Patents by Inventor Thaddeus C. Prichett

Thaddeus C. Prichett 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).

  • Conditional access to digital rights management conversion
    Patent number: 7757299
    Abstract: The present invention provides for an interface between two seemingly incompatible and different content protection systems. Accordingly, protected content may be transferred between the respective security kernels of a conditional access (CA) and digital rights management (DRM) systems, while maintaining security of the content and any associated protection information. The transfer and consumption of protected content and the associated content protection information may be achieved by temporarily or permanently binding the respective security kernels of the CA and DRM systems, transcribing content protection information, and potentially transcribing the content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Arnaud Robert, Thaddeus C. Prichett
  • CONDITIONAL ACCESS TO DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT CONVERSION
    Publication number: 20090106850
    Abstract: The present invention provides for an interface between two seemingly incompatible and different content protection systems. Accordingly, protected content may be transferred between the respective security kernels of a conditional access (CA) and digital rights management (DRM) systems, while maintaining security of the content and any associated protection information. The transfer and consumption of protected content and the associated content protection information may be achieved by temporarily or permanently binding the respective security kernels of the CA and DRM systems, transcribing content protection information, and potentially transcribing the content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2008
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Arnaud Robert, Thaddeus C. Prichett