of digital content
    Patent number: 9639672
    Abstract: A system and method provide selective access to portions of digital content. A request to access a digital content item is received, the digital content item including multiple portions. Responsive to the request, multiple policies relating respectively to the multiple portions of the digital content item are identified. Access to the multiple portions of the digital content item is selectively enabled, based on the multiple policies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated
    Inventors: James Lester, Steven Clifford Gottwals, James D. Pravetz
  • SELECTIVE ACCESS TO PORTIONS OF DIGITAL CONTENT
    Publication number: 20160239646
    Abstract: A system and method provide selective access to portions of digital content. A request to access a digital content item is received, the digital content item including multiple portions. Responsive to the request, multiple policies relating respectively to the multiple portions of the digital content item are identified. Access to the multiple portions of the digital content item is selectively enabled, based on the multiple policies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2016
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventors: JAMES LESTER, STEVEN CLIFFORD GOTTWALS, JAMES D. PRAVETZ
  • Selective access to portions of digital content
    Patent number: 9356935
    Abstract: A method includes receiving a request to access a digital content item, the digital content item including multiple portions. Responsive to the request, multiple policies relating respectively to the multiple portions of the digital content item are identified. Access to the multiple portions of the digital content item is selectively enabled, based on the multiple policies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: ADOBE SYSTEMS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: James Lester, Steven Clifford Gottwals, James D. Pravetz
  • Selective access to portions of digital content
    Publication number: 20080066185
    Abstract: A method includes receiving a request to access a digital content item, the digital content item including multiple portions. Responsive to the request, multiple policies relating respectively to the multiple portions of the digital content item are identified. Access to the multiple portions of the digital content item is selectively enabled, based on the multiple policies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2006
    Publication date: March 13, 2008
    Inventors: James Lester, Steven Clifford Gottwals, James D. Pravetz