Patents by Inventor Tabitha Smallwood

Tabitha Smallwood 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).

  • Authorization and authentication of a device using a television receiver
    Patent number: 10609448
    Abstract: Various arrangements are presented for using an electronic device for content playback. A television receiver may provide to the device access to a shared encryption key. The shared encryption key may be used to decrypt content from an over-the-top (OTT) content host system. The device may request content from the OTT content host system using the set of credentials. The device may then receive encrypted content from the OTT content host system, wherein the encrypted content corresponds to the requested content. The encrypted content received from the OTT content host system may be decrypted by the device using the shared encryption key. The device may then output for presentation the decrypted content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: DISH Network L.L.C.
    Inventors: Christofer Hardy, Tabitha Smallwood
  • Authorization and Authentication of a Device using a Television Receiver
    Publication number: 20190045262
    Abstract: Various arrangements are presented for using an electronic device for content playback. A television receiver may provide to the device access to a shared encryption key. The shared encryption key may be used to decrypt content from an over-the-top (OTT) content host system. The device may request content from the OTT content host system using the set of credentials. The device may then receive encrypted content from the OTT content host system, wherein the encrypted content corresponds to the requested content. The encrypted content received from the OTT content host system may be decrypted by the device using the shared encryption key. The device may then output for presentation the decrypted content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2018
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Inventors: Christofer Hardy, Tabitha Smallwood
  • Authorization and authentication of a virtual reality device using a television receiver
    Patent number: 10063916
    Abstract: Various arrangements are presented for using a virtual reality (VR) device for content playback. A television receiver may provide to the VR device access to a shared encryption key. The shared encryption key may be used to decrypt content from an over-the-top (OTT) content host system. The VR device may request content from the OTT content host system using the set of credentials. The VR device may then receive encrypted content from the OTT content host system, wherein the encrypted content corresponds to the requested content. The encrypted content received from the OTT content host system may be decrypted by the VR device using the shared encryption key. The VR device may then output for presentation the decrypted content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Inventors: Christofer Hardy, Tabitha Smallwood