Jason A Boyer

US Patent:

7320140, Jan 15, 2008

Filed:

Jun 16, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/463837

Inventors:

Jason Boyer - Waltham MA, US
Lawrence MacLennan - Londonderry NH, US
Robert Mathews - Jamaica Plain MA, US

Assignee:

Adobe Systems Incorporated - San Jose CA

International Classification:

G06F 15/16
G06F 17/30
G06F 7/04
G06F 7/58
G06K 19/00
G06K 9/00
H04L 9/32

US Classification:

726 6, 726 21, 713189

Abstract:

Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for defining rights applicable to a digital object. A set of initial rights and a set of modifying rights are received for the digital object. At least one of the set of initial rights and the set of modifying rights specifies one or more conditions on rights in the respective set of rights. A new set of rights is defined for the digital object based on the set of initial rights and the set of modifying rights. The new set of rights specifies one or more new conditions on rights in the new set of rights. The new conditions are defined based on one or more of the conditions in the set of initial rights and/or the set of modifying rights.

US Patent:

7845002, Nov 30, 2010

Filed:

Nov 21, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/944384

Inventors:

Jason Boyer - Lexington MA, US
Lawrence MacLennan - Londonderry NH, US
Robert Mathews - Jamaica Plain MA, US

Assignee:

Adobe Systems Incorporated - San Jose CA

International Classification:

G06F 21/00
H04L 29/06

US Classification:

726 6, 726 27

Abstract:

Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for defining rights applicable to a digital object. A set of initial rights and a set of modifying rights are received for the digital object. At least one of the set of initial rights and the set of modifying rights specifies one or more conditions on rights in the respective set of rights. A new set of rights is defined for the digital object based on the set of initial rights and the set of modifying rights. The new set of rights specifies one or more new conditions on rights in the new set of rights. The new conditions are defined based on one or more of the conditions in the set of initial rights and/or the set of modifying rights.

US Patent:

8341692, Dec 25, 2012

Filed:

Nov 5, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/940443

Inventors:

Jason Boyer - Waltham MA, US
Lawrence MacLennan - Londonderry NH, US
Robert Mathews - Jamaica Plain MA, US

Assignee:

Adobe Systems Incorporated - San Jose CA

International Classification:

G06F 17/00

US Classification:

726 1, 726 6

Abstract:

Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for defining rights applicable to a digital object. A set of initial rights and a set of modifying rights are received for the digital object. At least one of the set of initial rights and the set of modifying rights specifies one or more conditions on rights in the respective set of rights. A new set of rights is defined for the digital object based on the set of initial rights and the set of modifying rights. The new set of rights specifies one or more new conditions on rights in the new set of rights. The new conditions are defined based on one or more of the conditions in the set of initial rights and/or the set of modifying rights.

US Patent:

20130167198, Jun 27, 2013

Filed:

Jun 16, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/463226

Inventors:

Lawrence MacLennan - Londonderry NH, US
Jason Boyer - Waltham MA, US
Robert Mathews - Jamaica Plain MA, US

International Classification:

H04L 29/06

US Classification:

726 4

Abstract:

Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, implement techniques for delivering a rights object granting one or more rights to a media object. The rights object has an associated return address, and the return address is usable to initiate a subsequent rights transaction relating to the rights granted by the rights object.