Patents by Inventor Vincent H. Tieu

Vincent H. Tieu 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).

  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GRANTING ACCES TO AN ITEM OR PERMISSION TO USE AN ITEM BASED ON CONFIGURABLE CONDITIONS
    Publication number: 20110035810
    Abstract: A method, system, device, and computer program product for processing plural rights expressions associated with an item for use in a system for controlling use of the item in accordance with the rights expressions, including receiving a request to use an item, the item having associated rights expressions governing use of the item; returning one or more rights expressions including conditions that must be satisfied in order to use the item; and processing the returned rights expressions in a manner to facilitate selection of the returned rights expressions in order to use the item in accordance with the selected rights expressions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2010
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Applicant: ContentGuard Holdings, Inc
    Inventors: Vincent H. TIEU, Joseph Z. Fung, Eddie J. Chen, Bijan Tadayon
  • System and method for granting access to an item or permission to use an item based on configurable conditions
    Publication number: 20040230529
    Abstract: A method, system, device, and computer program product for processing plural rights expressions associated with an item for use in a system for controlling use of the item in accordance with the rights expressions, including receiving a request to use an item, the item having associated rights expressions governing use of the item; returning one or more rights expressions including conditions that must be satisfied in order to use the item; and processing the returned rights expressions in a manner to facilitate selection of the returned rights expressions in order to use the item in accordance with the selected rights expressions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2003
    Publication date: November 18, 2004
    Applicant: CONTENTGUARD HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Vincent H. Tieu, Joseph Z. Fung, Eddie J. Chen, Bijan Tadayon