Patents by Inventor Tiffany Walling-McGarity

Tiffany Walling-McGarity 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).

  • Systems and methods for protecting digital media
    Patent number: 11138574
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems, apparatus, and methods for protecting digital media. An exemplary method includes receiving digital media, encrypting the digital media using an encrypted file format to generate an encrypted file, displaying a context menu when the encrypted file is accessed, the context menu including a licensing screen, enabling a user to obtain a license to the digital media using the licensing screen of the context menu, and configuring the encrypted file to enable access to the digital media based on a term of the license.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Inventors: Tiffany Walling-McGarity, John McGarity, Jennifer Walling
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROTECTING DIGITAL MEDIA
    Publication number: 20180241567
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems, apparatus, and methods for protecting digital media. An exemplary method includes receiving digital media, encrypting the digital media using an encrypted file format to generate an encrypted file, displaying a context menu when the encrypted file is accessed, the context menu including a licensing screen, enabling a user to obtain a license to the digital media using the licensing screen of the context menu, and configuring the encrypted file to enable access to the digital media based on a term of the license.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Inventors: Tiffany Walling-McGarity, John McGarity, Jennifer Walling